Articles: Boxing

Conor Benn has spent 15 weeks fighting Ryan Garcia’s first weapon before Garcia has even thrown it. The challenger has not made 147 pounds since April 2022. He fought Chris Eubank Jr. at middleweight, met Regis Prograis at 150, and has now described a cut involving an almost 1,000-calorie daily deficit, emotional breakdowns and days […]

Andy Ruiz Jr. does not need to rediscover 2019 in Newark. He needs to solve a much narrower problem first: how a 6-foot-2 heavyweight with a 74-inch reach gets safely through the enormous amount of empty space Damian Knyba can put in front of him. Knyba stands 6-foot-7 with an 86-inch reach, giving the Pole […]

Tszyu’s reputation has naturally grown around his stoppages. Mazoudier’s firsthand assessment points instead toward timing and sharpness. He told Fox Sports that individual punches did not feel overwhelmingly powerful. The difficulty lay in how cleanly and unexpectedly Tszyu could land them. That distinction matters in Tszyu vs. Mahoney. Mahoney has never lost in 18 professional […]

Teofimo Lopez and Rolando Romero do not need an introductory period. They have known each other for years, sparred together, and shared enough history that Romero says he once helped persuade Lopez not to walk away from boxing. Lopez, meanwhile, financially helped Romero during a difficult period earlier in his career. On Saturday, Romero’s WBA […]

Boxing has an inconvenient habit: It remembers your last performance longer than your best one. William Zepeda and Lamont Roach both know exactly what that feels like. Zepeda enters this vacant WBC lightweight title fight Lamont Roach Jr. vs William Zepeda attempting to erase the memory of his first professional defeat, a unanimous decision loss […]

Bookies’ odds for Raymond Ford vs. O’Shaquie Foster suggest an easy prediction, but the fighters’ profiles suggest otherwise. The fight takes place at the Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas, on May 30 at 10:00 PM Eastern Time, and the betting line already hints at the type of fight oddsmakers expect to unfold. Foster enters as […]

The atmosphere around young prospects changes quickly once bookmakers stop treating them like developmental projects and start treating them like inevitabilities. That is where this fight now sits. Amari Jones enters San Jose carrying the kind of betting price usually reserved for established contenders facing late-notice opposition, not a former world champion with years of […]

Karen Chukhadzhian enters this 12-round welterweight matchup in Mannheim holding a clear but not overwhelming position on the board at -185, while unbeaten Irish prospect Paddy Donovan sits at +146 heading into the May 15 bout at SAP Arena in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The line reflects a fascinating clash between experience and developmental upside. At Bookmaker […]

Saturday, 9 May, 23:00 BST, Co-op Live Arena. Twelve rounds scheduled, but this one carries the kind of tension where the scorecards feel like a backup plan rather than the destination. This is not just another heavyweight pairing. It is a collision between a man who breaks fights open early and another who has built […]

Raeese Aleem vs Angelo Leo Betting Preview Saturday, May 9 at 20:00 ET, Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Atlanta, Georgia, sets up a 12-round fight that is less about power and more about tempo control. This is not a knockout-driven matchup. It is a rhythm fight, and that matters more than the names on […]