Caleb Plant says he wants to put on a “good performance” in his headliner fight against Armando Resendiz on May 31st, and then start picking off the top fighters at 168 “one by one.” Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) will be defending his WBA interim super middleweight title against Resendiz (15-2, 11 KOs) in a 12-round … Read more
Unified three-belt champion Oleksandr Usyk and IBF belt-holder Daniel Dubois will meet for the undisputed heavyweight championship in a rematch on July 19th at Wembley Stadium in London. Wembley Doubt Staging the rematch at Wembley Stadium is a questionable move by the promoters because there’s not enough interest from fans in seeing the Usyk vs. … Read more
Jermall Charlo trashed his tune-up opponent today, Thomas LaManna, repeatedly calling him a “bum” and getting him visibly upset during the virtual press conference to promote their 10-round fight on PBC on Prime Video on May 31st at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. LaManna, 33, was low-key during the virtual press conference, but … Read more
Chris Eubank Jr. told the media today during the final press conference that he thinks Conor Benn is feeling the pressure ahead of Saturday’s fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The bearded, distinguished-looking Conor (23-0, 14 KOs) denied being nervous, saying he “lives this.” Benn claims he’s “lit the first 100 times.” (Credit: Mark … Read more
Promoter Eddie Hearn laughed at the idea of Chris Eubank Jr. retiring if he gets “iced” by Conor Benn this Saturday night in their middleweight scrap at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Hearn says Eubank Jr. loves “money” too much for him to hang up his gloves after his fight with Benn (23-0, 14 KOs). … Read more
Canelo Alvarez says he believes that Terence Crawford shouldn’t still be an unbeaten fighter after his last fight against former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on Turki Alalshikh’s Riyadh Season card on August 3rd last year in Los Angeles. Alvarez states that he thinks Crawford “lost” the fight or it was a “draw,” which … Read more
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman believes that the winner of Saturday’s family scrap between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn is worthy of moving up to the top 168 to get a world title shot against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. Sulaiman says Saturday’s winner between Eubank Jr. and Benn will be a “major player … Read more
Fans on social media remain skeptical that Shakur Stevenson will remain with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom company for his next fight against William Zepeda on July 12th. Although he has denied the reports by Stevenson (leaving Matchroom, stating he still has a two-fight deal with him and Turki Alalshikh), fans are distrustful of the promoter, believing … Read more
Eddie Hearn foresees a bad night for Hamzah Sheeraz when he takes on Edgar Berlanga in his debut at super middleweight on July 12th on DAZN PPV in New York City. Hearn, who used to promote Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs), says he’ll “win” the fight against Sheeraz (21-1-1, 17 KOs). Berlanga’s Size Advantage Berlanga’s huge … Read more
Lightweight contenders Floyd Schofield vs. Lucas Badhi are negotiating for a fight to be staged on the June 28th undercard of Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on DAZN PPV from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Although Bahdi (19-0, 15 KOs) is unbeaten and ranked #6 WBA and #9 IBF, this isn’t the opponent … Read more