Posted on 05/30/2023 By Sean Crose Add Matchroom honcho Eddie Hearn to the large number of notables inside the fight game who are openly lauding the fact the long awaited Errol Spence-Terence Crawford undisputed welterweight title fight is finally becoming a reality. “I think it does great numbers,” Hearn said to DAZN regarding Spence-Crawford’s pay
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Posted on 04/12/2023 By: Sean Crose “August 5th,” Jake Paul posted on social media Thursday, “we commemorate the funeral for Nathaniel Diaz as we send him in casket back to Dana. Refreshments will be provided at the service. Black Tie Attire.” That’s right, Jake Paul is going to battle UFC great Nate Diaz in the
Posted on 03/04/2023 By: Sean Crose Showtime boxing ran a triple header on Saturday night from the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. The opening bout pitted the 16-0 Amilcar Vidal against the 13-0 Elijah Garcia in a scheduled 10 round middleweight affair. The first round saw Vidal trying to employ a range advantage with his
Posted on 12/05/2022 By: Sean Crose “This is a perfect time to do a unification.” WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman uttered those exact words to Sky Sports on Monday. By doing so, Sulaiman indicated he would like to see a heavyweight title throwdown between WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and IBF, WBA, and WBO
Posted on 06/07/2022 By: Sean Crose The first fight was a classic. The rematch was essentially a blowout. Still, Naoya Inoue made it clear today in Japan that he and he alone is the big name in the bantamweight division. In a rematch of his memorable 2019 bout with Nonito Donaire, Japan’s Inoue thrilled his
Posted on 10/15/2021 [embedded content] Photo Courtesy of Golden Boy Boxing “I don’t think I get the respect, but it is what it is. These boxing people are never going to be happy. You know, I’m the type of fighter that’s always going to express myself. I want to fight the best the top guys
Posted on 07/12/2021 Errol Spence Jr. arrives for Sunday’s press conference poised and focused on the day’s press activities. It is the first time the Unified champion and 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will appear together to promote their August super fight. Throughout his boxing journey, he’s succeeding where others have found difficult. Flanked by
Posted on 02/11/2020 By: Jeandra Lebeauf On February 14, Alexis Rocha looks the reach the next level in his career when he faces off against Brad “King” Solomon on the Garcia vs. Fonseca undercard. On the line are both Rocha’s undefeated record and the WBC Continental Americas welterweight champion belt. The 22-year-old southpaw from Santa
Posted on 03/26/2020 The entire sports world has been forced to take a backseat over the past few weeks thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic that has swept through virtually every part of the world. Medical officials predicted that it would be bad, but no one could have anticipated what has actually taken place. Professional boxers
Posted on 05/04/2020 By: Sean Crose You could tell right away the man meant business. The way he started firing off his left hand in a powerful jab immediately after the opening bell suggested the fight wouldn’t go the full scheduled 10 rounds. It didn’t even get past the first. A lightning quick flurry, punctuated
Posted on 05/10/2020 By: Sean Crose He was throwing punches, quick punches, in all varieties. Even when he was going backwards, he was landing the harder, more accurate shots. John Bustos tried to work the body, but his own punches were ineffective. By the end of the second round, it was clear that Emilio Sanchez,
Posted on 05/20/2020 By: Sean Crose “We’re hanging in there,” says 14-0 super lightweight Luis Feliciano, “I’m just trying to be as productive as I can.” Feliciano, who holds the NABF super lightweight tile, is simply trying to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic that’s put virtually the entire world on hold. Needless to say, the
Posted on 06/10/2020 By: Sean Crose No one needs to be told what a tough time the world – and America in particular – is going through. Still, there are some of us who are able to find away to make at least a glass or two of lemonade out of a seeming orchard full
Posted on 07/10/2020 By: Sean Crose Last Valentines Day, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, Ryan Garcia impressed his five million Instagram followers by decimating Francisco Fonseca in the opening round. Yet there was another fighter plying his trade on the DAZN that evening that brought a bit of attention of his own. No,
Posted on 07/24/2020 By: Sean Crose “It’s going to be an amazing fight,” 7-0 welterweight Evan Sanchez says of his scheduled Friday bout against the 18-4 Issouf Kinda. The scheduled 6 rounder will be the opening fight on Golden Boy’s Vergil Ortiz Jr – Samuel Vargas card, which will be aired live on the DAZN
Posted on 01/27/2021 By: Sean Crose YouTube influencer Jake Paul is now also a spokesman for the spot of boxing. In fairness, Paul is a professional who takes the sport seriously. With a record of 2-0, the Cleveland native has at the very least proven that he has a powerful shot and is cool under
Posted on 03/25/2021 By: Sean Crose Amanda Serrano (39-1-1) and Daniela Bermudez (29-3-3) squared off on Thursday in a battle between two of the best in the business. At stake were three women’s featherweight titles. First, though the Ring City USA card, which was aired live from Puerto Rico on the NBC Sports network, featured