Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) and Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) hosted their final press conference today in Dallas, Texas ahead of their 12-round showdown for the interim WBC Lightweight Championship. They were joined by undercard fighters from the event including world champions Rene Alvarado (32-8, 21 KOs) and Felix Alvarado (35-2, 30 KOs) and
Month: December 2020
Dereck Chisora On Oleksandr Usyk: “He’s Not A Scare In The Heavyweight Division” Posted on 12/31/2020 By: Hans Themistode Heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk has been built up to be some sort of monster. With the first five years of his career spent at the cruiserweight division, Usyk became known as not only a skillful boxer
Sorry, Eddie. It’s looking increasingly likely that Gennadiy Golovkin’s next title defense will see him take on former super welterweight champ Jaime Munguia. Zanfer’s Fernando Beltran told ESPN yesterday that the fight, which is currently in the negotiation stage, was “very possible,” while Oscar De La Hoya calls the talks “promising.” I’m just going to
Armed with 17 career knockouts in three rounds or less, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is no stranger to quick nights at the office. This was not at all what he had in mind, however, for how things turned out in his latest ring appearance. The red-hot welterweight contender from Philadelphia saw a 16-fight knockout streak end
Posted on 12/30/2020 By: Sean Crose He’s only lost twice in 27 fights, each time to top level competition and by close margins (both defeats came via split decision). Come Thursday in his native Japan, however, WBO super flyweight titlist Kazuto Ioka will be facing his countryman, the formidable and undefeated Kosei Tanaka in defense
5:55 PM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. From the moment the fight was announced, Ryan Garcia vs. Luke Campbell was going to boil down to one major talking point: whether or not Garcia is ready to step up and prove he’s the real deal as an elite boxer and not just a social media star. But
The strong tradition of New Year’s Eve boxing in Japan continued in 2020, with a fantastic main event that saw Kazuto Ioka stop Kosei Tanaka in the eighth round to retain the WBO 115-pound title. Ioka (26-2, 15 KO) became Japan’s first-ever four-division titlist when he won the then-vacant WBO junior bantamweight belt in 2019,
It’s the year-end episode of The PBC Podcast as we announce our winners for Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year and many more categories! Plus, we share some of our most memorable moments of 2020 and recap of all of last weekend’s FOX PBC Fight Night action. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Show Intro 03:10
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Issue • Opinion • Premium The Boxing News Awards for 2020 Prospect of the Year, Comeback of the Year, Worst scorecards, Most Improved, Journeymen of the Year and more 2020 PROSPECT OF THE YEAR AWARD: Vergil Ortiz Jnr [above]– The 22-year-old Texan extended his perfect record by knocking out Samuel Vargas in seven rounds. All
Issue • Opinion • Premium Esther Lin/Showtime The Boxing News Awards for 2020 Knockout of the Year, Upset of the Year and Event of the Year 2020 KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR AWARD: Gervonta Davis’ inch-perfect left uppercut that drove through the point of Leo Santa Cruz’s chin and caused him to collapse on his back
New Year’s Eve has loomed large in the careers of both Kazuto Ioka and Kosei Tanaka. Ioka is making his ninth start on the date, posting a mark of 7-1 so far. Tanaka is making his fourth start on what has become arguably the biggest day on the Japanese boxing calendar, returning to the ring
Posted on 12/30/2020 By: Sean Crose Marvelous Marvin Hagler is primarily remembered for three bouts. The first was his hard fought victory over a rejuvenated Roberto Duran in 1983. The second was his stunning third round knockout of Thomas Hearns in 1985. And the third was his still controversial split decision loss to Ray Leonard
Kazuto Ioka and Kosei Tanaka are set to clash in a big fight in New Year’s Eve tradition from Tokyo this morning, with the full card set to begin at 3 am ET, and the main event slated to begin around 4 am ET. Bad Left Hook will be here with fight results as they
Zanfer Promoter CEO Fernando Beltran, who co-promotes unbeaten Mexican middleweight contender Jaime Munguia, revealed that there are discussions for a potential 2021 showdown with IBF, IBO world champion Gennadiy Golovkin. Two years ago, Munguia was selected as the opponent for Golovkin – who was seeking a foe to replace Canelo Alvarez, who was pulled from
Terence Crawford: “If I Don’t Get Errol Spence Or Manny Pacquiao Then I Would Have To Fight Shawn Porter” Posted on 12/29/2020 By: Hans Themistode WBO welterweight belt holder Terence Crawford has long wanted to face WBA titlist Manny Pacquiao or unified champion Errol Spence Jr. However, the 33-year-old has gained no traction in terms
WELL, THAT WAS A WEIRD YEAR. In 2019, we brought back to the staff picks feature in May, starting at the Canelo-Daniel Jacobs fight, and I counted up the standings from there. Overall, in about seven months, we made picks for 87 fights in total. This year, we were rolling from the start of the
Ryan Garcia couldn’t ask for better mentors in relation to proven wrong those who constantly insist what he can’t accomplish. Next up for the unbeaten lightweight contender is a dangerous crossroads showdown with England’s Luke Campbell (20-3, 16KOs), with the two due to ring in the New Year atop a January 2 DAZN-streamed show from
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