BOXING

[ad_1] By Sean Jones: Shakur Stevenson came to the defense of Oscar Valdez on Monday, telling fans to “stop discrediting him” after his loss last Saturday night in Las Vegas. People have been calling the former two-division world champion Valdez (30-1, 23 KOs) a “bum” due to the way that Shakur (18-0, 9 KOs) defeated […]

[ad_1] Sergey Kovalev and Buddy McGirt. Photo credit: Sergey Kovalev via Twitter (@KrusherKovalev) Former WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey ‘The Krusher’ Kovalev 34-4 (29) will make his cruiserweight debut against Tervel Pulev 16-0 (13) at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on May 14. Kovalev is trained by Buddy McGirt and his strength and conditioning

[ad_1] By Allan Fox: This Saturday night’s Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol card has taken a big hit with highly ranked 2016 Olympian heavyweight Filip Hrgovic pulling out of his IBF title eliminator against Zhang Zhilei had been set for the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The promoters for the event, Matchroom Boxing, have been

[ad_1] By Barry Holbrook: Bob Arum says Tyson Fury will change his mind about retiring after he watches the July rematch between unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua. Arum thinks that whatever Fury is saying now about hanging up his gloves, his view will potentially change in the summer when Joshua (24-2, 22

[ad_1] By Huck Allen: Liam ‘Beefy Smith needs a win over a high-caliber contender at 154 like Sebastian ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora to quickly get him a world title shot. Smith needs a win over a quality fighter like interim WBC 154-lb champion Fundora (19-0-1, 13 KOs). The 6’5 1/2″ Fundora might be too good

[ad_1] By Charles Brun: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman is giving heavyweight champion Tyson Fury time to think about whether he wants to return to the ring to continue his career or retire as he claims he’ll be doing. Sulaiman isn’t saying whether he’s giving Fury a time limit to decide, but that makes perfect sense

[ad_1] By Dan Ambrose: Shakur Stevenson says he’s going to stay at super featherweight to finish his goal of becoming the undisputed champion after his dominant 12-round unanimous decision victory over WBC champion Oscar Valdez last Saturday night in Las Vegas. The reality is, Stevenson’s extremely naive dream of becoming the undisputed champion at 130

[ad_1] Teofimo Lopez. Photo credit: Al Bello/Getty Images Former undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez 16-1 (12) has heaped praise on unified super featherweight champion Shakur ‘Fearless’ Stevenson 18-0 (9) following his unanimous decision victory over Oscar Valdez 30-1 (22) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night. The 24-year-old Stevenson

[ad_1] Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (left) and Dmitry Bivol. Photo credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing Promoter Bob Arum is expecting Mexican superstar and undisputed super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 57-1-2 (39) to prevail against WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol 19-0 (11) when they clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night.

[ad_1] By Sean Jones: Dmitry Bivol is the light heavyweight division’s version of Shakur Stevenson with his fantastic boxing skills, and he’s going to the world what he can do against the famous Canelo Alvarez next Saturday night on DAZN PPV. Bivol’s ability to control distance is uncanny, a perfect copy of Shakur Stevenson, but