On February 22nd, the rematch between WBO, IBF, WBC, and IBO Light Heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, 21-0 with 20 stoppages of Russia and Montreal, Canada, defends his titles against former champion Demitrii Bivol, 23-1 with 12 stoppages, of Kyrgyzstan, and Indio, CA. The two fighters…
Moses Itauma has not yet been a professional boxer for two years. He turned pro on January 23, 2023. Now, he holds an 11-0 (9 KOs) record and just stopped Demsey McKean in the first round. The fight was perceived as a step-up.…
Oscar De La Hoya still believes Floyd ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield Jr. should have waited to gain more experience before challenging Shakur Stevenson for his WBC lightweight title.
Despite it being early on for the young contender, Oscar feels that Schofield can win the fight with…
The outspoken welterweight contender Blair Cobbs is hoping a fight with Ryan Garcia could be on course for 2025. Garcia is serving a year’s suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission, having tested positive for performance enhancing drugs around the time of his…
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says Ryan Garcia will take a tune-up fight in late April or May when his suspension expires. He says it’ll be just a warmup-level opponent and not a world champion, given that Kingry will have been out of the ring…
Frank Waren rewatched last Saturday’s Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight and thinks it was “closer” than he originally scored it. However, he still feels his fighter deserved the victory in their rematch in Riyadh.
Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) lost virtually all the exchanges in…
Oleksandr Usyk will fight in July or August 2025 to defend his unified heavyweight title. He beat former WBC champion Tyson Fury by a 12-round unanimous decision in their rematch last Saturday night in Riyadh.
The fight was an easier one for Usyk than their…
Franchon Crews-Dezurn wasn’t planning on going more than a year without being in the ring. But as 2024 comes to a close, the former undisputed women’s super-middleweight champion is hoping to be back within the first few months of 2025. She’s also willing to…
David Nyika has been using daily affirmations to stay focused on his task of destroying IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia in their fight on January 8th.
Psychological War
Nyika (10-0, 9 KOs) is committed to physically breaking Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) and knocking him out…