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 that’s 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 “Bam” Rodriguez was smooth like butter in an utter domination of quality champion Fransisco “Puma” 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 England’s 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 didn’t 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
ITR Pound For Pound Rankings (Female)
Here we are with the 3rd quarter rankings for all current Female fighters. All members of the ITR media team and staff had a contribution in the final results. 1. CLARESSA SHIELDS RECORD: 16-0, 3 KOsDIVISION: Undisputed heavyweight championLAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Lani Daniels July 26thNEXT FIGHT: TBA 2. KATIE TAYLOR RECORD: 25-1, 6 KOsDIVISION: Undisputed
ITR Pound For Pound Rankings (Male)
Here we are with the 3rd quarter rankings for all current Male fighters. All members of the ITR media team and staff had a contribution in the final results. 1. TERENCE CRAWFORD RECORD: 42-0, 31 KOsDIVISION: Super middleweight (undisputed champion)LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Canelo Alvarez, Sept. 13NEXT FIGHT: TBA 2. OLEKSANDR USYK RECORD: 24-0, 15 KOsDIVISION: Heavyweight (undisputed
Kurt Scoby Stops Alex Martin For Fifth Straight Win
From Sony Hall, Manhattan – After a slow start, jr. welterweight contender Kurt Scoby (18-1, 16 ko) found a way to get going downhill and put a sequence of offense together to stop the tricky and slick Alex Martin in round 8 of a scheduled 10. Martin (19-9, 6 ko)