Before a record crowd of 21,324, as reported by Turki Alalshikh, Shakur Stevenson delivered a boxing master class and earned a unanimous decision over Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden in New York City. All three judges scored this one 119-109 for Stevenson (25-0, 11 KOs) over Lopez (22-2, 13 KOs), who delivered on his […]
Xander Zayas further solidified his reputation as one of boxing’s most rapidly evolving champions, unifying his WBO title with Abass Baraou’s WBA crown in a compelling super welterweight clash. Zayas’ superior footwork and precise combination punching proved decisive, carrying him to a split-decision victory over Baraou and adding the WBA junior middleweight title to his
The undercard fights supporting Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson set the stage for the main event, and those fights did not disappoint. Keyshawn Davis Stops Jamaine Ortiz In The Last Round Keyshawn Davis was all business, and it showed as he scored a 12th round TKO over Jamaine Ortiz with just seconds remaining in the
The 39th annual Royal Rumble was held in Saudi Arabia, giving the country its first major PLE since WWE began its partnership in early 2018. In fact, the first major show in the deal with Riyadh produced the “Greatest Royal Rumble” event, which was a 50-man match as opposed to the typical 30 superstars entering
Junior middleweight Josh Kelly took the chance that most of the big names in the division refused to take and it worked out for him. Kelly (18-1-1, 9 KOs) scored a majority decision (113-113, 115-111 & 114-113) over Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-1, 17 KOs) to become the new IBF world champion. After the fight, Kelly didn’t
