Gabe Rosado is giving challenger Arnold Barboza Jr. the edge against WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez in their 12-round undercard fight on May 2nd on the Fatal Fury card on DAZN PPV at Times Square in New York City. Teofimo’s Layoff Rosado feels that Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KOs) is in a “rhythm” right … Read more
Shakur Stevenson has reportedly opted out of his second fight of his two-fight contract with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom and will be working with promoter Lou DiBella for his title defense of his WBC lightweight strap against William Zepeda on the July 12th card in New York City. Flat Fee Deal Stevenson signed with Hearn in … Read more
It’s a year away from their 50th anniversary, when the USA 1976 Olympic team. The team didn’t win as many medals as the 1984 team, but that team didn’t have the Russians or Cubans competing. Since President Jimmy Carter didn’t allow the USA team to compete in the 1980 Olympics, both countries refused to go to … Read more
Liam Cameron (23-7-1, 10 KOs) took the high road by not choosing to complain about the quick stoppage TKO loss in the second round against light heavyweight Ben Whittaker (9-0-1, 6 KOs) in their rematch at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. Gracious in Defeat Cameron, 34, showed his class by criticizing referee Howard Foster … Read more
Frazer Clarke needed less than a round to smash Ebenezer Tetteh — but what should have been a clean comeback ended in complete chaos after Tetteh completely lost his head. Clarke Does the Business — Tetteh Loses the Plot After taking one proper smack from Clarke, Tetteh collapsed like a cheap deckchair. Referee Kevin Parker … Read more
Light heavyweight Ben Whittaker (9-0-1, 6 KOs) scored a second-round technical knockout of veteran Liam Cameron (23-7-1, 10 KOs) in their rematch on Sunday night at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. The 2020 Olympic Silver medalist Whittaker staggered Cameron with a looping right to the head in the second round. He then went … Read more
Gabe Rosado believes that Jose Ramirez is “the wrong choice” for Devin Haney to come back against in his first fight in over a year, coming off a bad loss to Ryan Garcia on April 20th. Rosado feels that the former WBC and WBO light welterweight champion Ramirez (29-2, 18 KOs) is still fighting at … Read more
On the night of April 19th at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, the undisputed flyweight champion Gabriela Fundora stopped Marilyn Badillo (19-1-1, 3 KOs) in the 7th round. (Credit: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda) Boxing is a sport that categorizes fighters by levels, and on fight night, Fundora proved she was levels above Badillo. … Read more
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya notes that Ryan Garcia’s state of mind is a lot calmer than it has been in the past, going into his fight against Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero in 12 days on May 2nd. De La Hoya predicts Garcia-Rolly will be “action-packed” from the get-go, but will end quickly with a third-round … Read more
Eight years of hard work went down the drain last Saturday night for junior middleweight contender Charles Conwell (21-1, 16 KOs), losing to Jorge Garcia (33-4, 26 KOs) by a 12-round split decision at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California. (Credit: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda) Going into the fight, Conwell had the reputation of … Read more