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By now, many were expecting Teofimo Lopez to end his retirement charade. But after lifting the WBO super lightweight title from Josh Taylor and abruptly calling it a career, the 25-year-old says his retirement announcement wasn't spurious, nor is it some cry out loud for attention.
Raymond Ford knows that he had a bit of a slip-up earlier in his career. Considering his talent and pedigree, Ford (14-0-1, 7 KOs) was expected to run through Aaron Perez in 2021. Don’t let the undefeated record of Perez fool you. Following his split decision draw against Ford, Perez lost his very next outing against a fighter with a record of just 3-2-3.
In a day and age where boxers have often shown that their undefeated and pretty records are more important than anything else, Jermell Charlo couldn’t care less.
Dmitry Bivol didn't have too much planned on January 28th, so the WBA light heavyweight champion figured that he would plunk down on his sofa and watch his fellow countrymen in the ring.
Devin Haney worked incredibly hard to get to where he is today. The 24-year-old scratched, clawed, and patiently waited until he was given the opportunity. Once it was handed to him, he took it and ran with it.
The development of both Greg Outlaw (12-1, 6 KOs) and Juan Meza Angulo (7-1, 4 KOs) was going along just fine. Although they came from two completely different sides of the globe, their super lightweight trajectory mirrored one another. But while they both racked up the wins, they also suffered a head-scratching defeats.
The loss of his IBF lightweight title to Mikey Garcia was a difficult pill to swallow but for Robert Easter Jr., he was alright with starting over.
For the majority of his career, Rashidi Ellis was able to skate by on pure skills and athleticism. Against Roiman Villa, however, the 30-year-old welterweight contender was forced to go to plan B.
Media pundits, diehards, and Jared Anderson’s fans had their own assumptions as to how his showdown against Charles Martin would play out. Yet, well before the opening bell officially rang, the 23-year-old knew he was in for a long and arduous night.
Stoic has always been one of the appropriate words to describe Carlos Adames. Each win, no matter how violent he took his opponents out, resulted in the Dominican native simply shaking his head before having his hand raised by the presiding referee.