August 2024 – Page 76 – Sugar Bert Boxing

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

Chris Algieri’s School of Thought: Vergil Ortiz Jr. is ready for Tim Tszyu after coming of age

Vergil Ortiz Jr. deserved the decision over Serhii Bohachuk. He won more rounds. He spent more time in control than Bohachuk. And he showed some good boxing skills. The two knockdowns he suffered were legitimate. But he recovered well from them – especially the…

BoxingNews24 August 13, 2024

Hearn Stands By Madrimov After Controversial Crawford Loss

Promoter Eddie Hearn insists that former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov deserved the win over challenger Terence Crawford on August 3rd in Los Angeles. Hearn has found some solace in that approximately 30% of the fans believe that Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) deserved the…

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

The 20 most unforgettable one-punch knockouts

There is no climax in sport as dramatic and violent as the one-punch knockout. Angelo Leo was the latest orchestrator of such a finish when, on Saturday night, one fateful blow ripped Luis Alberto Lopez from consciousness in the 10 th round of…

EastSideBoxing August 13, 2024

Turki Alalshikh’s Mega-Card Vision: Crawford Vs. Ortiz & Stevenson Vs. Zepeda

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is excited about making a mega-card with Terence Crawford vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda sharing the same card. Ortiz’s Controversial Win Taints Card It’s unclear whether Turki has changed his mind about Vergil (22-0, 21 KOs)…

BadLeftHook August 13, 2024

‘There’s only a few guys’: Eubank Jr believes he’s in good position to land May 2025 fight with Canelo

Chris Eubank Jr believes a Spring 2025 fight with Canelo Alvarez may be in play. | Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images Chris Eubank Jr says there aren’t many big options on the table for Canelo at…

BoxingNews24 August 13, 2024

Berlanga Confident He Can ‘Counter’ Everything Canelo Throws

Edgar Berlanga says he will “counter” everything Canelo Alvarez throws on September 14th in their headliner at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) says WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight champion Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) is “soft” because he’d shown compassion…

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Jaron Ennis arriving at opposite ends of the opportunity spectrum

They were born nine months apart, they turned pro three months apart, and they climbed the ranks simultaneously such that, as the 2010s gave way to the 2020s, these were indisputably the two most promising prospects in the welterweight division. Jaron “Boots” Ennis and…

BoxingNews24 August 13, 2024

Boots Would Have KO’d Madrimov Says Trainer Derek Ennis

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ dad/trainer, Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis, says Boots would have knocked out WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov if he’d been fighting him on August 3rd instead of Terence Crawford. Bozy states that ‘Boots’ Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) would have fought Madrimov (10-1-1, 7…

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

Stephanie Simon’s journey from wrestling to the Marines to professional boxing

Stephanie Simon, a 29-year-old Marine Corps captain, has navigated a male-dominated world from her days as an eighth-grade wrestler to her time in the Marine Corps. Soon she hopes to make her mark in professional boxing. Simon, who won the 2023 Olympic Trials but…

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