Promoter Eddie Hearn says he thinks his fighter, Conor Benn, will have an advantage over Chris Eubank Jr. in terms of his youth and freshness for the rematch. The main success Benn, 28, had last Saturday was in the first three rounds. Benn lost the fight to Eubank Jr. (35-3, 25 KOs) by a 12-round … Read more
Ryan Garcia and Bill Haney, Devin Haney’s dad, got into a back-and-forth argument today during Ryan’s workout session ahead of his fight this Friday, May 2nd, on DAZN PPV, against Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero at Times Square in New York City. Bill was filming Ryan’s workout, which upset him, as he saw it as a sneaky, … Read more
Terence Crawford’s trainer, Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre, says he’s worried about fair judging for Bud’s fight against the Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez in October. Fair Judging? BoMac is preemptively building a narrative of biased judging for fans to have in their mind to cushion the blow if Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) loses. He’s assuming the fight … Read more
IBF super middleweight champion William Scull reiterated today during the Grand Arrivals in Riyadh that he plans to “eat‘ unified 168-lb champ Canelo Alvarez in their undisputed championship fight this Saturday, May 3rd on DAZN PPV in Saudi Arabia. Spoiling Crawford? Scull (23-0, 9 KOs) says his goal is to defeat Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) … Read more
Keyshawn Davis took to social media, lecturing his followers, saying, “This culture is weird asf!” WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn is fighting out that he’s not going to receive 24/7 praise for the choices he makes for his opponent selection. (Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) No Step Up in Sight Fans have turned on him after he … Read more
Heavyweight champions Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois met today for their kickoff press conference to begin promoting their rematch on July 19th at Wembley Stadium in London. (Credit: Queensberry) IBF champion Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) is still bitter about his loss to Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) from two years ago, and he let the media … Read more
Unified two-belt junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora will reportedly not take part in this Friday’s purse bid for his mandated title defense against WBO mandatory Xander Zayas. Rather than doing that, Fundora (21-1-1, 14 KOs) will face Tim Tszyu in a rematch, possibly on July 19th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Top … Read more
Tyson Fury hinted to his fans yesterday that he’s going to be coming out of retirement for a big fight. The timing of ‘The Gyspy King’ suggests that he wants to keep in the limelight after the announcement this week of the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois 2 rematch, and last Saturday’s family feud clash … Read more
Canelo Alvarez says his opponent, IBF super middleweight champion William Scull, will be desperate to win on Saturday and will “bring everything” because he has “everything to gain” in their fight on May 3rd on DAZN PPV in Riyadh. Scull isn’t a big puncher. He’s a boxer who focuses mostly on throwing single shots and … Read more
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De la Hoya thinks that if the British fighters Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. fight a rematch, it’ll probably “end their careers” due to the punishment they absorb in a second war. Eubank Jr. threw almost 1000 punches and had Benn close to being knocked out in rounds 11 and … Read more