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Jorge Linares isn’t the spry young fighter that he once was. At the age of 38, he’s seen better days. Yet, even with three consecutive losses underneath his belt, the now fringe contender isn’t interested in hanging up his gloves.
It was the biggest win in Jamaine Ortiz’s career...until it wasn’t. Outside of a few close friends, family, and his training team, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who believed Ortiz could pull it off. It was hard to blame them. Beating Vasiliy Lomachenko was something that was normally reserved for boxing’s elite. Ortiz, no matter how talented he appeared to be, wasn’t of that ilk. Ortiz, on the other hand, knew that he belonged.
Everything appeared to be a done deal. Then it wasn’t. Frank Martin and Shakur Stevenson, according to multiple reports, agreed to meet up in either mid-November or early December with the vacant WBC lightweight title on the line.
Shakur Stevenson proudly held his WBO and WBC titles. It was a culmination built on hard work and the old-fashioned phrase, blood, sweat, and tears.
Practically every fighter talks about taking on all comers, but seldom do they actually do. In the case of Danny Garcia, he’s built his career on the carcasses of several great pugilists.
David Benavidez is the big bad boogeyman of the super middleweight division. The 26-year-old has a propensity for brutalizing his opponents. Normally, his success is felt right from the opening bell. Against Caleb Plant, however, Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs) was forced to work a change.
Frank Martin may not say much outside of the ring, but fans of the lightweight contender are demanding answers. It never mattered who was mentioned, Martin always believed that no one in the lightweight division could beat him in the ring. With Devin Haney officially moving up in weight, Shakur Stevenson, along with Gervonta Davis, is viewed as the best 135-pounder around. Martin though, disagrees.
When it comes to facing the best of the best, Mario Barrios is always willing to do just that. During his 140-pound title reign, the secondary belt holder had no problem with taking on Gervonta Davis. Although he sauntered into their 2021 matchup as an underdog, Barrios fought well before losing via 11th-round stoppage.
As a young kid, Tyson Fury initially gravitated to the sport of boxing for a number of reasons. The freedom to punch someone in the face without getting in trouble, the artistry of it, and of course, those beautiful world titles.
Remember Jermall Charlo? Memories of the 33-year-old brutally stopping an undefeated Julian Williams and dominating Sergiy Derevyanchenko are quickly fading.