Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, IBF welterweight champion, looked nervous during today’s first face-off with his replacement opponent David Avanesyan for their fight this Saturday night on July 13th at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Boots Ennis’s Unease
Ennis looked drained today and looked worried during…
William Zepeda’s win last Saturday night over Giovanni Cabrera strengthened his position as the #1 contender at lightweight for all four belts. Now the question is, which champion can Zepeda’s promoters at Golden Boy land for him to face this year?
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Shakur Stevenson thinks fans evaluate performances compared to knockout artist Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in his fights. He feels fans judge him on Tank’s scale, leading to criticism.
Feeling Judged on a Different Scale
It’s not only Tank Davis that fans judge Shakur’s performances unfavorably. There…
Ticket sales for next month’s Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov are reportedly poor for their August 3rd main event fight at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
The stadium’s seating capacity is 22,000, and many tickets need to be sold for that main event.
The…
Oleksandr Usyk’s former coach, James Ali Bashir, is leaning towards him defeating Tyson Fury in their rematch on December 21st at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Usyk’s Evolution: A New Set of Tools
Bashir states that WBA/WBC/WBO heavyweight champion Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs)…
David Avanesyan views his fight with IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis as his “last chance” for his career to win a world title in their headliner clash this Saturday, July 13th. Ennis vs. Avanesyan will be shown live on DAZN from the Wells Fargo…
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya has been banging the drum for his fighter William Zepeda to get a world title shot against one of the lightweight world champions following his third-round knockout win over Giovanni Cabrera last Saturday night.
De La Hoya hasn’t been as…
Boxing analyst Tim Bradley believes Shakur Stevenson made a mistake by not accepting the $15 million, five-fight, $3 million guaranteed per-fight deal offer to re-sign with Top Rank rather than hitting the free agent market.
Hope for a Lucrative Deal with Turki Alalshikh
Shakur might…
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) will take on WBC interim 154-lb champion Serhii Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) on August 10th. The fight will be shown on DAZN.
The August 10th event begins at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT from the Michelob Ultra Arena in…