Uzcategui, Ancajas featured on Oakland, CA Top Rank card Sep.28th
IBF super middleweight champion José Uzcátegui, the power-punching boogeyman of the 168-pounders, will face Ezequiel Maderna in the 10-round, non-title main event on Friday, Sept. 28 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. And, in the co-feature, Jerwin Ancajas, the world’s longest-reigning 115-pound world champion, is ready to add another defense
THE CONFUSING SAGA OF CANELO vs GGG
The Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin sequence of fights will be remembered just as much for what happened outside of the ring as it will for what happened inside. The first bout which will now be memorably thought of for a decision that most found unsatisfying, a draw, to
Gennady Golovkin “If you’re fake, you support Canelo. If you’re real, you support me.”
In front of thousands of boxing fans, WBA and WBC middleweight Gennady Golovkin did his part in the pre-fight hype leading up to next months massive fight between “Canelo” Alvarez and himself, Gennady Golovkin from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 15th. “If you’re fake, you support
Bruno Escalante preps for Super Fly 3 fight, September 8th
When I first started to cover boxing whenever that was at the start of this decade, Bruno Escalante was the biggest local star in Northern California, my region I covered. Many who read this might giggle or think that is small potatoes, but in the world of boxing is thankless
Mikaela Mayer fights for women’s boxing on ESPN, Saturday
Women’s lightweight and 2016 U.S. Olympian Mikaela Mayer returns to action this Saturday at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona on ESPN, the bout will mark her official ESPN debut, the first of what should be many. What makes Mayer so unique is the fact that we have never
Ray Beltran vs. Jose Pedraza Press Conference Quotes
The stakes are high for WBO lightweight world champion Ray Beltran and challenger José “Sniper” Pedraza, with the winner expected to fight WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko later this year. Beltran and Pedraza met at the final press conference for the next edition of “Top Rank on ESPN”, which will take place Saturday
Maricela Cornejo vs. Franchon Crews do battle for WBC world title on ESPN
Fan-favorite Maricela Cornejo will now do battle for the WBC super middleweight against Franchon Crews on September 13th at The Joint in the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was elevated from an interim title bout after a confusing sequence of events on Twitter. Below is the
Ray Beltran, Jose Pedraza Media Day Quotes
Ray Beltran is returning home to defend his title, Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe is looking to bring some lightning and thunder to the desert, and Mikaela Mayer is ready for her ESPN network debut. Beltran will defend the WBO lightweight title against former 130-pound champion José Pedraza, Dogboe will make the first
Jose Benavidez Jr “I am stonger and bigger than Terence Crawford”
Former interim super lightweight world champion Jose Benavidez Jr. nearly retired undefeated, but not in the many manner most would want. Benavidez in the height of his professional run with Top Rank Inc. was shot in the leg in 2016 with doctors telling him he might never walk again. Two
Arnold Barboza Jr wants to face Jose Ramirez next
Super lightweight Arnold Barboza Jr. returns to action this Saturday night at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona on the undercard of Ray Beltran versus Jose Pedraza for the WBO lightweight title. Barboza Jr., who is coming off the biggest win of his career, Mike “Yes Indeed” Reed, a former