A critical look at the past week in boxing BIGGST WINNER Vergil Ortiz Jr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P1AiqtOtRU The main thing that makes Ortiz compelling is his punching power. Twenty-one knockouts in 21 fights – a number of them against good opposition – is (...)
Jose Ramirez's night wasn’t perfect but he got the job done in front of his hometown fans. The 140-pound contender survived a number of nasty left hands from Rances Barthelemy to win a one-sided decision in a 12-round over-the-weight bout Saturday night in Fresno, California, (...)
Jose Ramirez, a former unified 140-pound titleholder, is set to return from a 13-month layoff against veteran Rances Barthelemy on Saturday in Fresno, California (DAZN). Also, in the co-feature, unbeaten 154-pound contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. is scheduled to face Thomas (...)
Junior welterweight contender Jose Ramirez is set to return from a 13-month layoff against veteran Rances Barthelemy on Saturday in Fresno, California. JOSE RAMIREZ (28-1, 18 KOs) VS. RANCES BARTHELEMY (30-2-1, 15 KOs) (...)
Two talented fighters trying to reestablish momentum will return to the ring Saturday in Fresno, California (DAZN). Jose Ramirez, the 2012 U.S. Olympian and former unified 140-pound titleholder, is scheduled to face veteran Rances Barthelemy of Cuba in the main event. And (...)
The proliferation of titles makes it difficult for all but the most astute fans to determine the cream of the boxing crop. That’s why Boxing Junkie came up with its “Great Eight” feature, which names the best fighter in each of the original eight weight classes (...)
Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov is official. Crawford, the 147-pound champion and pound-for-pound king, will be moving up in weight to challenge the WBA 154-pound beltholder on Aug. 3 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, it was formally announced on Wednesday. The (...)
Ryan Garcia's dominating victory over Devin Haney on Saturday created a tricky situation here. On one hand, Garcia turned in arguably the best performance of the year so far, putting his No. 10-ranked pound-for-pound opponent down three times and winning a majority (...)
Jaime Munguia was in the right place at the right time when Jermall Charlo fell out as Canelo Alvarez’s expected opponent and the young Mexican, the next best choice, was selected to face his superstar countryman on May 4 in Las Vegas. Munguia’s mission now is to take (...)
FIGHT WEEK Junior welterweight contender Jose Ramirez is set to return from a 13-month layoff against veteran Rances Barthelemy on Saturday in Fresno, California. JOSE RAMIREZ (28-1, 18 KOs) VS. RANCES BARTHELEMY (30-2-1, 15 KOs) (...)
