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Adam Lopez has seen better days. Once viewed as a hotshot prospect, Lopez (16-4, 6 KOs) has struggled to right the ship. In addition to coming up woefully short against Abraham Nova earlier this year, Lopez has registered just one victory over the span of three years.
For a considerable amount of time, Vasiliy Lomachenko dreamed of hoisting every world title in a given weight class. Of course, due to the mind-numbing politics of boxing at times, doing so can become a hassle.
Errol Spence Jr. is a man of few words but there are certain principles that he lives by. In the world of boxing, protracted stints on the sidelines have prompted even the sport's most elite fighters to take a relatively soft touch before jumping into the thick of things. By and large, those "tune-ups" are then followed by bigger and more fan-pleasing bouts.
Due to the elite-level scrappers that reside in each and every weight class, naming one fighter as the division’s best becomes a practically impossible task. In the junior middleweight division, however, Jermell Charlo has separated himself from the rest of his peers.
A showdown between Jermall Charlo and Demetrius Andrade, at least at one point, seemed inevitable. However, despite years of campaigning either in or near each other's weight class, the two have danced around one another.
For the most part, the resume of Terence Crawford, at least according to Keith Thurman, has always been widely unimpressive. Since abandoning his undisputed throne at 140 pounds, Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) has been lambasted for the level of opposition he’s faced up until this point. While he did strip Jeff Horn of his championship status in 2018, Crawford’s opponent selection has been filled with either nondescript names or long-faded former champions.
The confidence of Michel Rivera was through the roof following his victory over Jerry Perez. The reward for dragging his record to a perfect 24-0 seemed to be an appropriate one, a showdown against Frank Martin.
Eddie Hearn couldn’t stop himself from smiling. Although he thoroughly enjoys promoting some of the biggest events in the sport of boxing, on April 22nd, he played the role of a fan.
Despite being in the genesis of his career, Keyshawn Davis isn’t exactly interested in taking the slow and meticulous route up the lightweight ladder. Despite having only a handful of bouts underneath his belt, the former Olympic silver medalist has continued to call out a bevy of top-tier names, in particular, Frank Martin.
Before being forced to settle for a showdown against Shuichiro Yoshino, Shakur Stevenson did his best to lure one of the lightweight division’s more established stars into the ring, Isaac Cruz.