January 9, 2025 – Sugar Bert Boxing

BoxingNews24 January 9, 2025

Benavidez-Morrell: Can “The Mexican Monster” Conquer His First A-Level Test?

David Benavidez is counting on his professional experience to carry him to victory against the unbeaten David Morrell on February 1st in their 12-round fight on PBC on Prime Video PPV. The ‘Mexican Monster’ Benavidez predicts that he’s going to be the “Face of Boxing”…

BoxingScene January 9, 2025

O’Shaquie Foster leads the way in Houston Boxing Awards

2024 was the year for split decisions and southpaws - both the full-time and part-time varieties - in the Houston boxing scene. Split decisions were plentiful in five of the nine categories this year. The winners of the Female Fighter of the Year, Comeback of…

BoxingNews24 January 9, 2025

De Los Santos And Martin In Negotiations For March 29th Bout At MGM Grand

Frank Martin and Edwin De Los Santos are negotiating for a fight on March 29th for the undercard of Sebastian Fundora vs. Errol Spence at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The weight for the Martin vs. De Los Santos fight could be 135 or…

EastSideBoxing January 9, 2025

Benavidez Jr. Predicts Knockout, Calls Morrell “Scared”

Jose Benavidez Jr. says his brother, David Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is going to knock out WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) on February 1st. He sees Morrell as just “hype” and not the fighter that people think he is. He…

BoxingScene January 9, 2025

Patriotic Jai Opetaia fought with his heart, not head, back at home

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – Jai Opetaia believes that the emotion involved in fighting back in Australia inspired the nature of the “dogfight” he won against David Nyika. In his first fight in his home country since July 2022, when he so impressively resisted a…

BoxingNews24 January 9, 2025

Benavidez Sr. Forgets Son’s Age, Still Predicts Victory

Trainer Jose Benavidez Sr. says his “20-year-old” son, WBC interim light heavyweight champion David ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez, will beat David Morrell on February 1 and then fight the winner of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch. 20 or 28? I’m not sure where…

BoxingScene January 9, 2025

Jeison Rosario rates Terence Crawford as the best at 154, wants to share ring with him

Middleweight Jeison Rosario has described four-division world titlist Terence Crawford as the best fighter at 154 and expressed his desire to share the ring with the legend. Dominican Republic’s Rosario, 29, is set to slug it out with Jesus Ramos of Arizona, 23, in…

BadLeftHook January 9, 2025

‘They made a mistake’: Benavidez Sr says Morrell took this fight too soon

Jose Benavidez Sr thinks David Morrell will get broken down in the second of the fight. | Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images David Morrell will take his shot at David Benavidez on Feb. 1 while Jose Benavidez Sr doesn’t believe…

EastSideBoxing January 9, 2025

Benavidez Sr. Confident His Son Will Retire David Morrell

Jose Benavidez Sr. predicts that his son, ‘The Mexican Monster’ David Benavidez, is going to give WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell such a “beating” that he’ll “probably retire” after their 12-round headliner on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Benavidez…

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