Monthly Archives: December 2024

By Gary Cromie: Under the shimmering desert skies of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol are poised to collide once more on February 22, 2025. The rematch, set to headline Turki Al-Sheikh’s blockbuster card in Riyadh, carries all the gravitas of…

Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya says it was a little “too ambitious” for his fighter, Floyd ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield Jr., to take the fight with WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson this early in his four-year pro career. De La Hoya says Schofield’s dad,…

On December 23rd, the undefeated WBA world lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis published a post on social media stating his scheduled title defense against WBA super-featherweight champion Lamont Roach Jr (25-1-1, 10 KOs)  has been canceled. In early October, Gervonta Davis initially announced that the…

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…

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…