Devin Haney, the WBC bantamweight champion of the world, wants the New York State Athletic Commission to disqualify Ryan Garcia.
"Mr. Haney's record now has a stain on it. He was put in an unsafe fight under the jurisdiction of the NYSAC. The bout was turned into a mockery, and in addition to the use of PEDs and the prohibited use of IVs, Mr. Garcia admitted after the fight that his weigh-in was a tactic to give him an unfair advantage. Because the commission did not conduct a weigh-in on the second day of the fight, it is impossible to know how much he weighed on fight night. Therefore, after stating these facts, we ask that Mr. Garcia be disqualified, which in this situation would be more appropriate than declaring the fight a no contest," wrote Haney's attorney Pat English.
Teddy Atlas, trainer and analyst, spoke out about a possible fight between Vasyl Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis.
"If this fight has to happen, it has to happen soon. For Lomachenko, the clock is ticking. He has to pull out the red wire and the green wire without touching the blue wire - otherwise it will undermine everything. That's what Lomachenko has done in the past: he's disarmed amazing punchers, past champions. But now he'll have to do it against a guy with nitroglycerin in his gloves, a fighter who can do anything. I still want to see it, because Lomachenko has a chance to do something that would be fun to watch: come in and dismantle a bomb."
Boxing blogger Jake Paul has spoken out about his upcoming bout with the legendary Mike Tyson. Paul stated that he hits harder than the famed boxer.
"I can take Tyson's punches. I'm a natural heavyweight. I'll show Tyson which one of us hits harder. He underestimates me like all my other opponents. I believe I hit harder," Paul said at the press conference.
The bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will take place on July 21 in the United States. The fight will be official, and its result will go in the record of both boxers. It is also known that the fight will be designed for 8 rounds of 2 minutes. Boxers will be without helmets and wearing 14-ounce gloves.
Former world champion Andriy Kotelnik assessed the chances of Vasyl Lomachenko to win the title of asbolute world champion in the lightweight division.
"Not everything depends on Lomachenko. Americans, on the other hand, always want their boxers to become champions, not someone else. The strong can't always win all the belts, as they say. Foreman? It's a super heavyweight category and everyone walks the walk there, you could say. Here we can't compare how many punches they throw and how many they throw at lightweight. The intensity is different. Hopkins? He didn't have an amateur career like Vasili did. Does he have 300+ fights? No. The body's resource is not infinite. And in general, Loma can become an absolute. If you collect belts gradually, it will be hard. If he fights for all titles at once, like Haney, it's more likely.
Vyacheslav Senchenko, former world champion and now a trainer, assessed Vasyl Lomachenko's chances of winning fights with Gervonta Davis, Shakur Stevenson, as well as Denis Berinchik.
"The question on Gervonta and Shakur I have a very big question, whether Vasyl can win or not. I'm leaning more no than yes, it's going to be very tough. From my point of view, Stevenson and Davis have a better chance of winning against Vasili. Berinchik? That's a different question here. There, I think, Lomachenko would win," - said the specialist.
We will remind, in the morning of May 12, Lomachenko in the Australian city of Perth early won against local boxer George Kambososos, becoming the world lightweight champion under the IBF version.
Not too long ago, famed boxer Floyd Mayweather intrigued all boxing fans by stating that there would soon be high-profile news regarding his next fight. Many fist fight fans began to speculate that Floyd would have a high-profile exhibition fight with someone along the lines of the Paul brothers. However, today boxing columnist Salvador Rodriguez reported that Mayweather will rematch Victor Ortiz. That said, the fight will be an exhibition fight, not an official fight.
Tyson Fury, the current WBC heavyweight champion of the world, has spoken about how he is being treated in Saudi Arabia.
The long-awaited Fury-Usyk fight will take place on May 18. The big favorite of this fight from the very beginning was the "Gypsy King", but the Ukrainian also had many supporters. The road to this fight has been extremely winding. Many times it seemed that only a few days separated fans from the announcement of the fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk .
Experts unequivocally point to the winner of the "Gypsy King". The undefeated Englishman is the absolute dominator of the royal weight class, proudly proclaiming himself the best boxer in history. On Saturday, May 18, in Riyadh, he will be able to prove it to the world. However, this time it will be extremely difficult to do so.
Oleksandr Usyk also has not yet known the bitterness of defeat. The Ukrainian boxer owned championship titles in two different weight categories. But this time his physical parameters can definitely be a hindrance for him. Tyson Fury is much taller and has a longer arm span. However, experts emphasize that the current WBA, IBF and WBO champion is famous for his outstanding footwork and meetings with bigger opponents are not new to him.
On the upcoming fight bookmakers offer the following odds:
Tyson Fury victory - 1.67
Victory of Oleksandr Usyk - 2,20.
Looking at the offers of the bureaus we can conclude that a full distance of this meeting is expected. The "King of Gypsies" has 24 knockouts to his credit, and an early finish, if it happens, is likely to go to him.
Tyson Fury early - 4.20
Tyson Fury on points - 2.65
Usyk is much less likely to get a knockout or technical knockout. The Ukrainian stopped Dubois early only in his last and for many controversial fight. But Alexander is an extremely technical boxer, whose victory can definitely be counted on.
Oleksandr Usyk Early - 6.00
Oleksandr Usyk on points - 3.30
Main card lineup for this evening:
- Jai Opetaia (24-0-0) vs. Mairis Briedis (28-2-0) - for the IBF heavyweight belt
- Joe Cordina (17-0-0) vs. Anthony Kakace (21-1-0) for the IBF (super) featherweight belt.
- Sergey Kovalev (35-4-1) vs. Robin Safar (16-0-0)
- Bakhodir Jalolov (14-0-0) vs. Dylan Prasovic (16-3-0)
- Isaac Lowe (24-2-3) vs. Hasibullah Ahmadi (16-1-0)
The judging panel that will serve and evaluate Saturday's fight between Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) has been determined. The third man in the ring will be American Mark Nelson, while the side judges will be Manuel Oliver Palermo (Spain), Craig Metcalfe (Canada) and Mike Fitzgerald (USA).
Just yesterday Joaquin Buckley named the names of his desired opponents, mentioning two fighters: Conor McGregor and Gilbert Burns. Already today, the Brazilian responded to Joaquin's challenge, stating his willingness to fight him.
"Let's do it. I'm in a situation where I don't have to challenge and choose. I'm number six in the rankings and if they send me a contract, I'll sign it. I've never turned down a fight and I don't plan on doing it," Burns wrote on his social media accounts.
Gilbert Burns has lost his last two fights in a row, losing by unanimous decision to Belal Muhammad and by knockout to Jack Della Maddalena.
