He isn’t quite banging on the door for a world title shot but Raymond Muratalla is getting closer and closer. For the 26-year-old, his 2023 went picture-perfect. Three fights, three knockout wins. Now, he’s hoping that he’ll be rewarded with a title fight sooner, rather than later. The lightweight division is a bit of a mess at the moment. The ...
Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero-Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz Set, Co-Main Event For March 30 PBC on Amazon Prime Show
Two fighters who previously targeted a showdown with Ryan Garcia will instead meet in a head-on collision. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a deal was struck between Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero and Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz to meet on March 30 in Las Vegas. Their bout will serve as the co-main event of the inaugural Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Amazon Prime Pay-Per-View ...
Sebastian Fundora is set to challenge for his old title. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a deal was reached for the towering junior middleweight to face Serhii Bohachuk for the vacant interim WBC junior middleweight. The bout will take place March 30 in Las Vegas, as part of a four-fight Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Amazon Prime Pay-Per-View event. Headlining the ...
Jaime Munguia demonstrated during the four-plus months they’ve worked together that he is a better fighter than Freddie Roach realized while watching him from afar. The International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer has been especially impressed by Munguia’s head movement and overall defensive abilities in sparring sessions. Those are among the attributes Roach wants Munguia to display consistently Saturday night ...
Former champion Jamel Herring is keeping himself busy trying to bolster not only his own career but that of his clients. The recently unretired junior lightweight from Coram, New York, has been fulfilling dual duties as a fighter and manager in recent years. On the management side, Herring backs a few fighters along with manager Jerry Casarez, including Mikiah ...
Lewis Crocker had thrown himself fully into the Christmas festivities when his phone rang offering him the opportunity to headline against Mexico’s Jose Felix in Belfast this weekend. In early December, Crocker (18-0, 10 KO’s) turned in a career best performance to outpoint Tyrone McKenna in a heavily hyped Belfast derby but after a couple of weeks enjoying the victory, ...
If his lone appearance of 2023 wasn’t enough of a clue, the main event on Saturday (DAZN, 8 PM EST) makes it crystal clear. For 27-year old former junior middleweight titlist Jaime Munguia (42-0, 33 KO), the training wheels are off. It seems an odd thing to say for someone who has won a major title already, but the evidence ...
One Welshman and nine English boxers from Tyne & Wear, Birmingham, Derby, Manchester, Cambridgeshire, Colchester and Greater London will have the opportunity to secure a place at Paris 2024 at qualifier in March GB Boxing has selected six men and four women to compete at the forthcoming Olympic qualifying event in, Busto Arsizio (near Milan), in Italy, 4-11 March 2023, ...
A member from the inner circle of light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev rejects the idea that his charge is somehow more powerful than he has ever been in the wake of his recent demolition job on Callum Smith. John Scully, a longtime assistant coach to the IBF, WBC, WBO champion from Russia, insists the power-punching mauler is simply doing what ...
Undefeated super welterweight ‘King’ Callum Walsh, (9-0, 7 KOs), of Cork, Ireland will battle on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend, Friday, March 15 against hard-hitting Kazak veteran Dauren Yeleussinov, (11-3-1, 10 KOs) in the ten-round main event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden and broadcast live globally on UFC Fight Pass. “Following Callum’s impressive performance before an energetic crowd on ...