David Benavidez has earned the shot at challenging for the four titles against the new undisputed light heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol, next. However, the situation is still unclear about who Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) will fight next. The Mandate The WBC said this yesterday: “Dimitry Bivol must fight David Benavidez next.” If the World Boxing … Read more
Errol Spence fired back at people on X on Wednesday, scolding them for assigning the label “Washed” to him. Former unified three-belt welterweight champion Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) says that social media followers use the “washed” term “too loosely.” Two-year Layoff The reason people say Spence is over-the-hill is because he hasn’t fought in two … Read more
The Ring released their updated pound-for-pound top 10 list today, and the order must be completely overhauled. They’ve got the right guy at the #1 spot with Oleksandr Usyk, but after him, the list falls into chaos. Rebuilding P4P The list falls apart at the #2 and #3 spots, with Naoya Inoue and Terence Crawford … Read more
WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis says challenger Lamont Roach is in for a “rude awakening on Saturday night when they meet at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Silent Sabotage Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) seemed upset today about all the praise that Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) is getting from fans and the media. You … Read more
Lamont Roach is ready to bring down Gervonta Davis and take his spot as the WBA lightweight champion on Saturday night, March 1st, in their headliner at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) already has one foot out the door into retirement, and he clearly has lost his motivation to … Read more
Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela (14-2, 9 KOs) is ready to put on an impressive performance in his first defense of his WBA light welterweight title against Gary Antuanne Russell (17-1, 17 KOs) in the 12-round chief support bout on the Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach card this Saturday, on March 1st at the Barclays Center in … Read more
Eddie Hearn is still upset about Conor Benn being egged by Chris Eubank Jr. and is not letting go of the incident. Hearn still believes Eubank Jr’s team knew what he was going to do and feels that was a “Misfits”-type move. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchoom Boxing) Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) seemed unruffled by the incident … Read more
Ryan Garcia gave fans a heads-up today, letting them know he’s heading into his next fight in 65 days on May 2nd at Turki Alalshikh’s event in New York City. “Run It Back?” Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) said in a message he’s going to “run it back in New York.” That doesn’t make much sense, … Read more
Promoter Eddie Hearn says his fighter, Dmitry Bivol, will beat former undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev “much easier” if they fight again. Hearn’s Canelo Push Hearn claims that Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) is “going to get better and better.” He’s now pushing for Canelo Alvarez to move up to 175 to challenge Bivol for … Read more
Martin Bakole’s second-round knockout loss to WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker last Saturday night has cost him his chance to fight in an IBF-sanctioned title eliminator against Efe Ajagba on May 2nd. Although the Bakole vs. Ajagba clash will still happen, it won’t be an eliminator. Eliminator Gone Dan Rafael says he’s been told by … Read more