Daily Archives: February 18, 2025

Promoter Eddie Hearn believes the reason Floyd Schofield didn’t attend today’s Grand Arrivals in Riyadh for his fight against WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson on Saturday is that he’s training so he can make the BBB of C’s check-weight on Wednesday. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom) Hearn…

Vergil Ortiz Jr. made his Grand Arrival today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the title defense of his WBC interim junior middleweight belt against Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) this Saturday, February 22nd, at the Kingdom Arena. Ortiz (22-0, 21 KOs) wants to put on…

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson says he wants challenger Floyd Schofield to thank him for giving him this opportunity to fight on this card on Saturday night, February 22nd, in Riyadh. Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) picked ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield, and now he wants him to…

#1 ranked Hamzah Sheeraz is in an ideal situation, facing what many believe to be the weakest link among middleweight champions, challenging WBC belt-holder Carlos Adames this Saturday, February 22nd, on Turki Alashikh’s Riyadh Season event at the Kingdom Arena on DAZN PPV. Calculated Risk…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says the recently knocked out Anthony Joshua “is still the money heavyweight in the division” and has his pick of the litter of whoever he wants to fight. The options for Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) regarding winnable fights for him are slim.…