Fundora Walks Through Thurman For Controversial 6th Round Stoppage
Sebastian Fundora has started using his reach in the last couple of years, and he used every inch of it tonight in a dominant sixth round stoppage of former welterweight champion Kieth Thurman. It is the first stoppage loss of the chronically inactive Thurmanâs career. Thurman started the fight circling
Most Valuable Promotions Announces MVPW to Air on ESPN
From Madison Square Garden – Most Valuable Promotions announced MVPW, a new platform focusing on womenâs boxing that will air on ESPN in a multi-year deal. âI was raised by a single mom so seeing her struggles and path to making it was always something that was very eye-opening for
3 Takeaways From Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul
Well, it happened. Jake Paul finally stepped up and took a fight against an active elite level boxer in Anthony Joshua, something I personally wasn’t sure we would ever see. He also got beat up, dropped four times and knocked out in the sixth round by a much larger man,
Benavidez Dominates Yarde, Will Move Up To Cruiserweight
As many expected, David Benavidez (31-0, 25 ko) beat down and stopped the perfectly competent Anthony Yarde in the seventh round in the main event of Ring IV in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. What few expected was that he would then announce a move up to cruiserweight in a challenge to
Haney Resurges With Dominant Win Over Norman
In order to beat Brian Norman Jr, I believed Devin Haney was going to need to recreate his career best performance against then top jr. welterweight Regis Prograis to even have a chance at beating the surging young champion and brutal power puncher. And thatâs exactly what he did. After
We Are In The Bam Rodriguez Era
In what was supposed to be his stiffest test to date (and the matchup I was personally most intrigued by), Jesse âBamâ Rodriguez was smooth like butter in an utter domination of quality champion Fransisco âPumaâ Martinez, giving him a boxing lesson for nine rounds before brutally knocking him out
Mason Digs Deep Against Noakes To Win WBO Lightweight Title
In his first time fighting past six rounds, young Abdullah Mason showed an entertaining mix of skill and dig-down to grind out a unanimous decision against Englandâs Sam Noakes over twelve brutal rounds by scores of 115-113 (twice) and 117-111 to become the youngest active champion in boxing. ITRBoxing scored
Will We Get Ortiz vs Boots Next?
I certainly picked Vergil Ortiz to beat Erickson Lubin on Saturday night, but I didnât see THAT coming. I thought that Lubin would use his hand speed and footwork to keep Ortiz turning, and that eventually somewhere in the middle rounds, Ortiz would start landing to the body, slow Lubin
Danny Garcia Brutally Knocks Out Gonzalez in 4th
From the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn NY – He may be 37 years old and 42 fights into his career, but in his tenth and final performance at the Barclay’s center in Brooklyn NY, Danny Garcia (38-4, 22 ko) looked like himself; not a faded former champion trying to reclaim
Undercard Results For Garcia vs Gonzalez – From the Barclay’s Center
Crowder Dominantes Diaz, Infuriates Crowd Baltimore’s Dominique Crowder (19-0, 11 ko) may have boxed effectively, but gave the crowd nothing to get excited about outside of a nice jab and good fundamentals, giving a sleepy performance at just the wrong time as the Barclay’s center crowd showered him in boo’s