Edgar Berlanga responded to Caleb Plant on social media, saying he never received any contract from him, as he stated in an interview. Berlanga says he’s the “A-side,” and Plant is the “B-side.” Edgar would be the one sending the contract, not him. Plant’s Perspective The former IBF super middleweight champion Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) … Read more
Tim Bradley is giving the highly ranked pound-for-pound fighter Terence Crawford a “huge chance” of moving up two divisions to dethrone unified 168-lb champion Canelo Alvarez on September 13th. He feels the former four-division world champion Crawford can outbox Canelo. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom) Crawford: “Best in the World”? Bradley feels that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) … Read more
Caleb Plant said last Saturday night that Edgar Berlanga “doesn’t want to fight me.” He says they sent a contract to Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs), but there’s been no response. (Credit: Melanie Pizano/Matchroom) Eddie Hearn of Matchroom hoped to put a fight together between Berlanga and WBA interim super middleweight champion Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) … Read more
Bruce Carrington (15-0, 9 KOs) called out featherweight champions Nick Ball and Stephen Fulton following his third round knockout win over Enrique Vivas (23-4, 12 KOs) last Saturday night Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas. WBA champion Ball and WBC champ Fulton are unlikely to agree to fight Carrington because he’s too risky for his own good. … Read more
Las Vegas, Nevada – Mikaela Mayer (21-2, 5 KOs) wants to be considered among the best in women’s boxing. She demonstrated that she is a true champion by convincingly defeating the former WBO welterweight champion Sandy Ryan (7-3-1, 3 KOs) and making the first successful defense of said title. In front of a sold-out crowd … Read more
Shakur Stevenson has been strangely quiet since William Zepeda’s victory last Saturday night over Tevin Farmer in Cancun, Mexico. The WBC lightweight champion Shakur (23-0, 11 KOs) wants the Zepeda fight next, but it would be a bad move on his part to seem desperate, which would signal to Golden Boy that he views him … Read more
By Frank Bay: The face of boxing is Canelo Alvarez. Like it or not, that is the truth, based upon simple economics. Alvarez brings in the most money of any current boxer worldwide but most importantly stateside (USA). Anthony Joshua might contend with Canelo worldwide, but certainly not stateside. Not only ‘the face’ economically but … Read more
20-year-old light welterweight prospect Emiliano Vargas (13-0, 11 KOs) told the media last night that he’ll “beat” Keyshawn Davis when the “time is right” following his second round knockout victory over Giovannie Gonzalez (20-8-2, 15 KOs) in their undercard fight at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas. A Shrinking Window If the Vargas-Keyshawn fight doesn’t … Read more
Tevin Farmer (33-8-1, 30 KOs) hinted about retirement following his twelve-round majority decision loss to WBC interim lightweight champion William Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOs) last Saturday night in Cancun, Mexico. The scores were 116-112, 115-113 for Zepeda, and 114-114. Farmer, 34, lost his third straight fight and fourth in his last seven fights. He feels … Read more
WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 KOs) called out 147-lb champs Jaron Ennis, Eimantas Stanionis, and Mario Barrios following his third-round technical knockout of Derrieck Cuevas (27-2-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas. Easy Mark Cuevas turned out to be an easy mark for Norman Jr, and … Read more