Monthly Archives: September 2024

At Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, before a sellout crowd on Tuesday over ESPN+, Naoya “Monster” Inoue, the IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO World Super Bantamweight champion, with a record of 28-0 (25 KOs), weighing 122 pounds, from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, stopped southpaw TJ…

By Amy A Kaplan - 09/03/2024 - Comments Start time: Tuesday, September 3 at 5:45 a.m. ET / 2:45 a.m. PT Live on ESPN+ in the U.S. Andy Hiraoka vs. Ismael Barroso: In the super lightweight category, Andy Hiraoka (23-0-0) put on quite a clinic, schooling…

Bernard Hopkins says Edgar Berlanga has “energized” Canelo Alvarez to destroy him on September 14th. Canelo’s Initial Intent: A “Beat Up,” Not a Destruction Hopkins feels that the superstar Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) originally was just going to “beat him up” and allow him to…

Once Castro took over the island of Cuba in 1961, he banned professional boxing, so a few, like 3-time Olympic Heavyweight Gold Medalists Teofilo Stevenson, 108-12, and Felix Savon, 258-10, in 1992, 1996, and 2000, never got the1972, 1976, and 1980 opportunity to turn professional.…