This isn’t going to be another walk in the park for Terence Crawford. Sure, the two-division champion has made it all look easy so far in his iron-clad reigns at Lightweight and Junior Welterweight, but Felix Diaz wasn’t his first or second choice going into this weekend’s highlight bout. Crawford's team was hoping for Amir Imam or Adrian Granados before HBO nixed those … [Read more...]
Terence Crawford Faces Diaz, Dreaming Pacquiao.
Terence Crawford has waited around long enough for a big fight to fall on his lap, and he’s more than deserving for it, but Crawford finds himself once again facing off an opponent that nobody wants any business with while big paydays continue to feast on soft touches. Not that there is anything wrong with Crawford fighting Felix Diaz this weekend, but the prospects for … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: April 10th – 11th, 2015
4/10 - Victor Emilio Ramirez (21-2, 17 KO’s) vs. Ola Afolabi (21-3-4, 10 KO’s) - Villa La Ñata Sporting Club, Benavídez, Buenos Aires, Argentina Afolabi is a former interim WBO cruiserweight champ and the current IBO champ in the same division. A win here would make him a two belt holder with the interim IBF title on the line against Ramirez, the IBF Latino champ. Both … [Read more...]
Undefeated Lightweight Alexei Collado Headlines Tonight’s ShoBox Card
Tonight at the Convention Center in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, undefeated lightweight prospect Alexei Collado (18-0, 16 KO’s) looks to extend his streak against current NABA and IBO International title holder Rod Salka (18-3, 3 KO’s). The scheduled 10 round contest headlines a televised triple header ShoBox card to be televised by Showtime and promoted by Mike Tyson’s Iron Mike … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-In
by Chris Milton We start the week off tonight on ESPN with top prospect Erislandy Lara taking on journeyman to the stars, Willie Lee. Lee has taken on quite a few top prospects over the years namely Chad Dawson, Yusaf Mack, Sechew Powell and Vanes Matirosyan. He got knocked out by all of them, but hey, a guy has to earn a living. On Thursday, Victor Cayo begins the … [Read more...]