Ryan Garcia wants his fight against Jorge Linares to be moved to a sooner date than the July 11th that Golden Boy Promotions have scheduled it. They’ve booked the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the Garcia-Linares bout, but that date is too far ahead for the unbeaten lightweight contender Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs)
Adam Kownacki has a lot on the line for his fight this Saturday night against Robert Helenius in their WBA heavyweight title eliminator at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Kownacki and Helenius will be fighting in the main event on FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes.Photo credit: Sean Michael Ham/Premier Boxing Champions)
Jeison ‘Banana’ Rosario could be facing Jermell Charlo in a unification fight this summer due to former IBF/WBA junior middleweight champion Julian ‘J-Rock’ Williams choosing not to force an immediate rematch with him, according to @StevESPNKim.
Alimkhanuly-Samir middleweight clash to open ESPN telecast starting at 10 p.m. ET
Rivas-Devin Vargas heavyweight showdown and the rest of the undercard to stream on ESPN+ beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET
Eddie Hearn wants to put together a two-fight deal between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua right now before the two fight their respective next opponents in 2020. Hearn is hoping to put together a 2-fight deal with IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Joshua and WBC champion Fury battling in December and then June of 2021.Eddie dreaming of Joshua vs. Fury trilogy
Canelo Alvarez and Ryan Garcia are training side by side in preparing for their next fights. Both fighters are looking powerful, and fast working with trainer Eddy Reynoso.
Andy Ruiz Jr. is saying he’s got a huge announcement to make soon to his fans involving his career. Ruiz Jr. will be disappointing his fans if his “big announcement” is a fight between him and an over-matched C-level fighter. If it’s lower-level opponent, then Ruiz shouldn’t be getting his fans’ hopes up.
Trainer Derrick James says a fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford isn’t big enough right now for it to make sense putting it together. James calls it a “DUMB” fight because it won’t make enough money to turn a profit after Crawford and Spence get their money.Spence vs. Crawford won’t turn a profit
NEW YORK CITY (March 2, 2020) — Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga (13-0, 13 KOs), the Puerto Rican puncher who calls Brooklyn home and has 13 first-round knockouts to begin his pro career, will return in an eight-round super middleweight bout Saturday, March 14 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
(March 2, 2020) — International boxing returns to ESPN+ this weekend with a pair of #MTKFightNight cards featuring many of the sport’s up-and-comers and a world champion on the comeback trail.
GLASGOW, Scotland (Feb. 27, 2020) — WBA/IBF super lightweight world champion Josh Taylor will make his long-awaited return to The SSE Hydro in Glasgow to face unbeaten Thai contender Apinun Khongsong on Saturday, May 2.
Top Rank has signed Russian light heavyweight Umar Salamov, the WBO No. 2 contender, to a multi-fight promotional agreement. From Grozny, Russia, the 25-year-old is trained and managed by Kevin Barry, who is known for his work with the likes of David Tua, Robbie Peden and Joseph Parker.
Deontay Wilder has made it clear that he will be exercising his rematch clause for a third fight against Tyson Fury. Wilder said on Monday that he’ll be exercising the rematch clause, but he still hasn’t done that. He has 25 days, not 30, to exercise the rematch clause.Although the fight must happen by July 18, according to the contract, states, ESPN, Fury’s promoter Bob Arum wants to push the trilogy match to the fall.
