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‘A steep hill to climb’: Danny Garcia questions Terence Crawford’s chances against Canelo

2 days ago | badlefthook.com | Wil Esco

Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Danny Garcia spent some time chatting with Fight Hype and touched on this fall’s showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. In speaking about the fight Garcia explains why he’s unsure if Crawford will be able to handle the power of a solid 168 lb fighter when his own power didn’t seem to translate much at 154.
MVP signs Savannah Marshall and Chantelle Cameron in growing stable

2 days ago | badlefthook.com | Wil Esco

Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions continues to consolidate talent in women’s boxing with its newest signings of IBF super middleweight champion Savannah Marshall (13-1, 10 KOs) as well as interim WBC lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron (20-1, 8 KOs), as reported by ESPN. With the signings MVP now promotes four of ESPN’s top 10 pound-for-pound women fighters in the sport.
Emanuel Navarrete takes controversial technical decision win over Charly Suarez: highlights and results

4 days ago | badlefthook.com | Wil Esco

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Emanuel Navarrete (40-2-1, 32 KOs) retained his WBO title tonight with a technical decision win over Charly Suarez (18-1, 10 KOs), with the fight officially being stopped a the 0:01 mark in Round 8 when the fight was halted due to a severe cut over Navarrete’s eye.
‘I’m just more of a fighter’: Richardson Hitchins expects to be too much for George Kambosos Jr

5 days ago | badlefthook.com | Wil Esco

With Richardson Hitchins set up to defend his IBF title against George Kambosos Jr on June 14, both fighters appeared for a media presser to discuss the upcoming fight. Check out some excerpts from both fighters with the full video in the link at the top. “George Kambosos showed different wrinkles, he’s shown he’s been down to a body shot, down to a head shot. I’ve never showed I’ve been done to a body shot, head shot, so me overall, I think I’m just more of a fighter, more gritty than him.
Mario Barrios vs Manny Pacquiao reportedly set for July 19th PPV

6 days ago | badlefthook.com | Patrick L. Stumberg

Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images ESPN’s Andreas Hale, confirming long-swirling rumors, reports that WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios will welcome the legendary Manny Pacquiao back to the ring atop a July 19th PBC on Prime PPV in Las Vegas. Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KO) hasn’t fought since dropping a competitive-but-clear decision to late replacement Yordenis Ugas in 2021, seemingly ending a 26-year career that saw him claim titles in an unprecedented eight separate divisions.
‘I want what the fans want’: Chris Eubank Jr says he’s likely to rematch Conor Benn before end of year

6 days ago | badlefthook.com | Wil Esco

Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Following the success of their first fight, it looks as if Chris Eubank Jr will be set up for a rematch with Conor Benn. Eubank, who appeared on a recent podcast to discuss his next move, said the rematch with Benn is in high demand and likely to take place before the end of this year. Via Sky Sports“Contractually, that is what is on paper,” Eubank Jr told the Diary of a CEO podcast. “It’s very likely that fight will happen again at some point this year.
Claressa Shields set for July 26 heavyweight title defense in Detroit

1 week ago | badlefthook.com | Patrick L. Stumberg

Claressa Shields announced today that she’ll defend her heavyweight titles on July 26th against IBF light heavyweight champ Lani Daniels in Detroit, Michigan. Shields (16-0, 3 KO) claimed “undisputed” heavyweight glory by stopping Danielle Perkins in February, a feat offset by the fact that the IBF belt had been vacant for over a year and the WBO belt straight-up didn’t exist beforehand.
‘He’s been shattered’: Rolando Romero not particularly interested in fighting Devin Haney

1 week ago | badlefthook.com | Wil Esco

Rolando Romero spoke to TMZ Sports now that he’s had a few days to digest his win over Ryan Garcia, and talks a little about the fight and where he wants to go from here now that presumably will have some good options. Here’s some of what he had to say during the segment.
‘Sometimes you need that crazy’: George Kambosos talks Ryan Garcia loss to Rolando Romero

1 week ago | badlefthook.com | Wil Esco

George Kambosos takes a few minutes to give his impression on Ryan Garcia’s loss to Rolando Romero over the weekend and what changes he noticed in Garcia going into the fight. Kambosos thinks Garcia might actually benefit from some craziness around him and that could perhaps be why he had a flat performance on the night. “People are going to make assumptions of certain things and the way he was in the last fight compared to the recent fight,” Kambosos said of Garcia.
‘The incentive is gone’: Bob Arum says fighters playing it safe to ensure paydays, resulting in bad fights

1 week ago | badlefthook.com | Wil Esco

Bob Arum talks to boxing media about a couple of awful boxing cards that started the weekend, a better ending of the weekend for the sport, and gives his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford fight. Here’s some of what the sage old promoter had to say. “It was a brilliant performance and thank God it was a great fight within a great show and boxing needed that having swallowed and paid money for Friday night’s show from New York and Saturday’s show from Riyadh.