Heading into 2017, fans and boxing experts did not foresee a fight between Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia. The fight is at a catch-weight of 140 pounds, the highest Garcia has ever fought at and a weight that Broner has been unable to make three times in his career. Broner claims he missed weight in the past because there were...
June 17th marked a fight with heavy legacy implications for Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev and Andre “S.O.G” Ward. Kovalev promised to knock out Ward during the promotion, and even vowed to end Ward’s career. Nothing was stable about Kovalev’s overall demeanor heading into the rematch against his bitter rival. He stormed out of the pre-fight press conference the day before the...
Devin “The Dream” Haney is a fighter fans should be excited about. World Fighting Championships put on a great card featuring one of the most highly-touted prospects, Devin Haney. On Saturday night, Haney dominated Angel Aispuro en route to a 5th round TKO victory and his 5th win this year. I asked Haney if fighting five times this calendar year has taken...
[caption id="attachment_1756" align="alignleft" width="300"] Agua Caliente Casino Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, CA[/caption] On Saturday June 24, Devin “The Dream” Haney (15-0, 10 KOs) fights at Agua Caliente Casino, along with an undercard of talented local prospects. The card showcases professional as well as amateur talent. Haney will face Angel Aispuro (8-5-2, 5 KOs) of Mexico in a scheduled 8-round...
Heading into 2017, fans and boxing experts did not foresee a match-up between Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia happening. The fight is at 140 pounds, the highest Garcia has ever fought at, and a weight that Broner has been unable to make three times in his career. The Barclays Center in Brooklyn is hosting the event, and Showtime will be...
On Sunday night at the Pioneer Events Center in Lancaster, CA, Brandon Rios faced a substantially unknown opponent from Mexico in Aaron Herrera (32-6-1). From once landing on a PPV card against Manny Pacquiao in 2013, he was now fighting in front of a small audience in Lancaster, CA. Rios hadn’t lost a step after the 17-month layoff, keeping consistent...
On May 20th, Terence Crawford faced a very tough fighter in Felix Diaz Jr. Diaz may have been hurt for much of the fight, but never showed signs of going down onto the canvas. Crawford proved once again that he is one of the best ring generals in boxing, who is capable of thoroughly embarrassing his opponents once he deciphers...
Once Errol Spence’s hand was raised following his 11th round KO victory over Sheffield’s own Kell Brook, he solidified his position as a boxing superstar. The win opens up a new era in the welterweight division. Keith Thurman and Spence are on a collision course to face each other in a unification fight. The two are Al Haymon’s most talented...
On Saturday night, Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara will square off in a rematch in Montreal. Stevenson will be making the 8th defense of his WBC light heavyweight title. The fight will air on Showtime at 9:00 PM ET. Despite Adonis Stevenson’s talent in the ring, he is best known for avoiding former multi-belt holder Sergey Kovalev. Stevenson has the...
Saturday night featured the first world-title fight in the 162-year history of Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. Errol Spence walked into the ring in front of a hostile crowd of 27,000, with nearly all in attendance there to support the reigning IBF Welterweight Champion, Kell Brook. Not since 2008 has an American fighter won a world title in England. Spence’s...
Errol “The Truth” Spence will be walking into enemy territory on May 27 when he steps into the ring in Sheffield, England against Kell “The Special One” Brook. While most fighters of Spence’s caliber face paper champions in their first world title opportunity, Brook is anything but that. Spence is more than ready for the challenge, and will prove so...
Terence Crawford Headlines At Madison Square Garden May 20th Versus Felix Diaz Felix Diaz (19-1-0), 2008 Olympic gold medalist, may surprisingly be Terence Crawford’s (rated number two on Intelligent Boxing’s pound-for-pound list) toughest challenge of his career. The fight is taking place at the big room in Madison Square Garden, the biggest stage both fighters will have fought on in their...
Vasyl Lomachenko and Terrence Crawford: Intelligent Boxing’s Pound-for-Pound Number 1 and 2 Fighters Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko (8-1-0, 6 KOs) and Terrence “Bud” Crawford (30-0-0, 21 KOs) are at the same positions in their respective careers. Crawford is currently rated Intelligent Boxing’s number two pound-for-pound fighter in the world and Lomachenko is slotted in at the coveted number one spot. Most would...
Lomachenko’s Current Standing Vasyl Lomachenko boasts an amateur record of 396-1 with two Olympic gold medals. He has not even fought in ten professional fights, and has already won titles in two weight divisions. Most boxers at Lomachenko’s stage are fighting journeymen on non-televised cards, but he does not want to squander his athletic prime with meaningless fights. He wants to...
What Keith Thurman’s Win Means for the Future of the Welterweight Division When Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia fought at the Barclays Center on March 4, it was the third time in boxing history that two undefeated welterweights faced each other in a title unification fight. Garcia put his WBC welterweight title on the line and Thurman his WBA title. The...