Kenneth Sims Jr beat Batyr Akhmedov in a WBA eliminator last May One of super lightweight’s dark horses could finally get his career back in gear, as Golden Boy Promotions announced today that they’d signed WBA no. 1 Kenneth Sims Jr ahead of a…
Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe says he views all the top lightweights as the same as far as being good B-side options for a fight against Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
The Wealth of Lightweight Talent
Ellerbe doesn’t view anyone in the lightweight division that stands out.…
George Kambosos Jr. says he’s prepared to “shock” Vasily Lomachenko on Saturday night to recapture the vacant IBF lightweight title on ESPN at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Kambosos hasn’t said if he’ll retire if he loses this fight. He might be faced with…
Tyson Fury will be taking his first real test in nine years when he faces IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on May 18th for the undisputed championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
While many people feel that WBC champion Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) has already proven…
Journalist Dan Rafael confirmed today that Ryan Garcia is cleared of the PED 19-Norandrosterone from his April 19th sample for his fight against WBC light welterweight champion Devin Haney on April 20th in Brooklyn, New York.
Ostarine Allegations Remain, Hearing Likely
However, Rafael states that…
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum plans to put two of boxing’s great technicians together later this year. | Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
If both Shakur Stevenson and Vasiliy Lomachenko get through their upcoming fights, Top Rank expects to…
Errol Spence Jr. is back in training for what is hoped will be a fight. The former IBF/WBC/WBO welterweight champion Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) hasn’t fought since his ninth-round knockout loss to Terence Crawford last July, and he needs to get back in action.
Assessing…
Chinese powerhouse Zhilei Zhang says there is no chance in hell his upcoming fight with fellow puncher Deontay Wilder will go the distance, with “Big Bang” saying there will be some serious leather thrown from both sides on June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Zhang,…
Dmitry Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs) will be making a defense of his WBA light heavyweight belt against replacement opponent, little-known #14 IBF Malik Zinad (22-0, 16 KOs) on June 1st at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Zinad: A Questionable Choice
The 30-year-old Libayan…
Shakur Stevenson revealed that he plans on being a free agent after his current promotional contract with Top Rank expires on July 6th with the title defense of his WBC lightweight belt against Artem Harutyunyan.
Seeking Flexibility for Big Fights
The former three-division world champion…