Vergil Ortiz Jr kept his unbeaten record and stoppage streak intact, putting a game but over-matched Michael McKinson away early in the ninth round tonight in Fort Worth, Tex. Ortiz (19-0, 19 KO) just had too much for McKinson (22-1, 2 KO), whose total lack of power pretty well doomed him, even though he showed
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Fort Worth, Texas – In an entertaining fight, Dallas’ native Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (27-3-3, 18 KOs) took on welterweight contender Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (16-1-1, 10 KOs) of Philadelphia, PA, in a 10-round super welterweight clash. Cobbs established dominance early as he knocked down Hooker in the first round, twice in the second and
Posted on 08/06/2022 By: Sean Crose Marlen Esparza, the 21-1 WBA and WBC flyweight titlist, took on the 19-1-1 Eva Guzman Saturday night at Fort Worth’s Dickies’ Arena. The fight was scheduled for ten two minute rounds. Esparza went for the immediate win right off the bat, swinging a punch with bad intentions at Guzman’s
ESPN+ and Social Media, 4:00 pm ET, Lopez vs Campa press conference. ESPN2, 3:30 pm ET, Lopez vs Campa weigh-in. They’re doing a “Max on Boxing” live special for the weigh-in. They’re treating Teofimo Lopez’s return as a big deal. There’s also an ESPN+ stream starting at 4 ET for the undercard weigh-ins. ESPN+, 6:30
Michael “Mick” Conlan returned home to Belfast and got back on the winning track. Conlan, who lost a featherweight title bid in March, defeated Miguel Marriaga by unanimous decision in the 10-round featherweight main event Saturday at The SSE Arena. Conlan (17-1, 8 KOs) prevailed by scores of 99-88 2x and 99-89, securing knockdowns in
Posted on 08/06/2022 By: Sean Crose “The undercard boxers,” Jake Paul’s MVP Promotions stated in a Saturday press release, “who were set to fight today as part of the Jake Paul & Amanda Serrano MVP event spent countless hours training both physically and mentally to prepare to fight on one of the biggest stages of
12:50 AM ET Vergil Ortiz Jr. looked across the ring on Saturday night and saw one of boxing’s bureaucratic speed bumps. In order for Ortiz to inch closer to a crack at a legitimate boxing championship, he had to first defeat Michael McKinson, who was modestly ranked by a couple of the sport’s sanctioning bodies.
News • Opinion Michael Conlan lands on Miguel Marriaga (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Michael Conlan does what he needs to do – for him – against Miguel Marriaga, winning widely on the cards, writes Elliot Worsell THERE is a balance to be struck by any fighter whenever they set foot
VERGIL ORTIZ JR Opening remarks: First of all, I just want to say thank you to everyone for being here. I didn’t like my performance. I’m not going to lie, I was not pleased with it at all. It’s probably the worst one I’ve had so far. But, we only get better. It’s just a
Former two division champion Bernard Hopkins is expecting Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to hand down a beating when he faces Gennadiy Golovkin in their upcoming trilogy fight. For a good portion of his career, Canelo was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, where Hopkins is a co-owner. Canelo parted ways with Golden Boy in 2020. Hopkins’
Posted on 08/07/2022 By: Sean Crose The 18-0 Vergil Ortiz headlined a main event at Dickies’ Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday when he faced a fellow undefeated fighter, the 22-0 Mike McKinson. The battle was scheduled for 12 in the welterweight division. The bout opened with an accidental headbutt in the first which
7:07 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Michael Conlan responded to his first professional boxing defeat by scoring three knockdowns on his way to a dominant points win over Miguel Marriaga
(Feb. 20, 2021) Swedish heavyweight contender Otto Wallin (22-1, 14 KOs) continued his rise in the division with a unanimous decision over former world title challenger Dominic Breazeale (20-3, 18 KOs). The judges scored the fight 117-111, 116-112 and 118-110. The veteran Breazeale, whose only previous two losses came to unified champion Anthony Joshua and
Floyd Schofield TKO-6 Rodrigo Guerrero Floyd Schofield put on a dominant performance against Rodriguo Guerrero, knocking him down twice and pummeling him with vicious combinations in every round on his way to a 6th round stoppage. Schofield (11-0, 9 KO) is young, only 19 years old, but ran through his first 10 pro fights in
Marlen Esparza finds herself in a familiar career role. The only new look heading into her next fight is entering as the lineal and unified WBA/WBC flyweight champion. Houston’s Esparza will fight for the fourth straight time in her home state, the latest in a title defense versus WBA mandatory challenger Eva Guzman (19-1-1, 11KOs).
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen ‘Breadman’ Edwards tackling topics such as Danny Garcia, Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence, Devin Haney, Luis Ortiz vs. Andy Ruiz, and more. Hey Mr Edwards, First but not for the first time, thank you for the great boxing insights. Saturday afternoons (that’s when I get the mailbag in
Tonight was supposed to be the return of Jake Paul to a boxing ring, but his fight with Hasim Rahman Jr was canceled, wrapping up the dumbest couple months of absolute nonsense you’ll ever see in boxing, a sport that specializes in dumb nonsense. But Paul’s team say that he will “directly” pay 50 percent
Premium • Preview Michael Conlan (L) and Miguel Marriaga (R) pose during the weigh in ahead of their featherweight fight (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Five months after being knocked out in the final round of a war against Leigh Wood, Ireland’s Michael Conlan returns against Colombian puncher Miguel Marriaga FIGHTER-TURNED-PROMOTER
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