Teofimo Lopez never envisioned encountering Jamaine Ortiz in the professional ranks, not even after their closely contested fight at the 2015 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. Lopez outpointed Ortiz in the 132-pound final nearly nine years ago at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. The Brooklyn native, who then resided and trained in South Florida, went on to represent ...
Kenia Enriquez is making a claim for a world title belt. She is also making a case for being one of the best Female fighters in the sport. Enriquez remained unbeaten this past Saturday, defeating Maria Salinas by decision over 10 one-sided rounds at the Deportivo Revolucion in San Nicolás de los Garzas, Mexico. All three judges scored the bout ...
Jose Pedraza recognized Tuesday that Keyshawn Davis is a talented boxer who is much more capable than most fighters who have competed 10 times as professionals. The two-weight world champion nevertheless believes that the ambitious Davis made a matchmaking mistake when he chose to oppose Pedraza next. Davis (9-0, 6 KOs, 1 NC), of Norfolk, Virginia, and Pedraza (29-5-1, 14 ...
Conor Benn is apparently the most wanted fighter in America, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. To that end, the Matchroom Boxing head wants to pair the controversial Benn with another big name, namely Gervonta Davis, the Baltimore puncher who is arguably the biggest American-born boxing star in the sport. Shortly after Benn defeated Pete Dobson in Las Vegas last ...
Keyshawn Davis is bothered by the lone blemish on his professional boxing record. The result of his last fight – a 10-round, majority-decision victory over Nahir Albright – was changed to a no-contest by the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation because Davis tested positive for marijuana. That controversy caused Davis to stop smoking pot, which the talented lightweight feels ...
Teofimo Lopez won’t make the mistake of underestimating Jamaine Ortiz. Lopez believes, though, that Ortiz’s strong start versus Vasiliy Lomachenko was somewhat circumstantial. Lomachenko came off of a 10½-month layoff when he opposed Ortiz in October 2022 and spent much of that year in war-torn Ukraine, the three-division champion’s home country, after it was invaded by Russia. Lopez acknowledged that ...
Tommy Fletcher’s reputation is beginning to proceed him. Fletcher (6-0, 5 KO’s) has scored some truly frightening knockouts during his short but explosive career and fans have already learned not to take their eyes away from the ring for a second when the 6ft 7in tall cruiserweight walks to the ring. The hope is that the 22-year-old will encounter some ...
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is not holding any animosity towards WBC king Tyson Fury. The two were scheduled to collide on February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Last week, the fight was postponed after Fury suffered a severe cut during a sparring session in training camp. The contest was quickly pushed back to a new date ...
Thammanoon Niyomtrong is once again locked into a mandatory title defense. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the sport’s longest reigning current titlist was ordered to next face Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov. The WBA strawweight title fight was mandated on Wednesday evening, the timing which could allow Dusmatov to fight for his first major pro belt ahead of his second Olympic bid. “The ...
Almost eight months removed from the “retirement” no one took seriously, Teofimo Lopez will be showcased on a huge stage Thursday night in the shadows of the biggest annual sporting spectacle in the United States. Lopez’s 12-round, 140-pound title fight against Jamaine Ortiz will take place amid the hustle and bustle of Super Bowl week in Las Vegas, where the ...