David Morrell says WBC interim light heavyweight champion David Benavidez is a “Robocop” who can’t dance and has “nothing” for him in their upcoming fight on February 1st main event fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) sees Benavidez (29-0,…
Demetrius Andrade warns Canelo Alvarez to avoid his former conqueror, David Benavidez, after losing to him by a sixth-round stoppage in 2023. Andrade thinks Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is too big and throws too many combinations for Canelo to defeat him.
It’s understandable why Demetrius…
Heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma is seen as the UK’s next world champion by some fans. They’re impressed by the knockouts that the fringe contender is scoring, but he’s still not fought anyone yet to show whether he’s for real.
His promoter is matching him carefully…
Gareth A. Davies says Tyson Fury’s nutritionist said he was in “great condition” for his rematch with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on December 21st in Riyadh. Davies claims that Fury’s conditioning was “brilliant.”
Wasted Camp
The 281-lb Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) didn’t look in…
Demetrius Andrade thinks Canelo Alvarez is too big, strong, and technical for Terence Crawford to move up to super middleweight and challenge him for his three titles the way he’s pushing for.
Too Big, Too Strong
The former two-division world champion Andrade feels it’s too…
IBF world super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez (17-0, 9 KOs) has pulled out of his rematch against former four-division world champion Kazuto Ioka (31-3-1, 15 KOs) due to a case of influenza for their previously scheduled fight on December 31st.
Rematch Delayed
There’s no word…
Promoter Eddie Hearn wants his fighter, IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia, to be the next opponent against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to defend his titles.
That would be 100% unfair to the top contenders in the heavyweight division if Opetaia were allowed to fight…
Fans were eagerly counting down the days until Kazuto Ioka squared off against Fernando Martinez on New Year’s Eve in Tokyo. However, Ioka’s Shisei gym said Monday that the Argentine WBA super flyweight champion came down with influenza, forcing them to cancel this highly anticipated…
Demetrius Andrade questions whether WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell has long enough arms to get around the guard of David Benavidez when they meet on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Benavidez’s Reach
Andrade had problems landing his shots through…