Daily Archives: August 16, 2024

Hands are important in boxing. Curled into fists, then toughened in the gym, they are protected by hand wraps and gloves before being used on fight night to cause grievous bodily harm. They do damage. They settle disputes. They decide things. They also carry power…

Super middleweight Osleys Iglesias has been on a quick rise of late, with two first-round knockouts already in 2024. Iglesias took just two rounds total to stop Evgeny Shvedenko and Marcelo Coceres, in June and March, respectively. Despite his impressive performances, there's some debate…

When Joshua Buatsi sat back and surveyed the light heavyweight landscape after his decision victory over Dan Azeez in February, the picture couldn’t have looked much better. With the WBO, WBC and IBF 175-pound champion Artur Beterbiev set to unify the division against his…

Chile’s Daniela Asenjo (16-4-3), who lost to Gabriela Fundora on Aug. 10 in Las Vegas in a fight for the IBF flyweight title, will move up to junior bantamweight to face Swedish-Australian Linn Sandstrom (8-3-3) on Oct. 12 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Also on this…

Cuban heavyweight Dainier Pero is being hailed as the next big thing in the division, according to his trainer, Bob Santos. Pero, who recently stopped James Evans in five rounds on July 26 in Orlando, stepped in on late notice after original opponent Gurgen…