The welterweight division is broken
What once was boxing’s marquee division has crumbled into pieces of failed negotiations, tight-fisted promotion, protective decision-making and barely beyond-anonymous names.
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Keyshawn Davis-Gustavo Lemos, Brian Norman Jr.-Derrieck Cuevas set for Nov. 8
Keyshawn Davis will fight Gustavo Lemos in a 10-round lightweight contest at Scope Arena, Norfolk on November 8 – when Brian Norman Jnr will defend his WBO welterweight title against Derrieck Cuevas
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Team Norman on Jaron Ennis fight: We asked for what’s fair
A two-week ordeal for Jolene Mizzone, manager of WBO welterweight titleholder Brian Norman Jr., is nearing its conclusion. The tense period of public negotiations with IBF champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis appears to have ended with P2M Box Promotions, the promoter of Karen Chukhadzhian, winning the purse bid for Ennis’ mandatory title defense against their fighter Chukhadzhian. The bout, a rematch of their January 2023 fight that Ennis won by unanimous decision, will be set for later this year.
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Eddie Hearn explains frustration with IBF, ‘borderline circus act’ Team Norman
Promoter Eddie Hearn is at a loss with the IBF when it comes to their welterweight champion, Jaron “Boots” Ennis as they want him now to face mandatory challenger Karen Chukhadzhian, the same fighter Ennis beat 12 rounds to zero some 18 months ago.
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Eddie Hearn ‘still talking’ to make ‘Boots’ Ennis-Brian Norman Jr.
Matchroom are continuing their efforts to make a unification fight between Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Brian Norman Jr. Ennis’ promoters have targeted a date of November 9 in Philadelphia, the 27-year-old Ennis’ home city and the location of his stoppage in July of David Avanesyan on the occasion of his first defence of the IBF welterweight title.
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Keyshawn Davis and Brian Norman could be in line for doubleheader
Despite speculation that lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis will return to the ring in November, there is still work to do before that date is finalized. ESPN has reported that the gifted 25-year-old Davis (11-0, 7 KOs), might fight Gustavo Lemos of Argentina (29-1, 19 KOs) on November 8 in a homecoming for Davis at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. But a Top Rank official explained: “The whole situation is fluid and it’s being worked on.”
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Emailing world titles ‘a bad look for the sport’
The powers that be in boxing’s sanctioning bodies understand all that it takes for a fighter to work their way up to become a world champion. So why do they continue reducing the accomplishment by awarding world titles by email in a news release?
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Brian Norman Jr. targeting Mario Barrios, Jaron Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis
Brian Norman Jr. secured the interim title with a knockout victory over Giovani Santillan in Santillan’s hometown of San Diego. When Terence Crawford then vacated the full title, he was established as a champion in one of the most glamorous divisions in the world.
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The welterweight division, post-Terence Crawford: Who rises to the top?
In light of Terence Crawford’s departure, the welterweight division is left to reshuffle and reassemble and in time find a new No. 1 – a process that begins now
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Teofimo Lopez Jr. wants Jaron Ennis at 147, Terence Crawford at 154 and more support from Top Rank and ESPN
Teofimo Lopez Jr. is calling his shots and taking some too. The WBO junior welterweight champion Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) recently rejected a Sept. 27 fight date at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on ESPN. A matchup against recently elevated WBO welterweight titleholder Brian Norman Jr. was on the table.
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