Author: Paul Magno

Former 3-belt lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez is expecting a success of biblical proportions this Saturday when he faces WBO junior welterweight world champion (and former unified 4-belt champ) Josh Taylor in New York. In a recent interview, Lopez, who, in less then three years, has suffered through the loss of his belts to George Kambosos Jr. and the disintegration of his family via divorce, is comparing his trying experiences to that of Job in the Bible. “Book of Job…The Book of Job was a man that believed a lot in God, had a lot of faith,” Lopez told Fight…

Make no mistake about it, Josh Taylor should be coming into this Saturday’s bout with Teofimo Lopez as the unified 4-belt junior welterweight world champion. Boxing politics, however, killed that reality. But, despite “only” being the WBO champ at the moment, the “Tartan Tornado” carries himself as THE man in the 140 lb. division. “The way I think he’s going to fight, we’ll put him out of there early,” Taylor recently told Sky Sports. “But if it goes the other way, which I think it might do as well, it’ll be a boxing match, a clever boxing match but nothing…

Here are the most eye-catching stories from this week’s/weekend’s boxing news and ring action: – Atop a week without a whole lot of ring action, Claressa Shields defended her undisputed middleweight champ status, scoring a one-sided unanimous 10-round decision over Maricela Cornejo at Little Ceasars Arena in Detroit. The judges had an easy job in this one and scored accordingly with three shutout cards (100-89, 100-90, and 100-90). – On Thursday, Gervonta Davis was jailed for violating the terms of his 90-day home detention sentence, stemming from his hit-and-run conviction in November of 2020. According to the Baltimore Banner, Davis…

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya and his biggest star at the moment, Ryan Garcia, lit up social media over the last few days with a Twitter beef that opened eyes and generated tons of headlines. The origins of the beef came from a few different sources. Most notable was the video that began to circulate on social media of Garcia speaking candidly about his disappointment in the way his team treated him after his high-profile April 22 loss to Gervonta “Tank” Davis. “Thank God that he showed me everybody that you know may have not been working for me,” Garcia…

With Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford being a done deal, everybody is starting to weigh in on the long-awaited welterweight unification bout. One of those weighing in is former WBA welterweight champ Keith Thurman, who was asked about the blockbuster pairing in a recent interview. Despite having fought only once in nearly four years, the 34-year-old is still one of the more recognizable and accomplished names in the 147 lb. division and he just be in line for a bout with the winner of Spence-Crawford. “Spence, this might be his last hoorah because he’s going to feel like he accomplished…

There was a time when Teofimo Lopez’s brash demeanor and unfiltered trash talk was seen as a positive. It was almost a breath of fresh air in a world of canned, predictable fighter talk. That time has passed. The 25-year-old Lopez now looks more unhinged than unfiltered and has transitioned from “he speaks his mind” to “somebody have a talk with this kid.” In his most recent foray into off-putting, self-delusional nuttiness, the former three-belt lightweight world champion has talked about actually wanting to kill upcoming opponent Josh Taylor. The killing talk actually began awhile back in his now infamous…

Here are the most eye-catching stories from this week’s/weekend’s boxing news and ring action: – Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford is officially official. The long-awaited welterweight title unification is now set for July 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a rematch clause firmly in place. The two welterweight kingpins appeared on screen together at ESPN’s First Take with Stephen A. Smith this past Friday in their first public appearance since the fight was announced. “Great things take time,” Spence responded when asked why the fight took so long to make. “We both was going through negotiations and things…

Just when you thought you were done hearing about Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko, one more chapter in the book of rivalry is revealed. This time, Haney, who beat Lomachenko via disputed unanimous decision on May 20 to retain his unified lightweight champ status, is blasting Lomachenko over his team’s appeal to all four boxing sanctioning bodies. “This past in Las Vegas, Vasiliy Lomachenko challenged undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney in Las Vegas,” Lomachenko’s manager Egis Klimas wrote. “The crowd at the MGM and the boxing world reacted to condemn what it believes to be an unfair and unjust decision…

Once again, “reports” indicate that Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford is going to happen. Of course, previous “reports” have been wrong. Mike Coppinger of ESPN and a couple of writers at Ring Magazine/RingTV have whiffed in efforts to break the news regarding the welterweight title unification. Back in November, the fight was rumored to be “near.” Then, June was the date mentioned. Then, there were a couple of stabs at a July fight date. This time, however, there seems to be substance behind the “reports” as Crawford has at least indirectly referenced the bout on his instagram page. On Tuesday,…

Former two-division world champ Paulie Malignaggi continues to bash the result of Saturday’s bout between unified lightweight champ Devin Haney and former 3-division world champ Vasiliy Lomachenko. One venue for his loud laments of the Haney unanimous decision victory is his Paulie TV YouTube channel. Recently, the former Showtime color commentator hit “record” and blasted away. “I’m not going to give praise to a robbery,” Malignaggi said. “Haney has got the undisputed title. It’s a beautiful thing for him and his fans, but come on, this wasn’t good for boxing. No one thought this was good. Nobody thinks he won…