Monthly Archives: June 2024

Angel Fernandez has warned Chris Billam-Smith that Richard Riakporhe is an even more improved fighter than he is.  The 34-year-olds, on Saturday night at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park, contest Billam-Smith’s WBO cruiserweight title, and do so in the knowledge that when they first fought…

LAS VEGAS – Gervonta “Tank” Davis makes his long-awaited return to the ring when he faces Frank Martin at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas after 14 months out of the ring. The week has been a typical Davis roller coaster. The Baltimore star did…

Chris Billam-Smith’s trainer Shane McGuigan admitted the possibility of a rematch with Richard Riakpohe has always been on the horizon. The boxers meet today (June 15) almost five years after their first encounter, which Riakporhe won over 10 rounds with both 9-0. Now, at…

LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez has promised that he has not overlooked Ukraine’s Oleksandr Gvozdyk. All week, Benavidez has answered questions about what might be next for him should he get by Gvozdyk in his first fight since moving up to 175 pounds, whether…

This Saturday’s double header featuring Gervonta Davis vs Frank Martin and David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk will be the 100 th boxing card to be staged at the venerable MGM Grand Garden Arena in the last 30 years. On Thursday , we began…