The IBF Middleweight title will be on the line when Daniel Jacobs and Sergiy Derevyanchenko come to blows this October. Both Jacobs and Derevyanchenko have been on the shortlist for Middleweight king Gennady Golovkin for some time, but with Golovkin's impending rematch with Saul Alvarez and prior refusal to make a mandatory defense with Derevyanchenko last May, the IBF vacated … [Read more...]
Out of Surgery, Lomachenko Eyes December Return
WBA Lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko confirmed via his Instagram that his shoulder surgery that kept him off of a proposed August 25 return to the ring was successful and is looking to return as soon as possible. The pound for pound star was intending on returning next month after stopping long reigning champion Jorge Linares to face off against fellow Top Rank champion … [Read more...]
For Better or Worse, The Manny Pacquiao Show Must Go On
At one time, Manny Pacquiao carried the pulse of the sport along with Floyd Mayweather until the two eventually fought each other in a dreadful 2015 record breaking match. If you were to tell me that three years later that on fight week, the whole event would be a game time decision. It speaks volumes on where Pacquiao is at this phase of his career; a twilight of hurried … [Read more...]
Anthony Joshua Passes on Deontay Wilder
Though all parties involved were optimistic that a Heavyweight unification match between undefeated champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder could be finalized, Joshua has left Wilder at the altar according to reports and will defend his title against Alexander Povetkin in the fall. In a profanity-laced rant on social media, Wilder blasted Joshua and his promoter Eddie … [Read more...]
Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder Negotiations at Critical Mass
According to Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times, Deontay Wilder's team have received a contract from Anthony Joshua which may determine if the Heavyweight champions will collide at the end of the year. Both Joshua and Wilder have been angling for the fight which would crown the division's first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis nearly 20 years ago and the first to hold … [Read more...]