
The tipping point
When Scott Quigg entered the ring at 142 pounds against WBO 126-pound titlist Oscar Valdez, last March, he inadvertently forced a tipping point for change.
When Scott Quigg entered the ring at 142 pounds against WBO 126-pound titlist Oscar Valdez, last March, he inadvertently forced a tipping point for change.
Tags: 24-hour weigh-ins, Andy Foster, boxing, California State Athletic Commission, Editorial, Frank Espinoza, Greg Sirb, IBF, op-ed, opinion, Oscar Valdez, Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, Scott Quigg, steve kim, Valdez-Quigg, WBA, WBC, WBO, WBO featherweight title, weigh-ins
Father/trainer Kenny Porter and son/fighter Shawn are both wondering why the latter seems to get iced out of bigger opportunities at welterweight.
Tags: boxing, Danny Garcia, Editorial, Gilberto Mendoza Jr., Keith Thurman, Kenny Porter, Mauricio Sulaiman, op-ed, opinion, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Shawn Porter, steve kim, Thurman-Porter II, WBA, WBA/WBC welterweight titles, WBC
On Saturday, in London, England, heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Lucas Browne squared off to seal their positions in the WBC’s rankings, in an HBO main event.
Tags: Anthony Joshua, boxing, Dillian Whyte, Eddie Hearn, England, HBO, heavyweight, Joseph Parker, London, Lucas Browne, Matchroom Boxing, Michael Baca II, Mike Baca II, O2 Arena, Recap, results, Sky Sports, WBC, WBC heavyweight title
Light heavyweight contender Eleider Alvarez has curiously opted out of an eliminator to face current WBC titlist Adonis Stevenson. Steve Kim reports.
Tags: Adonis Stevenson, al haymon, Alvarez-Gvozdyk, Badou Jack, boxing, David Berlin, Egis Klimas, Eleider Alvarez, ESPN, Gvozdyk-Alvarez, Mauricio Sulaiman, Mayweather Promotions, NABF/NABO light heavyweight titles, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, preview, steve kim, Stevenson-Jack, Top Rank, WBC, WBC light heavyweight title, Yvon Michel
It’s that time again, UCNation! ‘The Professor,’ Mad Marty Mulcahey shares his list of champs whom will stay and go and prospects whom will rise in 2018.
Tags: Andrew Selby, Bantamweight, boxing, champions, Christian Araneta, Daigo Higa, Editorial, Emmanuel Rodriguez, flyweight, Gamal Yafai, IBF, Jessie Magdaleno, Jonas Sultan, junior bantamweight, junior featherweight, junior flyweight, Kal Yafai, Ken Shiro, Khalid Yafai, Knockout CP Freshmart, Luis Nery, Mark Anthony Barriga, Martin Mulcahey, Marty Mulcahey, Naoya Inoue, op-ed, opinion, Part Three, predictions, prospects, Ryan Burnett, Ryoichi Taguchi, Ryosuke Iwasa, Ryuya Yamanaka, Sho Kimura, strawweight, Thammanoon Niyomtrong, WBA, WBC, WBO, Whom will go, Whom will rise, Whom will stay
It’s that time again, UCNation! ‘The Professor,’ Mad Marty Mulcahey shares his list of champs whom will stay and go and prospects whom will rise in 2018.
Tags: 2018, Alberto Machado, Alexander Besputin, boxing, champions, Editorial, Erislandy Lara, Errol Spence Jr., Gary Russell Jr., IBF, Jeff Horn, Jermell Charlo, Jorge Linares, Joseph Diaz Jr., Josh Taylor, Lee Selby, Martin Mulcahey, Marty Mulcahey, Mikhail Alexeev, op-ed, opinion, Part Two, Patryk Szymanski, predictions, prospects, Robert Easter Jr., Ryan Martin, Sergey Lipinets, Vasyl Lomachenko, WBA, WBC, WBO, Whom will go, Whom will rise, Whom will stay
It’s that time again, UCNation! ‘The Professor,’ Mad Marty Mulcahey shares his list of champs whom will stay and go and prospects whom will rise in 2018.
Tags: 2018, Adonis Stevenson, Agit Kabayel, Andrew Tabiti, Anthony Joshua, Anthony Yarde, Artur Beterbiev, Billy Joe Saunders, boxing, Caleb Truax, champions, cruiserweight, D’Mitrius Ballard, Editorial, Esquiva Falcao, Gennady Golovkin, Gilberto Ramirez, heavyweight, IBF, Joseph Parker, light heavyweight, Mairis Briedis, Martin Mulcahey, Marty Mulcahey, middleweight, Oleksandr Usyk, op-ed, opinion, Part One, predictions, prospects, super middleweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, Whom will go, Whom will rise, Whom will stay
It’s Week 44 of Michael Baca II’s The War Report, featuring a full recap of boxing’s best and what to look forward to in the coming weeks.
Tags: Anthony Joshua, Bermane Stiverne, boxing, Deontay Wilder, Editorial, IBF/WBA heavyweight titles, Luis Ortiz, Mauricio Sulaiman Jr., Michael Baca II, Mike Baca II, op-ed, opinion, preview, Recap, results, schedule, showtime, The War Report, War Report, WBC, WBC heavyweight title, Wilder-Stiverne II
Too much weight. Too much bluster. Too much Don King. None of the above were enough to help Bermane Stiverne topple WBC heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder.
Tags: Adrian Granados, Anthony Joshua, Barclays Center, Bermane Stiverne, Bivol-Broadhurst, boxing, Brooklyn, Deontay Wilder, Dmitry Bivol, Don King, Felix Valera, Luis Ortiz, New York, Porter-Granados, Recap, results, Shawn Porter, steve kim, Sullivan Barrera, Trent Broadhurst, WBA light heavyweight title, WBC, WBC heavyweight title, welterweight, Wilder-Stiverne II
On Saturday evening, Showtime broadcast a tripleheader, live from Brooklyn, New York, which featured Deontay Wilder-Bermane Stiverne II as its main event.
Tags: Adrian Granados, Akihiro Kondo, Anthony Joshua, Barclays Center, Bermane Stiverne, boxing, Brooklyn, Deontay Wilder, Eddie Hearn, Keith Thurman, Lipinets-Kondo, Michael Baca II, Mike Baca II, New York, Porter-Granados, Recap, results, Sergey Lipinets, Shawn Porter, showtime, Terence Crawford, vacant IBF junior welterweight title, WBC, WBC heavyweight title, welterweight, Wilder-Stiverne II
Neeco Macias looks to impress in Golden Boy debut against Jesus Soto Karass
From America to Scotland, the WBSS continues its worldwide tour
Hollywood Fight Nights results: Serhii Bohachuk keeps record perfect with a first round KO
Miguel Roman hopes the third time is the charm against Miguel Berchelt