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Posted on 03/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode Dillian Whyte promised things would be different this time around. After controlling much of their first contest, Whyte quickly found himself staring up at the ceiling lights in his August 22nd, contest against Alexander Povetkin. Refusing to accept defeat, Whyte invoked his immediate rematch clause. While many believed he

Posted on 03/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode Teofimo Lopez is as confident as they come. Or at least, that’s what it seems. Going into his contest against Richard Commey on December 14th, 2019, there were plenty in the boxing world who believed the then 21-year-old was biting off more than he could chew against the IBF

Posted on 03/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was fun at first. Adamant fans of Errol Spence Jr. would argue daily with supporters of Terence Crawford. They would scream, shout and more times than not, use every curse word in the book against one another. The main topic of discussion was always the same, their inevitable

Posted on 03/27/2021 By: Oliver McManus It was revenge for Dillian Whyte on Saturday night as he rocked Alexander Povetkin to claim the interim WBC heavyweight world title. Real success came at the beginning of the fourth round for Whyte who had the Russian trembling on his legs. Two minutes later and Whyte had his

Posted on 03/27/2021 (Photo by Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images) After starting off a bit slow, Fabio Wardley (11-0, 10 KOs) quickly found himself in a dog fight against long faded contender Eric Molina (27-7, 19 KOs). A right hand by the former title contender rattled Wardley but just when Molina believed it was

Posted on 03/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode Going into the Vasilily Lomachenko contest, Teofimo Lopez Sr., trainer and father of Teofimo Lopez, knew good and well that they were facing a tall task. Most of the boxing world expected the father-son duo to come up short this past October. Those thoughts, of course, didn’t come true

Posted on 03/26/2021 By: Sean Crose The World Boxing Council has decreed that Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada shall meet in the ring for a third time. The first bout between the two, a 2012 war, ended with Gonzalez winning on the cards. The rematch, which went down a few weeks ago, went

Posted on 03/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO) Oscar De La Hoya never considered walking back into the ring again. After spending 16 years of his life throwing fists at the professional level and countless ones fighting as an amateur, De La Hoya had enough. Yet, as he continued to watch

Posted on 03/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode First, they were on, then they were off – then they were on and now, they are apparently back off. Recently, former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson revealed that a third showdown with long-time rival Evander Holyfield was essentially set in stone. “I just want everybody to know, the

Posted on 03/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermall Charlo has made it no secret that he is interested in trading fists with former WBC super-middleweight champion David Benavidez. Although he currently campaigns one weight class higher, Charlo hasn’t backed down from his claim that he will not only move up in weight to face Benavidez but

Posted on 03/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Photo Credit: Amanda Westcott Mike Tyson knows a great fighter when he sees one. The former undisputed heavyweight champion recently spoke with Canelo Alvarez on his podcast, Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson. During their conversation, the pound-for-pound star mapped out the goals he has for himself which include a May

Posted on 03/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode With numerous reports surfacing that former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson turned down a 25 million dollars offer to face his long-time rival Evander Holyfield, Tyson has decided to put an end to those erroneous statements. “I just want everybody to know, the fight is on with me and

Posted on 03/24/2021 By: Sean Crose Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz will be facing the popular and longtime heavyweight contender Chris Arreola on May 1’st at Carson, California’s Dignity Health Sports Park. The bout was originally set for April. Although this promises to be an intriguing and most likely entertaining affair, the fact the Premiere

Posted on 03/24/2021 Cuban star and WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will seek a third world title in a second weight class when he faces veteran contender Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna for the WBA Middleweight Title in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, May 1 as part of a

Posted on 03/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermall Charlo can hear the demands. He can also feel the squeeze placed on him by the boxing fans. For the past several months, Charlo has engaged in a back and forth war of words with former super middleweight champion David Benavidez. With the Houston native claiming that he

Posted on 03/23/2021 By: Sean Crose “Over 20,000 tickets were sold on a record-breaking day one of the limited pre-sale for the blockbuster unification showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday May 8 at AT&T stadium in Arlington, TX.” So stated Matchroom Boxing on Tuesday. And so, in a very real sense, the highly anticipated Canelo-Saunders

Posted on 03/22/2021 By: Sean Crose “Baltimore native and boxing star Gervonta Davis has been indicted on 14 counts related to a hit-and-run crash in downtown Baltimore in November.” So writes Baltimore’s ABC affiliate, WMAR. ” If convicted of all charges,” WMAR adds, “Davis faces a potential maximum of 7 years and 55 days in

Posted on 03/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode Terence Crawford has always been a supporter of Canelo Alvarez. Just last month the WBO welterweight belt holder was sitting front row and center as he watched the Mexican star dismantle mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim via third-round stoppage at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Florida. Alvarez is currently