By: LV Boxing The popular, yet polarizing Ryan Garcia (17-0, 14 KOs) makes his 2019 ring debut this Saturday night March 30th. He’ll be taking on Jose Lopez (20-3-1, 14 KOs) at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio California. We all know the main storylines here. Garcia has the good looks …
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Claressa Shields On Christina Hammer: “I’m Going To Beat Her And Mess Her Up”
By: Sean Crose “We’ve been going twice a day every day except Sunday for five-straight weeks,” says WBC, IBF and WBA middleweight champ Claressa Shields. “We put in lots of rounds sparring, tons of sprinting, pad work, push-ups, crunches and drills to help with my head movement.” Shields has been …
Read More »Kubrat Pulev In The Mist Of Sexual Assault Claims
By: LV Boxing Heavyweight title contender Kubrat Pulev (27-1, 14 KOs) is coming off a huge win when he knocked out Bogan Dinu at The Hanger in Costa Mesa California. It was the seventh straight win for Pulev since suffering a knockout loss at the hands of former champion Wladimir …
Read More »ESPN Boxing Preview: Gzozdyk vs. Ngumbu, Kavaliauskas vs. Robinson
By: William Holmes On Saturday night Oleksandr Gvozdyk will defend his WBC Light Heavyweight Title against Doudou Ngumbu in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN telecast. This bout will air live on ESPN from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The co-main event will be between …
Read More »Amir Khan and Terence Crawford Discuss Their Showdown
By: LV Boxing With the big Welterweight showdown between Amir Khan (33-4, 20 KOs) and Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs) less than one month away, both fighters joined a conference call to discuss several topics including how their preparation for the fight has been going and just how important this …
Read More »Conference Call Transcript: Crawford, Khan, and Arum
Thank you everyone for joining us on the international conference call as we get ready for the inaugural Top Rank on ESPN pay-per-view broadcast, Crawford vs. Khan, April 20 at Madison Square Garden. The stacked undercard features lightweight sensation Teofimo Lopez in a 12-round test against Edis Tatli, 2016 U.S. …
Read More »“Who Should I Fight Next?” Pacquiao Twitter Poll Doesn’t Include Spence
By: Sean Crose “Who should I fight next?” Manny Pacquiao asked on Twitter last week. The list of options included some of the biggest names in the fight game. It did not, however, include the one person many around the boxing world wish for the man to step into the …
Read More »Conor McGregor Accused of Rape
By: Jesse Donathan There was an eerie silence within the mixed marital arts media; whispers and rumors were circulating throughout social media concerning reports which suggest, “that a well-known sportsperson has been accused of sexual assault,” and “that the star, who has remained unnamed, was on a two-day drinking binge …
Read More »The Underrated Career of Lamont Peterson
By: LV Boxing All good things come to an end doesn’t it? For Lamont Peterson (35-5-1, 17 KOs) that end came this past Saturday night on March 23rd, in front of his hometown fans in Maryland at the MGM National Harbor. Peterson took on rising contender Sergey Lipinets in what …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Frampton, Top Rank, Hurd, Williams, Hall of Fame, and more…
Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of March 19th to March 26th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Jarrett Hurd vs. Julian Williams Press Conference Quotes Unified and undefeated IBF and WBA 154-pound …
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