Even though he hasn’t been active in recent years, Luis Ortiz (34-3) has stayed busy in the gym as he patiently waited for a call for his next assignment. The top heavyweight contender finally returned to action on January 24 in Cartagena, Colombia when he made quick work out of Francisco Cordero, stopping him in
Month: March 2024
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 2, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Juan, Puerto Rico, will be at the center of the boxing world Saturday night, when Amanda Serrano defends her WBO, IBF and WBA featherweight world titles against Nina Meinke at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot. Serrano (46-2-1, 30
Posted on 03/02/2024 By: Sean Crose The 25-3-1 Reiya Abe had the chance of a lifetime Saturday at New York’s Turning Stone Casino as he faced the 29-2 IBF featherweight titlist Luis Lopez. On paper at least, it looked like a fascinating contest between two fighters worth their figurative weight in salt. The first was
Antonio Vargas is trained by his father-in-law Doel Montes. Last weekend, Vargas stopped Jonathan Rodriguez in the seventh round to become the No. 1 contender for the WBA bantamweight title. That title was successfully defended by Takuma Inoue, the brother of Naoya Inoue, when Inoue stopped former champion Jerwin Ancajas, also last weekend in Japan. Perhaps more interesting than even Vargas’ breakout
Monday, March 4 DAZN and Social Media, 11:00 am ET, Joshua vs Ngannou grand arrivals. Tuesday, March 5 DAZN and Social Media, 11:00 am ET, Joshua vs Ngannou open workout. TrillerTV+, 8:00 pm ET, Country Box. Wednesday, March 6 DAZN and Social Media, 11:00 am ET, Joshua vs Ngannou press conference. Thursday, March 7 DAZN
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 2, 2024, 10:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The scheduled main-event boxing match between Amanda Serrano and Nina Meinke was cancelled on Saturday night, just minutes before it was supposed to happen, it was announced on the card’s broadcast. Serrano suffered an eye injury Friday and was deemed medically unfit
Posted on 03/03/2024 By: Sean Crose The 14-0-1 Raymond Ford entered the ring at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino Saturday night in the hope of winning the vacant WBA featherweight title. His opponent in the scheduled 12 rounder was the 12-0 Otabek Kholmatov. The first round was largely a feeling out process, though Kholmatov
Former heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki lost for the fifth consecutive time after being stopped by 12-1 (8 KOs) prospect Kacper Mayna. They boxed in Koszalin in Poland and Mayna took just 45 seconds to get the job done, trapping Kownacki in the corner and firing off relentlessly with both hands, causing referee Leszek Jankowiak to
THE RESULT: Down on two scorecards Raymond Ford produces a stunning stoppage win over Otabek Kholmatov with seven seconds left in the final round to take home the WBA featherweight belt. KEY MOMENTS: In a high-quality bout there were brutal body exchanges throughout. The conditioning of both men was outstanding, but Ford kept going right
Raymond Ford 15-0-1, (8 KOs) won the WBA featherweight title tonight, and had to do it in the most dramatics of fashions as it appeared the fight was slipping away from him down the stretch. Ford got off to a bit of a slow start, with Otabek Kholmatov (12-1, 11 KO) taking the first four
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 2, 2024, 10:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul’s critics wanted him to fight actual boxers. He’s now knocked out two of them in a row inside the first round. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter stopped Ryan Bourland via TKO at 2:37 of the first Saturday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Paul
THE RESULT: Luis Alberto Lopez makes a third successful defence of his IBF featherweight belt stopping Reiya Abe with 39 seconds left of the eighth round. KEY MOMENTS: In the opening round a Lopez left hook caught Abe and damaged the right eye of the Japanese fighter. With the eye immediately swollen Abe faced an
Posted on 03/02/2024 By: Sean Crose Amanda Serrano was unable to compete in a San Juan, Puerto Rico homecoming fight on Saturday that was meant to be broadcast live on DAZN. “It is my unfortunate duty to announce,” the ring announcer told the crowd, “that due to circumstances beyond both fighter’s control, tonight’s main event
Floyd Diaz Surges Late to Top Edwin Rodriguez Bantamweight Floyd Diaz (11-0, 3 KOs) won an eight-round unanimous decision over Edwin Rodriguez (12-8-2, 5 KOs) in Saturday’s undercard at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. The fight was pushed back when Diaz was late to the arena (and subsequently fined by the commission).
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 2, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Heavyweight contender Jared Anderson was charged with third-degree felony fleeing a police officer at his arraignment Saturday morning after officers said he led them on a 6-plus-mile chase with speeds exceeding 130 mph, according to the Huron Township (Michigan) director of public safety. Anderson, per police, fled
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson is back in hot water, as ESPN and local Toledo outlet WTVG report that “The Real Big Baby” was charged with “third-degree felony fleeing a police officer” after allegedly leading officers on a trio of high-speed chases last Thursday, culminating with Anderson crashing into a median. ESPN has a detailed
By Stephen “Breadman” Edwards The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards giving his thoughts on various topics such as the Teofimo Lopez performance, Michael Spinks and the shocking moment when Manny Pacqiuao was knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez Hi Bread, Hope this email finds you and your family well and you’ve had
I HAVE decided this week to officially retire from boxing. Although I haven’t competed in about three and a half years I’ve never really decided that I wasn’t going to fight again until now. I’m sure some would consider me already retired but for my own peace of mind I’m going to put it out