Canelo Alvarez says he wants to show the improvements he’s made in his game in the last twelve years against the Mayweather-esque Terence Crawford in September. Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) is still bitter about suffering his first loss in the pro ranks, losing a 12-round majority decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013. Cracking the … Read more
Jake Paul will battle Cruiserweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in the 10-round headliner, live on DAZN PPV on Saturday, June 28, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. In the chief support bout, Gilberto Ramirez will defend his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against Yuniel Dorticos. Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) will see what the former … Read more
Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) is set to make his return on May 2nd, against Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero (16-2, 13 KOs) in a historic bout at Times Square. Garcia is returning from his yearlong suspension for having tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Ostarine in the April 20th bout against Devin Haney. He’s had time … Read more
#1-ranked WBC Dalton Smith and Mathieu Germain both weighed in successfully today at the weigh-in for their 12-round headliner this Saturday, April 19th, with event start time at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT / 7 pm BST [British standard time], live on DAZN at the Park Community Arena, Sheffield, England. The winner of … Read more
Ryan Garcia, the 25-year-old star who turned speed and charisma into a global brand, isn’t just making noise in the ring — he’s straight-up redefining what boxing success looks like. Ahead of his return on May 2 at The Ring’s Fatal Fury: Times Square event, a financial deep dive revealed what anyone paying attention already … Read more
Ryan Garcia’s father, Henry Garcia, has doubts about whether Devin Haney will make it through his fight against Jose Ramirez on the Fatal Fury Times Square event next month on May 2nd in New York City. Punch Resistance Henry feels that Haney’s “chin’ failed him in his last fight against Ryan last April, and he … Read more
Oscar De La Hoya has revealed that William Zepeda vs. Shakur Stevenson is “on.” The Zepeda-Shakur fight will take place on July 12th in New York City, which favors the New Jersey native Shakur. This is a Ring Magazine card. It hasn’t been confirmed yet if Shakur’s fight with challenger Zepeda will be the main … Read more
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya confirmed to the media today that Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis didn’t want to fight Vergil Ortiz Jr. He says they “called out” Ennis, but then he “backtracked” rather than taking the risky fight. (Credit: Golden Boy) Boots (34-0, 30 KOs) instead took a lower-paying, less risky fight against Eimantas Stanionis last … Read more
Floyd Schofield Jr. says he never received any money offer for a fight against lightweight contender Abdullah Mason for the June 7th card on ESPN. Schofield states that Mason’s team just asked him if he wanted to fight him, and he said yes. No attempt was made to start negotiations. Promotional Chess? Floyd Sr. believes … Read more
Ryan Garcia says he’s interested in fighting Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. He feels the IBF welterweight champion Ennis gets “hit too much,” and he’d be “100 up for taking the fight now that he’s campaigning at 147. Garcia wasn’t overly impressed with Ennis’ win over WBA welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis last Saturday night because he felt … Read more