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Posted on 04/14/2022 By: Hans Themistode Photo by Stacey Snyder With Yordenis Ugas and Errol Spence Jr. set to unify titles on April 16th, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the remarkably stout southpaw is growing sick and tired of team Ugas and their analysis of his overall game. In September of 2019, Ismael

Posted on 04/14/2022 by John “Gutterdandy” Walker The strange atmosphere surrounding the upcoming title fight between undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and challenger Dillian Whyte, both of the UK, got even stranger when the two fighters appeared, though not together, at a press conference Thurdsay afternoon (April 14). Fury has previously announced that this

Posted on 04/14/2022 By: Hans Themistode SCOTT KIRKLAND/FOX While Yordenis Ugas is widely respected by everyone in the boxing world, by and large, most believe that he’ll come up woefully short in his bid to become a unified champion. In just a few short days, on April 16th, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas,

Posted on 04/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Getty Images Andy Ruiz Jr. admitted where he went wrong. After shocking the boxing world in 2019 by dethroning Anthony Joshua and claiming three of the four major world titles in the heavyweight division, Ruiz Jr. rested on his laurels. As a result, the Mexican star spent the next

Posted on 04/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Isabel Infantes/PA Images via Getty Images Terence Crawford shook his head in disbelief as he took in the sights from this past weekend’s junior middleweight Fight of the Year candidate. At the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, both Sebastian Fundora and Erickson Lubin waged an all-out war. Although

Posted on 04/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Eric Jamison, AP Adrien Broner has been incredibly inactive over the past few years. But that hasn’t stopped some of the top names in the welterweight division from calling him out. Amongst a long list of fighters that are poking and daring Broner to face them in the ring,

Posted on 04/12/2022 By: Sean Crose “I’m looking to match the best with the best,” Floyd Mayweather tells Fight Hype, commenting on his role as promoter. “The ultimate goal is to find the next Floyd Mayweather.” That, however, may be hard to do. Mayweather, like him or not, was a once in a lifetime talent,

Posted on 04/12/2022 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson is well aware of the golden opportunity waiting in front of him. With the former Olympic silver medalist less than three weeks away from taking on WBC super featherweight titlist, Oscar Valdez, he views their upcoming showdown as his de-facto coming out party. Presently, although Stevenson has

Posted on 04/12/2022 By: Hans Themistode There’s a loud and consistent thud that can be heard in the confines of a Dallas gym. As that deafening noise continues, Errol Spence Jr. sweats profusely as he blasts away at the heavy bag with head trainer Derrick James standing closely by his side. For the past several

Posted on 04/11/2022 By: Sean Crose “This is an interesting event,” Jackie Kallen tells me. “It’s going to be kind of fun and different.” Anyone who knows the fight world knows of Kallen, the Detroit native who found success as a high level boxing manager, success that made her a very powerful woman in what

Posted on 04/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Photo by Ryan Hafey / Premier Boxing Champions There’s a certain art that’s associated with the sport of boxing. Of course, there’s the obvious, the barbaric actions of two fighters entering the ring shirtless, beating one another until someone shamefully says “no mas.” But boxing is more than just

Posted on 04/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Generally, Gervonta Davis isn’t the most loquacious person when he walks into a room. Even as his fight dates draw near, the Baltimore native is calm, cool, and collected while his opponents are animated and truculent. However, despite his normally serene demeanor, Davis and Rolando “Rolly” Romero nearly came

Posted on 04/09/2022 Gabe Rosado was desperate to turn his career around. With three defeats in his past five contests, the longtime gatekeeper believed that if he was successful in his contest against Shane Mosley Jr., he could right the ship. Unfortunately for the shopworn Philadelphia native, he’s come up short yet again.  Serving as

Posted on 04/10/2022 By: Sean Crose The 24-1 Erickson Lubin faced the 18-0-1 Sebastian Fundora for the WBC interim super welterweight title Saturday night at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The scheduled 12 round affair was the main event of a televised Showtime/Premier Boxing Champions’ card. The opening chapter saw Lubin pick away at his

Posted on 04/10/2022 By: Hans Themistode ESTHER LIN/SHOWTIME Sebastian Fundora has often been the subject of criticism. Standing at nearly 6’6”, the 24-year-old towers over most heavyweights, let alone junior middleweights, the weight class in which he currently competes in. Although Fundora could use his freakishly tall frame to keep his opponents at bay, he

Posted on 04/10/2022 By: Hans Themistode It was a picture-perfect start to Ryan Garcia’s 2021 fighting campaign. The extremely confident 23-year-old showed resolve and heart by picking himself up off the deck against Luke Campbell to register a seventh-round knockout win. While Garcia was ultimately hoping that his victory would lead to a world title

Posted on 04/10/2022 By: Sean Crose Junior middleweight Tony Harrison appeared on Showtime’s PBC card Saturday night as the 28-3-1 Detroit native took on the 33-1 Sergio Garcia in a scheduled 10 rounder. The last time Harrison had entered the ring was nearly a year earlier, when he battled Bryant Perrella to a draw. Garcia’s

Posted on 04/09/2022 By: Sean Crose Don’t expect Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s biggest star, to test positive for banned substances after eating tainted beef. For while preparing for his May light heavyweight title bout against the formidable Dmitry Bivol, Canelo has decided to go vegan (engaging in a diet free of meat and animal by-products) For