In Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, a character claims that the journey to a tavern is more joyful than the tavern itself. This sentiment, though set in the pre-Civil War era, remains timeless as few things in life live up to their hype. This can be seen in underwhelming Star Wars films made after 1983 or
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On Saturday night at New Orleans’ Smoothie Center, Danielito Zorrilla challenged Regis Prograis for the WBC junior welterweight crown. Although Zorrilla didn’t win the title, his defensive strategy was impressive, especially since he did so in front of Prograis’ hometown crowd. The fight was quite subdued, with highlights being Prograis seeming to go down in
Regis Prograis is all set to defend his WBC junior welterweight title against Danielito Zorrilla on Saturday at the Smoothie Center in New Orleans. Prograis, who hails from the city known as “The Big Easy,” is excited to fight in front of his hometown fans. He confirmed that he is physically prepared for the bout,
Teofimo Lopez, the 25-year-old Brooklynite, announced his retirement from the sport of boxing after winning the WBO and lineal junior welterweight titles against Joshua Taylor last weekend in Manhattan. This announcement came after the boxer relinquished his junior welterweight title, as confirmed by WBO President Paco Valcarcel in a tweet. Although Lopez has retired, it
Terence Crawford, the WBO welterweight titlist, has declared that his forthcoming fight with WBC, WBA, and IBF titlist Errol Spence will be a defining moment in boxing history. Speaking at a press conference in Los Angeles, Crawford said that his victory over Spence would usher in the “Terence Crawford era”, likening it to eras dominated
Teofimo Lopez, the WBO and lineal junior welterweight titlist, has announced his retirement from boxing following an impressive performance against Josh Taylor. The talented and eccentric Lopez made the announcement on Instagram, sharing a childhood photo of himself with his father and stating, “What a relief! Retired at the Top. Thank you Boxing for the
Jaime Munguia and Sergiy Derevyanchenko engaged in a thrilling super middleweight fight on Saturday night in Ontario, California. The scheduled 12 round fight was highly anticipated and it lived up to the expectations of fans and critics alike. Both fighters were action-packed and it turned out to be a fight of the year contender. The
Boxing fans may have overlooked Adrien Broner’s upcoming fight due to the big week for boxing, but it is worth noting that he was once considered as the next Floyd Mayweather. Unfortunately, he lost every significant fight he had, leading to the question of whether he had peaked a decade ago or not. Now, Broner
Ryan Garcia, a popular and hard-hitting boxer, is currently embroiled in a public feud with his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya. The feud started when De La Hoya claimed that Manny Pacquiao was the preferred opponent for Garcia’s next fight. Garcia took offense to this and voiced his opinion on social media. However, matters escalated
Mauricio Lara lost his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight belt after failing to make weight before his fight with Leigh Wood at Manchester’s AO Arena. The WBA announced that Leigh Wood would be able to opt for the title instead. While this development takes some of the air out of the highly anticipated rematch, Wood
Tyson Fury, the WBC and lineal heavyweight champion, and former IBF, WBA, and WBO heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua are in talks to fight in England in September. ESPN reported the potential matchup but fans are wary given that talks between the two fighters’ camps fell through late last year. Fury went on to defeat Derek
Terence Crawford, the WBO welterweight champion, has announced his upcoming fight against Errol Spence, the WBC, WBA, and IBF welterweight champion. The match is set to take place on July 29th in Las Vegas, Nevada, and promises to be an exciting event for boxing fans around the world. Both Crawford and Spence are undefeated fighters