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Posted on 03/07/2024 By: Sean Crose The 2-0 heavyweight Pryce Taylor entered the ring at Midtown Manhattan’s Sony Theater Thursday night to face the 4-1 Antonio Torres in a scheduled four rounder. Brooklyn’s Taylor essentially controlled the tempo and landed well, throughout the fight, though Torres was willing to mix it up when he could.

Posted on 03/07/2024 By: Sean Crose “Boxing Insider’s” Fight Night returned to Manhattan’s Sony Theater on Thursday evening, featuring a main event between Ariel Lopez and Gregorio Lebron. First, however, Brooklyn’s Chiara Ditui squared off against Jaica Pavilus in a scheduled six round featherweight co-feature. Pavilus looked sharp in the both the first and second

Posted on 03/07/2024 The distaff side rarely disapppoints on Boxing Insider’s shows at Sony Hall, and on Thursday night, the six-rounder between New Yorkers Chiara Dituri and Jaica Pavilus should be no exception. In fact, it could supply an extra treat, as “Speedy” is getting her toughest career test…. by far. We hope you can

Posted on 03/06/2024 By: Sean Crose While much of contemporary boxing consists of fans sitting around waiting for big fights to happen while social media feuds play out online and analysts speculate as the months pass by, promoter Larry Goldberg has continued to present loaded cards featuring both rising and established talent under his Boxing

Posted on 03/05/2024 By: Sean Crose If anyone knows what it’s like to face Oleksandr Usyk it’s former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. For Joshua lost his titles to the skillful Ukrainian in 2021, then lost a rematch to Usyk in 2022. Again, Joshua knows what it’s like to face Usyk, probably better than anyone.

Posted on 03/04/2024 By: Sean Crose “Hey guys its me, Ryan. I’m coming on here to explain what’s going on.” Wearing a winter coat and sitting in what appeared to be a nondescript waiting room, Ryan Garcia addressed the public in a video released on Monday. “I’m not in possession of my phone. I can’t

Posted on 03/04/2024 By: Sean Crose The good news is that Ryan Garcia appears to be alive. The bad news is that the popular fighter’s behavior over the past week has begun to genuinely concern people. “MARCH 3 SUNDAY 2024 we slit RG THROAT,” claimed a post on Garcia’s X (formerly Twitter) page on Sunday,

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

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

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

Posted on 03/01/2024 By: Sean Crose He was over an hour late for the press conference. When he finally did arrive, it was atop a white horse. A video had been making the rounds where he was seen ostensibly getting high. When asked about his lifestyle during the press conference, he admitted to drinking and

Posted on 02/29/2024 By: Sean Crose Hall of Fame fighter and Golden Boy Promotions honcho Oscar De La Hoya is apparently feeling pretty good lately. After taking part in the wily Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia press tour, the 51 year old promoter took to social media to simultaneously flex and encourage fighters from Premier Boxing Champions

Posted on 02/28/2024 By: Sean Crose “Every fight is special to me,” says Chiara “Speedy” Dituri, “but fighting in New York is extra special when my friends and family are there supporting me.” Indeed, the undefeated featherweight is going to be featured on Boxing Insider’s March 7th card, which will see the 7-0 Brooklynite square

Posted on 02/27/2024 By: Sean Crose Let’s face it, no one was clamoring for a rematch between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence. After years of suspense as to when and if the fight would happen, Crawford absolutely devastated Spence when the the two finally met in the ring last summer. Indeed, the bout was so

Posted on 02/26/2024 By: Sean Crose The powerhouse contract between Canelo Alvarez and Premier Boxing Champions appears to have crumbled. ESPN has reported that, after just one bout, Canelo is stepping away from his three fight deal with PBC. There had been much talk of this break happening throughout the fight world, and the report

Posted on 02/25/2024 By: Sean Crose Super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga stepped into the ring in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night to take on Padraig McCrory in a throwdown scheduled for 12. The 21-0 Berlanga was hoping to get closer to a huge fight with the likes of Canelo Alvarez while the 18-0 McCrory was

Posted on 02/23/2024 By: Sean Crose It had come as quite a surprise – word that the highly anticipated Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia pay per view fight was going to go down in New York, rather than in Las Vegas, as had been expected. It was said the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn would host the card

Posted on 02/22/2024 By: Sean Crose The girlfriend of former IBO welterweight titlist Chris Van Heerden remained in custody in Russia as of Thursday. As was previously reported, 33 year old Ksenia Karelina has been detained by the Russian government on suspicion of providing money to the Ukrainian military, which Russia is at war with.