By Barry Holbrook: A unification fight between Jermall Charlo and Canelo Alvarez much interests Bernard Hopkins of Golden Boy Promotions, and he believes it can happen soon. Charlo is the purest puncher in the middleweight division by far, and the most dangerous for the 5’9″ Canelo. Jermall Charlo with a lot of weapons Charlo (30-0, 22 KOs) holds the WBC ...
IBF lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez believes that he's got the mental edge over WBC Franchise, WBA/WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. The two were slated to collide in the summer, but their showdown was pushed back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. For the last few months, Lopez and his father/trainer, Teofimo Lopez Sr., have been taking shots at Lomachenko ...
In the last few years, former world champion Daniel Santos has had several incidents with the law. According to Primera Hora, you can add another to the list. Santos was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly causing damage to vehicles at the Euro Wheels Auto Corporation dealership located in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. In 2019, Santos was charged with violence and intimidation against ...
By Jeff Aronow: The WBC has reinstated Devin Haney (24-0, 15 KOs) as the WBC lightweight champion. The sanctioning body convened and made the decision to reinstate the 21-year-old Haney as the full WBC lightweight champion. Haney can now make a voluntary defense of his WBC belt. Additionally, the WBC has ordered Javier Fortuna and Luke Campbell to fight for ...
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So far there is no solidified date or a confirmed opponent for Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. He was scheduled to return in May, likely against WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders, but the fight was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. And the next target date is September 12, possibly in a trilogy fight with Gennady Golovkin. "Right now everything is on ...
By Charles Brun: Amir Khan wants Kell Brook to understand that he’s the A-side in the equation, and if he wants to face him, it will need to happen at 154. Khan (34-5, 21 KOs) notes that he’s in the power position, and he calls the shots as far as a fight with Brook (39-2, 27 KOs) goes. Brook, 33, ...
The WBC has reinstated champion in recess Devin Haney as WBC lightweight champion and granted him a voluntary defense. Javier Fortuna and Luke Campbell willmeet for the WBC interim lightweight championship and mandatory challenger. The winner of Haney’s voluntary defense must then fight the winner of Fortuna-Campbell without any intervening bout. At its 57th WBC Annual Convention in Cancún, Mexico, ...
It’s been long decided that Naoya Inoue’s highly anticipated Las Vegas debut was no longer taking place this weekend. As time marches on, the likelihood of it being rescheduled any time soon continues to decrease. The unbeaten pound-for-pound entrant from Yokohama, Japan was due to face Philippines’ John Riel Casimero in a clash of three-division and reigning bantamweight titlists. Their ...
By Chris Williams: Devin Haney says he received death threats and a lot of hate in the aftermath of an interview he made last week. Haney (24-0, 15 KOs) wants to make it clear that he’s NOT a racist, and he wants to put this whole episode behind him now and learn from it. In a recent interview, Haney said, ...
By Chris Williams: Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn had the highly popular WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo on his Instagram live on Wednesday. Hearn asked Charlo if he wants to face one of the talented 160 and 168-pound fighters. Charlo (33-1, 17 KOs) showed interest and told Hearn to contact his adviser Al Haymon to discuss the particulars. Jermell Charlo ...