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Posted on 04/27/2022 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Edgar Berlanga vowed to punish Steve Rolls. The highly regarded super middleweight prospect started his career on fire, nabbing 16 consecutive first-round stoppage victories in a row. But, as of late, Berlanga has been forced to enlist the help of

Posted on 04/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode Jesse Rodriguez believed that slow and steady was the appropriate way to go about his career. Nevertheless, the former flyweight contender saw an opportunity too good to pass up. With Srisaket Sor Rungisai forced to withdraw from his February 5th ring appearance due to illness, Rodriguez brazenly accepted a

Posted on 04/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode HANDOUT/TOP RANK VIA GETTY IMAGES Although Oscar Valdez has shown multiple layers to his all-around game, the current WBC super featherweight champion has mostly relied on his grit, toughness, and tenacity to will himself to the top of the pugilistic mountain. Against Scott Quigg in 2018, Valdez fought his

Posted on 04/26/2022 By: Sean Crose “Were obviously two great champions,” undisputed women’s lightweight champion Katie Taylor said on Tuesday’s Today Show. “The best in the world facing each other.” The best Taylor spoke of were herself and Amanda Serrano, the five division titlist who Taylor will be defending her crown against Saturday night at

Posted on 04/25/2022 By John “Gutterdandy” Walker Dillian “The Body Snatcher” Whyte, who was defeated in what appeared to be a one-sided bout against WBC champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury last Saturday in the UK, is now crying foul, blaming Fury for using dirty tactics and also slamming the referee for allowing Fury to push him to

Posted on 04/25/2022 By: Sean Crose Several weeks back, colorful fight trainer and manager F. Mac Buckley passed. Although Buckley never attained the fame of other cornermen, those who knew and worked with him, particularly in the state of Connecticut, will find him hard to forget. Buckley was most well known for guiding a good

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Hans Themistode Action Images/Ed Sykes With only a few hours away before fighting for his first world title, the magnitude of the event has seemingly hit Dillian Whyte. “I’m about to become world champion,” said Whyte during an interview with Lucky Block. Whyte, 34, has done his best to work his

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Sean Crose The 8-0 heavyweight David Adeleye stepped into the ring at Wembley Stadium on Saturday as part of the Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte heavyweight title undercard. Adeleye’s opponent was the unheralded 9-8 Chris Healey, who entered the fight considerably out of shape. Adeleye, on the other hand, had been sparring with

Posted on 04/24/2022 By: Hans Themistode Getty Images Although Freddie Roach has learned to live with the results, the Hall of Fame trainer is still contrite with the way things ended for his former starfighter, Manny Pacquiao. The former eight-division world champion was determined to prove that even at the age of 42, he was

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Sean Crose Featherweight Isaac Lowe appeared on Saturday’s Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte heavyweight title card card, as the 21-1-3 Englishman battled for the WBC Silver title against the 14-0 Nick Ball in a scheduled 12 rounder. Lowe was able to put his jab to strong use earlier on in the bout. Yet

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Sean Crose Ekow Essuman defended his British Welterweight and IBF European welterweight titles Saturday as the co-main of the much anticipated Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte heavyweight title fight. The 16-0 Essuman was facing the 21-2 Darren Tetley in a scheduled 12 rounder. Essuman controlled the range early on. Photo: Midlands Area BBBofC

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Sean Crose All it takes is one punch. It’s something fight fans are told over and over again. It’s also been proven over and over again. On Saturday at Wembley Stadium, however, Tyson Fury made it clear just how true that old adage actually is. An absolute atom bomb of a

Posted on 04/22/2022 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. looked sensational, splendid, superb, excellent, flawless, and every other superlative word you can think of as he went on to stop the normally durable Yordenis Ugas this past weekend on April 16th. A crowd of nearly 40,000 stood on its feet and roared in approval as

Posted on 04/22/2022 By: Hans Themistode While David Benavidez is still in the infancy stages of his career, at 25 years of age, the Arizona native is craving bigger fights and even bigger paydays. Despite draping his shoulders with super middleweight gold on two separate occasions, Benavidez believes there’s a gaping hole in his current

Posted on 04/22/2022 By: Sean Crose Dillian Whyte has been waiting a long time for this moment. Now, the 28-2 Brit will have the chance to win the lineal and WBC heavyweight titles when he faces the 31-0-1 defending champion Tyson Fury tomorrow at London’s Wembley Stadium. Close to one hundred thousand people are expected

Posted on 04/21/2022 By: Hans Themistode Following nearly two years sequestered on the sidelines, Errol Spence Jr. provided a reminder of sorts to the boxing world, that he is in fact, the best fighter that the welterweight division has to offer. This Past Saturday night, on April 16th, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas,

Posted on 04/21/2022 By: Hans Themistode Mikey Williams/Top Rank As tears fell from the eyes of Shakur Stevenson following his 2016 Olympic gold medal loss against Robeisy Ramirez, the New Jersey native vowed to never allow history to repeat itself. So far, Stevenson has kept his word, winning all 17 of his bouts in the

Posted on 04/21/2022 By: Hans Themistode Amanda Westcott/Showtime Much like the nearly 40,000 fans that rose to their feet and applauded in approval at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, this past weekend, Jaron Ennis admits that he was thoroughly entertained. On April 16th, Errol Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas waged a back and forth