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T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - In a super middleweight contest, for the interim-WBA world title, John Ryder (28-4, 16 KOs) stopped previosuly undefeated Bilal Akkawy (20-1-1, 16 KOs) in the third round.
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada - Super middleweight prospect Alexis Espino (2-0, 1 KO), who is trained by veteran coach Robert Garcia, won a four round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Billy Wagner (1-1).
Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Mauricio Herrera have a 17-year age difference, but they also have a few things in common. The co-main event fighters for the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Daniel Jacobs May 4 undercard both train in Riverside, California, and get their haircut at the same barbershop.
Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez only has two-plus rounds of experience at super middleweight, but Callum Smith saw enough to produce a scouting report. Alvarez destroyed Rocky Fielding inside three rounds during his super middleweight debut in December at Madison Square Garden in New York. Alvarez dropped Fielding four times with devastating body punches to capture the WBA secondary title.
The highly anticipated streaming bout between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Hold up. Streaming bout? That doesn’t sound right. How about blockbuster bout? No, that can’t be it. Blockbusters are a thing of the past.
No one knows the middleweight division better than boxing legend Bernard Hopkins, the former ruler at 160 pounds. Hopkins won his first middleweight title in 1995 and went on to dominate the division for the next decade by making 20 consecutive title defenses and becoming an undisputed champion.
It’s been a good 2019 so far for boxing’s 21-and-under stars of tomorrow. Teofimo Lopez went from popular Fortnite in-ring dancer to now viewed as a formidable opponent for Vasiliy Lomachenko, arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter.
Gennady Golovkin dropped a bombshell Wednesday when he announced that he was parting from longtime trainer Abel Sanchez. Oscar De La Hoya believes Golovkin is using Sanchez as the scapegoat for his first career loss that came against De La Hoya’s fighter, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
Fighting on Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s undercards and at notable venues in Las Vegas have become the norm for rising junior welterweight prospect Vergil Ortiz Jr. Some fighters never get to experience what Ortiz has in 12 professional fights. He’s fought once at AT&T Stadium and MGM Grand Garden Arena, and twice at T-Mobile Arena with a third visit scheduled next month.
Terence Crawford and his promoter Bob Arum made the first move by calling out Errol Spence Jr. inside the Madison Square Garden ring last week after Crawford stopped Amir Khan in six rounds. Arum took it a step further by telling Yahoo! Sports he’s willing to do a 50-50 financial split with Spence and his handlers.