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.”
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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”
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.”
What to expect from Felix Caraballo, Shakur Stevenson’s next opponent.
Felix Caraballo is a Puerto Rican fighter who is currently 13-1-2 with 9 knockouts. He competes at featherweight normally but will be moving up to Super Featherweight for this bout with Shakur Stevenson who will also be moving up from featherweight. Hes going to go in as a massive underdog and deservedly so as StevensonContinue reading “What to expect from Felix Caraballo, Shakur Stevenson’s next opponent.”
Mauricio Sulaiman victim of clickbait
The head of the WBC Mauricio Sulaiman recently stated that he would rank Tyson if he came back and boxed professionally which isn’t a good look for him and the WBC. However when you look into what he actually said it turns out hes under the impression that Tyson is coming back in an exhibition (whichContinue reading “Mauricio Sulaiman victim of clickbait”
You can’t compare old time heavyweights with today’s Giant’s.
One of the topics in boxing which is brought up again and again is whether today’s heavyweights could beat the past greats such as Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano. The simple answer is they likely could because of how much bigger heavyweights are now. Marciano weighed in at 185 pounds for most of his careerContinue reading “You can’t compare old time heavyweights with today’s Giant’s.”
Boxing Fulcrum 