May 2024 – Page 57 – Sugar Bert Boxing

BoxingNews24 May 20, 2024

Cordina Moves To Lightweight After Devastating Loss To Cacace

Joe Cordina will be moving up to lightweight after losing his IBF super featherweight title to challenger Anthony Cacace by an upset eighth-round knockout last Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn revealed today that Cordina (17-1, 9…

EastSideBoxing May 20, 2024

Usyk’s Reign As Undisputed Champion To End Prematurely

Oleksandr Usyk’s stint as undisputed heavyweight champion will likely end within the next two weeks, and his IBF title will be stripped or vacated. Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) has only been undisputed champion since last Saturday when he defeated Tyson Fury in Riyadh. The IBF…

BoxingScene May 20, 2024

Former Golden Boy Diaz Now President Of Sheer Sports

Sheer Sports Management has appointed Roberto Diaz as president of the organization. Diaz brings a wealth of experience and industry experience from his time as vice president and chief matchmaker at Golden Boy Promotions, where he played a key role in shaping the landscape…

BoxingNews24 May 20, 2024

Fury’s Career On The Ropes: Hearn Offers A Golden Parachute

Promoter Eddie Hearn is offering a way out for Tyson Fury of his rematch clause for Oleksandr Usyk by suggesting that he can fight Anthony Joshua next. This is a chance for Fury to avoid further humiliation. It’s a generous offer by Hearn, giving Fury…

BoxingScene May 20, 2024

Omari Jones, the Olympic Dream And The Taste For Good Business

Omari Jones might be a U.S. Olympian, but he is balancing his dreams with being a college student and a business owner at the same time. Jones qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics as a super welterweight (71 kgs) on Team USA when he…

EastSideBoxing May 20, 2024

Eddie Hearn Throws Tyson Fury A Bone: A Fight With Anthony Joshua

Promoter Eddie Hearn says he’s ready to make a fight between the dethroned WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua next if the Gypsy King doesn’t fight a rematch with undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk. Fury’s Fork in the Road: Humiliation or More Humiliation? It’s…

BoxingNews24 May 20, 2024

Diego Pacheco Ascends To #1 WBO Contender For Canelo’s Super Middleweight Crown

Diego Pacheco (21-0, 17 KOs) is now the #1 contender for Canelo Alvarez’s WBO super middleweight title. The previous #1 WBO, Jaime Munguia was beaten last May by Canelo, clearing the way for Pacheco, 23, to take the top spot. It’s only taken Pacheco six…

BoxingScene May 20, 2024

Catterall Plans To Use Victory Over Taylor To Earn Title Fight

Jack Catterall believes that victory on Saturday over Josh Taylor will secure what he considers to be an overdue world-title fight. They fight at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, little over two years after Taylor was awarded the most controversial of split decisions to…

BoxingNews24 May 20, 2024

Brian Norman Jr. Seeks Unification Fight Against Mario Barrios

Brian Norman Jr. wants a unification fight against WBC interim champ Mario Barrios next following his tenth-round knockout win over Giovanni Santillan last Saturday night in San Diego, California. Title Upgrades on the Horizon Norman Jr. (26-0, 23 KOs) claimed the vacant WBO interim welterweight…

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