The expectation is always to win for Frank Sanchez. (photo by Ryan Hafey) To do so in the presence of the sport’s current best fighter in the world, is what made this one even more special. Sanchez moved to 20-0 (13KOs) following a ten-round shutout of late replacement Christian Hammer in their Fox Sports Pay-Per-View
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Posted on 01/01/2022 By: Sean Crose Frank Sanchez highlighted the Luis Ortiz-Charles Martin undercard Saturday by facing fellow heavyweight Christian Hammer in a scheduled 10 rounder. The first round was close, with each man having his moments. The 19-0 Sanchez and the 26-8-0 Hammer kept things tight in the second. Sanchez worked the body well in
12:32 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Luis Ortiz survived two knockdowns to score a sixth-round stoppage of Charles Martin in a heavyweight fight Saturday night at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. Ortiz (33-2, 28 KOs) badly buckled Martin with an overhand left that left him dazed in the corner, and then Ortiz unloaded with a
Luis Ortiz has started to look his age, but “King Kong” remains dangerous, as he got off the canvas twice tonight and rallied to stop Charles Martin in the sixth round of a heavyweight slugfest main event on FOX pay-per-view. The 42-year-old Ortiz (33-2, 28 KO) hadn’t fought at all in 14 months, and really
Feature So far we have: Frazier-Ali I (seventies); Hagler-Hearns (eighties); Chavez-Taylor (nineties)… Matt Christie went back to the 2000s to reveal the fight you voted as your favourite THE premise for Desert Island Fights is simple: You will soon be stranded on a desert island. To ease the boredom, you can take along one –
Luis Ortiz landed 57% (41/72) of his power punches. 19 of those landed power punches came in the sixth round, when Ortiz put Charles Martin on the canvas twice for the stoppage win. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida – In an IBF heavyweight eliminator, Luis Ortiz (33-2, 28 KOs) overcame two
Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Sean Crose Luis Ortiz returned to the ring on Saturday night, facing off against Charles Martin in a scheduled 12 round heavyweight affair. The 32-2 Ortiz looked to be in very good shape, and was performing well against the 28-2-1 Martin, when he was briefly sent to the mat in the
“Prince” Charles Martin is on the rise again in the stacked heavyweight division. He faces Luis “King Kong” Ortiz on January 1, 2021, to open the New Year. The former world title-holder is looking as good as ever in the ring and determined to regain the world heavyweight championship in the new year. #CharlesMartin #OrtizMartin
Boxing gets going for 2022 here on night one, as Premier Boxing Champions present an all-heavyweight pay-per-view headlined by veterans Luis Ortiz and Charles Martin. The main card PPV action will start at 8 pm ET, and prelim fights and plenty of hype will air starting at 5 pm ET on FOX. The PPV is
Frank Martin has officially launched the 2022 Prospect of the Year race. The unbeaten southpaw from Indianapolis—who now trains in Dallas—picked apart Philippines’ Romero Duno en route to a fourth-round knockout. Martin scored two knockdowns, the latter of which prompted a stoppage at 2:54 of round four Saturday evening on Fox TV from Seminole Hard
Posted on 01/01/2022 By: Hans Themistode For countless years now, Ryan Garcia has thumped his hands on his chest and screamed at the top of his lungs that he’s the best 135 pounder alive. Isaac Cruz, however, finds that notion laughable. Throughout the short career of the 23-year-old Cruz, he’s enjoyed sizable success. Still, despite
Mikaela Mayer has established herself as one of the top names in women’s boxing today, winning a pair of fights in 2021 including a thrilling slugfest with Maiva Hamadouche in November, where Mayer unified the WBO and IBF titles at 130 lbs. Now, like everyone, Mayer (16-0, 5 KO) looks ahead to what’s coming in
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Jake Paul, Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford, Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermall Charlo, unifications in boxing, and more. Hey Bread, Belated Merry Christmas to you and yours. Jake Paul is getting better, he’s entertaining and has a kill or be killed mentality, by
Posted on 12/31/2021 By: Sean Crose Face it – Canelo Alvarez rules the world (the world of boxing, that is). Know why? Because he deserves to. Although social media indicates there are many who don’t care for the guy, the red haired Mexican star is unquestionably the biggest force in the sport right now. Fighters
Feature BN readers voted Frazier-Ali I as their favourite fight of the seventies and Hagler-Hearns from the eighties. What’s their choice for best fights from the nineties? THE premise for Desert Island Fights is simple: You will soon be stranded on a desert island. To ease the boredom, you can take along one – and
He had to work for it, but WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka kept his dreams of unification alive this morning with a unanimous decision over late replacement Ryoji Fukunaga. Ioka (28-2, 15 KO) was initially slated to meet IBF titlist Jerwin Ancajas, who was forced out earlier this month due to Japan’s tightened travel
Former cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson could see Savannah Marshall taking over as the top female fighter in the world – if she beats Claressa Shields in their grudge match that is being put together for later this year. Marshall beat Shields in the amateurs. Since then, Shields has captured two Olympic gold medals and became
Posted on 12/31/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite sporting an enormous tattoo spread across his abdomen that says “Above Tha Law”, Charles Martin can be described as a gentle giant. The heavyweight contender graciously and routinely stops for pictures with his adoring fans and has earned the recent reputation as a hard worker. Still, despite the