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KEYSHAWN Davis put in a career-best performance on Friday night, blasting away Gustavo Lemos in round two before turning his attention to future tests in the lightweight division. Not only was a quickfire detonation of the Argentine opponent impressive in its brevity, but throw in the fact that Lemos had previously given rival Richardson Hitchins … Read more
LIAM PARO is on a mission to become the king of the super-lightweight division, no matter who gets in his way. The IBF champion turned in one of the best performances of 2024 to defeat knockout artist Subriel Matias in Puerto Rico in June. Five months on and the Australian is four weeks away from … Read more
FRIDAY and Saturday night gave boxing fans a glimpse into the future. Top Rank’s card featured a number of prospects topped by lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis who showed he is ready for a world title fight. Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez were paired together to help sell Matchroom’s latest American event, which saw … Read more
WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza is talking about possibly moving up to 130 ahead of his rematch against former champ Robeisy Ramirez next month on December 7th at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The lanky 6’1″ Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) has looked big in between fights, and it’s obviously taking a lot out of … Read more
AFTER another stunning performance the name of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is on everybody’s lips. The fighting Texan moved to 21-0 (14 KOs) after a third-round stoppage of Pedro Guevara in Philadelphia last night. While it was the chief support bout there was no question that ‘Bam’ impressed more than the main event star Jaron Ennis. … Read more
SHAKUR STEVENSON vs. Gervonta Davis is one of the biggest fights in boxing still to happen. That may change in 2025, however, with the best facing the best more and more. Davis’ next fight, a WBA lightweight title defence against Lamont Roach, could move from it’s date in December to January. Stevenson, however, seems set … Read more
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder, revealed in an interview that he fought with a broken arm in his last two fights, both losses to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang. The 39-year-old Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs) says his threshold for pain allowed him to fight with the injured arm, but the outcomes … Read more
By Keith Idec PHILADELPHIA – Eddie Hearn realizes Jaron Ennis must be better in every way than he was Saturday night if he is to beat Vergil Ortiz Jr. The unbeaten IBF welterweight champion would need to train harder and fight smarter if Ennis agrees to oppose Ortiz next in what would be an intriguing … Read more
Age: 22 Instagram: @sophiealisch Nationality: German From: Berlin, Germany Weight: Featherweight Height: 5ft 6ins Stance: Orthodox Record: 9-0, 1 KO Next fight: November 22 in Newcastle When and why you started boxing: I was a competitive tennis player from the age of nine. But when I was 13, my tennis coach suggested trying another sport … Read more
HAVING won his first world title in Puerto Rico travelling to the UK to defend it wouldn’t be a problem for Liam Paro. The 28-year-old fought outside of his native Australia for the first time in 2021 beating Yomar Alamo by split decision. Two years later Paro was back Stateside to knock out Montana Love … Read more