Edgar Berlanga views his fight against superstar Canelo Alvarez as his time to take over the 168-lb division in 10 days from now on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Berlanga’s Backdoor Route to the Title Shot
Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) acknowledges…
Presuming there are no mishaps in the coming months, the world’s leading boxing stars will average just under two fights each for 2024 and when you examine their activity since 2021, that figure drops further. It falls some way below their counterparts from 30 years…
On Tuesday, September 3rd, at the Ariake Arena in Koto City, Tokyo, Japan, the undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) successfully defended his crown as he stopped TJ Doheny (26-5, 20 KOs) in the 7th round.
Inoue displayed patience as he stuck to…
Edgar Berlanga first made his name by showcasing his power, knocking out his first 16 opponents after turning pro.
But for Berlanga to have a chance of beating Canelo Alvarez in less than two weeks, his jab will be pivotal.
“This is going…
Fight fans who either attend the September 21st fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois (and a record 96,000 paid gate is set to shatter Wembley records) or tune in at home are almost certain to be treated to a big KO – whoever wins.…
Super middleweight contender Erik Bazinyan is predicting a knockout victory for IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev over WBA champ Dmitry Bivol in their undisputed 175-lb championship clash on October 12th on ESPN+ at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Bazinyan: ‘Bivol Has Never…
Undefeated junior welterweights Arthur Biyarslanov and Tamas Kiliti both made weight Wednesday ahead of their bout at the Montreal Casino in Montreal on Thursday night.
Biyarslanov, 29, tipped the scales at 139.6 pounds while Kiliti came in slightly lighter at 139.1 pounds.
Biyarslanov…
Promoter Eddie Hearn reiterated that Terence Crawford will never fight again unless he receives an offer for the Canelo Alvarez clash he’s waiting for.
Crawford’s Future: A ‘Good Riddance’ for Some
Fans have already given up on Crawford, viewing the soon-to-be 37-year-old as retired, and…
Daniel Dubois looked tired and frustrated rather than hurt as he watched the referee Luis Pabon count him out of his fight with the unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Mentally beaten, Dubois stayed on his haunches and the Ukrainian retained his titles with a ninth-round…
Abdullah Mason (15-0, 13 KOs) will be battling Yohan Vasquez (26-5, 21 KOs) on November 8th in an eight-round fight on the undercard of Keyshawn Davis vs. Gustavo Lemos at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. The event will be shown live on ESPN+.
Mason’s…