Daniyar Yeleussinov moved off GGG card over choice words of Golovkin [rumor]
Daniyar Yeleussinov, the 2012 and 2016 Kazakh Olympian Daniyar Yeleussinov, who won a gold medal in 2016, might have learned a lesson in choosing his words better after this past weekend. Yeleussinov was set to fight on Gennady Golovkin’s return against Steve Rolls on June 8th in New York, but
Devin Haney stops Antonio Moran in DAZN debut – WORLD TITLE NEXT?
Devin Haney is inching closer and closer to his world title shot and his seventh round knockout of Antonio Moran at the MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, MD, in his first fight with DAZN and Matchroom Boxing USA, might have been his best yet. Haney was far superior
Jose Pedraza looks to do what Felix Verdejo couldn’t, tomorrow on ESPN
2008 Puerto Rican Olympian and two-division world champion Jose Pedraza seem to have been in the shadow of 2012 Puerto Rican Olympian Felix Verdejo, for his whole career, but this Saturday in Florida, Pedraza looks to add a bit more distance between himself and fellow countryman, Verdejo. Pedraza is fighting
Jerwin Ancajas vs. Jonas Sultan Media Workout Quotes
No matter the result, history will be made Saturday evening at the Save Mart Center, when Jerwin Ancajas defends the IBF junior bantamweight title against Jonas Sultan. It will be the first all-Filipino world title bout contested since 1925. In the co-feature, WBA 115-pound champion Kal Yafai of Birmingham, England, will make
Naoya Inoue gets 1st round stoppage, Shiro gets KO win
Pound-for-pound world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue (16-0, 14 KOs) claimed the WBA bantamweight belt as he stopped the champ Jamie McDonnell (29-3-1-1ND, 13 KOs) in the very first after dropping him a time before the stoppage on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. The bout had barely gotten started when it was apparent
Jamie McDonnell vs. Naoya Inoue set for ESPN+ on Friday
The “Monster” will wake up American fight fans on Friday morning. From the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, two-weight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue will move up in weight to face WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell, and WBC light flyweight champion Ken Shiro will make the third defense of his belt in
Boxing Preview: Fresno card on ESPN, Inoue and more
Fresno set for history [6:30 PT PST, ESPN+, Fresno, CA] IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas will make his second defense of his title Jonas Sultan at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA, as history will be made in this Filipino versus Filipino bout. Ancajas is the favorite and
Hector Tanajara ready for return on Wednesday night
Earlier this Hector Tanajara caught up with ITRBoxing.com to talk about his career. “It’s cool to see [at Robert Garcia Boxing Academy] a lot of people fighting on HBO, big cards it motivates you to want to work hard.” Tanajara, who spars with the likes of Mikey Garcia, Michael Perez