Daniel Jacobs will fight for the first time in a couple of years when he takes on Shane Mosley Jr this weekend, and he spends some time talking to Fight Hype about his thoughts on his return and his intention in making another run at a major world title. Jacobs on how he’s feeling heading
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A light heavyweight clash between Zach Parker and Jack Arnfield has been added to the Queensberry Promotions ‘Magnificent 7’ in Birmingham on July 20. Derby’s Parker is 24-1 (17 KOs) with the lone loss coming to John Ryder in 2022 after Parker suffered a broken hand and was stopped after four rounds. He has returned
JON Fernandez has no issues travelling to fight for the European title. Moreover, he is drawing inspiration from the exploits of a heavy-handed Spanish legend who enjoyed plenty of success on UK and Irish shores over the years. After Matchroom Boxing won the bid to stage the vacant European title fight between Jon and Dalton
With Shakur Stevenson set to make his return to the ring against Artem Harutyuyan this weekend after a much criticized performance against Edwin De Los Santos, Stevenson reflects on the backlash he received and why he looks at that fight much differently. “Several times I put out great performances and you have one bad night
INDIO, California – Recently elevated to a top-five rankings spot by the World Boxing Association, super middleweight Bektemir Melikuziev will return to the ring Aug. 10 on the main undercard portion of the Vergil Ortiz Jr.-Serhii Bohachuk junior middleweight main event being targeted for Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, the fighter told BoxingScene. Melikuziev (14-1,
Considering that the 2023 Fighter of the Year race wasn’t decided until after Naoya Inoue fought on December 26, it’s safe to say the midpoint of the year — which we just reached as Sunday became Monday — is a bit early to be deciding the 2024 Fighter of the Year. But there’s no such
Rhiannon Dixon’s first defense of her WBO lightweight title will see her battle former two-division champion Terri Harper on Matchroom’s August 24th Jack Catterall vs Regis Prograis show in After a potential IBF title fight with Caroline Dubois fell through, Dixon (10-0, 1 KO) picked up her belt last April with a decision over veteran
By: Sean Crose Gervonta Davis. Vasyl Lomachenko. Devin Haney. Teofimo Lopez. These men are all in the general weight realm of WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson. With a record of twenty-one wins against zero losses, the twenty-seven year old Stevenson would be a high profile opponent for any of the aforementioned names. Stevenson is more
Dennis McCann will get his chance to clean up the one blotch on his 15-0-1 (8 KOs) record when he rematches Ionut Baluta on July 27, 11 months after they battled to a technical draw. The 12-rounder, which is for the vacant European junior-featherweight title, is one of many solid contests on the undercard of
By Daniele D’Alessio FRANCESCA Hennessy hasn’t had five professional fights yet, but the 19-year-old has already set her sights on becoming the youngest undisputed world champion ever. Confident, charming, and extremely talented, Hennessy represents a new generation of boxers who are inspired by current champions to build their own legacy. “I would love to become
Following Teofimo Lopez’s unanimous decision win over Steve Claggett over the weekend, Chris Algieri puts his analyst cap on and breaks down the performance and explains why Lopez should probably stay at 140 rather than proceed with a move up to welterweight. Check out some of Algieri’s thoughts down below. Algieri on his reaction to
By Paul Webb IT has been “so far, so good” for Conor Baker in his fledgling professional career. The 27-year-old from Tipton will be hoping for a fantastic four wins from four when he steps through the ropes at the Dudley Town Hall on the BCB Promotions ‘Summer Showdown’ on July 19th. “I’m really happy
By Eric Armit Ernie ‘Indian Red’ Lopez Born: 23 September 1945 in Fort Duchesne, Utah. Died: 3 October 2009 in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Record: 61 fights, 49 wins (25 by KO/TKO), 11 Losses, 1 draw. Turned Pro: June 1963. Last fight: October 1974. Weight Division: Welterweight Beat: Armand Lourenco (twice), Pulga Serrano, Al Andrews, Johnny
Teofimo Lopez Jr. scored a unanimous decision win against Steve Claggett and defended his WBO junior welterweight title on Saturday night in Miami. Many expected a stoppage win by Lopez, but the durable Canadian contender Claggett fought until the 12th round for the first time in his career, winning only one round on the three
Next update will come on Monday, July 22. It’ll be a bulky update then, with a lot of ranked fights taking place in the three weeks, but — well, you can see the list of what the fights are below. Ranked fights this period: Middleweight: (1) Janibek Alimkhanuly vs (9) Andrei Mikhailovich, July 13 Welterweight:
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez says he belongs in the top five of the pound-for-pound list after his stoppage of Mexican legend Juan Francisco Estrada in Phoenix on Saturday night. With the victory, Rodriguez – 20-0 (13 KOs) – reclaimed the WBC super-flyweight title and collected his first Ring Magazine strap. “I’m the legend slayer,” said Rodriguez.
Teofimo Lopez notched another win on his record over the weekend but not in the kind of performance most were hoping to see from him. Lopez credits Claggett as a durable fighter and says he purposely chose to face a fighter like him to prepare him for what may come down the line. Here’s some
IN order to get in the ring and actually fight and look to hurt another human being, a boxer will try – and need – to feel nothing towards them. Ideally, they will see them as just an opponent, a cardboard cutout they have to, in the name of their profession, knock down. Yet if