By: Vishare Mooney Photo Credit: Mayumi Cabrera It’s too early to see what this Kansas boy is made of. He left his amateur career behind, packed up, moved to LA and walked into Fortune Gym. In his first mitt session, he impressed Justin Fortune so much that the former world …
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Errol Spence Jr. Eyeing Move To 154: “Probably Two Or Three More Fights Before I Move Up”
By: LV Boxing Without knowing what weight class Errol Spence Jr. campaign’s in, many would assume the Dallas native is roughly a 160 pounder. That of course, wouldn’t be true as he currently resides two weight classes lower in the welterweight division. The 30-year-old unified titlist has always been big …
Read More »Showtime Undercard Recap: Richardson Hitchins Decisions Algenis Mendez
By: Sean Crose The co-main event of Saturday night’s Showtime Chris Colbert-Jaime Arboleda card from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena featured the 11-0 lightweight Richardson Hitchins as he faced off against the 25-3-3 Algenis Mendez in a scheduled 10 rounder. Hitchins was clearly the attraction, but the veteran Mendez had plans …
Read More »Showtime Undercard Recap: Ankle Injury Allows Ellis To Top Korobov
By: Sean Crose Live boxing returned to Showtime Saturday night, with rising junior welterweight Chris Colbert set to square off against Jaime Arboleda in a scheduled 12 round affair at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. First, however, the 17-1-2 middleweight turned super middleweight (thanks to weighing in six pounds …
Read More »Anthony Joshua Gets Rid Of Kubrat Pulev In The Ninth: Full Card Recap
Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev During the first two rounds of Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight title defense against Kubrat Pulev (28-2, 14 KOs), both fighters were reluctant to let their hands go. In the third however, the script was completely flipped. A left hand courtesy of Joshua left his man on …
Read More »Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev Undercard Results: Hughie Fury Picks Up An Easy Win Against Mariusz Wach
Like most Hughie Fury (25-3, 14 KOs) contests, the heavyweight found himself a bloody mess. Despite that, he still managed to outpoint and outgun gate keeper Mariusz Wach (36-7, 19 KOs). With two early rounds already in the bag, a nasty cut due to a clash of heads in the …
Read More »Showtime Weekend Preview: Chris Colbert-Jaime Arboleda, Richardson Hitchins-Argenis Mendez, Ronald Ellis-Matt Korobov
By: Sean Crose Rising junior lightweight Chris Colbert will be appearing on Showtime’s Saturday night card, which will be broadcast live from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena. The 14-0 Brooklyn native will be squaring off against the 16-1 Jaime Arboleda in a scheduled 12 round affair. At stake will be the …
Read More »Felix Verdejo: “Teofimo Has To Be Ready To Face Me In The Future”
By: Hans Themistode Some messages are better conveyed through actions, not words. For lightweight contender Felix Verdejo, he’s hoping that by demolishing this weekend’s opponent in Masayoshi Nakatani, that one man, in particular, will take notice. “Knocking out a tough fighter like Nakatani would send a clear message to Teofimo …
Read More »Which Anthony Joshua Will Show Up To Face Pulev?
By: Sean Crose And then there were two. At least for now. For years, it appeared that there were three big names in the rejuvenated heavyweight division – Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, and Anthony Joshua. Last winter, though, Fury bested Wilder so thoroughly in the rematch of their 2018 bout …
Read More »Shakur Stevenson: “I Feel Like If Me And Lomachenko Fight That I Would Beat Him Worse Than Teofimo”
By: LV Boxing It wasn’t that long ago where a young, enthusiastic Shakur Stevenson begged for the opportunity to face off against one of the best boxers in the world in Vasiliy Lomachenko. In mid-December three years ago, a 20-year-old Stevenson got his wish as the two sparred in Oxnard …
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