Jaime Munguia’s decision to fight four times in 2024 may have cost him with his sixth-round knockout loss to Bruno Surace last Saturday night at the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico. This was a perfect example of a cherry-pick gone wrong.
Overconfidence
The former super…
Mark Jeffers feels more than ready to test himself against the best super middleweights Europe has to offer after brushing aside late substitute Joshua Quartey, 10-1 (9 KOs), in Liverpool on Saturday. Jeffers, 19-0 (6 KOs), stopped the previously undefeated Ghanaian in three one-sided…
Naoya Inoue fired back at promoter Eddie Hearn and the fans that he’s running from his #1 WBA contender, Murodjon Akhmadaliev. The Japanese star Naoya feels there’s no pressing need for him to defend his four super bantamweight titles against Murodjon, especially with his loss…
Eddie Hearn says working with Frank Warren in ‘one of the most enjoyable things I’ve done in boxing’
Promoter Eddie Hearn says the working relationship he has recently built with Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren is a career highlight. The two were at loggerheads for more than a decade, taking turns to speak out against one another, often via YouTube outlets…
LIVERPOOL, England – Natasha Jonas defeated Ivana Habazin on Saturday to unify the WBC and IBF welterweight titles and set up a unification fight with Lauren Price next year. Jonas countered well against the resilient Habazin to take a unanimous decision on all three…
Japan’s Ryosuke Nishida made his first defence of the IBF bantamweight title when he stopped Anuchai Donsua in seven rounds at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter in Osaka, Japan. The 28 year old from Japan won it in May when dethroning Emmanuel Rodriguez, and further enhanced his reputation…
When it comes to the awards for both KO of the Year and Upset of the Year, both may have been decided last night in Tijuana, Mexico. Local hero and former Canelo Alvarze challenger Jaime Munguia was shockingly stopped in the sixth round by huge…
It’s one of the biggest stories/questions currently circulating in the sport: is Naoya Inoue actually ducking and dodging Murodjon Akhmadaliev? To most people, the very notion that “Monster” Inoue – for many fans, experts and fellow fighters the reigning pound-for-pound best in the world today…
Welterweight titleholder Eimantas Stanionis is preparing for a pivotal 2025, targeting multiple title defenses and unification bouts in the division. Stanionis, 30, with a record of 15-0 (9 KOs), is known for his aggressive, high-volume style, but despite his unbeaten record, his name is…