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Josh Taylor doesn’t believe Teofimo Lopez’s last few fights in the 140-pound division have been reflective of his true ability as a fighter. The WBO junior welterweight champion from Scotland is on track to fight Lopez, of Brooklyn, New York, on June 10 in New York City.
Conor Benn is coming for his critics. The embattled welterweight recently took to social media to personally address some of his harshest detractors after news broke on Wednesday that the World Boxing Council had determined that it could not conclude that Benn had knowingly ingested a banned substance. The verdict means that Benn will return to the WBC’s welterweight rankings.
Jack Catterall won’t enter Josh Taylor’s personal pound-for-pound list anytime soon. Taylor, the WBO 140-pound titlist from Scotland, did not hide his contempt for his former opponent during a recent interview, saying he doesn't think Catterall is an elite prizefighter, despite the fact that the British contender arguably gave him the toughest fight of his career to date.
Oscar De La Hoya isn’t so outraged at the thought of Jake Paul receiving a ranking by the World Boxing Council. It all depends, according to the promoter, on what that ranking is. The WBC roiled the boxing world recently when its head, Mauricio Sulaiman, stated that Paul, the famed YouTuber-turned-boxer, would find a home in their cruiserweight rankings should he defeat Tommy Fury this Sunday in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on ESPN+ Pay-Per-View.
Shakur Stevenson’s attempt at winning a lightweight title will look differently depending on the outcome of the upcoming undisputed championship in that division.
So long as his career is in limbo, Conor Benn can forget a fight with Manny Pacquiao. Sean Gibbons, a longtime fight agent and advisor to the multi-division champion from the Philippines, suggested in a recent interview that serious discussion for a Pacquiao-Benn fight would only take place if clarity is brought to Benn’s two failed drug tests.
Eddie Hearn is showing he can compartmentalize various parts of his brain when it comes to working with a certain business partner. In October, Matchroom’s Hearn sued YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul for $100 million in a defamation case after Paul made claims suggesting Hearn was fixing fights.
Vasiliy Lomachenko thinks Gervonta Davis has all the key attributes to get his hands raised on the night he takes on Ryan Garcia. The three-division titlist from Ukraine recently offered his prediction on the ballyhooed 12-round, 136-pound bout
Bob Arum isn’t so sure he would be as amenable as he is today to backing the careers of fighters from Eastern Europe if it weren’t for Vasiliy Lomachenko.