
Jake Paul Says Taylor-Serrano Rematch Should Take Place at 126 Or 130
A rematch between undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano should take place at a lower weight class, according to Jake Paul.

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A rematch between undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano should take place at a lower weight class, according to Jake Paul.

Jaron “Boots” Ennis apparently hopes his next fight will offer the stiffest test of his burgeoning career. The rising, 25-year-old welterweight contender from Philadelphia was recently asked about whom he plans to fight for his next ring outing in the fall, and two names popped up.

Regis Prograis may soon find his division populated with some mouth-watering names. For that reason, the New Orleans-born, Houston-based southpaw sees no reason to flee from his career-long perch in the 140-pound division.

Hasim Rahman Jr. believes Jake Paul jumped the gun in cancelling their cruiserweight bout. Paul and Rahman were scheduled to face each other this coming Saturday, Aug.6, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. But BoxingScene.com broke news yesterday that Rahman’s apparent inability to meet the New York State Athletic Commissions’ newly stipulated contract weight of 205 pounds triggered the bout’s cancellation.

Mauricio Sulaiman thinks you have to read between the lines regarding recent comments made by Ryan Garcia. Sulaiman, the president of the World Boxing Council, was recently asked to respond to critical assertions the lightweight attraction made regarding the belts produced by Sulaiman’s organization as well as others, like the WBO, WBA and IBF.

Stephen Espinoza remains confident that one of the most anticipated fights in boxing can materialize before the end of the year. The head of Showtime Boxing offered a brief update on negotiations for an undisputed welterweight fight between IBF, WBC, and WBA champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBO titlist Terence Crawford.

Eddie Hearn isn’t entirely sanguine on the economic potential of the undisputed lightweight rematch between Devin Haney and George Kambosos.

Showtime is all in the Jake Paul business. The premium cable network linked up with the polarizing Youtube-star-turned-boxer last year on a multi-bout deal. The first fight, a pay-per-view show, featured Paul in an eight-round cruiserweight bout with MMA champion Tyron Woodley, which Paul won somewhat controversially by eight-round split decision. It was only the beginning. Showtime aired Paul’s next bout, a rematch with Woodley. Paul ended matters more decisively with a one-punch knockout in the sixth round.

Eddie Hearn wants to make it abundantly clear that Conor Benn has a bright future ahead of him. The head of Matchroom Boxing recently responded to reports that Benn, the rising welterweight and son of Nigel Benn, is gearing up for an intriguing catchweight bout against countryman Chris Eubank Jr.,

Jermall Charlo has a long laundry list of top-flight opponents he would like to face. His likelihood of facing them anytime soon may be another question. Charlo, the WBC middleweight champion from Houston, took to social media recently and rattled off a few noteworthy opponents he would like to swap punches with. During what appeared to be a heated live video session with his followers, Charlo named a variety of middleweights, one super middleweight, and one former fighter (albeit presumably facetiously) as some of his preferred options.