Robeisy Ramirez’s optional opponent stood 6-foot-1, highly unusual for featherweights. Rafael Espinoza still wasn’t supposed to be this tall of an order for the heavily favored former WBO 126-pound champion December 9. It was evident early in their 12-round title fight, though, that the relentless Espinoza posed problems for Ramirez that the Cuban southpaw didn’t anticipate in what emerged as ...
Edgar Berlanga signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing for several reasons. There are too many to name them all but the longtime promoter promised to get Berlanga some gigantic fights. It might be early, but he hasn’t delivered just yet. In the first fight of their newly signed deal, Berlanga was given somewhat of a soft touch in Jason Quigley. ...
Arnold Barboza Jr. will begin the next phase of his career Saturday night in Las Vegas. The undefeated junior welterweight contender will make his debut with a new promoter, Golden Boy, and on a new platform, DAZN, when he faces South African veteran Xolisani Ndongeni. Their 10-round, 140-pound bout will be part of the Vergil Ortiz Jr.-Fredrick Lawson undercard at ...
Jarrell Miller’s 2024 has gotten off to an even worse start than 2023 ended for the heavyweight contender. Less than two weeks after suffering his first professional loss to Daniel Dubois, Brooklyn’s Miller was arrested Tuesday in Hollywood, Florida. According to an arrest report released by the Broward County Sheriff’s Department, Miller was charged with carjacking without a firearm or ...
It’s been a long time since Erickson Lubin was left unaware of his surroundings. At the age of 21, he was brazen, outspoken, and more importantly, had an incredible amount of hubris. Of course, his talent was always noticeable but some were of the belief that he was simply biting off more than he could chew by taking on Jermell ...
At this point, you could call 140 a glamor division. Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, and Subriel Matias have trinkets draped over their shoulders and impressive resumes to match. For those who will point to Rolando “Rolly” Romero, the division’s WBA champion, as the weak link, he’s still a recognizable face with the sort of power that can turn anyone’s lights ...
Heavyweight Frazer Clarke is still eager for a fight with Fabio Wardley for the British heavyweight title. According to Clarke's promoter Ben Shalom of Boxxer, the winner would be in the mix for major opportunities in the weight class. They were in line to fight each other last year, but a scheduled purse bid was called off at the last ...
One of British boxing’s most decorated but most underappreciated fighters has decided to hang up his gloves. Doncaster’s Jason Cunningham won the English bantamweight title back in 2014 and remained a stalwart of the domestic title scene for almost a decade. Cunningham spent years jumping up and down the weights and pursuing opportunities whenever and wherever they cropped up. He ...
Mario Barrios was tired of being called a steppingstone. The unwanted nickname wasn’t some arbitrary alias that fans wanted to give him, but instead, they looked at his body of work. In 2021, as an undefeated fighter, Barrios, despite having a considerable size and weight advantage, was dropped on multiple occasions and eventually stopped at the hands of Gervonta Davis. ...
On paper, David Morrell would appear to be at the point where he’s considered a prospect, a highly touted one but a prospect nonetheless. Although he has just 10 fights under his belt, the 25-year-old Cuban believes he’s ready for just about everyone. As of late, his name has been intrinsically linked to David Benavidez, the super middleweight division’s WBC ...