Posted on 02/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode The replay of Teofimo Lopez landing that one right hand that turned off the lights of Richard Commey was all that the former belt holder could see. Tonight however, while he didn’t erase the memory completely, he did place a new one in its place. Commey’s newly found main
10:25 PM ET Unified lightweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez isn’t shying away from the business of boxing. In an interview Saturday night on ESPN, Lopez addressed a report about a contract dispute between himself and Top Rank Promotions for a future fight against mandatory challenger George Kambosos. Lopez is looking for more than the guaranteed purse
Premium • Reports Golden Boy Promotions The IBF super-featherweight title remains vacant, but Brian Castano is crowned the new WBO super-welterweight king JOSEPH DIAZ’S fight with mandatory challenger Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was set to be the first defence of his IBF super-featherweight strap. That was until the champion came in three-and-a-half pounds over the 130lb limit
History Listing the 10 ‘world’ title fights to have taken place on February 14, featuring Evander Holyfield and more 10 ‘world’ title fights that took place on Valentine’s Day. Here is the full list below: JIMMY WILDE W RTD 12 JOE SYMONDS – 1916Wales’ Wilde claimed IBU flyweight honours in Covent Garden in his second
INDIO, CALIF. – Former champion Joseph Diaz (31-1-1, 15 KOs) and Shavkat Rakhimov (15-0-1, 12 KOs) fought to a twelve round majority draw. The scores were 115-113 for Diaz, and two scores of 114-114, 114-114 for the draw. Because Diaz was 3.6-pounds overweight on Friday, the vacant IBF super featherweight title was only on the
Posted on 02/13/2021 Brian Castano simply would not take no for an answer tonight. Standing in the way of his dreams of winning a world title was former WBO Jr middleweight titlist Patrick Teixeira at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Los Angeles California. But not even the hard hitting one time belt holder could keep
1:54 AM ET Richard Commey returned to the winner’s circle with a tremendous KO victory over Jackson Marinez on Saturday, and looked as good as he did before his loss to Teofimo Lopez 14 months ago. With the victory, Commey gets back into title contention, but should he fight one of the other champions —
Former lightweight titleholder Richard Commey bounced back big in his first fight since 2019, knocking out Jackson Marinez in a late notice main event tonight on ESPN. Commey (30-3, 27 KO) announced that he certainly isn’t going to fade out of contention at 135 pounds just yet, picking up a solid win that keeps the
(June 30, 2017) Robert Easter Jr. hoped to be the first boxer to stop Denis Shafikov in his second title defense. Instead, the 135-pound champion had to grind it out over 12 rounds against the toughest opponent of his career to remain unbeaten. Defending his world title in his hometown for the second straight time,
News Dave Thompson/Matchroom Mauricio Lara comes out of nowhere to stunningly stop Josh Warrington in a huge upset UNHERALDED Mexican Mauricio Lara sensationally stopped Josh Warrington in a stunning upset at the SSE Arena in Wembley. Boasting a spotless 30-0 record heading into the bout, Warrington had vacated his IBF featherweight title only last month
SSE Arena, Wembley – Mauricio Lara (22-2, 15 KOs) pulled off a massive upset as he beat down and knocked out unbeaten former featherweight champion Josh Warrington (30-1, 7 KOs) in the ninth round. Warrington had vacated the IBF title in the weeks leading up to this return, before the sanctioning body had ordered him to
Posted on 02/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Missing weight isn’t always a sign that a certain fighter didn’t take training camp seriously. With that being said, when you come in three and a half pounds over the limit, it is an immediate red flag. For Joseph Diaz (31-1, 15 KOs), the seemingly disciplined super featherweight always
British boxing is back in the ring after January’s shutdown, and Leigh Wood has given us an early year highlight, knocking out Reece Mould in nasty fashion to win the vacant British featherweight title. The end came in the ninth round of what had been a gritty, tough fight from both men, with Wood (24-3,
Whether as the chief support or in his recently upgraded headlining act, the goal remains the same for Richard Commey. The former lightweight titlist returns to the ring for the first time in 14 months, having not fought since a crushing 2nd round stoppage at the hands of Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12KOs) in Dec. 2019
Posted on 02/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Richard Commey (29-3, 26 KOs) was hoping to make his return to the ring in a much quieter way. With Joe Smith Jr. and his dance partner Maxim Vlasov being removed from the card due to Vlasov’s positive COVID-19 test, Commey has subsequently been moved to the main event
Josh Warrington makes his return to the ring today on DAZN and Sky Sports (UK), as the now former featherweight titlist faces Mauricio Lara in the Matchroom Boxing main event. Warrington, 30, recently vacated the IBF title, but plans to stay at 126 pounds and seek bigger fights, feeling the IBF weren’t going to help
Feature • Issue • Premium A young Derek Rowe stands between Jack Dempsey and Reg Gutteridge, as Jack Solomons smiles on the left-hand side Derek Rowe has had lunch with Muhammad Ali, chauffeured Henry Cooper, drunk tea with Ted Kid Lewis and been thrown out of clubs with Terry Downes. In his own words, the
Issue • Opinion Getty Images These 10 fighters are synonymous with their hairless domes 1. MARVIN HAGLER This middleweight legend is regarded as one of the finest fighters of all time – and rightly so. Watching the hellacious Hagler tear into an opponent was one of the most exhilarating sights in sport. 2. KELLY