By: Sean Crose “I want to thank Golden Boy and Eric Gomez;” says welterweight contender and rising Golden Boy Promotions star Vergil Ortiz. “He was the first guy to discover me when I was an amateur and gave me this opportunity, and I’m just really grateful for it.” The hard …
Read More »UFC Fight Night 156: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Liz Carmouche
By: Jesse Donathan Valentina Shevchenko (17-3, 5 KOs) is one of the most decorated fighters in women’s mixed martial arts history. According to an August 8, 2019 msn.com article titled, “UFC Uruguay: Valentina Shevchenko focused on improvement, not being best in the world,” Valentina is a, “A 17-time Muay Thai …
Read More »Devin Haney vs. Zaur Abdullaev Made Official For September 13th
By: LV Boxing Devin Haney may have only been a pro for three years but, his career is about to hit the accelerator button. On September 13th, Haney (22-0, 14 KOs) will headline a card live from the Hulu Theatre in Madison Square Garden, in New York City. He’ll be …
Read More »Inoue to Face Donaire At Home In Japan
By: Sean Crose Rising bantamweight superstar Naoya Inoue, 18-0, is set to face noted veteran Nonito Donaire, 40-5, in Japan on November 7th at the Saitama Super Arena. The bout will determine the winner of the World Boxing Super Series Bantamweight Tournament. The fight, which will air live on the …
Read More »Fight Preview: Sosa vs. Rhodes, Berlanga vs. Trenel
By: William Holmes On Saturday night Top Rank Promotions will partner with Peltz Boxing Promotions to put on an event at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The main event was originally scheduled to be a featherweight fight between Emmanuel Dominguez and Carl”The Jackal” Frampton, but a freak accident caused …
Read More »Where is Dmitry Bivol’s Big Fight?
By: Shane Willoughby Where is Dmitry Bivol? In the eyes of many boxing fans, the most intriguing division is Light Heavyweight. If you look at the young fighters coming up and the fighters already at world level, the division is an absolute minefield. No matter how you look at it …
Read More »Is Yarde Britain’s Salvation?
By: Shane Willoughby In a year that has seen British boxing regress at a ridiculous rate, Anthony Yarde is one fight away from cementing his name in history. Yarde is set to face the WBO Light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in Russia on the 24th August. After only 17 fights, …
Read More »IBF Orders Golovkin-Derevyanchenko Middleweight Title Fight
By: Sean Crose Gennady Golovkin is back in the middleweight title picture. Canelo Alvarez, who drew with Golovkin in highly controversial fashion in 2017, then bested Golovkin, again in controversial fashion, in 2018, had little interest in fighting the Kazakh warrior for a third time in three years, even though …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: De La Hoya, IBF, Cohen, Star Boxing, Team USA, and more…
Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of July 30th to August 6th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Statement from Oscar De La Hoya Regarding the IBF’s Decision to Strip Middleweight World Champion …
Read More »Boxing Insider European Notebook: Conlan Stops Ruiz, Jenkins Victorious
By: Oliver McManus Many a year has gone by without too much happening, in the boxing sense, throughout the month of August but the dry month has seen mouths unusually salivated by the prospect of Sergey Kovalev vs Anthony Yarde. There’s a full support act scattered across the breadth of …
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