WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) and challenger Steve Claggett (38-7-2, 36 KO) weighed in successfully on Friday at the weigh-in for Saturday’s headliner at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida.
Claggett, 34, looked a little healthier than the emaciated,…
When super middleweight Lorenzo Simpson turned pro in December 2018, he seemed destined for stardom. A promising amateur who trained with Calvin Ford, he was seen as a possible next breakout star after Gervonta Davis. However, after parting ways with Ford, Simpson has become rather…
A drained-looking Teofimo Lopez weighed in at 139.4 lbs, while opponent Steve Claggett came in at 139.5 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for their 12-round headliner at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. The event begins at 10:00 p.m. ET at the ESPN, ESPN…
Bill Haney, the father and trainer of WBC 140-lb ‘Champion in recess’ Devin Haney, fired back at the rumors that Devin’s fight against Ryan Garcia didn’t sell many PPV buys on April 20th.
In an interview this week, Bill claimed that the Haney-Garcia event brought…
Teofimo Lopez 139.4 lbs. vs. Steve Claggett 139.5 lbs
(Lopez's WBO & Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight Titles - 12 Rounds)
• Robeisy Ramirez 124.8 lbs vs. Brandon Leon Benitez 127.1 lbs
(Vacant NABO Featherweight Title — 10 Rounds)
* Benitez was 1.1 pounds over the featherweight limit. Only Ramirez is eligible to win the title.
• …
Jordan Roach will turn professional on the undercard of a main event featuring his older brother, junior lightweight titleholder Lamont Roach Jr., in a fight promoted by their father and trainer, Lamont Roach Sr., as he looks to continue the family fighting tradition.
Jordan…
In a clash of unbeaten lightweights, Belfast’s James McGivern, 9-0 (3 KOs), proved to be a level or two above Cardiff’s Rashid Omar, 6-1 (1 KO), and retained his BUI Celtic Lightweight title with a stunning second-round knockout at the SSE Arena in Belfast. …
Israil Madrimov, ‘Little GGG,’ May shock the world on August 3rd when he defends his WBA junior middleweight title against a newcomer to the 154-lb division, Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford, on August 3rd at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Madrimov: The Diamond in the Rough…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Juan Francisco Estrada made weight on Friday morning at the official weigh-in for their WBC super-flyweight title fight on Saturday at the Footprint Center.
Both were at the limit of 115lbs at a weigh-in conducted by the…