This is a 6 round fight between Guido Vianello a 6-0 heavyweight prospect from Italy and Don Haynesworth a 16-3-1 a heavyweight from the USA. Vianello now trains in the USA as well so he shouldn’t have any trouble with Jet lag which has affected travelling fighters before. I’ll start off with Haynesworth and whatContinue reading “Guido Vianello versus Don Haynesworth breakdown”
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Shakur Stevenson versus Felix Caraballo and the weeks boxing.
After months of no boxing we are back with regular live boxing. This week there is only one big card taking place however in the coming weeks the amount of events should start to pick up. Quatavious Cash versus Calvin Metcalf is a 6 round fight between two middleweights that have lost when they’ve steppedContinue reading “Shakur Stevenson versus Felix Caraballo and the weeks boxing.”
Adam Lopez back after controversial loss to Oscar Valdez.
Adam Lopez will be fighting Luis Coria for the vacant NABF Featherweight title over 10 rounds. The fight will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the 11th of June. I’m happy that Top Rank have kept to their promise of backing him if he took the Oscar Valdez on short noticeContinue reading “Adam Lopez back after controversial loss to Oscar Valdez.”
Top Rank announces shows for June and July
Top Rank recently announced multiple shows in June and July as live sports all around the world start back up. They are having up to two events per week but are only having a few fights on each card. The first event will be headlined by Shakur Stevenson versus Felix Caraballo in a 10 roundContinue reading “Top Rank announces shows for June and July”
Jaime Munguia versus Tureano Johnson edges closer
I’ve been talking about this fight for a while now and thankfully it looks like it could have some new life too it as Tureano Johnson himself has expressed interest in fighting Munguia. Johnson posted on twitter that he wanted to keep his momentum going and called out Munguia to face a true middleweight sharkContinue reading “Jaime Munguia versus Tureano Johnson edges closer”
Samuel Serrano versus Young Ho Oh : Review
This was a fight that took place on the 8th of July 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The fight was held between Samuel Serrano who was making the fourth defense of his WBA Featherweight title and the challenger Tae-Ho Kim. For the first two rounds Samuel Serrano fought on the back foot circling aroundContinue reading “Samuel Serrano versus Young Ho Oh : Review”
The new generation of boxing super stars is coming through
Boxing is always going through a transitional stage and while sometimes its more glaringly obvious that things are changing the truth is that boxing never stays still. Recently a lot of the stars of the previous generation have retired such as Floyd Mayweather, Shane Mosley, Andre Ward and Miguel Cotto. With these retirements the focusContinue reading “The new generation of boxing super stars is coming through”
Terence Crawford needs a top 5 opponent at Welterweight.
Crawford has had four fights at welterweight and while his opponents haven’t been bad they also haven’t been good. The Jeff Horn win was solid but not great and his three wins since have been on the same level. If he was just some random titlist then his run at welterweight wouldn’t look bad butContinue reading “Terence Crawford needs a top 5 opponent at Welterweight.”
Daniel Roman becoming a free agent shows the harshness of boxing.
Daniel Roman has recently become a free agent and is no longer working with Dazn/Matchroom. He was on a Co-promotional deal between Thompson Boxing and Matchroom however he is now back to solely being promoted by Thompson Boxing until they work a deal out with another of the promotional powerhouses. Daniel Roman is one ofContinue reading “Daniel Roman becoming a free agent shows the harshness of boxing.”
Should Canelo skip fighting Billy Joe Saunders.
Due to the Corona Virus the rumored bout between Canelo and Saunders was never finalized however both sides said that a deal had been agreed in principle. This is a good fight and not one that people can complain about but recently I’ve had the thought that perhaps Canelo should skip fighting Saunders entirely. TheContinue reading “Should Canelo skip fighting Billy Joe Saunders.”