DESPITE the quality produced by its frontline workers, 2022 was the year the boxing industry twerked for fast food and then had the temerity to sell it on to its loyal customers as gourmet. It was the year the sport finally got with the times, in other words, and did its best to attract a
Month: January 2023
Ahead of this weekend’s Showtime PPV fight headlined by Gervonta Davis and Hector Garcia, Davis takes some time to chat with media reporters about his feelings heading into this fight. Check out some of what Davis had to say below. Gervonta Davis on his face off with Hector Garcia and pushing him “It was cool.
Hector Luis Garcia (16-0) is counting down the days until his showdown against Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis (27-0). The fight will headline a Showtime pay-per-view that takes place in Washington DC. The 31-year-old Dominican Republic native had a breakout 2022. He scored a major upset over the then unbeaten Chris Colbert in February and followed that
Posted on 01/05/2023 By: Sean Crose “It was cool. He was prepared for what I was about to do.” Gervonta “Tank” Davis claimed after he lightly shoved Hector Luis Garcia during a post-press conference staredown on Thursday. “That was just to check his temperature.” Davis, who will be squaring off against Garcia this Saturday night
The question of who reigns supreme over the welterweight division is an open-ended one. However, according to most, both Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford have planted their flags at the top of the heap. Derek “Bozy” Ennis, father and trainer of current welterweight contender, Jaron Ennis, is positioning his son to knock both off
Posted on 01/05/2023 By: Sean Crose Like it or not, Jake Paul is newsworthy in the world of boxing. Over the past few years the social influencer has made his mark in the sport by winning over five fights and, in a huge surprise, taking the whole endeavor seriously. Now the Ohio native has made
8:06 AM ET Jake Paul is moving into mixed martial arts and will do so with the Professional Fighters League. The entertainer and social media influencer-turned-professional boxer announced Thursday that he has signed an MMA contract with PFL. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but PFL chairman and co-founder Donn Davis told ESPN it
Jaron “Boots” Ennis has emerged as a top welterweight contender, and looks to take possibly a final step toward a major world title shot this Saturday when he faces Karen Chukhadzhian for the interim IBF belt. Ennis (29-0, 27 KO) has already said he believes Spence — who has the IBF belt as well as
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THERE was plenty of disgruntlement on New Year’s Eve when we announced that Jack Catterall was our choice for Male British Fighter of the Year. ‘This has to be a joke,’ was a common reply. Our reasoning, which was not designed to make anyone laugh, is fairly simple: We felt he comfortably defeated Josh Taylor
BOXING fans can pick up each new book by Tris Dixon with confidence that it will be a good one. Warrior, Dixon’s biography of Mathew Saad Muhammad (Pitch Publishing), continues this tradition. Maxwell Antonio Loach (the fighter’s original name) was born in 1954 and abandoned at age four on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.
Interview: Alex Steedman BN: Explain what you’ve gone through since the sudden collapse of your fight against Conor Benn. You can’t have a more frustrating experience than going through a whole camp, cutting weight, and then have the fight fall through 48 hours before you’re supposed to get in the ring. What’s even more crazy
Irish Lightweight star Gary Cully has signed a multi-fight extension with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing as he continues to work towards a World Title opportunity in the 135lbs division. “Gary Cully enjoyed a Matchroom debut to remember and certainly caught the attention of the Lightweight division with an explosive first round knockout back in October,”
Posted on 01/04/2023 By: Sean Crose All eyes were on Chris Colbert last winter when he stepped inside the ring at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas for a twelve round junior lightweight eliminator against Hector Luis Garcia. Here not only was an undefeated fighter, but a man who was supposed to be facing Roger Gutierrez
The January 21st Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith undercard continued to come together today with the addition of Ekow Essuman vs Chris Kongo and the latest from Olympic bronze medalist Frazer Clarke. Essuman (18-0, 7 KO) will be making his third defense as British and Commonwealth welterweight champion, having lifted the belts from Chris
WBO interim-heavyweight champion Joe Joyce is not surprised that his name is never in the running to face Anthony Joshua. The two amateur stablemates have shared in the ring in the unpaid ranks. Joyce is viewed as a dangerous force at the weight, with knockout wins over Joseph Parker, Daniel Dubois and Carlos Takam. The
Jan 3, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN The 147-pound bout between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Eimantas Stanionis is slated to take place on March 18 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, sources told ESPN. Oritz’s promoter, Golden Boy, won the rights to the WBA “regular” welterweight title fight at last month’s purse bid with a commitment of $2.3