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Jaron Ennis has done nothing to disappoint since being signed as an amateur by promoter Chris Middendorf. A switch-hitting legacy and 2015 national Golden Gloves champion nicknamed, “Boots,” Ennis was 3-0 after successive stoppages in 42-, 23- and 20-seconds in April, May and June 2016 against Cory Muldrew, Luis Ramos and DeShawn Debose
Footage for the movie, “Creed II,” was shot at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on March 3 during heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s 10th-round stoppage of Luis Ortiz. Michael B. Jordan reprises his role as Adonis Creed, son of Apollo Creed, who is the late friend and former foe of Sylvester Stallone’s aging protagonist Rocky Balboa.
Sergey Lipinets faces a champion as an underdog for the second time in three bouts in two-division title winner Lamont Peterson on March 24 at The MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill , Maryland. (Fox 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT).
Former champion Gennady Golovkin’s been on vacation since September, when the 36-year-old lost his IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight titles to Canelo Alvarez in a rematch of their draw in September 2017. But just because Triple-G (38-1-1, 34 KOs) has been out of sight to the public doesn’t mean the 2004 Olympic silver medalist from Kazakhstan’s been out of the minds of those who have witnessed his dominance.
Yordenis Ugas spots Shawn Porter on occasion in Las Vegas where both live, at boxing matches in local venues and arenas, and recalls sparring “Showtime” in early 2017. “It was about four rounds of relaxed sparring,” said Ugas of a session preceding his split-decision over Levan Ghvamichava in February 2017.
IBF/IBO/WBA junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd’s goals include beating WBC counterpart Jeremell Charlo along with his 160-pound champion twin brother as well as two-division champion Canelo Alvarez and former title winner Gennady Golovkin.
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence believes training stablemate Jermell Charlo “is definitely a top-10 pound-for-pound fighter” if the 154-pound champion some day “convincingly” unifies against Jarrett Hurd, adding the latter’s IBF, IBO and WBA crowns to his WBC version.
“I’m gonna crush you, and I’m gonna stop you,” said IBF welterweight world champion Errol Spence, looking straight into the eyes of WBO counterpart Terence Crawford on Saturday night. “That s***** gonna be easy work. I’m gonna stop you, easy. It’s gonna be easy work, I promise you.”
Nearly a decade later, the 27-year-old Booker (12-0, 6 KOs) is a rising 154-pounder prospect who fights out of a southpaw stance, training and mentoring teenaged youth at the Revolution Training Gym where he got his start and within the same Stamford, Connecticut neighborhood where he trafficked illegal substances.
Former 135-pound world champion Omar Figueroa Jr. eyes a statement win at 140-pounds against John Molina on February 16 at a venue to be determined in Los Angeles on FOX (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT) .