Written by Lightweight contenders Michel Rivera and Frank Martin will square off in a title eliminator Saturday at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. MICHEL RIVERA (24-0, 14 KOs) vs. FRANK MARTIN (16-0, 12 KOs) Date: Saturday, Dec. 17 Time: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (main event later in show) Where: Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas TV/Stream: Showtime […]
Lightweight contender Michel Rivera knows there are no guarantees. The Miami-based Dominican’s meeting with Frank Martin on Saturday at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is being billed as a WBA title eliminator, meaning, if he wins, he’ll be in position to challenge undisputed champion Devin Haney or secondary titleholder Gervonta Davis. Rivera doesn’t know with certainty […]
Jaron Ennis has no choice but to wait. The gifted welterweight is unbeaten, 29-0 (27 KOs). He’s ranked in the Top 3 of all four major sanctioning bodies, below only champion Errol Spence Jr. in the IBF. He’s hailed by some as a future pound-for-pound king. Yet the big opportunities still elude him. He thought […]
No. 1 Terence Crawford and No. 2 Naoya Inoue delivered spectacular knockouts over the past four days. Crawford withstood a spirited effort from David Avanesyan to stop the Russian with a devastating one-two in six rounds Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska. Today in Japan Inoue caught up with a skittish Paul Butler to put him away […]
Teofimo Lopez defeated Sandor Martin by a split decision in a 140-pound title eliminator Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Here are images from the fight. All photos by Al Bello of Getty Images.
It was for charity. That’s the best way to defend Manny Pacquiao’s pay-per-view exhibition with martial artist and social media star DK Yoo on Saturday in Seoul, South Korea. The future Hall of Famer, reportedly 160 pounds, threw some serious punches — putting his inexperienced opponent down a few times — but the matchup of […]
Josh Warrington has had his fill of Mexican guests. Luis Alberto Lopez withstood a bad cut and a late rally to defeat Warrington by a majority decision and take the Englishman’s featherweight title in a rough fight Saturday night in Leeds, Warrington’s hometown. Warrington lost the same title in the first of two reigns to […]
Josh Warrington has had his fill of Mexican guests. Luis Alberto Lopez withstood a bad cut and a late rally to defeat Warrington by a majority decision and take the Englishman’s featherweight title in a rough fight Saturday night in Leeds, Warrington’s hometown. Warrington lost the same title in the first of two reigns to […]
The question now might be: Who is the best active Mexican boxer? The answer has been obvious in recent years. Canelo Alvarez has been both the most-accomplished fighter from his country and arguably the face of the sport. Now? Well, we it’s not so clear. Juan Francisco Estrada defeated an all-time great in Roman Gonzalez […]
A critical look at the past week in boxing BIGGEST WINNER Juan Francisco Estrada defeated Roman Gonzalez a second time. Christian Petersen / Getty Images Juan Francisco Estrada – Take a minute a think about what the Mexican star has accomplished. Roman Gonzalez is considered one of the best lighter weight fighters of all time […]