Canelo Alvarez started off in a calm mood today at the final press conference for his undisputed 168-lb championship fight against William Scull, but seemed to lose his temper when reminded of his struggle in the past against Cuban fighter Erislandy Lara. Canelo’s Temper Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) looked angry, telling the moderator that he’s … Read more
Several years ago, this writer did an article on ‘My Three Sons’ by their father, Bozy Ennis. Reminded me of the TV show Fred McMurray’s ‘My Three Sons’! His oldest son, Derek ‘Pooh’ Ennis, 24-5-1 with 13 knockouts, won both the PA and IBF USBA Super Welterweight titles. Both ‘Pooh’ and ‘Bozy’ were inducted into … Read more
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. William Scull takes place Saturday, May 3 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of Riyadh Season. The main broadcast starts at 6:00 PM GMT / 7:00 PM BST / 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT, with main event ringwalks expected no earlier than 10:00 PM GMT / … Read more
Promoter Eddie Hearn announced today that the fight between Naoya Inoue and Murodjon Akhmadaliev is scheduled for Sunday, September 14th, in Japan. It’s been two years in the waiting, and it’s coming a little late for many fans, who’d given up on it. Inoue still needs to win his fight against Ramon Cardenas, but that’s … Read more
For a professional boxer, step one of the dream is to become a world champion, and on Friday night May 2nd, the undefeated Arnold Barboza Jr (32-0, 11 KOs) will finally get his chance when he challenges the WBO super-lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs). The Lopez vs Barboza world title bout is … Read more
Conor Benn arrived in New York for what appears to be a strategic scouting mission for Friday’s Fatal Fury: City of Wolves event at Times Square. Benn (23-1, 14 KOs) is interested in fighting Ryan Garcia in a blockbuster-level mega-millions fight. Conor wants to be seen by the cameras in this event on DAZN PPV. … Read more
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya said that he thinks “Father Time” is catching up to Canelo Alvarez, and he’s showing signs of “declining” heading into his fight this Saturday night against little-known Cuban William Scull for the undisputed super middleweight championship on May 3rd on DAZN PPV in Riyadh. De La Hoya notes that the … Read more
Coming up on the 3rd of May, from The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, unified world super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez will square off against IBF title holder William Scull in a battle for undisputed supremacy at 168. Buy the 2 card DAZN PPV bundle for both the Times Square card on May 2, featuring … Read more
Devin Haney’s new coach, Shane Mosley, claims that he has shown him “some power tricks,” and Haney is punching with knockout strength going into his fight against Jose Ramirez this Friday night, May 2nd, at Times Square in New York City. (Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom) Haney’s Power? Mosley predicts that Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) will knock out Ramirez … Read more
Ryan Garcia says he understands why Devin Haney and his dad, Bill Haney, were taking verbal shots at him, calling him “Skinny” during today’s final press conference for Friday’s Fatal Fury event at Times Square in New York City. (Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom) Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) says Bill is trying to bolster his son’s self-belief … Read more