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
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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
A potential Anthony Joshua-Deontay Wilder fight is the talk of the town in the boxing world. Although it won’t be for a world title, it would still be a major event. Joshua, a British professional boxer, has held the WBA, WBO, and IBF world heavyweight titles, while Wilder, an American professional boxer, has held the
Oscar Valdez and Adam Lopez had a rematch on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The first fight between the two boxers took place in 2019 where Valdez won but not before Lopez managed to knock him down. Valdez was looking to prove that his first fight with Lopez was a fluke,
In a highly anticipated bout, Devin Haney defended his lightweight championship against Vasyl Lomachenko at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight was broadcasted on ESPN pay-per-view and was scheduled for 12 rounds. Haney, with an undefeated record of 29-0, was looking to cement his status as one of the best fighters in the