Danny Jacobs views Saul Canelo Alvarez as the loser in his two fights with former world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in 2017 and 2018. Jacobs, 32, considers the second fight between them to be a closer one, but he still saw GGG winning that one as well.
After 10 years as a pro, James DeGale has officially retired from boxing following his recent loss to Chris Eubank Jr. in London, England. This was an expected move for the 33-year-old DeGale (25-3-1, 15 KOs), as he was soundly beaten by a fighter that many believe that he would have had a fairly easy time beating in his prime.
“I want it all and I want it now.” Those lyrics by the rock group Queen describe the sentiments of boxing fans perfectly. With lack of institutional control and pre-made schedules (as opposed to leagues such as the National Football League or the Premier League), each time a bout is announced that does not match the perceived best fighters, that announcement causes a massive letdown among fans.
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 25, 2019) — After thrilling Big Apple audiences in his last three bouts, Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko is ready to bring his lightweight world titles to the City of Angels.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis out-punched WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and the highly ranked contender Dominic Breazeale earlier this week at the PBC Fox studio on a machine that is designed to gauge the punching power. What the test showed is Davis punches with the same power as the heavyweights.
George Groves says it’s time for former IBF super middleweight champion James ‘Chunky’ DeGale (25-3-1, 15 KOs) to hang up his gloves and retire following his 12 round unanimous decision loss to Chris Eubank Jr. (28-2, 21 KOs) last Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, UK. Lesson learned: don’t overstay your career. When you’re shot, it’s time to walk away from the sport. DeGale stuck around a little too long, and got worked over and body slammed by Eubank Jr. tonight.
James ‘Chunky’ DeGale (25-3, 15 KOs) suffered a bitter disappointment in losing to Chris Eubank Jr. (28-2, 21 KOs) by an embarrassingly one-sided 12 round unanimous decision in a fight that leaves the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in a position where he needs to make a decision whether to retire from boxing or not.
Joe Joyce (8-0, 8 KOs) will be fighting next for the WBA heavyweight world title against champion Manuel Charr after stopping Bermane Stiverne (25-4-1, 21 KO) in the sixth round on Saturday night.
Joyce used his size and his high volume punching style to batter the former World Boxing Council heavyweight title holder Stiverne for six rounds before the referee stopped the fight at the O2 Arena in London, UK. The fight was shown on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing in the U.S.
Former WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell (32-1-1, 24 KOs) and his opponent Avni Yildirim (21-1 12 KOs) both weighed in successfully on Friday for their fight for the vacant WBC 168 lb title on Saturday night on Premier Boxing Champions on Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 at the Minneapolis Armory, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A huge fight fight card headlined by WBC super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs. Juan Francisco Estrada is said to be a done deal for April 26 on DAZN in Los Angles, California, according to RingTV. The promoters of the event still need to make their announcement before the card is official.
Brandon Rios (35-4, 26 KOs) will be stepping inside the lion’s den this Saturday night to face Humberto Soto (68-9-2, 37 KOs) on his home turf LIVE on DAZN at 7:00 p.m. ET at the Auditorio Municipal, in Tijuana, Mexico. This will be a bout that takes place at junior middleweight.
After more than six years in the making, this Saturday night, James DeGale (25-2-1) and Chris Eubank Jr. (27-2) will finally share a ring. As I’m sat in the shadows of the O2 Arena following today’s pre-fight press conference, where they will do battle in two days’ time, I thought it as good a time as any to pick out ten talking points and questions that will be answered late into Saturday night when two of Britain’s best super-middleweights collide on ITV Box Office.
Mikey Garcia’s bulk training at the SNAC facility still hasn’t helped him get enough size for him to even out the huge height and reach advantage that his opponent IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. will be enjoying against him when they face each other in 3 1/2 weeks on March 16 on FOX PPV at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
