Author: Paul Magno

It finally feels real. After a long and rocky road through the negotiation process, Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan “King Ry” Garcia are confirmed to be fighting one another April 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Wednesday, the two fighters showed up in New York City to stir up interest in the event’s kickoff press conference. “I think this is important because we’re both young,” the 28-year-old Davis told media. “Both of us are at our peak. A lot of young fighters don’t fight each other. We both made our name coming up and the time is now. We’re…

Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford. Will this be one of the great unrealized major fights of this modern era. Is all hope lost? Maybe not. According to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, the two undefeated welterweight titlists have now taken a hands-on approach to make their big welterweight unification bout, opening a direct line of communication between themselves to get a deal put together. Crawford, who has been ordered by the WBO to defend his title against top contender Alexis Rocha, would, apparently, rather go to a big ticket Spence clash than deal with a fighter in Rocha, who would be a…

Here are the most eye-catching stories from this weekend’s boxing news and ring action: – There was lots of fan-friendly action in Saturday’s Showtime main event at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California in the Brandon Figueroa-Mark Magsayo scrap for the interim WBC featherweight title. There was also some controversy. Although the 26-year-old Figueroa getting the win wasn’t all that controversial, the three wide judges scores in his favor (117-109, 117-109, 118-108) were a bit of a head-scratcher. Referee Thomas Taylor’s decision to deduct two points over Magsayo’s failure to break was also widely criticized although, ultimately, the points deductions didn’t…

Caleb Plant is not shy about opening up when it comes to his thoughts on upcoming opponent David Benavidez or, even, Benavidez’s father and trainer Jose Benavidez Sr. With just about three weeks to go before the highly-anticipated bad blood super middleweight clash, Plant once again let loose with his contempt for all things Benavidez. “I don’t know what his deal is, but I think he’s nervous, and he feels he’s got a real fight on his hands. He’s never had a fight like this before, and he better come right,” Plant told ABN Sports Media, referring to David Benavidez.…

Although Mark Magsayo is trying for his second major title this Saturday when he faces Brandon Figueroa for the interim WBC featherweight belt at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, live on Showtime, he’s still seen by many as “that guy who kinda fights like Manny Pacquiao.” It’s a blessing and a curse when it comes to Filipino fighters. Get good enough and you WILL be compared to legendary Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao. In the case of Magsayo, though, there was more than just a passing resemblance between him and the future first ballot Hall of Famer. The Pasig City native…

When Jake Paul lost a split decision to Tommy Fury on Sunday, boxing “purists” let out a collective “Yes! he sideshow is over!” exclamation. But the “sideshow” isn’t over. Paul will be back, Paul-Fury 2 is already hatching, and, honestly, Tommy Fury is just as much of a “celebrity boxer” as Jake Paul is. Would it even be in boxing’s best interest right now for the “sideshow” to be over? There’s a case to be made that these YouTubers/Influencers/Celebs trying their hand in boxing are playing a positive role in keeping the sport relevant to young fans. From a recent…

Here are the most eye-catching stories from this weekend’s boxing news and ring action: – Well, it’s official…I guess. Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs. Ryan “King Ry” Garcia on April 22 in Las Vegas has been confirmed by both fighters via social media. It’s also been confirmed by Garcia’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya and head of Showtime Sports, Stephen Espinoza. It seems like every week there’s been some rumor about this highly-anticipated fight. Sometimes, the rumors have fight talks stalled over some contractual dispute. Other times, the buzz is that all is well and that an announcement would be imminent.…

When Jake Paul meets Tommy Fury this Sunday (US time) in Saudi Arabia, there’s apparently going to be some extra sizzle to the steak– a double or nothing bet between the two novice pros. “He keeps on saying it’s an easy fight. Knocking me out, starching me, all these things,” the 26-year-old Paul said in Thursday’s final press conference to hype the pay-per-view event. “He comes from the bloodline, he’s been doing it his whole entire. Tommy, do you think this is gonna be an easy fight? “I think we make a deal then, since you’re so confident. If you…

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank Promotions recently gave updates on several of his fighters and the status of their upcoming fights. Here’s what he had to say in a video interview with iDBoxing: On Shakur Stevenson and his place in the talented lightweight division: “The plan is for [Stevenson] to fight the Haney-Loma[chenko] winner…If Haney wins, he’s talking about going to 140, so that makes it a vacant title for Shakur. “But if Loma wins, then Loma and Shakur is a fight that I would pay all kinds of money to watch. That’s really an unbelievable…

How close are we to having Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk, a full four-belt heavyweight unification clash? That depends on who you ask and when you ask them. Fury co-promoter Bob Arum recently expressed his optimism to iD Boxing, pointing out that there’s already a date and a venue for the mega-event. “The date is pretty well set, it’s the last Saturday in April,” Arum said. “We’re looking to put the fight at Wembley Stadium and we’re getting close with the negotiations. Hopefully, we can get busy on that fight as early as next week and get the thing going.”…