After the original June 5 date was shelved, Triller’s June 19 title fight date has been rescheduled for mid-August. News broke this afternoon confirming unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez had tested positive for COVID-19 and was described as symptomatic – again delaying the first defence of his new titles against Australia’s George Kambosos Jr until later this summer. Continue reading
Tag: Devin Haney
Devin Haney’s gutcheck win over Jorge Linares suits the lightweight division nicely
He had to absorb some dangerous moments in the final three rounds, but Devin Haney (26-0, 15 KOs) successfully retained his WBC strap during an entertaining main event matchup against Jorge Linares at the weekend – a display that rightly has the lightweight division on notice. Continue reading
Devin Haney vows to wear Jorge Linares down, earn dominant win
With the biggest fight of his career to come vs. Jorge Linares on May 29, WBC world lightweight titlist Devin Haney has stressed the belief he’ll win convincingly among home comforts in the 22-year-old’s third title defence.
After Teofimo Lopez loss, Vasiliy Lomachenko ready to leave no doubts in 2021
After losing his WBA and WBO lightweight titles, as well as the chance to claim IBF gold with a UD defeat by Teofimo Lopez (16-0) in mid-October, Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) has vowed to make a memorable return later this year. He’s currently the #1 contender for Devin Haney’s WBC belt, #2 in the WBA and WBO rankings but turns 33 next month so time is of the essence. Continue reading
Ryan Garcia survives knockdown, stops Luke Campbell with R7 body shot
Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) survived the first knockdown of his career, extending his unbeaten record, while also becoming the first boxer to stop Luke Campbell with an impressive seventh-round body shot earning him the vacant WBC interim lightweight title. He called out Gervonta Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) post-fight, although Devin Haney (25-0) is his next mandatory challenger.
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2020’s Knockout of the Year: Gervonta Davis’ R6 stunning uppercut vs Leo Santa Cruz
Ahead of the heavily-anticipated lightweight bout between Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell tonight, now felt like an opportune time to reflect on boxing’s KO of 2021. For me, Gervonta Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) made his PPV debut a memorable one, winning the WBA super-featherweight title while retaining his WBA lightweight strap vs. Leo Santa Cruz on October 31. Continue reading
Ryan Garcia: I’m not worried about Luke Campbell, here to conquer the lightweight division
Highly-rated unbeaten lightweight contender Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) is expecting to knock out Britain’s Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) in their title bout this weekend before moving on to bigger things – hoping to clear out a stacked division that features unbeaten champions: Gervonta Davis (24-0, 23 KOs), Devin Haney (25-0, 15 KOs) and Teofimo Lopez (17-0, 12 KOs). Continue reading
Teofimo Lopez beats Vasiliy Lomachenko on points, new undisputed lightweight champion
It wasn’t a blistering knockout finish like many predicted. It didn’t need to be. Teofimo Lopez dethroned Vasiliy Lomachenko to become the youngest four-belt world champion ever, aged 23, with a disciplined points (116-112, 119-109, 117-111) victory in the biggest fight of his career. Continue reading
