Brian McIntyre Calls Ryan Garcia “Burnt,” Backs Conor Benn
“Ryan is burnt. He hasn’t been the same since his first fight with Tank. He got popped. He never got back into his type,” McIntyre said on Brian Custer’s YouTube channel. “I’ve seen Benn firsthand. Man, he’s going to hurt that dude [Ryan]. You heard it…
Noel Mikaelian Calls Jai Opetaia Fight Cruiserweight’s True Championship
Noel Mikaelian views his September 12 fight against Jai Opetaia as a meeting between cruiserweights’ two genuine champions. One half of that statement is easy to accept. The other still needs to be proven. Opetaia has proven himself as the division’s…
Floyd Schofield Vs. Lucas Bahdi Get Another Week To Avoid Purse Bid
Floyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi have another week to reach a deal for their vacant WBA lightweight title fight after both camps requested more time to negotiate. The WBA postponed Tuesday’s purse bid in Houston and extended the negotiation period through…
Zayas Loss Leads Abass Baraou To Top Rank
Abass Baraou did not get the result he wanted against Xander Zayas in January, but his performance may have accomplished something nearly as valuable for his career. Seven months after losing a tight split decision to the WBO super welterweight champion,…
Noel Mikaelian Claims Opetaia Purse Nets More Than Benavidez Offer
The WBC cruiserweight champion previously agreed to face Benavidez, but claims he never received paperwork after accepting the contest. “I have never seen a bona fide offer from their side,” Mikaelian told The Ring. “With the Benavidez fight, I agreed to…
Australian Heavyweights Don’t Want Teremoana
While discussing Matchroom’s relationship with No Limit Boxing, Hearn mentioned the number of heavyweights available in Australia before questioning their willingness to step in the ring. “They’ve got a load of heavyweight talent that doesn’t seem to…
Bradley Wants Jaron Ennis To Clean Out 160 For Terence Crawford
“Boots ain’t got [anything] that Crawford needs, nothing at all,” Bradley said on his channel. “Well, Boots go up, if you go up to 160 and you wipe out the whole division there and you win all the straps there, maybe that might be enticing.” That’s a…
Andy Ruiz Jr. Gets Chance To Boost TNT Boxing Audience
Abraham Gonzalez of FightsATW obtained the figures directly from TNT Sports after no ratings were publicly released for the August 1 event. The final two hours averaged 694,000 viewers, 2% higher than the inaugural July 4 show. Ruiz now gives TNT a…
William Zepeda Draws 748,000 Viewers On TNT
The network reported that Zepeda-Roach pulled in 748,000 viewers, while the IBF lightweight title fight between Raymond Muratalla and Robson Conceição generated 738,000. The telecast peaked at 786,000 during the championship portion of the card. Those…
Usyk names the fighter who would have ended Floyd Mayweather’s unbeaten run
Oleksandr Usyk suspects there is one fighter who, in a fantasy showdown, would have become the first and only man to defeat Floyd Mayweather in a professional ring. Very few came close to trumping the all-time great and, even when they did, it was…