Super middleweight sensation Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) makes his main event debut Saturday evening in a 10-rounder versus longtime contender Steve Rolls (21-1, 12 KOs). (photos by Mikey Williams) Xander Zayas (12-0, 9 KOs) takes the co-feature stage in an eight-round junior middleweight bout against Louisiana-born spoiler Quincy LaVallais (12-2-1, 7
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Posted on 03/18/2022 By: Hans Themistode Everything was going according to plan for Edgar Berlanga…right until it wasn’t. The highly touted super middleweight prospect built a name for himself through his sheer power, resulting in his first 16 contests ending in the very first round. Although Berlanga’s streak came to an end against Demond Nicholson,
2:15 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. have agreed to a deal for a light heavyweight title unification on June 18 in New York, sources told ESPN. The Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main event could take place at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, but a site has not
Isaac Cruz (21-1-1, 15 KOs) of Mexico City earned a unanimous decision victory over Argentina’s Matias Romero (24-1, 8 KOs) in a 12-round WBA Lightweight Title Eliminator. It marked the first time that the 22-year-old Cruz went 12 rounds in his professional career. The judges’ scorecards read 114-113, 115-112 and 118-109. SHOWTIME’s unofficial scorer Steve
With comparisons made to Deontay Wilder, 6 ft 7″ Tommy Fletcher is being touted as having incredible knockout power, but an incredible fight-IQ to match it, Trained under Mark Tibbs, the future is bright for this young man. Watch the full interview here. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport
Feature Simon Bruty/ALLSPORT When Tommy Morrison finally reached the end of the road. By Carlos Acevedo ON July 12, 1995, Tommy Morrison was on a plane heading to New York City, where he and his adviser, Tony Holden, were expecting to attend a press conference to announce an October date against Riddick Bowe in Madison
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Trainer Abel Sanchez stated in a recent interview that he believes his former longtime protégé Gennadiy Golovkin did not make “the right choice” when they decided to part ways in 2019. The break-up, which followed Golovkin’s close points loss to Canelo Alvarez in their heated rematch, was ugly
Posted on 03/17/2022 By: Hans Themistode Gervonta Davis has fluctuated up and down numerous weight classes while snagging world titles along the way over the past few years. In 2019, following a successful run at 130 pounds, Davis made the move five pounds north to take on long-faded former champion, Yuriokis Gamboa, for the vacant
Issue • News • Premium ‘Boxing saved my life,’ Seamus Devlin tells George Storr SOME boxers don’t manage 20 professional fights in a career spanning many years. Seamus Devlin – “The Celtic Cobra” – has already got that many bouts under his belt after making his debut as recently as July 2021. It seems an even
Preview Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Blair Cobbs warns Alexis Rocha: ‘Each moment, each day, I am getting better and better’ VERGIL ORTIZ was meant to be fighting England’s Michael McKinson this weekend. But the American was hospitalised with rhabdomyolysis on the week of the fight. It means Blair Cobbs’ bout moves up from the undercard into
Probellum are back with two shows this weekend in Dubai, the first coming today and featuring Estelle Mossely facing Yanina del Carmen Lescano in the lightweight main event, plus Jono Carroll against unbeaten Patrick Ayi Aryee, and O’Shaquie Foster vs Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov in a WBC eliminator at 130 lbs. For those in the U.S., Fubo
Issue • Premium • Preview Lawrence Lustig/Sky/Boxxer David Avanesyan has to make do with a disappointing opponent but it’s not for the want of trying, writes Matt Bozeat VERGIL ORTIZ JNR, Jaron Ennis and Conor Benn have all taken different routes, leaving David Avanesyan to defend his European welterweight title against a lesser-known foe on
IBF, IBO middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin is a few weeks away from his anticipated ring return. Golovkin will travel over to hostile territory to collide with WBA champion Ryota Murata on April 9th at Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The 40-year-old champion has been out of the ring since December of 2020. A win over Murata
Posted on 03/17/2022 By: Sean Crose UFC heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall will be fighting this weekend in London at UFC Fight Night 204. The 28 year old Manchester native will be part of the main event at the O2 Arena Saturday when he battles the 33 year old Alexander Volkov. It’s undoubtedly an intense moment,
Anthony Joshua’s contractually obligated rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is currently in a state of limbo, as Usyk is home in Ukraine, where he’s joined a defense battalion against the Russian invasion of the country. With decisions to make, Joshua is teasing a possible fight announcement on social media: Before the war in Ukraine, Matchroom had
Three of Puerto Rico’s young stars are ready for the Madison Square Garden spotlight. (photos by Mikey Williams) Super middleweight sensation Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) makes his main event debut Saturday evening in a 10-rounder versus longtime contender Steve Rolls (21-1, 12 KOs). Xander Zayas (12-0, 9 KOs) takes the co-feature
Posted on 03/17/2022 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) Errol Spence Jr. is patiently watching the sand in the hourglass as he anxiously awaits his upcoming showdown against Yordenis Ugas on April 16th. The IBF and WBC unified welterweight titlist has sat unwillingly on the sidelines since scoring a fairly wide unanimous decision
Issue • News • Premium Probellum Muhammad Waseem is not remotely expected to beat Sunny Edwards but is ‘1,000 per cent certain’ that he will, writes Elliot Worsell IF in need of additional motivation ahead of his fight against Sunny Edwards this Saturday (March 19), the birth of Muhammad Waseem’s first child would have provided