Devin Haney says weight did play a role against Ryan Garcia | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Devin Haney says weight did play a role against Ryan Garcia, and that he’d like a rematch. Devin Haney is speaking out after his loss to Ryan Garcia last Saturday, saying that he does believe Garcia not making weight played a factor in the outcome, and that he would “love” a rematch that would “give fans a fair fight within an agreed weight.” “I came up short but this (is) boxing, and if anyone knows me they know that I am a true competitor, and always wanted to test my skills against the best fighters ..read more

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Leo Santa Cruz vs Abner Mares 3 appears to be off the schedule Terence Crawford’s August 3rd clash with WBA super welterweight champion Israil Madrimov had its first press conference today, which both confirmed the main event and made some adjustments to the previously revealed undercard. Isaac Cruz vs Jose Valenzuela, Andy Ruiz Jr vs Jarrell Miller, and Tim Tszyu vs Vergil Ortiz Jr are all official, but the much-reviled trilogy match between Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares appears to be off. In its place are David Morrell’s light heavyweight debut and the latest ..read more

Photo by Jaime Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images Roman Gonzalez is reportedly looking to challenge for a bantamweight title by year’s end in Japan Four-division champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez is officially set for his first ring appearance since December 2022, announcing via press conference that he’ll meet Rober Barrera on July 12th in his native Managua, Nicaragua. The bout is reportedly meant to lead into a year-end bantamweight title shot in Japan and as such will be held at a 117-pound catchweight. Colombia’s Barrera (27-5, 17 KO) is, well, the sort of opponent an undersized super flywe ..read more

Floyd Mayweather questions Bill Haney about animosity between the two. | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Bill Haney didn’t hold back when expressing his personal feelings about Floyd Mayweather. Floyd Mayweather and Bill Haney are apparently not on the best of terms, as indicated by their heated online confrontation where the pair went back and forth with one another on a number of issues, with Haney largely calling out Mayweather for being a selfish individual who likes to talk shit but doesn’t put on for those around him. It started with Floyd calling Bill to inquire about what his beef i ..read more

Oscar De La Hoya believes there’s many great opportunities available to Ryan Garcia right now. | Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images It looks like after his big win over Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia will look to campaign at a catchweight. Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya talks to Fight Hub TV and reflects on this past weekend’s PPV event, with Ryan Garcia scoring a big upset win over 140 lb champion Devin Haney. De La Hoya says Garcia will look to fight at a catchweight of 144 lbs for the near future, taking full advantage of being a guy who can call the shots, but will eventually look for a title ..read more

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Ryan Garcia beat Devin Haney, but does he get full credit, and what does the future look like for both? It’s Tuesday and we’re back with a podcast! First Half: Big win for Ryan Garcia over Devin Haney, but how much credit can you give him, and what’s Garcia’s future at 147 or north of that? And does Devin Haney have major issues going forward at 140/147? PLUS: Arnold Barboza Jr has a bad night and a bit more! Intermission: Some movie stuff but not movie stuff like that, but also kinda movie stuff like that. John bought his wife Masters of the Universe! Second Ha ..read more

Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz will likely meet in August | Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images and Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz will likely meet in August. Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz Jr will likely meet in an Aug. 3 fight on the Crawford vs Madrimov undercard, Mike Coppinger of ESPN.com reports. The fight is dependent upon Ortiz (20-0, 20 KO) winning his fight against Thomas Dulorme on Saturday, which is expected. Tszyu (24-1, 17 KO) is coming off of a loss to Sebastian Fundora on Mar. 31, but while he lost his world title and his undefeated record, he gained fans and ..read more

Jaron Ennis has not fought in his hometown since 2018 IBF welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ move to Matchroom is already proving lucrative, as Eddie Hearn and co. turned in a staggering $3.9 million offer at today’s purse bid for his ordered title defense against Cody Crowley. As champion, Ennis (31-0, 28 KO) will be the beneficiary of an 85/15 split, meaning he’ll bank $3.315 million. Crowley (22-0, 9 KO) will receive the remaining $585,000, more than twice what he’d get if he proceeded with his WBC title eliminator against Souleymane Cissokho. That’s assuming Crowley goes through w ..read more

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Angelo Leo has won four straight since falling to Stephen Fulton in 2021 IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez’s second fight of 2024 is on the table, as Salvador Rodriguez reports that “Venado” is in “advanced” talks to face Angelo Leo somewhere in the States on August 10th. Leo (24-1, 11 KO) outclassed late replacement Tramaine Williams for the WBO super bantamweight title in 2020, only to lose it to original opponent Stephen Fulton five months later. He subsequently got off to a solid featherweight start by edging out Aaron Alameda, but lost out ..read more

Chris Billam-Smith will be making the second defense of his WBO world title Half a decade after first trading hands, WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith and domestic rival Richard Riakporhe will run it back on June 15th at London’s Selhurst Park. The bout airs on Sky Sports in the UK and Peacock stateside. Riakporhe (17-0, 13 KO) took home a split decision in their first meeting, but it was Billam-Smith (19-1, 13 KO) who first graduated from the domestic scene with last year’s upset of Lawrence Okolie. Both saw action late last year, with Riakporhe smashing the overmatched Dylan Bre ..read more