With only days away from his highly anticipated debut in his new division, undefeated, knockout sensation Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas, hosted a final press conference today. 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. ...
Tevin Farmer went from being known as one of the more active fighters around, to disappearing out of seemingly nowhere. Yet, after spending over three years on the sidelines, the 33-year-old was finally able to get back in the mix in 2023. They weren’t world beaters or even recognizable names but Farmer managed to get the rust off by picking ...
Vergil Ortiz Jr. was one of boxing’s most fascinating fighters this time two years ago. A hungry, young knockout artist, none of his first 18 opponents went the distance with him. The then-23-year-old Ortiz’s fan-friendly style made him a rising star, someone seemingly on track to fight one of the welterweight division’s established standouts and eventually elite 147-pound talent Jaron ...
Barely into the new year, former boxer Julios Cesar Chavez Jr. has thrust himself back into the tabloid limelight. In a series of vitriolic videos posted on his social media, the son of Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez castigated his father, calling him “trash” and asking him to be put in jail. Chavez Jr., who once briefly held the ...
Calvin Ford was arrested and jailed in Maryland ahead of a pending transfer to Nevada where more serious charges await. The longtime trainer and staple of the West Baltimore community was detained by Baltimore police on December 29 on a Fugitive of Justice charge stemming from an outstanding arrest warrant in Nevada. Ford was arrested upon exiting his Upton Boxing ...
German heavyweight Agit Kabayel (24-0) has relinquished the EBU title. As to why, well, Kabayel and his promoter SES likely have bigger fights in sight following the impressive and on paper surprising win over Arslanbek Makhmudov December 23 in Riyadh. This leaves mandatory challenger Tom Schwarz (29-1) to fight the highest ranked available boxer for the vacant title. Who that ...
Teofimo Lopez will defend his WBO title against Jamaine Ortiz on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Lopez-Ortiz headlines an action-packed televised doubleheader that kicks off Big Game Weekend. In the 10-round lightweight co-feature, U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis faces Puerto Rican former two-division world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza. ...
Filip Hrgovic sort of derailed Zhilei Zhang. Although it was controversial, the heavyweight contender was forced to stomach the first defeat of his career, despite dropping his man in the first round. Getting down on himself was an option for Zhang but he didn’t see the point. He simply dusted himself off and went back to the drawing board. Instead ...
It took us a while to get here, but Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will finally throw hands on February 17th, for all of the heavyweight marbles. Fans have been torn on who they believe will win. Make room for Anthony Joshua on the couch of indecisiveness as he’s thought long and hard on how things will play out. Fury, ...
Tunde Ajayi, who trains and manages light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde, explains that his boxer will be keeping a close eye on the upcoming domestic showdown between Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez, which takes place on February 3. A potential fight between Yarde and Buatsi has been discussed for the last few years. "Those two names have been linked for ...