19 year old Devin Haney remains unbeaten in Temecula Ca, Haney Promotions debut.

Sensational lightweight prospect Devin Haney 20-0 (13 Ko’s) took two huge steps on Friday night at Pechanga Resort in Temecula California.. Firstly headlining in a ten rounder against former world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos 33-3-2 (21 Ko’s) by far his most experienced opponent to date, and secondly headlining on his own show debuting as a promoter. Devin Haney Promotions not only shedding light on himself, but a growing stable of young fighters boxing under his tutelage.. Haney didn’t disappoint, boxing a very mature professional display to outclass the very capable Burgos over the ten round distance by scores of.. 97-93, 100-90, 100-90. Haney looks every inch in the mould of a young Floyd Mayweather, but is already steps ahead of his predecessor with already 20 bouts under his belt, still yet to turn 20 years of age.. Devin became the youngest ever fighter to appear at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas back in 2016 when he beat Rafael Vasquez on the Pacquiao v Bradley undercard, and now appears to have become the youngest ever listed boxing promoter... Haney and co, are promising some big things in 2019, with a real possiblity of a world title fight materialising.

Smith beats Groves to claim WBSS trophy.

Liverpool super middleweight Callum Smith (25-0, 18 KOs) scored a hugely impressive knockout of George Groves (28-4-2, 20 KOs) on Friday night to claim the WBA super middleweight title and WBSS crown at the King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Smith hurt Groves badly with a left hook in round 7, before finishing the job with a body shot and ruthless barrage, dropping the demoralised Groves to the canvas for the full count.. The undefeated Smith becomes the first winner of the prestigious World Boxing Super Series Muhammad Ali trophy.

In the co-main event, WBSS semi-finalist Chris Eubank, Jr. (27-2, 21 KOs) scored an early knockdown before forcing tough J.J. McDonough (16-5, 8 KOs) to quit after the third round of a one sided bout.. JJ couldn’t continue after suffering a shoulder injury.. In the post fight interview, Eubank had no sympathy for his beaten opponent, claiming that he quit when the going got tough.. Insulted by the comments, McDonough became animated and threatened to take the fight further outside the ring, strange for a man who only moments earlier claimed he couldn’t box on with a debilitating injury..

Joshua overcomes shaky start to stop Povetkin.

WBA/IBF/WBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua 22-0, (21 KOs) overcame a shaky start to regain composure and score a spectacular seventh round KO over former champion Alexander Povetkin (34-2, 24 KOs) on Saturday night at Wembley stadium. Povetkin started fast, landing quick combinations early, startling Joshua.. landing a left hook that rocked the champion right at the end of the session.. By the second Joshua looked to have some nose damage. Povetkin rocked a defensive Joshua again in the second forcing the champion to hold out and concede the round.. Joshua appeared to maintain his composure as the bout progressed, whilst the 39 year old Povetkin began to labour. Anthony found his first solid breakthrough in the seventh, stunning Povetkin with a left hook, before dropped him heavily with a straight right. Povetkin showed his grit by struggling to his feet with every intention of firing back into battle, but Joshua denied him the opportunity, jumping on him with a brutal flurry that sent him over again to be rescued by referee Steve Grey..
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Price staying relevant in the division by facing unbeaten Kuzmin.

On Saturday night on the Joshua v Povetkin card at Wembley, former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price 22-5 (18 Ko’s) returns straight off the back of his knockout loss to Alexander Povetkin, to roll the dice once again, when he faces 6 foot 4 Russian powerhouse Sergey Kuzmin 12-0 (9 Ko’s). Many onlookers would be quick to criticise the decision to jump straight back into the fire against an unbeaten puncher, knowing the Liverpool mans track record, having been knocked out or stopped in every one of his 5 defeats, but David recently warned people not to be too quick to judge.. Price explained that he had truly only been knocked out twice, and had really very little mileage on the clock, in regards to those who appear to fear for his health in the sport.. “I’m fresh as a daisy and I know that to remain relevant in the sport, I need to jump at these kind of opportunities.” David knows the risks involved in facing Kuzmin, having initially prepared to face lightly regarded Sean Turner in Ireland, but is confident that the small alterations that he has had to make in preparation will have him 100 percent ready to spring the upset.. “Everyone is quick to tell me when I should retire, but it’s only because the public like to see fighters like me retire, only to satisfy their curiosity to see what they do after boxing, and why? Because the public are nosey cunts..” Kuzmin has made all of the right noises so far in his career, his last 3 opponents records tally an impressive 62-7-2, so he’s not looking for the easy route, and in many regards, the pressure is really on him come Saturday.. David is always dangerous, he showed in losing bouts with Thompson and Hammer how heavy handed he is by dropping the opposition early before falling apart later, even against Povetkin, David gave the former champion his first real scare since his only defeat, by handing him a standing count just before the end of round 3.. If Price can hold it together without over thinking the task, he could very easily hand Kuzmin his first loss, but on past form, it’s tough to see this leopard suddenly change his spots overnight.. Kuzmin picked up both Gold and Silver in the 2010 and 2013 European Amateur Championships, even scoring an impressive one round stoppage over Olympic silver medalist Joe Joyce, albeit an extremely green Joyce at those 2013 games.. Price is a huge man with plenty of courage, but since 2013, he has tallied 7 wins and 5 losses, without a single ranked opponent in amongst those victories, in fact the last time he beat an opponent of note was possibly 6 years ago when he beat Audley Harrison and Matt Skelton in British title defences.. If anyone deserves some luck it’s David, but the bookmakers see him a 5/3 underdog on Saturday night, and the bookies rarely get it wrong..

Erislandy Lara, eager to seek Canelo revenge.

35 year old former WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy Lara 25-3-2 (14 Ko’s) voiced his opinions concerning Saturdays unification fight between a Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez, with huge enthusiasm to step up and box the winner, whom he lost to in a controversial split decision back in 2014.. Lara went on to beat Ishe Smith in his very next bout to pick up the WBA super title, then make 5 successful defences before his gallant split loss last year to the now champion Jarrett Hurd.. Lara says he will face either man and isn’t afraid to make the jump to 160, but is very excited at the prospect at having revenge over Alvarez, a man that he feels he has already beaten.. Lara’s first loss was a Majority decision defeat back in 2011 to former welterweight champion Paul Williams, but since then has only came up second by split verdicts, something that a man of Lara’s character finds hard to deal with.. The Cuban was a huge favourite to take Olympic gold in 2008, but decided a year prior to defect, whilst boxing in the pan Am Games, unfortunately his first attempt was scuppered by Brazilian authorities and he was forced to return to Cuba, banned from resuming his chosen sport.. However Lara mounted a second defection effort, this time travelling by speedboat to Mexico, before travelling to Hamburg Germany to join fellow Cuban National Olandier Solis as part of the Arena Boxing Stable.. These days Lara is based in Houston Texas and is trained by Ronnie Shields..

Alvarez edges Golovkin in long awaited rematch..

Almost exactly a year to the day since their first meeting Saul Alvarez 50-1-2 (34 Ko’s) and Gennady Golovkin 38-0-1 (34 Ko’s) met once again on Saturday night in Las Vegas in the long awaited rematch of their controversial epic split draw.. The bout that was initially scheduled for Cinco de Mayo weekend, didn’t disappoint, both guys bringing their A game with all but one of the 160 pound marbles on the table..
Once again the fight proved hugely contentious with divided opinions, after Alvarez was awarded the decision by the slimmest of Majority verdicts...
scores were 114-114, 115-113, 115-113.. Golovkin must feel hard done to with this his first defeat after appearing to many to have won the first meeting..

On the Undercard former champion David Lemieux 40-4 (34 Ko’s) Montreal Canada, demolished the colourful Irish Spike ‘O Sullivan 28-2 (20 Ko’s) in the opener with a huge hook.. Lemieux, a former Golovkin victim looks highly likely to be in the near future of Canelo Alvarez having previously faced both Golovkin and Saunders.. But I’ve no doubt a Golovkin v Alvarez third fight could take precedence..

Tank Davis arrested in D.C.

Reigning WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis was arrested in Washington D.C. yesterday morning after a reported street altercation… The incident is alleged to have began at The Rosebar Lounge, where sources say Davis had spent more than $10,000.. An independent source reported that there was a dispute over a bill that quickly escalated, Davis and an unnamed male took the argument out into the street. According to the police report the two men got physical, starting to exchange punches.. Bystanders reported that the altercation turned violent with both men exchanging blows..  Several bystanders tried to break up the fight, when both men fled the area.. Police later detained both assailants, who were arrested for disorderly conduct.. Davis was arrested to a nearby station where he underwent the processing formalities..
In the released video footage, Davis is seen in handcuffs being walked towards a squad car.
Gervonta is one of the most talented young fighters around today, but appears to be taking advice from the wrong type of associates.. Davis made an appearance at last weeks fight card at the Barclays centre in Brooklyn, looking a few pounds north of his recommended fighting weight, later documented making a scene with fellow young champions Errol Spence and Robert Easter, in one clip punching a cellphone out of a fans hand whilst fooling around after the bouts.. Tank has come a long way from an underprivileged delinquent youth to become champion.. Let’s hope this kind of behaviour doesn’t become a frequent occurrence.. Davis is currently part of Mayweather promotions Money team, but of late appears unhappy with his current circumstances ..

Kownacki outhustles Martin in Brooklyn.

In a fabulous fan friendly bout, Brooklyn based Adam Kownacki beat former IBF champion Charles Martin by unanimous decision at the Barclays Centre tonight..  The undefeated Pole started fast and out-hustled the shockingly sedate Martin over the first 3 sessions, Adam literally walking through the flicking Southpaw Martin jab, frustrating the Las Vegas based heavyweight with a deceptively high workrate..  Just when it appeared that the Kownacki pressure was getting to Charles, he found his groove, boxing more assertively, landing a series of straight lefts behind the jab, extinguishing much of Adams relentless tempo..  By round 6 both guys were scoring successfully with clusters of shots, Martin now opting to stand on the inside to crowd Kownacki's leverage..  Adam did shake Martin up briefly but proceeded to walk onto a heavy leather in the process..  Kownacki did slow considerably by the ninth and allowed Martin to make up ground, hurting the Pole with single shots whilst ponderously walking in..   The 10th and final round was a showstopper, midway into the session Kownacki found himself in serious trouble, on the receiving end of a snappy combination that visibly shook the portly fighter badly, Martin seized the opportunity, with a repertoire of clean unanswered head shots looking moments away from turning the fight around..  With a minute left in the round Kownacki sprung to life with a volley of stiff head shots to stun Martin in return, causing the former champion to cling for life on the ropes. Both men continued to exchange leather until the final bell in a round that was worth its weight in gold..   Although competitive, the bout always appeared to be bossed by the busier Kownacki, but an honourable mention has to go to Charles Martin, for immense courage, responding with the fortitude that we once doubted of him..   Scores were 96/94 across the board unanimously..

Kownacki and Martin meet in Brooklyn Saturday.

In a very interesting feature bout on tomorrow’s Garcia v Porter card in Brooklyn, Undefeated Heavyweight Adam Kownacki 17-0 (14 Ko’s) takes on former IBF champion Charles Martin 25-1-1 (23 Ko’s) in a fight which could propel the winner towards some lucrative opportunities.. Charles looked to have the world at his feet back in 2015, he was ranked by all governing bodies and was maintaining a knockout reputation whilst heading towards a title shot. This particular Charles Martin would have breezed past an Adam Kownacki quite routinely. In the following 6 months, Martin picked up and lost the IBF title, then ran completely off the radar, lying largely inactive for 18 months along with negetively erratic behaviour, resulting in the acquisition of a souvenir gunshot wound. This has left us with an puzzling version of the Missouri heavyweight, with very little recent activity to judge, making this bout closer to a pick em bout due to the current standing of the man in the opposing corner.. Adam Kownacki has knocked out or stopped 14 of his 17 victims, those statistics are merely numbers, until you analyse recent performances, which include a 4 round knockout of former WBC title challenger Artur Szpilka last year and clinical wins over half decent company like 19-1 Joshua Tufte and most recently 26-1 Lago Kiladze in January.. Adam is a Brooklyn based Pole with the deceptive body of a pastry chef, but the potential to upset a lot of quality fighters with his no frills style and evident power. Martin is the naturally bigger man, the more athletic man with the obvious favoured credentials as a former champ, but what statistics don’t allow for is mental state and inactivity, the solitary loss to Anthony Joshua exposed Charles’ heart or lack of it in a tough situation, and if any fragments of doubt remain, Kownacki is the kind of guy who could exploit them.. Kownacki v Martin has great ingredients and high mystique that may add up to a pretty entertaining battle.. The honours are literally up for grabs..