August 11, 2024 – Sugar Bert Boxing

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Berlanga Denies Chasing “That Bag” For Canelo Fight

Edgar Berlanga says he’s not just taking the fight against superstar Canelo Alvarez for the big-money million+ payday he’ll be getting for their headliner on September 14th. He says he’s taking it for his “legacy” because he wants to be in Canelo’s position someday as…

BoxingScene August 11, 2024

Robert Garcia: If Crawford’s not next for Vergil Ortiz, Bohachuk deserves a rematch

LAS VEGAS — Vergil Ortiz Jr. is just coming off a hard fight — easily the hardest fight of his career, given that Ortiz’s close win over Serhii Bohachuk was the first time that the junior middleweight contender had gone the distance. …

EastSideBoxing August 11, 2024

Promoter Calls For Rematch After Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s Disputed Win

Promoter Tom Loeffler says Vergil Ortiz Jr’s busted-up face and two knockdowns are proof that he deserved a loss against WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk last Saturday night in their clash at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. Unfortunately for Loeffler and…

BoxingScene August 11, 2024

Bernard Hopkins: Vergil Ortiz vs. Charles Conwell is a great fight and in-house

So much of what we’ve heard about Vergil Ortiz Jr. from Golden Boy Promotions’ executives in recent weeks is about some of the other junior middleweights Ortiz could face, whether it’s Terence Crawford or Tim Tszyu . Of course, Golden Boy…

BoxingNews24 August 11, 2024

Bernard Hopkins In Denial About Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s Controversial Win

Golden Boy promoter Bernard Hopkins was still in denial about his fighter Vergil Ortiz Jr. having been knocked down twice by WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk last Saturday night at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. A Less Controversial Win? Rather than…

BoxingScene August 11, 2024

Kenneth Sims Jr: I’ve shaken off rust and am ready for big fights at 140

It had been almost 15 months since Kenneth Sims Jr. last entered the ring. But now that the junior welterweight contender has returned — stopping late replacement opponent Jonathan Romero after five rounds on Saturday night — Sims feels ready to get back…

BoxingNews24 August 11, 2024

Beterbiev’s Power & Relentless Style Will Be Too Much For Bivol

Blair Cobbs sees WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in a near-unwinnable position going up against IBF, WBC, and WBO champ Artur Beterbiev in their undisputed championship on October 12th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Beterbiev’s Power and Pressure Cobbs feels that the short, powerful arm…

BoxingScene August 11, 2024

Vergil Ortiz finds out that they don’t all just go away

Although Vergil Ortiz will have adequately trained for it, and indeed one day expected it, still nothing can fully prepare a puncher for the first time their opponent soaks up everything they throw at them and hardly blinks. It is usually in this mome nt…

EastSideBoxing August 11, 2024

Emanuel Navarrete – Oscar Valdez II Likely For December 7

According to “The Bible of Boxing,” fight fans who love an all-Mexican showdown (and who the heck doesn’t!) are in luck. RingTV.com reports how Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez will shoot it out on December 7, this in a rematch of their August 2023 thriller,…

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