Jai Opetaia, the IBF cruiserweight champion, is unhappy that the other champions in the division aren’t eager to fight him in a unification match.
The 29-year-old Opetaia (25-0, 19 KOs) wants to become the undisputed champion but cannot work toward that goal without financial assistance…
Conor Benn confronted middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. today in what looked 100% like a premeditated, highly staged confrontation at the weigh-in for Eubank Jr’s fight this Saturday night against Kamil Szeremeta at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
The welterweight contender Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) had…
Lyndon Arthur picks Artur Beterbiev to defeat Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night if he hasn’t grown old overnight since his last fight. He says he expected Beterbiev to get to Bivol at some point in the fight.
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The light heavyweight contender…
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis posted a clip on social media showing him chopping up a tree while preparing for the title defense of his IBF welterweight belt against mandatory Karen Chukhadzhian on November 9th.
In the video clip, Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) is seen destroying a…
Broadcaster Tim Bradley feels that Dmitry Bivol will not be able to run from Artur Beterbiev all night without tiring eventually and getting caught on Saturday night. He advises making it ugly by holding Beterbiev to shut down his offense.
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Bradley…
Commentator Sergio Mora predicts a late stoppage of Artur Beterbiev by Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night. Mora feels that Beterbiev’s career is over after he suffered a right knee injury five months ago in May, and he’s not had much time to return from the…
Rafael Espinoza vs. Robeisy Ramirez 2 and Emanuel Navarrete vs. Oscar Valdez 2 will fight in a doubleheader on December 7th in Phoenix.
Salvador Rodriguez reports that WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) and two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez (14-2, 9…
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’ choice of super featherweight Lamont Roach Jr. as his opponent for December 14th doesn’t bother promoter Eddie Hearn. He feels that Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) had no other options for his fight in December because the big names were unavailable.
No One…
Artur Beterbiev snapped at promoter Eddie Hearn during today’s final press conference, reacting to the mouthing off he’d been doing, predicting victory for his fighter Dmitry Bivol on Saturday.
Hearn had called unified three-belt light heavyweight champion Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) “arrogant” and said that…