August 2024 – Page 78 – Sugar Bert Boxing

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

Teofimo Lopez Jr. wants Jaron Ennis at 147, Terence Crawford at 154 and more support from Top Rank and ESPN

Teofimo Lopez Jr. is calling his shots and taking some too. The WBO junior welterweight champion Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) recently rejected a Sept. 27 fight date at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on ESPN. A matchup against recently elevated…

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

Teofimo Lopez Jr wants Ennis at 147, Crawford at 154, and more support from Top Rank and ESPN

Teofimo Lopez Jr. is calling his shots and taking some too. The WBO junior welterweight champion Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) recently rejected a Sept. 27 fight date at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on ESPN. A matchup against recently elevated…

EastSideBoxing August 13, 2024

Canelo Not Concerned About Going Head To Head With UFC On Sep 14th

Mexican star Canelo Alvarez flexed his star-power muscles in a verbal manner when appearing on Million Dollaz Worth of Game, with the Mexican warrior saying “it’s different” when his fights go up against a rival event. As fans may be aware, on September 14th in…

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

Elijah Pearce and the WXXXLF within: ‘A loss is like having your career taken away’

Junior featherweight boxer Elijah Pierce has embraced the moniker "WXXXLF," using it as a way to reflect on the challenges he’s faced. Pierce (19-2, 17 KOs), of Lawrenceville, Ga., will take on Colombia's Jose Sanmartin (35-8-1, 21 KOs) on Friday, Aug. 30, as part…

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

Main Events Signs Carlos Jackson

Main Events announced they have signed Carlos “King Dynamite” Jackson (20-1, 13 KOs) from Atlanta, Georgia, to a multi-fight contract. The super bantamweight was born in Alabama and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Jackson made his pro debut in 2015 and won his first four…

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

Steven Nelson recalls getting punched by an 11-year-old Terence Crawford

Steven Nelson’s boxing journey traces back to an encounter with an 11-year-old Terence "Bud" Crawford at a park in Omaha, Nebraska. It was an experience and meeting that might just have forged Nelson’s path. Crawford, now a four-division titleholder and considered one of the…

EastSideBoxing August 13, 2024

Canelo’s Promise Of Punishment: No Sympathy For Berlanga

Canelo Alvarez says he won’t show sympathy for challenger Edgar Berlanga in their headliner on September 14th. The trash-talking that the New Yorker Berlanga has done since their fight was recently announced has genuinely angled Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) enough to where he wants to…

BoxingNews24 August 12, 2024

De La Hoya Defends Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s Controversial Victory, Angrily Attacks CompuBox

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya took to social media to angrily defend his fighter, Vergil Ortiz Jr., over his robbery victory against WBC interim Junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk last Saturday night. De La Hoya tagged Vergil Jr. in his venomous post. Still reeling over…

BoxingNews24 August 12, 2024

When Great Boxers Met In The Past!

Some of the all-time great boxers met when one was at the top of their game, and the other was on the decline. One good example was when former world heavyweight champion Joe ‘The Brown Bomber’ Louis, 66-2 with 52 stoppages, fought unbeaten Rocky Marciano,…

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