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Diego Magdanelo Excited By PBC Pact, Eyes Gervonta Davis

Diego Magdanelo Excited By PBC Pact, Eyes Gervonta Davis

Francisco Salazar

•May 25, 2020

Diego Magdaleno has faced challenges inside the ring in recent months, but more so outside of it. Changes in his personal life and a much-needed victory looks like his career is moving in the right direction. Magdaleno began 2020 with a unanimous decision victory over prospect Austin Dulay on February 15 in Nashville, Tennessee. The victory took place over a year after he was brutally stopped by Teofimo Lopez, who would eventually become the IBF lightweight titleholder.

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Malignaggi: I’d Rather See Santa Cruz-Russell Than Santa Cruz-Davis

Malignaggi: I’d Rather See Santa Cruz-Russell Than Santa Cruz-Davis

Keith Idec

•May 23, 2020

Paulie Malignaggi admires Leo Santa Cruz’s ambition. The Showtime analyst is impressed by Santa Cruz’s insistence on fighting a younger, stronger Gervonta Davis in a weight class that’s not optimal for the four-division champion. Malignaggi just wishes Santa Cruz instead would’ve remained at featherweight and figured out a way to finally fight Gary Russell Jr.

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Gervonta Davis: Gamboa Was Just Trying To Survive

Gervonta Davis: Gamboa Was Just Trying To Survive

Ryan Burton

•May 21, 2020

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis (23-0) was last in action in December when he defeated former champion Yuriorkis Gamboa by 12th round knockout in Atlanta, Georgia. Next up for the 25-year-old two-division champion is Leo Santa Cruz. The two are expected to square off in a pay-per-view event at some point in the summer when the covid-19 pandemic begins to slow down.

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Ryan Garcia: Gervonta Davis Thinks He'll Walk Right Through Me; I Know He Won't

Ryan Garcia: Gervonta Davis Thinks He'll Walk Right Through Me; I Know He Won't

Keith Idec

•May 17, 2020

Ryan Garcia gets the sense Gervonta Davis views him as an opponent he’d beat easily. The 21-year-old Garcia hopes he gets the opportunity to prove Davis wrong because he sees plenty of flaws in the unbeaten Baltimore native. Garcia broke down his possible lightweight showdown with Davis during the newest episode of “Stars And Champions,” which aired Friday night on Impact Network.

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Lightweights Must Fight Their Way To Greatness

Lightweights Must Fight Their Way To Greatness

Tris Dixon

•May 16, 2020

By Tris Dixon - It will be 40 years ago in July since the late Matthew Saad Muhammad and perineal title challenger Yaqui Lopez shared 14 wild rounds in New Jersey’s Playboy Club. For many, it was 1980’s Fight of the Year. The always miraculous Saad was being swarmed in round eight, taking a beating and being leathered by every shot in the brilliant Lopez’s...

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Garcia: I See Gervonta As Sonny Liston; Don't Really Love Boxing, Loves The Money

Garcia: I See Gervonta As Sonny Liston; Don't Really Love Boxing, Loves The Money

Keith Idec

•May 15, 2020

Ryan Garcia considers Gervonta Davis “a little Mike Tyson.” The undefeated lightweight contender means that as a compliment. Garcia wasn’t praising the unbeaten WBA world lightweight champion when he compared Davis to another maligned heavyweight champion.

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Gervonta Davis: I See Myself Breaking Down Lomachenko Probably By 9th, 10th Round

Gervonta Davis: I See Myself Breaking Down Lomachenko Probably By 9th, 10th Round

Keith Idec

•May 13, 2020

A Gervonta Davis-Vasiliy Lomachenko fight doesn’t appear any closer to happening now than three years ago. If they were to square off, though, Davis believes he would stop Lomachenko inside of 10 rounds. That was the take Davis gave WBA president Gilberto Mendoza during a recent interview on social media.

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Malignaggi: Davis Has Become Bored With Opposition; At Least Santa Cruz Motivates Him

Malignaggi: Davis Has Become Bored With Opposition; At Least Santa Cruz Motivates Him

Keith Idec

•May 9, 2020

Like most boxing experts, Paulie Malignaggi expects Gervonta Davis to beat Leo Santa Cruz. If nothing else, Malignaggi thinks their fight will at least motivate Davis more than the types of opponents he has fought since he knocked out Jose Pedraza three years ago to become a world champion at the age of 22. The Showtime analyst broke down Davis-Santa Cruz and discussed Davis’ lack of motivation for some of his fights during a recent interview with BoxingScene.com.

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Mike Tyson: Promoters Not Allowing The Best To Fight The Best

Mike Tyson: Promoters Not Allowing The Best To Fight The Best

BoxingScene Staff

•May 9, 2020

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has given the names of his favorite fighters in the sport - and two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not one of them.

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Ellerbe: Tank Won't Have Any Problems Making 130 For Santa Cruz Fight

Ellerbe: Tank Won't Have Any Problems Making 130 For Santa Cruz Fight

Keith Idec

•May 8, 2020

Leonard Ellerbe is confident Gervonta Davis will be able to make the 130-pound limit without having any issues at the weigh-in for his fight against Leo Santa Cruz. The date and site for their Showtime Pay-Per-View bout are not set because those details cannot be solidified until the COVID-19 pandemic ends. But Davis, as he had repeatedly stated he would do, has agreed to move back down from the lightweight limit of 135 pounds to the junior lightweight maximum of 130 pounds for their 12-round fight.

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