WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis has started training for his title defense in 56 days against Lamont Roach on March 1st at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) is working hard on his conditioning, knowing that Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) will be someone who won’t be easy to knockout. He … Read more
Teofimo Lopez told Devin Haney he thinks of his March 25th fight, calling him a “punk b***” on social media. WBO light welterweight champion Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) seems bitter about Devin not accepting an offer for a fight against him. The offer was $2.4 million with a 55-45 split in favor of Teofimo, who … Read more
David Morrell says the ‘”Mexican Monster’ David Benavidez shouldn’t be “scared” and coming up with pre-fight excuses before their February 1st fight at light heavyweight. Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) has talked about his worries over Morrell’s VADA testing. Desperate Measures Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) sees WBC interim 175-lb champion Benavidez cooking up a PED excuse … Read more
Devin Haney will fight on BLK Prime on March 25th. The streaming service posted a Tweet letting its followers know that Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) will fight on BLK Prime next. This suggests it’ll be a PPV. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Where is Turki Al-Shiekh to help out this fallen star in this … Read more
Joseph Parker will attempt to become a two-time heavyweight champion on February 22nd, challenging IBF belt-holder Daniel Dubois in their co-feature bout on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 in Riyadh. Parker’s Comeback The former WBO heavyweight champion Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) turned his career around recently, beating the 40-ish Deontay Wilder … Read more
IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia expects challenger David Nyika to be cagey because he won’t want to get hit when they meet in their 12-round headliner this Wednesday, January 8th, at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia. The event will be shown live on DAZN. Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) has sparred with the unbeaten … Read more
Devin Haney revealed today that he’ll be “back” in action in March after sitting for 11 months. Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) isn’t saying who his opponent will be, but it won’t be Ryan Garcia. His suspension expires in April. Whoever Haney picks will test his chin. They will try to follow Garcia’s blueprint, hoping to … Read more
David Benavidez is still convinced that he’s got David Morrell “scared” of him because of the hard shove that he gave him during their face-off at the media workout on December 17th to promote their February 1st fight. ‘The Mexican Monster’ uses fear to promote the fight, and he talks about it frequently in his … Read more
Today, Keyshawn Davis said on social media that he will be “unbelievably strong” on February 14th when he fights next. Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) is expected to challenge Denys Berinchyk next for his WBO lightweight title at Madison Square Garden’s Hula Theater in New York. Davis doesn’t say how he’ll be stronger because he’s not … Read more
Moses Itauma has people wondering whether he’ll break Mike Tyson’s record of becoming the youngest heavyweight world champion. The fringe contender Itauma (11-0, 9 KOs) recently turned 20 on December 28th, meaning he’s got four months to break Tyson’s record. Itauma stopped 34-year-old Dempsey McKean (22-2, 14 KOs) in the second round on the undercard … Read more