Vergil Ortiz Jr has a new opponent for August | Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images
Vergil Ortiz Jr has a new opponent for August, Vergil Ortiz Jr will still be returning in August, and Mike Coppinger of ESPN.com…
Pick It: Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Jesse Rodriguez
When to Watch: Saturday, June 29. The preliminary undercard begins at 7:15 p.m. Eastern Time (12:15 a.m. BST). The main broadcast begins at 9:30 p.m. Eastern time (2:30 a.m. BST).
How to watch: DAZN
Why…
WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz are finalizing a fight for August 10th in Las Vegas.
This isn’t Vergil’s usual type of opponent, and there’s a good chance he will lose this fight against Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs). Even if Ortiz…
Devin Haney’s most recent fight against Ryan Garcia was overturned to a no contest. | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images
Devin Haney won’t be obligated to defend against Sandor Martin after all. Devin Haney is officially the…
Devin Haney, telling the World Boxing Council he is “physically, mentally and emotionally” unfit to immediately defend his 140-pound belt, has been moved to “champion in recess” and former world champion Alberto Puello will instead fight Spain’s Sandor Martin for the junior-welterweight title.
WBC…
The WBC has demoted Devin Haney to ‘Champion in recess,’ upgraded interim champ Alberto Puello, ordered him to defend against mandatory Sandor Martin, and made recently beaten Gary Antuanne Russell the new mandatory.
Puello vs. Martin: The First Defense
You can’t say the World Boxing…
The World Boxing Council has given Devin Haney their WBC light welterweight ‘champion in recess’ tag while crowning ‘interim’ champ Alberto Puello to full 140-lb world belt-holder with their organization.
Haney’s recent social media comments about taking time off from the sport and disinterest in…
Junior bantamweight Daniel Barrera favors Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez over Juan Francisco Estrada in their upcoming bout, believing youth will be the deciding factor.
Barrera recently defeated Christian Robles at the Chumash Casino and Resort.
Barrera (7-0-1, 4 KOs), 22, competes at the same…
Tyson Fury must find a way to trim down his blubbery body to defeat Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch on December 21st.
Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) was carrying around too much weight in his previous fight against Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) on May 18th, which…
Legendary Mexican fighter Juan Francisco Estrada will face the young phenom Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez in what could be a passing of the torch this Saturday, June 29th, on DAZN.
‘Bam’ Rodriguez, 24, will take on WBC super flyweight champion Estrada at the Footprint Center in…