Monthly Archives: November 2024

Xander Zayas says he’s said “Yes” to a fight against Vergil Jr. on February 22nd. The undefeated 154-lb contender Zayas (20-0, 12 KOs) claims he was given an hour to decide, and he agreed “in one minute.” It’s admirable that Zayas agreed to face Vergil,…

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis posted on X today, reacting to reports of his negotiations with Vergil Ortiz Jr. falling apart. Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) says he was “unaware” of any negotiations with Vergil and will let the fans know at a “later date and time” if…

Sunny Edwards (21-2, 4 KOs) announced his retirement after losing to Galal Yafai (9-0, 7 KOs) by a sixth-round technical knockout on Saturday night in their fight for the WBC interim flyweight title at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)…

Former IBF World Flyweight champion ‘Showtime’ Sunny Edwards was given a beating by 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist and WBC International champion Galal Yafai, who stopped him in six rounds for the vacant WBC Interim World Flyweight title on Saturday night at the Resorts World Arena…

Vergil Ortiz Jr. reacted on social media to Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’s decision not to accept the fight against him on February 22nd. Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) let his followers know that it wasn’t his fault that the fight with Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) wasn’t…

Light heavyweight Callum Smith (30-2, 22 KOs) shook off the ring rust, obliterating the heavy-handed Carlos Galvan (20-5-2, 19 KOs), stopping him in the fifth round with an emphatic victory on Saturday night at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)…

Eddie Hearn says a fight between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. isn’t entirely dead for February 22nd. However, it’s not looking good because Boots (33-0, 29 KOs) still wants to unify the welterweight division. Hearn states that the…