American Airlines Arena, Dallas, Texas – In the co-main event, Roger “The Kid” Gutierrez (25-3-1, 20 KOs) of Maracaibo, Venezuela scored an upset 12-round unanimous decision victory against Rene “El Gemelo” Alvarado of Managua, Nicaragua. Gutierrez won with three scores of 113-112. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos) Felix “El Gemelo” Alvarado (36-2, 31 KOs) of
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Undefeated Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) has claimed the interim-WBC lightweight title after knocking out 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell in the seventh round at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. Returning to the ring for the first time since being beaten by Vasiliy Lomachenko almost 18 months ago, the Briton was
Luke Campbell isn’t concerned about ring rust as he approaches his huge fight against Ryan Garcia on Saturday night in Dallas. England’s Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) hasn’t boxed since Vasiliy Lomachenko thoroughly defeated him in August 2019 at O2 Arena in London. Ukraine’s Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) knocked Campbell to the canvas in the 11th
DALLAS—Ryan Garcia has not at all been cryptic in his desire to clean out the lightweight division, though the dream fight which he most craves is much bigger in notoriety and in size. The unbeaten lightweight contender remains supremely confident ahead of Saturday’s interim title fight versus England’s Luke Campbell, to the point where Garcia is calling
No fighter is ever a finished product, especially at the tender age of 22. The boxing public realizes that Ryan Garcia is still a work in progress. Garcia’s (20-0, 17 KOs) potential is a promising one, and he further wants to prove that with a win over Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) on Saturday at
SAN ANTONIO – Eddie Hearn hopes Luke Campbell pulls off what would be considered a mild upset Saturday night. Campbell’s promoter is well aware, of course, that his partners at DAZN want Ryan Garcia to conquer Campbell. A Garcia win would set up an appealing showdown with Devin Haney, who also is promoted by Hearn’s
UFC president Dana White has lashed out at Youtube star Jake Paul, who in recent weeks issued numerous challenges to various MMA fighters. Paul is 2-0 with 2 knockouts as a boxer – and recently called out MMA fighters like UFC superstar Conor McGregor to face him in a boxing match. Some of his trash talk
Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) and Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) hosted their final press conference today in Dallas, Texas ahead of their 12-round showdown for the interim WBC Lightweight Championship. They were joined by undercard fighters from the event including world champions Rene Alvarado (32-8, 21 KOs) and Felix Alvarado (35-2, 30 KOs) and
Armed with 17 career knockouts in three rounds or less, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is no stranger to quick nights at the office. This was not at all what he had in mind, however, for how things turned out in his latest ring appearance. The red-hot welterweight contender from Philadelphia saw a 16-fight knockout streak end
New Year’s Eve has loomed large in the careers of both Kazuto Ioka and Kosei Tanaka. Ioka is making his ninth start on the date, posting a mark of 7-1 so far. Tanaka is making his fourth start on what has become arguably the biggest day on the Japanese boxing calendar, returning to the ring
Zanfer Promoter CEO Fernando Beltran, who co-promotes unbeaten Mexican middleweight contender Jaime Munguia, revealed that there are discussions for a potential 2021 showdown with IBF, IBO world champion Gennadiy Golovkin. Two years ago, Munguia was selected as the opponent for Golovkin – who was seeking a foe to replace Canelo Alvarez, who was pulled from
Ryan Garcia couldn’t ask for better mentors in relation to proven wrong those who constantly insist what he can’t accomplish. Next up for the unbeaten lightweight contender is a dangerous crossroads showdown with England’s Luke Campbell (20-3, 16KOs), with the two due to ring in the New Year atop a January 2 DAZN-streamed show from
Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, who was knocked out by Floyd Mayweather in 2011, believes his former foe will have trouble with his upcoming opponent, Youtube star Logan Paul. Mayweather, a former five division world champion with a perfect 50-0, record, is scheduled to face Paul in an exhibition clash on February 20. Paul made his
WBC junior welterweight champion Chantelle Cameron is hoping to secure a future showdown with unified lightweight champion Katie Taylor. Cameron captured the WBC title back in October, with a dominant win over Brazil’s Adriana Dos Santos Araujo. Cameron (13-0, 7 KOs) has been urging to get some payback, for the outcome of her meeting with Taylor in the
Five new Committees were established under the adopted AIBA Constitution during the virtual Board of Directors meeting. In addition to four Committees standing in the Constitution – Disciplinary Committee, Ethics Committee, Athletes Committee and the Audit Committee – the directors created five new committees. These are: 1. Coaches Committee – which will solve the issues of
Last Wednesday night at the Bankwest Stadium, junior middleweight contender Michael Zerafa confronted unbeaten Australian star Tim Tszyu in the aftermath of his first round blowout of Bowyn Morgan. Zerafa has been out of the ring since last December, when he lost a decision in a dramatic fight with Jeff Horn. The contest was a rematch of their bout which
Former IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is training hard with his new coaches, the father & son team of Eddy and Chepo Reynoso. Ruiz shocked the world in June 2019, when he dropped Anthony Joshua four times for a seventh round stoppage to capture the unified crown at Madison Square Garden in
Dave Coldwell’s management stable has been bolstered with the signing of Samuel Antwi. The London welterweight, a former Southern Area champion, has placed his blossoming career in the hands of Coldwell and he’s under no doubt that he has made the perfect choice when selecting his manager. “It was an easy decision to let Dave