You almost never see Terence Crawford smiling once he’s inside the ring. Actually, you rarely see him smiling outside of it either. For the 35-year-old, he comes off as unforgiving and mean. His actions once the bell rings mirror that. Earlier this year, for the 11th consecutive time, a Crawford opponent was unable to reach
Month: December 2023
Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 3, 2023, 12:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Garcia admitted his fight with Oscar Duarte on Saturday in Houston was “very tough.” After all, Garcia was competing for the first time since his April TKO loss to Gervonta Davis, and Duarte was a tougher-than-usual comeback opponent. Duarte (26-2-1, 21 KOs) was
By Elliot Worsell WHEN a fighter goes through a period of rehabilitation it is just as much about finding out who they are, what they can do, and how they should do it as it is getting back on track and stringing some wins together to restore shattered confidence. In the case of Ryan Garcia,
Posted on 12/02/2023 By: Sean Crose Ryan Garcia’s return to the ring Saturday night in Houston was not going as planned. Indeed, the fans were booing. For in the second half of the fight, Garcia looked as if he might be on the road to victory merely by avoiding his opponent, Oscar Duarte, and firing
Ryan Garcia didn’t have his absolute best performance tonight, but got the knockout win over Oscar Duarte in Houston all the same. Garcia improved to 24-1 (20 KO) with an eighth round KO of Duarte (26-2-1, 21 KO) in their 143 lb catchweight fight in tonight’s DAZN main event. Garcia, 25, was working with new
HOUSTON, TEXAS – “King” Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) and dangerous knockout artist Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (26-1-1, 21 KOs) made weight ahead of their super lightweight fight that will now be for the WBA Gold title. >>>>CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE SCORECARD<<<< The fight night, presented in association with Cancun Boxing, will take place
Posted on 12/02/2023 By: Sean Crose It ended up being all about power. That sort of thing is not uncommon to read about in a fight publication, but junior lightweight Jordan Gill had never been known as a power puncher. At least he hadn’t until Saturday night in Belfast, when he stopped the popular and
By Elliot Worsell WHILE there is arguably no better sight than that of two boxers on prolonged winning runs finally meeting so that one can finally experience defeat, there is also something to be said for a fight between two boxers coming off setbacks, both of whom, because of this, know another defeat is strictly
Michael Conlan and Jordan Gill meet today in Belfast, with both moving up to 130 lbs for the DAZN main event. Both fighters are coming off of losses and are in something of a must-win situation. The show starts live on DAZN at 2 pm ET, and we’ll be here with highlights, results, updates, and
Edgar Berlanga will face an undefeated super middleweight contender in his next bout, but not the opponent he, his promoter or their streaming partner had hoped he’d fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that Brooklyn’s Berlanga (21-0, 16 KOs) will battle Belfast’s Padraig McCrory (18-0, 9 KOs) when he returns to the ring early in 2024. The
Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 1, 2023, 11:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The WBA has joined the WBC with an 18th weight class following Friday’s introduction of a super cruiserweight division for boxers between 200 and 224 pounds. The WBC created the bridgerweight division (190 to 224 pounds) in 2020 and was met with harsh criticism
Ryan Garcia returns to the ring this evening in Houston with a new trainer and a chip on his shoulder, facing Oscar Duarte in a 12-round junior welterweight main event. This is Garcia’s first fight since his loss to Gervonta “Tank” Davis back in April, and for Duarte, a massive chance to make a name
Darius Fulghum is thrilled to land a hometown showcase to cap a productive and active 2023 campaign. The Houston-bred light heavyweight will enter the ring for the sixth time on the year, this one in a televised clash versus Iowa’s Pachino Hill (8-4-1, 4KOs). Their scheduled eight-round contest will open a four-fight DAZN telecast topped
Dec 1, 2023, 01:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ebanie Bridges has a new opponent for her defense of the IBF bantamweight title. Bridges will face former junior bantamweight champion Miyo Yoshida on Dec. 9 on the Regis Prograis-Devin Haney DAZN PPV at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Bridges announced Friday on her Instagram
By Matt Christie IAIN DOWIE, the humble former Northern Ireland striker, is a popular figure in football for several reasons. Not only did he once embrace the cruel notion that his looks left plenty to be desired, he also joked about the own goals he scored with the same gusto he used to describe those
I USED to think Ryan Garcia was all image and hype. Going into the Luke Campbell fight (in 2021) I was sure Luke would beat him. I had watched a couple of Garcia’s earlier fights and he knocked over a couple of opponents that weren’t at his level. Luke was a very good fighter. He
MONTREAL – For its second event on the 2024 calendar, Eye of the Tiger will present, on January 25th, at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal, an event that features world contender Erik Bazinyan facing veteran Billi Facundo Godoy for the NABF and WBA Continental North America titles, and Albert Ramirez arrives in Quebec for
Following the latest dust up between Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya and his star fighter Ryan Garcia, De La Hoya follows up on his deleted social media post questioning the mental state of Garcia heading into this weekend. Here’s some excerpts of what he had to say on that subject. De La Hoya