IT was almost inevitable that either David Benavidez or Jaime Munguia would be left feeling unhappy, or simply left out, if Saul “Canelo” Alvarez refused to invite them to his little Mexican-themed gathering on May 4 in Las Vegas. He could, after all, only fight one opponent on that date and, even with the incentive…
HAVING vowed to never fight another one of his countrymen Canelo Alvarez had some explaining to do today at the launch press conference for his next fight. On Saturday, May 4, during Cinco De Mayo weekend, the 33-year-old will defend his undisputed super-middleweight crown against fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas….
By Steve Bunce LAST week I was talking about the great Johnny Owen for a new film about the boxer’s short life and awful death. Most people in boxing are familiar with the brutality and tragedy of his last fight with the Mexican, Lupe Pintor. It took place one night in Los Angeles, in a…
By Elliot Worsell THERE were countless punches thrown and landed by the 14 boxers involved in Frank Warren’s latest “Magnificent Seven” show in Birmingham on Saturday (March 14), yet none were better than the right uppercut produced by Liam Davies in round two of a super-bantamweight fight between the hours of 11 and 12 o’clock….
By Elliot Worsell LIKE the latecomer at a comedy gig, Dillian Whyte was allowed back into boxing at the weekend and told by one of its ushers to “take an empty seat at the back” to ensure his presence wouldn’t disturb those already in the room. This way he could be inconspicuous, as he has…
By George Gigney THERE are a few different strands that have inadvertently tied together in the media this week, all relating to one thing: boxing’s duty of care (or lack thereof) to its fighters. The most alarming example of this has, once again, come from Ryan Garcia. The 25-year-old continues to raise concern with every…
FOLLOWING hot on the heels of last week’s postponement of Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall II, reports suggest that another intriguing fight has unfortunately fallen by the wayside today (March 18). The March 30 welterweight fight between Tim Tszyu and Keith Thurman, which was to serve as PBC’s inaugural pay-per-view offering on Amazon Prime, is…
1) Round 11 of Heaney vs. Pauls The British middleweight title fight between Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls was thrilling for 10 rounds, full of momentum swings and dramatic moments, but then elevated itself in round 11. Pauls got the better of things for the most part, yet Heaney, sensing Pauls had punched himself out,…
THE return of Sunny Edwards could take place this summer in America. It would be the second consecutive fight Stateside for the 28-year-old having lost to Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez in Arizona in December. ESPN report that a fight between Edwards and Mexico’s Adrian Curiel is a possibility for June 29 in the chief support slot…
Interview: Shaun Brown BN: After you beat Nathan Quarless in September you said in your post-fight interview with Sky Sports that you were finally “legitimate”. Is being legitimate something you were searching for? VR: I’ve always known that I’m a legitimate fighter. It’s more having that physical piece (the English cruiserweight title) to verify that…
