August 2024 – Page 79 – Sugar Bert Boxing

BoxingScene August 12, 2024

Rudy Hernandez discusses the “scary” prospect of Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani sharing a ring

Trainer Rudy Hernandez believes that three-division titleholder Junto Nakatani could one day face undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue, although no timeline has been set, and the thought of the matchup gives him a light-hearted scare. In July, Nakatani defended his WBC bantamweight title…

BoxingNews24 August 12, 2024

Ortiz Vs. Bohachuk 2: The Fight We All Want To See

It’s hard to write about a fighter you’ve been following for a long time and see them lose for the first time. Although Vergil Ortiz Jr. was given a 12-round majority decision victory over WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk last Saturday night in…

EastSideBoxing August 12, 2024

Terence Crawford Vacates WBO Welterweight Title

Terence Crawford has vacated his WBO welterweight title, leaving him with just one of his previous four belts at 147. Brian Norman Jr. has been upgraded from WBO interim 147-lb champion to full champion with the organization. The last remaining belt from Crawford’s undisputed championship,…

BoxingScene August 12, 2024

Terence Crawford exits 147; Brian Norman Jr. crowned new WBO champ

The World Boxing Organization on Monday announced that new four-division champion Terence Crawford has vacated his welterweight belt in order to fight as a junior middleweight, elevating Brian Norman Jr. to full WBO welterweight titleholder. Norman’s manager, Jolene Mizzone, said Georgia’s 23-year-old Norman (26-0,…

BoxingNews24 August 12, 2024

Crawford Vacates WBO Title, Opens Door For Norman Jr.

Terence Crawford has finally vacated his WBO welterweight title, leaving it for Brian Norman Jr. to be elevated by the sanctioning body. Predictable Move After 154-b Title Victory It was a predictable move by Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) after he captured the WBA Junior middleweight…

BadLeftHook August 12, 2024

Crawford vacates WBO welterweight title, Norman elevated to full champion

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Brian Norman Jr knocked out Giovani Santillan for the interim belt in May As expected, Terence Crawford is officially done with the welterweight division. The WBO announced today that “Bud” confirmed his intentions to…

BoxingNews24 August 12, 2024

Usyk Trilogy Fight Spells Doom For Joshua

Anthony Joshua should forget about taking unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk up on his offer to give him a chance to redeem himself in a trilogy match if the two fighters win their next fights. It’s a bad idea for Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) because…

BoxingScene August 12, 2024

Crawford exits 147, Norman new WBO champ

The World Boxing Organization on Monday announced that new four-division champion Terence Crawford has vacated his welterweight belt in order to fight as a junior middleweight, elevating Brian Norman Jr. to full WBO welterweight titleholder. Norman’s manager, Jolene Mizzone, said Georgia’s 23-year-old Norman (26-0,…

BoxingScene August 12, 2024

Stephen Espinoza: “Canelo Alvarez made his feelings clear about David Benavidez”

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has his third consecutive fight under the PBC umbrella next month, when he looks to add Edgar Berlanga’s scalp to those of Jermell Charlo and Jaime Munguia. Canelo is once again aligning himself with Al Haymon’s promotional entity, a couple of…

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