By: LV Boxing Terence Crawford was a bit stunned as he watched his stablemate Maurice Hooker succumb to a seventh-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Vergil Ortiz Jr. last night. The WBO welterweight belt holder was even more surprised by what took place soon after. Immediately following Ortiz Jr.’s …
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Maurice Hooker Gets Dropped, Hurts Hand, Loses To Vergil Ortiz Jr. Via Stoppage In The Seventh
By: LV Boxing (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Despite the countless number of bodies that were piling up at the feet of Vergil Ortiz Jr., the questions remained. The hard-hitting welterweight contender needed a signature name on his resume. Someone that would allow him to point and shout that he …
Read More »Danny Garcia: “I Feel Like My Next Chapter In My Career Is At 154”
By: LV Boxing Danny Garcia is still licking his wounds courtesy of Errol Spence Jr. The two faced off on a FOX Pay-Per-View event in early December of 2020. On the night, Garcia was thoroughly outboxed and outgunned as the Dallas native proved to be far too much. For Garcia, …
Read More »Ebanie Bridges Takes On Shannon Courtenay On April 10th For Vacant WBA Bantamweight Title
ShannonCourtenay will face EbanieBridges for the vacant WBA Bantamweight World Title at a venue to be confirmed on Saturday April 10, live on SkySports in the UK and on DAZN in the U.S. and more than 200 countries and territories. Courtenay (6-1, 3 KOs), who stopped Dorota Norek in seven rounds on the Saunders vs. Murray undercard last …
Read More »David Benavidez: “I Wanna Fight Charlo, He Said He Was Going To Move Up To 168 But Now He’s Back Peddling”
By: LV Boxing David Benavidez hadn’t even wiped the blood away from his gloves before turning to the camera and calling out his next opponent. “I wanna fight Charlo,” said Benavidez during a virtual press conference. “I think that would be a great fight. He was saying all this stuff …
Read More »He Was Marvelous. Hagler Passes Away At 66.
By: Sean Crose Thomas Hearns entered the ring at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas that night in 1985 in a celebratory mood. He had much to be pleased with. Less than a year earlier, the fighter known as the “Hit Man” had destroyed the legendary Roberto Duran in highlight reel …
Read More »Juan Francisco Estrada Gets Sweet Revenge Against Roman Gonzalez
Juan Francisco Estrada waited nearly ten years before he was given a shot at revenge. While the wait may have been long, it was also worth it. Both Estrada and former pound-for-pound star Roman Gonzalez met in the main event slot at the American Airlines Center in Dallas Texas. After …
Read More »Jessica McCaskill Proves The First Time Around Was No Fluke As She Defeats Cecilia Braekhus Once Again
By: LV Boxing Cecilia Braekhus (36-2, 9 KOs) claimed her first contest against Jessica McCaskill (10-2, 3 KOs) a year ago was nothing more than a fluke. For the former undisputed welterweight world champion, it was the first time in her career that she didn’t get her hand raised following …
Read More »Benavidez Stops Ellis In 11
By: Sean Crose Undefeated super middleweight David Benavidez returned to the ring on Saturday night when he faced Ronald Ellis in a scheduled 12 round affair from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The 18-1-2 Ellis was able to put his man on ropes in the first. Both men traded …
Read More »Showtime Recap: Isaac Cruz Decisions Matias Romero
By: Sean Crose The 24-0 lightweight Jose Matais Romero appeared on Saturday’s Showtime card, facing off against the 20-1-1 Isaac Cruz in a scheduled twelve round affair. The fight went the distance, though it wasn’t the most entertaining affair. Romero either became concerned about Cruz’ power early, or simply had …
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