Top Rank boss and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is ready to pit his top pugilists against Gervonta Davis. The Baltimore-bred knockout artist Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) has been dominating his dance partners, but the cupboard of high-profile, in-house opponents PBC could present moving forward is running dry. Tank has bulldozed the likes of Leo Santa Cruz, Mario Barrios, ...
Promoter Oscar De la Hoya thinks staging fights in Saudi Arabia can be a mixed bag. The head of Golden Boy Promotions understands that the oil-producing country can offer career-high paydays to fighters, but he is also wary of the potential long-term effects fighting in the Middle East can have on fighters’ overall marketability, especially those who are American. Saudi ...
Nick Ball is a proper throwback fighter. In many ways, his whole life revolves around boxing. He lives and breathes the sport. His dad took him to a boxing gym at the age of six after he “got into some trouble at school”. From that day on, it was all he could ever think about. Everything is set up to ...
Just a few weeks ago, Ryan Garcia was impressed with Devin Haney. The slick movement, the underrated power, and his overall boxing skills all grabbed his attention as he scored a lopsided victory over Regis Prograis. Garcia is an ambitious guy. So, with Haney seemingly coming across as the best fighter at 140 pounds, Garcia wanted a piece of the ...
Maybe former WBA super middleweight titlist Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KO) has a big upset in him. The 33-year old has looked sharper and quicker than he did in gaining a controversial decision against John Ryder and being blown out over twelve rounds versus Saul Alvarez at 168 pounds. Standing 6’3, the extra eight pounds at light heavyweight appears a ...
Another week, another delay. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the Jack Catterall-Richardson Hitchins IBF purse bid was postponed by another week to January 18. The session was scheduled for Thursday, already a nine-day extension from the original January 2 date for their ordered junior welterweight title eliminator. It was pushed back a second time upon request from Matchroom Boxing, the promoter ...
Isaac Cruz has given up on his years-long pursuit of a rematch with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. For now. The popular lightweight from Mexico City has a new target in his sights. Actually an old one, as Cruz hopes to unearth past business with Ryan Garcia. “I am no longer waiting on Gervonta Davis/Abdul Wahid (Davis’ chosen Muslim name),” Cruz told ...
According to heavyweight contender Martin Bakole, WBC world champion Tyson Fury was not exactly training at full speed for last October's crossover boxing match with Francis Ngannou. In what was expected to play out as an easy assignment, Fury was dropped in the third round and then fought Ngannou on even terms for the remainder of the fight. Ngannou, a ...
If Rolly Romero is going to fight Ryan Garcia or anyone other than Ismael Barroso next, Kenneth Sims Jr. wants his shot at Barroso’s belt. Chicago’s Sims won a WBA elimination match on the undercard when Romero controversially stopped Barroso in the ninth round almost eight months ago. Sims, who is ranked second among the WBA’s 140-pound contenders, expects to ...
Filip Hrgovic believes he found a willing dance partner for his next targeted ring date. The unbeaten contender replied to the callout by former WBO titlist Joseph Parker, who is also equal to land another high-profile assignment. Both boxers won separate bouts on the December 23 ‘Day of Reckoning’ show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. They are now on record with ...