June 29, 2024 – Sugar Bert Boxing

BoxingScene June 29, 2024

Yamileth Mercado Stifles Ramla Ali; Arturo Cardenas Clips Danny Barrios

PHOENIX – Yamileth Mercado works to smother her opponents. They attempt a punch. She sends back five. They raise their fist. She unleashes a combination, even punching the foe’s cocked arm. So it went again Saturday night, as the Mexican WBC junior featherweight…

BoxingScene June 29, 2024

Robeisy Ramirez Back in Win Column, Wants Rafael Espinoza Rematch Next

One fight and six months after losing his WBO featherweight title by majority decision to Rafael Espinoza, Robeisy Ramirez knocked out Brandon Leon Benitez on Saturday at the James L. Knight Center in Miami Beach, Florida, to move back into the win column. After…

BoxingScene June 29, 2024

Jordan Roach on Pro Debut: We Showed I’m One of the Best Prospects

Jordan Roach had said he was “excited to start dropping people” – that the smaller gloves and lack of headgear in professional boxing would further allow the junior bantamweight prospect to spotlight his skills. And that’s what he got to do on…

BoxingNews24 June 29, 2024

Canelo Alvarez May Skip September Fight For Later Tune-Up In Los Angeles

Canelo Alvarez reportedly may skip the September 14th fight and fight later in the year in Los Angeles. The undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) may take a tune-up to prepare for a fight against Terence Crawford in 2025. WBA Mandatory Edgar Berlanga…

BoxingScene June 29, 2024

Feargal McCrory ‘Devastated’ by Loss to Lamont Roach Jr., Respects Corner Stoppage

Feargal McCrory spent a lot of time away from his loved ones for Friday’s opportunity in Washington, D.C., only to lose for the first time as a pro, stopped in the eighth round by WBA junior lightweight titleholder Lamont Roach Jr. “I’m devastated,”…

EastSideBoxing June 29, 2024

Shakur Stevenson Faces Risky Opponent In Artem Harutyunyan

Shakur Stevenson, WBC lightweight champion, is calling his opponent Artem Harutyunyan a risky one for him on July 6th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. A Mismatch in the Eyes of Fans The fight is seen as a mismatch in the eyes of…

BoxingNews24 June 29, 2024

Benavidez, No Monster At 175, Returns To 168

Lionell Thompson says David Benavidez is “not a monster at 175” as he was at 168. That’s why Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is moving back to 168 following his brutal fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk in his debut at 175 on June 15th. Not an Elite…

BoxingScene June 29, 2024

Lamont Roach Jr. Compliments Feargal McCrory’s Toughness

Lamont Roach Jr. got the eighth-round technical knockout win over Feargal McCrory — though the defending WBA titleholder thought the ending might have come sooner. There was a knockdown from a left hook in the third, two knockdowns from body shots in…

BoxingNews24 June 29, 2024

Prograis: Haney’s Loss Not Due To Garcia’s PED Use

Regis Prograis, former WBC light welterweight champion, doesn’t blame Devin Haney for vacating his title rather than take the low-paying, risky fight against his mandatory Sandor Martin. Left Hooks, Not PEDs, Led to Haney’s Downfall Prograis notes that Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) wants a big…

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