Bob Arum counts Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez among the high-profile fights his promotional company won’t be able to put on if fans aren’t allowed to attend. Arum’s Top Rank Inc. figures to make a significant amount of money from tickets sales to the card headlined by Lomachenko-Lopez. Removing that revenue stream from that equation would make it more difficult to pay ...
By Gav Duthie: An old saying goes ideas are common, what’s uncommon are people who’ll work hard enough to bring them about. The WBSS has brought us some of the best fights over many divisions from cruiserweight down to bantamweight in boxing through the seemingly groundbreaking initiative by promoter Kalle Sauerland. 8 men fight in a knockout competition to be ...
By Kenneth Friedman: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is posting on social media his training for what some fans believe is going to be a comeback against either Conor McGregor or Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2020 or 2021. Mayweather hasn’t trained with this kind of consistent basis since he beat McGregor in 2017. The effort that the former five-division world champion Mayweather is ...
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Frank Warren, promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, was shocked at some of the recent statements that were made by Deontay Wilder. Back in February, Fury dropped Wilder twice and stopped him in the seventh round to capture the WBC world title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. They fought to a controversial twelve round split draw, 14 ...
In a recent interview, former welterweight champion Joshua Clottey revealed that the toughest bout of his career came against Richard Gutierrez. During his career, Clottey fought a who's who of top names - like Manny Pacquiao, Zab Judah, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and Diego Corrales. But he felt Gutierrez was as tough as his opponents get. Clottey appeared to walk away from ...
By Charles Brun: Heavyweight great Gerry Cooney wants Deontay Wilder to go after the soft belly of Tyson Fury in their rematch, and NOT give up real estate like he did last February in the second fight between them. Cooney says former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) made a mistake in backing up against Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) ...
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WBA, IBF junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor regards Manny Pacquiao as his dream match opponent. Pacquiao, an eight division world champion, currently holds the WBA world title at the welterweight limit of 147-pounds. Both boxers are waiting to receive new dates, after having their returns pushed back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Taylor is going to face his mandatory challenger, undefeated ...
By Jim Maltzman: Welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. could be facing Mayweather Promotions fighter Maurice Lee in a tune-up in his next fight. The unranked 2nd tier fighter Lee (12-1-2, 5 KOs) revealed on social media that he has “great news” on him possibly facing IBF/WBC 147-pound champion Spence (26-0, 21 KOs) next. This would be a comeback fight for ...
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In a perfect world, Shakur Stevenson envisions his debut at 130 pounds to resemble the first title fight he sought as a featherweight. With the boxing world at a standstill in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, any hopes of the still growing 22-year old fighting again at 126 pounds is all but gone. The 2016 Olympic Silver ...
Kell Brook says he’s given up on a showdown against archrival Amir Khan. “I’ve given that angle up,” Brook told Sky Sports. “There’s no more I can do. It’s gone past the line now. I’ve done everything asked of me to make it happen. And still we’re nowhere.” Brook may end up facing WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford.—–In addition to ...