It’s Tuesday! That means we’re back! And so is Canelo Alvarez. He fought this past weekend, if you missed that. No middle segment this week! We did record one but upon listening back I didn’t like it so I just scrapped it. There’s my honesty for you. It also makes for some choppy editing but
Month: October 2023
BECAUSE boxing is ultimately a sport predicated on matchmaking as opposed to, say, a league table, or a structure which promotes competition, we should never criticise any boxer for being ambitious, taking risks, or looking to test themselves against the very best in their division. It is much easier, after all, to just sit back,
British and Commonwealth featherweight champion, Nathaniel Collins, exploded onto television screens in August, stopping Raza Hamza in just 24 seconds. In the aftermath of the fight it was said that the best kept secret in British boxing was finally out. The 27 year old Scot disagrees. He insists that people have barely seen a glimpse
IN THE ring in that distant city there was no panic when John H. Stracey was dropped in round one by one of the greatest welterweights in history. It was late in 1975, Stracey and about 22 of his closest and dearest friends and family members had made the unholy pilgrimage to a bullring in Mexico
Posted on 10/02/2023 By: Sean Crose “You went out sad,” undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford tweeted at Jermell Charlo this past weekend after Charlo lost a wide decision to undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. “Didn’t even try to win, all you did was try to survive. You should be ashamed of yourself.” Crawford wasn’t
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia will return in a junior welterweight fight against Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN on Monday. The fight will be streamed on DAZN, and it comes one week
Boxing’s latest aborted retirement comes to an end next month when former super featherweight champ Jamel Herring returns to action atop a November 7th show at NYC’s Madison Ballroom. The charity event features five untelevised amateur bouts, “each featuring an NYPD officer or military veteran,” and proceeds support “Merging Vets and Players and the West
Chris Eubank Jr. was apparently revolted by Jermell Charlo’s performance against Canelo Alvarez. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Last Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Alvarez successfully defended his four 168-pound titles with a surprisingly breezy 12-round decision over Houston’s Charlo, the former 154-pound undisputed champion who was moving up two weight classes to
Posted on 10/02/2023 By: Sean Crose Numerous outlets are reporting that Ryan Garcia will return to the ring on December 2nd. His opponent will be Oscar Duarte and the bout will be broadcast on DAZN from the Alamodome in Texas. With that in mind, the fight has yet to be officially signed. Still Golden Boy
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 02:17 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jermell Charlo was ringside at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in November 2021 when Canelo Alvarez faced Caleb Plant for the undisputed super middleweight championship. During the fight — which Canelo won via 11th-round TKO — Charlo turned to his twin brother, Jermall, and
Oscar De La Hoya tells ESPN that, as a number of outlets reported over the last few weeks, Ryan Garcia will return to action on December 2nd at the Alamodome against Oscar Duarte. No PPV for this one, just standard-issue DAZN. Garcia (23-1, 19 KO) hasn’t seen action since suffering a body shot knockout to
Golden Boy Promotions has settled on an opponent and a new date for the company’s biggest star. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that plans are finalized for a Ryan Garcia-Oscar Duarte junior welterweight bout to headline a December 2 DAZN show from Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Golden Boy chairman and co-founder Oscar De La Hoya revealed
While training as an amateur boxer as a teenager in California’s Central Valley, former unified light welterweight champion José Ramírez harvested bell peppers while on summer vacation to help support his family. “That was my first job. And I would look at many of the older men and women making such an effort doing the
ON Saturday night, September 30, unified 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez pounded out a lopsided unanimous decision over Jermell Charlo at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The victory raised Canelo’s record to 60 wins against 2 defeats with 2 draws and 39 knockouts. Charlo suffered the second loss of his career and his ledger dropped to
THE owner of one of the most recognisable voices in boxing history, Colonel Bob Sheridan, has passed away at the age of 79. Known for calling some of the biggest fights the sport has seen, perhaps most famously 1974’s Rumble in the Jungle featuring Muhammad Ali knocking out George Foreman, Sheridan was a larger-than-life character
Broadcasts CANELO ALVAREZ quite rightfully dominated the headlines after his one-sided victory over Jermell Charlo at the weekend, but it was the return of a true boxing legend that caught the attention of this writer. Jim Lampley’s voice is synonymous with some of the most memorable fights in modern boxing history thanks to his peerless
Caroline Dubois dominated the highly ranked Magali Rodriguez on Saturday night, dropping the tough Mexican twice en-route to the comprehensive decision victory. The victory earned Dubois (8-0, 5 KO’s) the IBO lightweight belt but the unbeaten Londoner has her heart set on much bigger prizes. Despite being embroiled in a rivalry with undisputed super lightweight
Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford are both coming off of completely dominant wins in big event, big money, undisputed championship fights. Last night, Canelo routed Jermell Charlo, and in late July, Crawford decimated Errol Spence Jr. Now, there are some people asking the question: Should Canelo and Crawford fight in 2024? Maybe you’re a diehard