Usyk, Bivol win atop DAZN card from Chicago
In his heavyweight debut, the last undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) defeated last-minute replacement opponent, Chazz Witherspoon (38-4, 29 KOs) on Saturday night at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The bout was clunky as Usyk didn’t rush things in the ring. Usyk put it on Witherspoon in
Patrick Day transported to the hospital after a knockout loss to Conwell
Patrick Day fought to the best of his abilities on Saturday night in Chicago against 2016 Olympian Charles Conwell a super welterweight bout 154 at Wintrust Arena. Day, a well-respected veteran, who has sparred everyone in the business and has the respect of any knowledgable fighter and fan, was giving an honest
USA Boxing Eastern Qualifier 2019 Scouting Report
The Standouts Javier Martinez, Milwaukee, Wi, 175 lbs. Moving up in weight after already qualifying for the Olympic Trials at middleweight, Martinez won the tournament in his second division. Martinez impressed me and made the top of the list since he was able to adjust his style to fight against
Toscano Boxing Promotions signs Jose Alvarado
Toscano Boxing Promotions, the local Stockton, Ca start-up boxing company, has signed their first prospect from Mexico, getting Jose Alvarado. Per an Instagram post, the promotion explains that Alvarado had an amateur record of 121 wins and 10 losses along with four national titles, four silver medals, and one bronze.
Mike Guy wins a regional belt in Atlanta, LATE POST
Mike Guy (11-5-1 5KOs) of Sacramento, Ca, by way of El Dorado Hills, Ca, is now coming off back-to-back big wins, as he went on the road to beat Georgia-native Eric Moon (11-2 6KOs) in a ten-round bout at the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia for the vacant ABF Continental
Evgeny Shvedenko wins in Germany
Evgeny Shvedenko (13-0 6KOs), who now trains with Eddie Croft at B St Boxing picked up a win last night against Nuhu Lawal (27-6 15KOs in Germany. Shvedenko spent a good portion of this camp sparring with Sergiy Dervyanchenko, who just fought Gennadiy Golovkin, and Shvedenko appears to have transitioned
Quirky Usyk sets forth to enter heavyweight waters
Oleksandr Usyk (16-0 12KOs) comes off like someone from another dimension. His skill set and movement is above all of those at cruiserweight and more than likely heavyweight. His struggles with the English language have come off charming as his “…I am very feel” quote is as iconic as any
Let’s give Sergiy Derevyanchenko credit after this weekend
Words like “washed-up”, “over-the-hill”, “shot” or “too old” flooded the internet to slander the five-time middleweight world champion Gennadiy Golovkin, who won his fifth world title on Saturday, controversially might I add over Sergiy Derevyanchenko to claim the IBF middleweight title to boo’s from the crowd, who felt Deryvanchenko won
Turlock’s Marco Delgado upsets Olympian Joseph Ward at MSG
Light heavyweight Marco Delgado (6-1 5KOs) of Turlock, California, picked up the biggest win of his career today beating 2016 Irish Olympian Joseph Ward, in Ward’s pro debut at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Delgado, who was coming off a split decision loss to Mike Guy,
Put some respect on Jaron Ennis and Claressa Shields name
Jaron Ennis Jaron Ennis is a true talent. The Philly welterweight is making noise but is still unknown to a subsection of the boxing public as he isn’t with a big name promoter, yet, and has so far, only fought on ShoBox: The Next Generation, a developmental aspect of Showtime’s