BOXING

[ad_1] By Jack Tiernan: Shakur Stevenson says he’s going to become a superstar tonight by hitting and not getting hit against Oscar Valdez in their 130-lb unification fight on ESPN in Las Vegas. There’s more on the line tonight in the Valdez-Stevenson contest besides the two super featherweight titles [WBC & WBO]. The fight has […]

[ad_1] By Chris Williams: Errol Spence Jr. reiterated on Saturday that Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman won’t be getting a fight against him because he wouldn’t “utter” his name when the two were world champions. Now that Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) is the big fish with the IBF, WBA & WBC welterweight titles in his possession,

[ad_1] By Allan Fox: Trainer Robert Garcia predicts that unbeaten WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez will surprise people by proving them wrong with a victory against WBO champion Shakur Stevenson on Saturday night in their unification fight. (Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images) The Top Rank promoted Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) vs. Stevenson

[ad_1] Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire. Photo credit: Naoki Fukuda WBC bantamweight champion Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire 42-6 (28) says he will take a different approach when he faces WBA and IBF counterpart Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue 22-0 (19) in a rematch at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on June 7. The evergreen

[ad_1] Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson. Photo credit: Top Rank WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez 30-0 (23) says he wants to prove who is the best 130-pound boxer in the world when he takes on WBO counterpart Shakur ‘Fearless’ Stevenson 17-0 (9) in a unification bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada

[ad_1] Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson. Photo credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank WBO super featherweight champion Shakur ‘Fearless’ Stevenson 17-0 (9) believes WBC counterpart Oscar Valdez 30-0 (23) avoided him when they were both competing at featherweight. The pair will meet in a unification bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday night.

[ad_1] By Huck Allen: WBA ‘regular’ junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (28-3-3, 16 KOs) is in action next month in defense of his title against veteran Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan (31-4, 21 KOs) in a 12-round co-feature spot on the Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero card on Showtime PPV at the Barclays Center in

[ad_1] By Allan Fox: Teofimo Lopez let the cat out of the bag by revealing on Friday that he’s in negotiations for a fight against undisputed light welterweight champion Josh Taylor for a fight in the summer. It’s unclear whether the undefeated four-belt 140-lb champion Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs) will be permitted by the WBA

[ad_1] By Jim Calfa:  Andy Ruiz Jr. hopes to position himself for a world title shot when he faces Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz this summer on August 13th at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, U.S. It’s excellent that Ruiz is finally taking the fight against the 43-year-old former two-time heavyweight world title challenger

[ad_1] By Chris Williams:  Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he questions where Terence Crawford is at mentally right now and he’s not sure whether he can defeat unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. The WBO 147-lb champion Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) wants to fight Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) next, but this might not be