The Daily Bread Mailbag Returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Ryan Garcia’s recent big win over Luke Campbell, Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford, Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez, the career of James Kirkland, Josh Taylor vs. Regis Prograis, and much more. Hey Bread, I know you hear this probably a lot but
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Ivaylo Gotzev, co-promoter for heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev, says the Bulgarian boxer fought off serious symptoms connected to the COVID-19 virus in the weeks leading up to his December mandatory fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. Pulev was dropped three times before the contest was finally waved off in the ninth round
Teofimo Lopez Jr. is now pressed with a deadline to honor his next mandatory obligation. The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has officially ordered a lightweight title fight between Lopez—as the defending champion—and unbeaten number-one contender George Kambosos Jr. The New Jersey-based sanctioning body notified both camps on Friday of a 30-day free negotiations period, during
A previously announced title fight doubleheader now has an official home. The Avalon in Hollywood, California has been selected as the host to a February 13 show to air live on DAZN, two sources with knowledge of the situation have informed BoxingScene.com. Topping the card, Joseph Diaz (will make the first defense of his IBF
Last month at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Callum Smith was dominated over twelve rounds in his clash with Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. The two boxers battled for the WBC, WBA super middleweight world titles. Smith, who three years ago won the World Boxing Super Series tournament at super middleweight, is now looking to move forward
Retired Hall of Famer referee Joe Cortez has won the fight against the COVID-19 virus. Although he still remains in a hospital in Las Vegas, the Puerto Rican veteran revealed that the last two tests to detect the coronavirus were negative. The process to return home after nine weeks under the care of the doctors will begin
Only a travel visa stands in the way of a heavyweight pairing more than two years in the making. Manuel Charr is on target to make the first defense of his secondary WBA heavyweight belt, as he is due to face interim WBA titlist Trevor Bryan in a long-overdue title consolidation match. The fight is
Star Boxing has announced the signing of Danbury Connecticut fan-favorite Omar “The Beast” Bordoy (10-1 3 KO’s). At 25-years-old, Bordoy stands at 5’5″ and matches his nickname in the ring, unleashing his inner ‘Beast’ fighting much bigger than his frame would suggest. Bordoy is no stranger to Star Boxing events, having made his pro debut at Star Boxing’s
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman believes the critics are being too harsh when discussing the mandatory fight between champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and challenger Avni Yildirim. Most observers regard the contest as a mismatch and expect Yildirim to get knocked out in the early rounds. Sulaiman does not agree with that position. “I think Yildirim
In an article published on BoxingScene.com earlier this week, Jake Donovan wrote that former two-time super middleweight champion David ‘El Bandera Roja’ Benavidez will return to the ring on a date in March. The information was provided by Benavidez’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz who also stated that Benavidez will continue to campaign in the division. Benavidez’s
WBC, WBA super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez believes that he would batter Gennadiy Golovkin if they meet in a third meeting. Canelo was in action last month, in what was his only fight of 2020, when he dominated unbeaten Callum Smith to capture two world titles in Texas. Canelo (54-1-2, 36 KOs) is now looking
According to Ali Abdelaziz, manager of retired UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov, his client was offered $100 million to have a boxing match with former division world champion Floyd Mayweather. Abdelaziz indicates that UFC president Dana White was on board with the fight. Mayweather retired from boxing in August of 2017, after stopping UFC two-division champion
David Benavidez is back to work. Training camp is officially underway for the former two-time super middleweight titlist, who has spent the holiday season tucked away in Big Bear, California ahead of his next ring assignment. An expected return in the 1st quarter of 2021 is in the works, with Benavidez keen on reclaiming his
World rated contender Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (29-4-1 10 KOs) returns this week taking on Juan González (22-14 14 KOs) in a 10 round Jr. Middleweight contest for the vacant WBA Federcentro Championship. Fight card can be seen live on Facebook from La Terraza Sports Bar in Agua Prieta, Sonora Mexico. “Unfortunately me, my fiancé and
Carl Greaves trainer of EBU welterweight champion David Avanesyan, is very disappointed that his boxer will have to wait even longer to return to the ring. Avanesyan was scheduled to make a defense against unbeaten Josh Kelly on January 30th in the UK. But the card was postponed after all UK boxing events, due to rising
SAN ANTONIO – Eddie Hearn doesn’t envision anyone beating Canelo Alvarez anytime soon, not unless the ambitious Alvarez agrees to face an opponent simply too big and too strong for him. The four-division champion continued to thrive last month four full weight classes above where he made his pro debut as a 15-year-old junior welterweight
Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was proud of the recent performance from rising lightweight Ryan Garcia. Canelo was present, at ringside, for Garcia’s big win on Saturday night at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. Both fighters are trained by veteran coach Eddy Reynoso. Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) picked up the biggest win of his career
American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas – Felix “El Gemelo” Alvarado (36-2, 31 KOs) of Managua, Nicaragua defended his IBF junior flyweight world championship with a technical knockout victory against former 105-pound champion DeeJay Kriel (16-2-1, 8 KOs) of Gauteng, South Africa. The fight was stopped at 1:39 of the 10th round. Alvarado seemed to