Written by Was Alexandro Santiago’s title-winning victory over Nonito Donaire in July his coming out as an elite fighter? Or did the Mexican simply catch the then-40-year-old future Hall of Famer at the right time? We’re going to find out on Saturday, when he defends his 118-pound belt against unbeaten southpaw Junto Nakatani in Tokyo (ESPN+). Nakatani […]
Super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez proved that he remains one of the best in the business by easily outpointing challenger Jermell Charlo on Saturday in Las Vegas. But did the Mexican star, ranked No. 7 going into the fight, do enough to rise on the pound-for-pound list? And what about Charlo? Did the 154-pound titleholder, […]
No trash talk. No drama. Just two deadly serious, focused fighters. That was the tone at the kickoff news conference Tuesday afternoon in New York City to promote the pay-per-view fight between undisputed champions Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo on Sept. 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fighters demonstrated nothing but respect for […]
A critical look at the past week in boxing BIGGEST WINNER Frank Martin Martin will be a better fighter because of the experience he gained against fellow 135-pound contender Artem Harutyunyan on Saturday in Las Vegas but the process was painful for him. The combination of Martin’s relative inactivity over the first eight rounds and […]
Editor’s note: This video was originally published at MMA Junkie.com. Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia on Friday made weight for their pay-per-view fight Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Davis came in at 135.1 pounds, .9 under the agreed-upon 136-pound limit. Garcia weighed 135.5. Above, you can watch the video of the weigh-in and […]
Gervonta Davis is scheduled to face Ryan Garcia in a pay-per-view fight Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Davis (28-0, 26 KOs), a former two-division titleholder, and Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) agreed to a catch weight of 136 pounds for their highly anticipated showdown. Also on the card, 168-pound contender David Morrell (8-0 […]
Gervonta Davis is scheduled to face Ryan Garcia in a pay-per-view fight Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Davis (28-0, 26 KOs), a former two-division titleholder, and Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) agreed to a catch weight of 136 pounds for their highly anticipated showdown. Also on the card, 168-pound contender David Morrell (8-0 […]
Gervonta Davis is scheduled to face Ryan Garcia in a pay-per-view fight Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Davis (28-0, 26 KOs), a former two-division titleholder, and Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) agreed to a catch weight of 136 pounds for their highly anticipated showdown. Also on the card, 168-pound contender David Morrell (8-0 […]
Angel Ruiz took a step forward on his path toward contender status at 154 pounds while Luis Collazo looks like he has finally hung up his gloves for good. In a crossroads clash, Ruiz dropped Collazo three times en route to a knockout win in round 6 Wednesday night at the Whitesands (also known as […]
Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia are in the house. The rising young stars, who face off on pay-per-view Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, made their ceremonial arrivals at the MGM Grand on Tuesday. And they evidently are excited. “This means everything,” Davis said. “We are putting everything on the line. Coming from where […]