Could you name the best heavyweights in the world? If you were asked to cobble together a list, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are likely at the top. Also, considering how good both looked recently, some may view Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker as the division’s best. Regardless of who’s chosen, Filip Hrgovic is never in the mix. If you ...
Ryan Garcia will now revisit earlier plans. Prior talks of a potential showdown versus two-division and reigning WBC junior welterweight titlist Devin Haney (31-0, 15KOs) now appear dead in the water. Garcia instead plans to return to his prior target, WBA 140-pound titleholder Rolando Romero. “I’ve notified my team I’m going a different route,” Garcia posted Saturday morning on his ...
Fredrick Lawson suggested Thursday that Vergil Ortiz Jr. might’ve underestimated what awaits him Saturday night. Ortiz, who has knocked out every professional opponent in his 19-fight career, is listed by DraftKings sportsbook as a 25-1 favorite to beat Lawson in their 12-round, 156-pound fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The odds are so wide because the Ghanaian-born, Chicago-based Lawson (30-3, ...
British promoter Eddie Hearn wants to make sure significant fights are not all cannibalized by Saudi Arabia. The head of Matchroom Boxing insisted in a recent in interview that there needs to be a concerted effort to ensure that high-profile domestic matchups between fighters from Ireland and the United Kingdom take place on local soil and not in the oil-producing ...
Sometimes, boxing can be a crapshoot. Vergil Ortiz Jr. ostensibly checked all the boxes. He was big, strong, didn’t play around with his food, and got all of his opponents out of there before the sound of the final bell. His placement amongst the rest of his welterweight peers was unambiguous. Terence Crawford, the division’s top dog, notices everything, including ...
Khalil Coe, George Liddard and Jimmy Sains are all set to feature on the undercard of Conor Benn’s clash with Peter Dobson at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas on Saturday February 3, live worldwide on DAZN. Coe (7-0-1 5KOs) enjoyed a fruitful 2023 with three KO wins from three outings as the 26 year former Team USA talent ...
WE ARE NOW roughly a couple of weeks removed from our Reckoning in Riyadh and the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the event has been particularly satisfying. All the long nights and hard work was well worthwhile. Fortune must be shining on us a bit in one way, at least. We have now completed two bumper promotions as part of Riyadh ...
Sergio Mora mentioned during the first round that the DAZN analyst anticipated the “Fight of the Year” on June 10 at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Jaime Munguia and Sergiy Derevyanchenko definitely delivered that type of unforgettable battle over the next 11-plus rounds. Mexico’s Munguia, who narrowly won a unanimous decision, and Ukraine’s Derevyanchenko took turns tattooing each other with ...
Xander Zayas and Patrick Teixeira will have to wait a few months longer for their crossroads bout. BoxingScene.com has learned that the junior middleweight fight between the unbeaten rising prospect and former titlist has been pushed back to June. They were previously due to appear as the co-feature of the February 16 Top Rank on ESPN card at Madison Square ...
For his big debut in his new division, undefeated, knockout sensation Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas, is set to fight after a long layoff. He will participate in a 12-round super welterweight fight against Accra, Ghana’s Fredrick "General Okunka" Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs) who will also be debuting in the new division. The event is ...