Issue • Premium • Reports James Chance/Getty Images David Avanesyan finished the woefully out of his depth Oskari Metz inside one round. Ron Lewis watched from ringside SOME one-round blowouts are stunning, some are entirely predictable. Nothing in the 15-fight unbeaten record that Finland’s Oskari Metz had compiled showed he was ready to face a
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Eddie Hearn believes there is a double standard when it comes to the blowback he has received regarding the latest choice of opponent for rising welterweight Conor Benn. Benn, the son of famed two-division world champion Nigel Benn, is slated to take on tough but shopworn veteran Chris van Heerden of South Africa on April
Posted on 03/19/2022 By: Sean Crose Gennady Golovkin has always been known as a man who takes his profession very seriously. Perhaps that’s why, at the age of 40, the IBF middleweight titlist remains a must-see fighter. No one ever expects a lazy, half hearted performance from the Kazakh titlist. The guy is as methodical
Timothy Bradley takes a moment to catch up with media members to assess Edgar Berlanga’s performance in a win over Steve Rolls, and despite earning the victory, Bradley roundly criticizes Berlanga’s performance. Check out some of what he had to say and why he thinks Berlanga hasn’t really developed the way he should’ve by this
Issue • Premium • Reports Sunny Edwards is victorious in Dubai, while Regis Prograis blasts through Tyrone McKenna on the undercard CROYDON’S Sunny Edwards successfully defended his IBF flyweight title with a comfortable 12-round decision over Pakistan’s Muhammad Waseem on Saturday (March 19) to very little noise or fanfare in the Middle East. The fight,
Atlantic City, N.J. – On Saturday, March 26th Rising Star Promotions is back in Atlantic City at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall with Boardwalk Boxing: Rising Star Series Rd. 1 will be topped by Jr. Welterweight prospects Greg “Sharp Shooter” Outlaw (9-1, 4KOs) of Bowie, Md., and Jonathan Montrel (12-0, 7KOs) of New Orleans, La.,
Posted on 03/20/2022 By: Hans Themistode Tim Bradley anxiously awaited Edgar Berlanga’s trip to the ring. The former two-division world titlist was non to pleased with Berlanga’s previous performance. Just five months ago, Berlanga failed to impress as he took on fringe contender Marcelo Esteban Coceres. In addition to Berlanga being forced to go the
Edgar Berlanga returns to action to face veteran Steve Rolls in tonight’s ESPN main event, with prospects Xander Zayas and John Bauza in action on the three-fight main card, as well. John Hansen will lead the coverage tonight, taking place in the comments section. The main card tripleheader starts at 10 pm ET on ESPN+
At the sold out Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, before a crowd of 5,158 fans, unbeaten Xander Zayas was dominant in the junior middleweight co-feature on ESPN, shutting out New Orleans-based veteran Quincy LaVallais over eight rounds (80-72 2x and 80-71). Zayas, the 19-year-old phenom from San Juan, Puerto Rico, excelled in his first scheduled
Posted on 03/20/2022 By: Hans Themistode The boxing world appears to be split right down the middle as the welterweight unification between Errol Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas draws near. The two are officially scheduled to face off in just under a month on April 16th, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. With Ugas nabbing
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(April 17, 2021) Former super welterweight world champion Tony “Superbad” Harrison and hard-hitting southpaw Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella fought to a split-draw in the 12-round main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday night from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. The tactical showdown saw both Harrison (28-3-1, 21 KOs)
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Feature Heavyweight dream fights have a history of eluding boxing fans HEAVYWEIGHT history is immersed in accusations where a top dog in the division was ducked at one time or another. Here are 10 former titleholders who at one time avoided their most deserving opponent, making him wait an unreasonably long time for an opportunity
Edgar Berlanga sold out the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden to the tune of 5,158 fans. Berlanga prevailed via 10-round unanimous decision (96-94 and 97-93 2x) over Steve Rolls in his main event debut. It wasn’t the sterling knockout Berlanga sought, but it was an important step forward for the Brooklyn native. Berlanga (19-0,
Posted on 03/19/2022 Armani Almestica (5-0, 5 KOs) had an easy time as he took on journeymen, Luis Portalatin (3-4, 1 KO). The highly touted 140-pound prospect easily stopped his as they clashed in Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater. Leave a Comment More Headlines Load More Articles
2:35 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga and Xander Zayas both remained undefeated Saturday in New York, but their decision victories leave them on very different paths. For Zayas, it’s another step in his development. At just 19, he appears to improve in each and every fight, and his performance over Quincy LaVallais was no
Edgar Berlanga won a clean and clear decision tonight over Steve Rolls in the basement at Madison Square Garden. But he left the ring with an even cloudier and more questionable future than when the night began. Fair or not, Berlanga (19-0, 16 KO)was facing some questions and doubters after two straight decision victories, the