Malik Hawkins isn’t impressed by the fact that Subriel Matias knocked out the first 15 opponents he faced as a professional. Hawkins took notice of Matias’ most recent fight, a 10-round, unanimous-decision loss against Armenian underdog Petros Ananyan. Matias was heavily favored to beat Ananyan on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder undercard February 22 at MGM
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LAS VEGAS – Teofimo Lopez isn’t consumed with where people place him on their pound-for-pound lists, just as long as he is on everyone’s list now. He has earned at least that, according to Lopez, by out-boxing Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday night in their 12-round, 135-pound title unification fight. Lopez won what was supposed to
Juan Francisco Estrada wouldn’t allow the judges to determine the outcome of his riveting rematch with Carlos Cuadras on Friday night. Estrada survived a third-round knockdown and staggered Cuadras several times later in their terrific slugfest before flooring him twice in the 11th round. Cuadras courageously attempted to avoid losing by knockout for the first
Juan Francisco Estrada insists he is fully focused on his WBC World Super-Flyweight title defense against Carlos Cuadras tonight at TV Azteca Studios in Mexico City, Mexico, live on DAZN. Estrada (40-3 27 KOs) meets Cuadras in a rematch of their closely fought first battle in September 2017, and should Estrada retain his title and
There is still plenty of fight left in Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, though he will have a lengthy list of memorable moments to look back upon whenever he decides to call it a career. For now, high among the most memorable moments was the most recently created memory. Gonzalez turned back the clock in his last
Former super lightweight world champion Regis “Rougarou” Prograis talked about moving his training camp from Los Angeles back to Houston and more as he previewed his upcoming showdown against unbeaten Juan Heraldez that takes place Saturday, October 31 live on SHOWTIME PPV from Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in an event presented by Premier Boxing
Juan Francisco Estrada is set for one rematch while firmly eyeing another. The two-division and reigning lineal junior bantamweight champion attempts the second defense of his crown as he faces former 115-pound titlist Carlos Cuadras. Their bout—a rematch to their September 2017 non-title fight—headlines a three-title fight show, streaming Friday evening live on DAZN from
Pick It: World Jr. Bantamweight Champion Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Carlos Cuadras (Friday, DAZN, 7 PM EST) Let’s call it chapter nine. Every era has its multi-man rivalries but none has been better, or delivered more consistently, than the hardcore four in this one. Since 2012, Roman Gonzalez, Juan Francisco Estrada, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, and
Gervonta “Tank” Davis will host his virtual media workout ahead of his SHOWTIME PPV main event showdown against Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz taking place Saturday, October 31 live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The workout will stream live on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel
Rising unbeaten Michel Rivera will take on lightweight contender Ladarius Miller in a 10-round showdown highlighting non-televised undercard action on Saturday, October 31 from the Alamodome in San Antonio in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The event is headlined by the highly anticipated showdown between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz
Undefeated New York welterweight Pablo Valdez was set for a dream appearance at Madison Square Garden’s Top Rank Extravaganza on St Patrick’s Day earlier this year. The back to back shows, which included the likes of Shakur Stevenson, Edgar Berlanga, Josue Vargas, and Michael Conlan unfortunately fell victim at the last minute due to the
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman was very impressed with Saturday’s big win by Teofimo Lopez. Lopez unified the WBC Franchise, WBA, WBO, IBF lightweight titles with a twelve round unanimous decision over heavily favored Vasiliy Lomachenko at the MGM Grand’s Conference Center in Las Vegas. According to Sulaiman, Lopez will attend a planned ceremony in
More viewers watched ESPN’s Teofimo Lopez-Vasiliy Lomachenko fight on Saturday night than any boxing match on American television in more than three years. According to viewership figures released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, the Lopez-Lomachenko main event was watched by an average audience of 2,729,000. Viewership peaked at 2,898,000 toward the end of their 12-round
Luke Boyd is excited to continue his push up the world ratings, as the Dreamtime guided super bantamweight aims to hit the ground running in 2021. Boyd, who has now linked up also with Tony Tolj headed Dragon Fire Boxing opened up about his partnerships with both Dreamtime and Dragon Fire. Boyd said, “Dreamtime Boxing
Veteran trainer Jorge Rubio of Cuba was not surprised by the victory achieved by Teofimo Lopez on Saturday night. At the MGM Grand’s Conference Center in Las Vegas, Lopez pulled off a twelve round unanimous decision over big favorite Vasiliy Lomachenko to unify the WBO, IBF, WBC Franchise, IBF lightweight titles. Several years ago, in the
LAS VEGAS – The right fighter won, but otherwise the judges got it wrong. That was Bob Arum’s assessment of the Teofimo Lopez-Vasiliy Lomachenko fight Saturday night. The outspoken promoter condemned the officially scoring of a 12-round, 135-pound title unification bout Brooklyn’s Lopez won by unanimous decision at MGM Grand Conference Center. Judge Tim Cheatham
On the week of the biggest fight of his life, Teofimo Lopez fielded a whole lot of questions, ranging from typical tactical queries to deep dives into his relationship with his father and extended family. The easiest question, which came in his final virtual media availability, was “what are you reading these days?” He replied
LAS VEGAS – Teofimo Lopez appreciates the opportunity Vasiliy Lomachenko gave him Saturday night. The fully unified lightweight champion just doesn’t think there’s any reason they should fight again. Lopez believes a rematch would unfold similar to how he beat Lomachenko in their 12-round, 135-pound title unification fight. There is not a rematch clause in