A clash between top-ten-ranked heavyweights Efe Ajagba and Martin Bakole is reportedly a done deal for early 2025. Bakole-Ajagba Set Both guys are big punchers in their early 30s but have been unable to earn title shots thus far. Boxing Scene is reporting that the Ajagba-Bakole fight is a done deal. Bakole, 6’6″, will likely…
Shakur Stevenson said today that 2025 will be his “greatest year ever,” which suggests that he believes he’ll finally get a chance to fight Gervonta Davis. Stevenson’s brittle hands could wreck any chance of 2025 being the greatest for him, and it could be his worst year. He’s coming off hand surgery, and he’s been…
Sebastian Furdora says his next title defense of his WBC and WBO junior middleweight belts “should” be against Errol Spence. Fans have mixed feelings about Fundora, 6’5 1/2″, fighting the burned-out-looking Spence because he’s not performed well since his car crash on October 10, 2019. Is Spence Washed? Errol has fought just three times in…
Turki Alalshikh and WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman are planning a major shakeup in boxing next year, and they’re not holding back. Calling it “the World Cup of the sport,” they’ve unveiled the WBC Boxing Grand Prix, a tournament designed to bring an old dream into the modern ring. “It was a dream from the 60,…
Terence Crawford is eyeing a fight with fellow four-division champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and he’s not shy about explaining why he thinks it’s the defining legacy moment in boxing. He’s laid it all out during the World Boxing Council Convention, spelling out why fans should settle in and take note. As Crawford puts it: “That…
Terence Crawford says he’s not planning on retiring in 2025 if he can’t bag the Canelo Alvarez fight he’s been pushing for night & day. He claims that a fight between him unified super middleweight champion Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) is one that “everybody” wants to see and will answer people’s questions. Retirement Not Imminent…
William Zepeda needs to rest for six to eight weeks to allow his injured left hand to heal before he can begin training. The lightweight contender Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) won’t need surgery to repair the problem, which is positive news for him and his promoters at Golden Boy. Hand Injury Delays Title Shot Zepeda,…
Eddie Hearn says Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ first priority is to exhaust all efforts in making a unification fight next rather than face Teofimo Lopez. The Matchroom promoter, Hearn, states that if he can’t negotiate a deal for Boots (33-0, 29 KOs) to face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios or WBA champ Eimantas Stanionis, he’ll look…
The World Boxing Council has ordered #1 Christian Mbilli vs. #2 Jaime Munguia to battle for the interim WBC super middleweight title to decide a mandatory for champion Canelo Alvarez’s belt with that organization. WBC Orders Munguia-Mbilli It would be up to Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) to decide if he would want to defend against…
David Benavidez vs. David Morrell clash in 52 days on February 1 will be a WBC light heavyweight final eliminator to decide the mandatory for the February 22nd rematch between undisputed 175-lb champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. There’s a load of money at stake for the Benavidez-Morrell winner. Whoever emerges as the victor will…
