Shawn Porter, former world champion and current commentator, shared his opinion on the upcoming fight between Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov.
"Terence always needs a couple rounds to see what his opponent can do. I expect Madrimov to go at him and I expect Crawford to respond. I think he'll start the fight in a right hand standup. It's going to be a fun fight. He's going to have to work hard, but he'll get through it - he always does. Some people are born to do what they do and this guy was born to do what he does," Porter said on DAZN.
The fight between Terenson Crawford and Israil Madrimov will take place on August 4 in Los Angeles, USA.
Oscar De La Hoya planned a return to the ring a few years ago, and now he's worried about Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) having an official, sanctioned fight at age 58. Ironman's opponent on July 20 in Arlington will be Jake Paul (9-1, 6 KOs).
Teofimo Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) is as charismatic and controversial a figure as Ryan Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs), but above all, both are excellent in the ring. And perhaps both will cross gloves soon.
"I will destroy him!" - promised a confident Filip Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs), who will take on Daniel Dubois (20-2, 19 KOs) on June 1 on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol during a big night of boxing in Riyadh.
Dominick Cruz, former UFC lightweight champion, has revealed his career plans. According to Cruz, he would like to have two rematches - with Marlon Vera and Henry Cejudo.
"I would like to rematch Marlon Vera. I gave away three competitive rounds in my fight with him and I know I can perform well in a rematch. I would also settle for a second fight with Henry Sejudo. Either way, those two guys are on my radar right now. I lost to both of them," Cruz said.
Recall that Vera Cruz lost by knockout in the fourth round, and Sehudo lost by TKO in the second round.
British boxer John Ryder shared his opinion on the upcoming fight between the absolute world champion in super middleweight Saul Alvarez and his compatriot Jaime Munguia. According to Ryder, Canelo will win in this confrontation.
"I think it will be a close fight, but Canelo will win. Munguia will start the fight well, maybe even win three or four rounds. And Canelo will be stronger in the second half of the fight and will get his way. He is too accurate and his punches have a long lasting effect. I think Canelo will win on points," said Ryder.
Recall that the fight between Canelo and Jaime Munguia will take place on the night of May 5 and will headline the night of boxing, which will be held in Las Vegas (USA).
UFC 301 will take place on the night of May 5 in Rio de Janeiro, headlined by a bout between flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja and challenger Steve Erceg. In the co-main event, Jose Aldo will face Jonathan Martinez. Here is the full card of the tournament:
Main Card:
Alexandre Pantoja - Steve Erceg;
Jose Aldo - Jonathan Martinez;
Anthony Smith - Vitor Petrino;
Paul Craig - Caio Borrallo.
Preliminary Card:
Joanderson Brito - Jack Shore;
Karolina Kowalkiewicz - Yasmin Lucindo;
Elvis Brenne - Myktybek Orolbay;
Gene Silva - William Gomis;
Joaquim Silva - Drakkar Klose;
Jamie Mullarkey - Mauricio Ruffy;
Dion Barbosa - Ernesta Caricaite;
Ismael Bonfim - Vince Pichel;
Alessandro Costa - Kevin Borjas.
Conor McGregor, former UFC champion in two weight classes, has given his support to Francis Ngannou, the promotion's former heavyweight champion, who lost his 18-month-old son yesterday.
"I am very saddened to hear of your loss, Francis. My prayers are with you and your family at this time," Conor wrote on social media.
News of his son's death broke yesterday. Later Francis wrote a post in which he shared his grief and told how hard it is for him now.
Recall, Ngannou spent his last two fights under the rules of boxing. He lost by split decision to Tyson Fury, WBC heavyweight champion of the world, and also lost by knockout to Anthony Joshua, former world champion.
Charles Oliveira, former UFC lightweight champion, commented on his loss in his bout with Arman Tsarukyan.
"Man, actually, I should have knocked Arman out or had a submission hold. But that didn't happen. If I were the judges, I would point out that I had close attempts to end the fight with a takedown. I had three attempts - one in each round. And Arman was just stalling to finish the fight. He had a good second round, he tried to hit me with an elbow. But when it comes to the judges' decision - you shouldn't cry or think about it. I had a chance to finish Arman in every round. But he managed to escape and survive. It happens," Oliveira told Full Violence.
Anthony Hernandez, the twelfth number of the UFC middleweight ranking, was forced to withdraw from the fight against Roman Dolidze due to injury. This fighter reported on his social networks.
"On Friday during training I got injured. Today the scans came back and unfortunately I have torn ligaments in my hand. I won't be able to fight on June 1st. I want to apologize to the UFC, my opponent, and top matchmaker Mick Maynard, but it's an injury that can't be ignored. I hope to be back by the end of the summer," the fighter wrote.
Recall that the bout between Hernandez and Dolidze was scheduled to take place on June 1 in Newark as part of UFC 302.
