Newly crowned WBA super-lightweight world champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) has been added to the Terence “Bud” Crawford-Israil Madrimov card as he’s set to defend his title against Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela on Saturday night, August 3rd at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California.…
When an athlete wins in the U.S. Olympic Trials, it is usually a story of triumph. For Jordan Fuentes, his tale of success has been laced with tragedy.
One of the greatest achievements of Fuentes’ amateur career was eclipsed by the disappearance of his…
Devin Haney was knocked down a peg by Ryan Garcia last Saturday night with his defeat in New York. Haney’s reign at the top of the sport came down with his 12-round majority decision loss at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The defeat…
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya and his pupil Jaime Munguia are promising to do something Saul “Canelo” Alvarez doesn’t appear interested in, and that is signing off for a fight against David Benavidez.
Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) will get a crack at the undisputed…
You wonder how some boxers end up with nicknames that don’t fit them, like “killer,” when one doesn’t have a high knockout percentage.
Eric “Butterbean” Esch, 65-2-3, ended the career of Larry “The Easton Assassin” Holmes on July 7th, 2002. He was credited with a…
Promoter Dmitriy Salita and DAZN have teamed to unearth and provide a spotlight for the traditionally rich boxing talent mined in and around Detroit, with their production arriving May 23.
Salita Promotions on Thursday announced a DAZN-streamed card at Detroit’s Wayne State Fieldhouse (8…
‘This will be one of Canelo’s better performances’: Ellerbe expects showcase victory against Munguia
Leonard Ellerbe anticipates one of Canelo’s best performances of his career. | Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images
Leonard Ellerbe believes Jaime Munguia the perfect style matchup for Canelo Alvarez. Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe talks to Fight Hype…
Adrien “The Problem” Broner (35-4-1, 24 KOs) will be taking a risky fight on June 7th against Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (16-1-1, 10 KOs) in a welterweight fight in a Don King promoted event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Fort Lauderdale,…
Jaron “Boots” Ennis was persuaded to sign for Matchroom on the promise of fighting regularly in his home city of Philadelphia.
The IBF welterweight champion’s first fight under his new promoters is scheduled to be against his mandatory challenger Canada’s 31-year-old Cody Crowley, and in…