MERE minutes had gone by after Jaron Ennis had swiped away David Avanesyan, as expected, before heads turned to who or what could be next for the IBF welterweight champion. It was Ennis’s first defence of the title proper, first fight under new promoter Eddie Hearn and the first time in six years he had…
NAOYA Inoue will return to the ring on September 3 against well-travelled Irish veteran TJ Doheny. ‘The Monster’ last fought in May, defeating Luis Nery in round six of an exciting contest. Australia’s Sam Goodman had been expected to fight him next, but Goodman opted to take an interim contest, which he won last week….
By Jack Walsh ALEXIS Rocha outclassed Santiago Dominguez over 10 rounds last night in their welterweight matchup. Rocha claimed a unanimous decision win by scores of 99-91 (twice) and 98-92, picking up the vacant WBO-NABO championship. Headlining at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, Rocha’s speed and consistent ring tenacity proved difficult to withstand…
From what age did you start boxing? Originally, I played baseball, but I wanted to try individual sports, so when I saw my younger brother reading a comic book called “The First Step,” I went to a nearby boxing gym. Who is your favourite all-time fighter, and why? I like Japanese legends Joichiro Tatsuyoshi and…
By Jack Walsh NEW WBA super-welterweight and WBO super-welterweight interim champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford has proven his hall of fame status, annihilating all competition he faced in the ring during his reign as king between 135lbs and 147lbs. That is until Saturday night, when Israil Madrimov truly gave the Omaha native a run for his…
PROMOTER Oscar De La Hoya reckons his fighter, William Zepeda, has plenty of options to choose from, sending a clear signal that they will not be pushed in any particular direction. check this out @williamzepeda2 is so bad ass he has four sanctioning bodies to choose from. Nobody will tell him who he must fight…
TURKI Alalshikh has given his updated verdict on a potential Canelo vs. Crawford clash and it now seems unlikely to happen. Communicating by X, just days after Crawford defeated Israil Madimov in Los Angeles, Turki revealed that a planning meeting had taken place and the Canelo bout has been officially disregarded. Just wrapped up an…
SHAKUR STEVENSON may still be a free agent but his next fight is looking a bit clearer. Earlier tonight on the social media platform X it was announced by WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman that the sanctioning body has ordered their lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson, (22-0, 10 KOs), to make a mandatory title defence against…
By Daniele D’Alessio THIS week, Janibek Alimkhanuly became the latest victim of weight cutting in professional boxing. Extreme dehydration forced the Kazakh to pull out of his bout with Andrei Mikhailovich and thus relinquish the opportunity to have his first bout of 2024. But when you look at the landscape of fighters who are boiling…
AARON MCKENNA and Kieron Conway will meet in an intriguing Britain vs Ireland semi-final after surging to stoppage wins in their Prizefighter quarter-finals. In the first fight night of Matchroom’s new Japanese venture, all four quarter-finals took place and there were fireworks across the quartet of 10-round middleweight showdowns at the Yamato Arena in Suite….
