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Boxing may be a solo sport, but Jermell Charlo is proud of the division in which he operates, which is why he has no qualms about facing the latest fighter to call him out, Danny Garcia.
Aussie lightweight George Kambosos Jr. does not believe a full recovery is in the cards for Teofimo Lopez Jr., due to the latter’s pre-existing health conditions and the wily nature of the novel coronavirus.
Mikey Garcia is hoping a potential junior welterweight bout against Regis Prograis will not only satisfy his bank account, but the approval of the public. The 33-year-old Garcia, a former four-division titleholder, is reportedly in talks to face Prograis, one of the top contenders in the 140-pound division, in a fight that would be promoted by Eddie Hearn and streamed on DAZN. Although there is no title at stake, a Garcia-Prograis match-up would represent one of the best non-title fights on the current boxing schedule.
It appears Lamar Odom has no plans on walking off into the sunset. On the heels of his first and only win inside a boxing ring, the former NBA forward has agreed to fight in another exhibition match on Oct. 10 in Miami, TMZ reports. An opponent has not been decided. The deal was made with Celebrity Boxing, the same company that staged Odom’s debut exhibition bout against former pop star Aaron Carter on June 12 in Atlantic City. At 6”10’, 239 1/2 pounds, Odom towered over the diminutive Carter, stopping him inside two rounds.
Once again, Canelo Alvarez shows that he is the fulcrum around which the boxing world rotates. A potential fight between Mikey Garcia and Regis Prograis, two of the top names in the 140-pound division, is currently being negotiated for the fall, and both fighters like the sound of fighting in Texas, particularly in San Antonio. Prograis, a product of New Orleans,
Oscar De La Hoya does not plan on futzing around in the kiddie pool for long. The boxing icon and founder of Golden Boy Promotions made his boldest declaration to date for a comeback during an in-studio appearance on Mike Tyson’s podcast Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson. After a few warm-up exhibition bouts, De La Hoya says he has every intention of diving headlong into the deep end to face either a former ring rival or an aggrieved ex-promotional client.
Gilberto Ramirez feels that a showdown between him and superstar countryman Canelo Alvarez will be inevitable once he wins a title–or a few–at light heavyweight.
Joseph Diaz is not about to make light of a peer’s mental health struggles. The former 130-pound titleholder and 2012 Olympian gave a shout of support to Ryan Garcia, the lightweight Instagram star who backed out of a scheduled summer fight against Javier Fortuna, citing his battles with anxiety and depression.
Oscar De La Hoya may be well on his way to putting the Canelo Alvarez fiasco behind him, but one thing he says he still can’t wrap his head around is that his former ace client supposedly left him for less money.
The career of Billy Joe Saunders is still up in the air, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn, who checked in with the fighter recently. "I think he’s ‘undecided’ is the best word," Hearn said during an interview with Boxing Social. "I said to him I would love to see him fight again."