10:50 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Janibek Alimkhanuly announced his arrival as a force in the middleweight division on Saturday night in Las Vegas, and he did it with thunderous force, capturing the vacant WBO interim world title with a second-round knockout of a thoroughly outclassed Danny Dignum. Alimkhanuly (12-0, 8 KOs), who is 29 and
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Jamel Herring announced his retirement following his Saturday night loss to Jamaine Ortiz on ESPN, a decision he seemed to be making in the ring during his post-fight interview, but made official via social media. “I love this sport, but I owe it to my family to quit putting them through these moments,” Herring wrote
Former cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson believes Anthony Joshua is fully capable of getting revenge on Oleksandr Usyk in their planned rematch. Back in September of last year, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO heavyweight titles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Joshua wasted no time in exercising an immediate rematch clause.
Posted on 05/22/2022 By: Sean Crose Prominent former super middleweight titlist David Benavidez took on former middleweight titlist David Lemieux at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona Saturday night. The main event of the Showtime broadcast card was scheduled for 12 rounds and was for the WBC Interim World Super Middleweight Title. The 25-0
1:19 AM ET The speed. The power. The precision. David Benavidez displayed all of those attributes on Saturday night against David Lemieux. And in front of a rocking home crowd, the undefeated Benavidez showed why he deserves another shot at a title. Benavidez bloodied and battered Lemieux and forced a third-round stoppage at the Gila
To say that he envisions a knockout is not to say that David Benavidez is overlooking David Lemieux or any other opponent. The confidence in not allowing the fight to go to the judges is the combination of more than four months of hard work and a styles matchup that suggests an explosive night for
Posted on 05/21/2022 By: Sean Crose Before super middleweights David Benavidez and David Lemieux square off in Glendale, Arizona this evening, Showtime viewers will be presented with two undercard bouts. The 5-0 junior middleweight Yoelvis Gomez will battle the 30-5 Jorge Cota in a scheduled 10 round affair. Gomez last fought on Christmas night, 2021,
Joshua Buatsi survived a stern test from Craig Richards, earning a close but unanimous decision after twelve very competitive and entertaining rounds. The main event didn’t have the rock’em sock’em chaos of Alen Babic and Adam Balski (much more on that one later), but it was an active, well balanced and lively showcase that likely
News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Craig Richards gives Joshua Buatsi a tough battle at the O2 Arena JOSHUA BUATSI won his fierce, all-London rivalry with Craig Richards after an exciting 12 round battle at the O2 Arena in Greenwich on Saturday. Buatsi took a unanimous decision, winning 116-112 on one card and 115-113 for the two
David Benavidez is a force to be reckoned with. He brings speed, power, and ferocity to every fight, while having the ability to finish opponents with both hands. Benavidez will walk the man across the ring from him down, and won’t stop punching till the fights over, or they’re on their back. Which KO was
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Jamel Herring is 36 and suffered a one-sided, technical-knockout loss to Shakur Stevenson in his last fight. As a former world champion who has fought a significantly higher level of opposition, however, Herring feels Jamaine Ortiz has much more to prove than him in their 10-round lightweight fight Saturday night in Las Vegas. The 26-year-old
Posted on 05/21/2022 By: Sean Crose It should be an exciting Saturday night of boxing, as prominent super middleweight David Benavidez takes on longtime popular contender David Lemieux at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The scheduled 12 round bout will be for the WBC Interim World Super Middleweight Title and will be the
Feature Joshua Buatsi has sacrificed living a normal life for fights like this. But, in his own words, he insists that will all pay off tonight against Craig Richards This camp was horrible. It’s a relief to be back in England and we’re close to the fight. I kept on saying, there’s a price to
Wladimir Klitschko has, of course, been busy fighting in the war in Ukraine against Russian forces for the past few months, but the former heavyweight champ still thinks about boxing from time to time, and brought up a conversation starter in a media appearance this week. Klitschko recently was a guest on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,”
GLENDALE, Arizona – David Benavidez felt a good kind of pressure after watching his stablemates in action earlier this year. The unbeaten 25-year-old was ringside as Diego Pacheco and Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela took care of their respective opponents with relative ease. Los Angeles’ Pacheco (14-0, 11KOs)—a 21-year-old super middleweight prospect—earned a second-round knockout on the
Posted on 05/21/2022 By: Hans Themistode Countless superlatives can be used to describe Jean Pascal. Multiple-time world champion, deleterious knockout artist, resilient, and of course, willing to take on all comers. However, while Pascal has wrapped his waist with gold several times over, numerous disparaging words were hurled in his direction. Following Pascal’s close but