Hiroto Kyoguchi says he wants to dominate the Light-Flyweight division as he defends his WBA and Ring Magazine World titles against Axel Vega on Saturday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, live worldwide on DAZN (except Latin America). Kyoguchi (14-0 9 KOs) makes his American debut in the Lone Star state in
Posted on 03/10/2021 By: Sean Crose Showtime’s ShoBox fight broadcast returned Wednesday night, airing a live card of of up and coming fighters from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. First off was a scheduled 8 round lightweight affair between the 8-0 Victor Padilla and the 10-0-1 Thomas Velasquez. Padilla suffered a flash knockdown in
Feature • Issue • Premium Anthony Fowler has experienced both sides of the hardest sport. But he tells John Dennen he is determined to find out how good he can really be “HIS face was really bad. His eye was cut, his nose was cut. He weren’t bringing nothing back so I thought his corner
Junior welterweight prospect Brandun Lee continued tearing through his opposition to date, scoring a vicious third round knockout win over tough veteran Samuel Teah in tonight’s ShoBox: The New Generation main event. The 21-year-old Lee (22-0, 20 KO) looked like his usual self, brimming with confidence, full belief in his power, and sharp-shooting away on
Victor Padilla overcame the worst start of his pro career to register his best win to date. The unbeaten Puerto Rican southpaw from Berlin, New Jersey recovered from a 1st round knockdown to drop and stop Thomas Velasquez in the 5th round of their lightweight bout. Padilla dropped Velasquez en route to a subsequent stoppage at 1:56
Posted on 03/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Credit : Chris Farina / Mayweather Promotions David Benavidez doesn’t claim to know everything, however, he does believe he knows how his future will ultimately unfold. Currently, the former WBC super-middleweight belt holder is patiently watching the clock in his hotel room as he waits for his upcoming showdown
It’s impossible to ignore the universal adoration for Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez in the boxing world. Guilty, I’m a paid-up member of the fan club. The proud Nicaraguan has been a joy to watch across his four title-winning divisions, with this Saturday marking his 53rd professional bout, and second against Juan Francisco Estrada – a rematch
Lightweight Christian Villalba remained unbeaten Saturday night, defeating Jesus Angel Barbeitia by unanimous decision at the Big Punch Arena in Tijuana, Mexico. Scores were 58-56, 58-56, and 59-55 for Villalba, who improves to 8-0-1, 3 knockouts. Villalba, who is originally from Hermosillo, Mexico and now resides in the Los Angeles area, had previously fought on
Posted on 03/09/2021 By: Sean Crose Some of boxing’s biggest names remain inactive as we move on to the second quarter of 2021. While it’s true there’s been some fine fights in the first portion of the year, it’s worth noting some of the fight game’s feature attractions are sitting months – and even years
(September 13, 2016) – Chicago’s Eddie Ramirez (15-0, 10 KOs) scored a seventh round knockout of Kevin Watts (11-1, 4 KOs) in a battle of unbeaten super lightweight prospects that served as the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday night from Robinson Rancheria
Feature • Issue • Premium Elliot Worsell got to see the inner workings of Carl Froch as he readied himself for Andre Ward in the culmination of the long and winding super-middleweight tournament HAVING overtaken him on the steepest of hills, I waited at the top, hands on both knees, for a world champion to
Whether we like it or not, the WBC bridgerweight division is set to commence on March 16th when Oscar Rivas headlines a $29.99 FITE PPV in his current stomping grounds of Quebec. Rivas (26-1, 18 KO) hasn’t fought since July 2019, when he fell short against Dillian Whyte in a bid for the interim WBC
The city of Lafayette, Louisiana has produced a pair of pretty solid mixed martial artists in former UFC champs Daniel Cormier and Dustin Poirier, but in recent years, there hasn’t been much to brag about in the city from the boxing side of the combat sports street. There was the co-captain of the 1992 U.S.
Posted on 03/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode Dereck Chisora wasn’t particularly amused when he flipped on his television roughly two weeks ago. The former heavyweight title challenger watched as Junior Fa and former WBO belt holder Joseph Parker threw punches lethargically at one another across his screen. In no time at all, Chisora found himself uninterested
Issue • News • Premium Michael Jennings went from being a world title challenger to a drummer supporting Ian Brown to a boxing trainer. He tells John Evans why his latest role will be his most successful ROCK and roll and boxing aren’t natural bedfellows. Late nights and excess don’t tend to fit in to
Feature • Issue • Premium Mikey Williams/Top Rank From the streets of Nogales to the top of the game, Oscar Valdez discusses his inspiration, what’s next and that knockout with John Dennen OSCAR VALDEZ swayed back. He weaved under punches before bursting upwards, uncorking a hellacious left hook. Now a signature shot, it left Miguel
Top Rank’s collection of promising young fighters grew by one today with the addition of 2016 Olympian and unbeaten super lightweight Lindolfo Delgado, who will make his promotional debut as part of the May 22nd Jose Ramirez vs. Josh Taylor undercard. The 26-year-old Delgado (11-0, 11 KO), who joined forces with the ever-growing MTK/Rick Mirigian
WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not paying attention to the verbal antics of WBC champion Tyson Fury – and promises to avoid his in-ring antics as well. Fury is well known for the mental antics he applies before and during a fight. “He (Fury) can bring whatever he wants, it don’t