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It’s been awhile and a whole lot of the landscape has changed. Since the last update of the pound-for-pound list, four of the top ten have lost. Two lost with some debate (Roman Gonzalez and Manny Pacquiao); two lost clean as a sheet (Sergey Kovalev and Carl Frampton).
By Cliff Rold - There are plenty of fight fans looking forward to August 15th. There are less of them in the US market than elsewhere. American fight fans, fairly enough, have their eye on an excellent Jr. welterweight unification match, a big middleweight showdown in September, and the carnie bit in between. If summe...
It’s arguably been three years since Vasyl Lomachenko has seen an opponent who appeared to clearly win a round. An Olympic Gold medalist and World Amateur champion, twice apiece for each, the professional dominance the Ukrainian is showing isn’t really a surprise.
By Cliff Rold - Sometimes there is just no need to beat around the bush. Claressa Shields (3-0, 1 KO), still only 22 years old, ended a fantastic amateur run in 2016 with her second Olympic Gold Medal in the women’s middleweight division. She hasn’t lost a fight of any kind since a decision defeat in the 2012 World Amateurs and she won additional gold at the 2014 and 2016 editions...
Mikey Garcia has won belts in three weight classes, the latest his share of the lightweight crown. Adrien Broner has him by one, capturing belts in four weight classes, but holds no titles at this moment. Despite all the belts each has added to their trophy case, there will be no title on the line this weekend. This weekend is about money, pride, and positioning for the future.
Tomorrow in Shanghai, 36-year old Zou Shiming (9-1, 2 KO) will attempt to add the one thing currently missing from his trophy case. He’s got three Olympic Gold medals. He’s got three additional amateur world championships. Last November, in his second chance to snag it, he added a major professional title, winning the vacant IBF flyweight title in a rematch with a Thailand’s Kwanpichit OnesongchaitGym.
By Cliff Rold - It’s not clear anyone was asking to see it before it was signed. At the beginning of 2017, 29-year old Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KO) was preparing for a crack at the WBC 135 lb. title. His ultimately successful challenge of Dejan Zlaticanin was his second fight back after being out of the ring for two and a...
Two fighters, both coming off both their first defeat and the loss of their first titles, will face off this Saturday with a chance to move forward in one of boxing’s hottest divisions. How hot is Jr. bantamweight? Just weeks ago Jerwin Ancajas, who defeated McJoe Arroyo for the IBF 115 lb. title last year, got spotlight time on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn. In a little more than a month, HBO will air a tripleheader in the division as good as any card on air this year.
In a week where major main events for the men are sparing on US television, fight fans don’t have to go without. One of the best fighters in the world can be seen in the US Saturday night. On tape delay. The results are already in. Puerto Rico’s 28-year old Amanda Serrano (33-1-1, 25 KO) added yet another victory Friday night with a third-round stoppage of 27-year old Hungarian Edina Kiss (13-5, 7 KO) in defense of the WBO super bantamweight title. It was her second successful defense.
By Cliff Rold - There’s nothing more special in boxing than the sort of genuine heavyweight kingpin who combines the promise of excitement with the lure of box office dollars. When we don’t have one, devoted fight fans tie themselves in knots trying to explain why it’s no big deal. Heavyweight fights often disappoint...