From the moment the opening bell rang, fringe Jr. middleweight contender Macaulay McGowan (14-2-1, 3 KOs) had absolutely nothing for Kieron Conway (16-1-1, 3 KOs). The British native came straight forward and landed shot after shot on his man. After a one-sided beating, Kieron dropped his man in the eighth. …
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Anthony Joshua: “None Of These Guys Live In My Head Anymore, They All Know Where To Find Me”
By: LV Boxing No matter how intimidating Anthony Joshua seemed on the outside, it didn’t take much to get under his skin. The surly knockout artist from Britain always found himself the topic of conversation, and more times than not, what was said about him wasn’t very flattering. For the …
Read More »The Sports Immortal, Collectable Collaboration And The Special Connection With Sports
By: Kirk Jackson The Sports Immortal, Collectable Collaboration and the Special Connection with Sports Boxing Insider sat down with Ezra Levine, CEO of Collectable, and Jim Platt, President of Sports Immortals to discuss their collaboration, as well as the origins of their respective ventures. Also in the discussion are the …
Read More »Vacant WBC Title Officially On The Line In Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith Showdown
By: LV Boxing The pot has been sweetened for the winner of Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith next weekend on December 19th. Originally, Smith’s WBA and Ring magazine world titles were on the line. However, with the WBC belt currently vacant, Mauricio Sulaiman, President of the sanctioning body, has decided …
Read More »Super lightweight Prospect Elvis Rodriguez Takes On Larry Fryers On Shakur Stevenson vs Toka Khan Clary Undercard On December 12th
Knockout artist Elvis “The Dominican Kid” Rodriguez aims to leave the building with one last knockout to end 2020. Rodriguez, who has four knockouts in three rounds or less since July, will face veteran “Lethal” Larry Fryers in a six-round welterweight contest Saturday at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las …
Read More »Keith Thurman Tells BoxingInsider His Side On Failed Terence Crawford Fight Negotiations: “A lot Of Things That People Have Talked About Are Bogus”
By: LV Boxing Keith Thurman had grown accustomed to watching his name get dragged through the mud. The former unified welterweight champion has been accused of spending too much time on the sidelines due to various injuries. He’s also been criticized for what many believe is a lack of dedication …
Read More »Vergil Ortiz: “I want Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia Or Porter Next”
By: LV Boxing At the age of 22 with only 16 pro fights under his belt, Vergil Ortiz is largely viewed as a prospect. One with an extremely bright future, but a prospect nevertheless. Despite that, Ortiz wants to shed his prospect label and jump immediately into title contention. The …
Read More »Exhibition Bouts Aren’t Hurting Boxing, Inflated Egos Are (1 of 2)
By: Sean Crose “The sport of boxing could be in serious trouble,” Jeff Tracy wrote in an article at Axios, “but the business is booming.” He makes an interesting point. The general public is now clearly more interested in novelty bouts than it is in the prospect of top young …
Read More »Logan and Jake Paul – Boxings New Rising Talent?
By: Henry Deleon Boxing these past few weeks has definitely been something to talk about. Whether it’s great matchups like Teofimo Lopez vs Vasily Lomachencko, or a devastating knockout like the one Leo Santa Cruz suffered at the hands of Gervonta Davis, or maybe it’s the “legendary” matchup between two …
Read More »Leo Santa Cruz Wants To Run Things Back With Gervonta Davis: “I’m Going To Ask For The Rematch”
By: LV Boxing Things were going according to plan, just until they weren’t. For former multiple division champion Leo Santa Cruz, he seemingly had Gervonta Davis exactly where he wanted him. That is, until a left uppercut changed everything. In late October, the Mexican product found himself in a back …
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