Jaron “Boots” Ennis returned to the ring on Saturday night in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The former welterweight champion was moving up to junior middleweight. His opponent? Uisma Lima, a player who has only suffered one defeat and is now making his American debut. While Ennis’ 34-0 victory was largely expected, Lima’s 14-1 result was largely an unknown commodity, putting a question mark on the DAZN-broadcast affair.
In the first round, a thunderous combination put Lima on the mat. He got up, but Ennis immediately went to work to end the fight early. Seconds later, Lima fell again. He bravely stood up again, but was clearly in stern trouble. A final furious wave prompted the referee to step in and end the fight. Ennis looked absolutely phenomenal in his junior middleweight debut. Lima was an unknown, but he was a ranking contender with an excellent record. On Saturday night, it was difficult not to be impressed with Philadelphia’s Ennis team.
Ennis currently holds the WBA interim junior middleweight belt. This means he has a chance to win the world title. I did what I had to do,” Ennis said later. “I feel like the more I climb up, the stronger I’ll become.” So what will be the future of man? “You know what time it is,” Ennis said. “You know who I want next… I want Virgil Ortiz.” Promoter Eddie Hearn couldn’t have been happier with Ennis’ performance.
“This is the future of boxing,” he said of Ennis. Needless to say, Ennis backed up his promoter’s claim. “Bring them all. 154 is mine,” Ennis added. The question, of course, is whether Ennis will get a chance to fight bigger names. After all, it’s boxing 2025. It’s not uncomplicated to organize substantial fights. In fact, organizing substantial fights is downright hard. Let’s hope Ennis gets the chance to fight a substantial battle against a high-profile, high-quality opponent.
Crawford is great because his prime is behind him, and Canelo is great because his prime is past him, so the audience is clearly looking to the future to see who can become the next king of the sport. Suffice it to say, Ennis is definitely in line for the throne. Of course, time will tell everything.
Jose Benavidez Sr. publicly invited Artur Beterbiev and his team to enter into negotiations to fight David Benavidez.
The comments came after Beterbiev recently discussed previous talks involving both camps. Benavidez Sr., who is David’s father, trainer and manager, said he is ready for the fight to continue.
“Right now, if Beterbiev is watching, their managers are watching, or whoever is making this decision, I am David’s father, coach, manager. Let’s sit down. Let’s make these fights happen. These are the fights we want to make,” Benavidez Sr. he told Fight Hub TV.
“We never got an offer. Like I’m telling you, we never got an offer. But these are the fights we want. With all due respect, I think Beterbiev is a great fighter, man. He’s a very threatening fighter. He’s one of the best right now. He and Bivol are some of the top fighters, but these are the fighters we want to prove ourselves and want to fight.”
Benavidez Sr. added that organizing the fight shouldn’t be a major problem if both sides are interested.
“Let’s organize this fight. It can be fought in five minutes,” said Jose Senior. “These are the fights we want. We are ready to give the people what they want.”
David Benavidez became a three-division world champion earlier this year when he defeated Zurdo Ramirez in the cruiserweight division. Since then, Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol are often mentioned among the potential opponents of Benavidez’s next fight.
“Let’s go,” Benavidez Sr. said. “We are ready. These are the fights we want.”
Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, respected for his direct analysis and extensive coverage of the global fight landscape. His reports focus on the most significant fights, division development and the most discussed stories in sports.
Many boxing fans consider Muhammad Ali the greatest of all time, but he once revealed his own choice.
Ali’s notable achievements include winning the world heavyweight title three times while talking about the greatest fights in history, including “Rumble In The Jungle” against George Foreman and “Thrilla In Manila” against Joe Frazier.
His final record was 56 wins in 61 fights, also defeating the likes of Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton, and also became a cultural icon outside the ring.
These achievements are why many fans consider Ali to be the greatest of all time, but in a renewed interviewthe heavyweight legend once revealed that he chose Sugar Ray Robinson for the honor.
“This man was attractive. The timing, the speed, the reflexes, the rhythm, his body, everything was attractive.
“I’d say I’m the greatest heavyweight of all time, but pound for pound I still say Sugar Ray Robinson was the best of all time.”
Robinson reigned as the world welterweight champion for five years, from 1946 to 1951, and went on an incredible 91-fight unbeaten streak.
His record at one stage was 129 wins from 132 fights, 85 of which were knockout victories. After reigning at welterweight, he moved up to middleweight, where he became a five-time world champion in that category.
When he finally hung up his gloves in 1965, he finished his career with a record of 174 wins in 201 fights, and it’s clear why Ali considers him the best.
Bradley says Roach’s experience against pressure players and southpaws will give him an advantage on August 1
Tim Bradley thinks Lamont Roach Jr. he is the player best placed to make William Zepeda lose. In a speech on his YouTube channel, Bradley selected Roach as the winner of the vacant WBC lightweight title on August 1 and cited the fight’s stylistic advantages as a key factor.
“I’m picking Roach to win this fight,” Bradley said on his channel. “I think it’s a perfect match in style. I think Roach fights southpaws better than orthodox fighters.”
Roach comes into the fight coming off a draw with Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and a contentious draw with Gervonta Davis, as well as two physically demanding fights against high-pressure fighters that Bradley says has prepared him for Zepeda’s relentless approach.
“I think he fought one of the best southpaws in the world in Tank Davis. And he did damn well against him,” Bradley said. “He wasn’t scared by the force of the impact.”
Bradley believes Roach has the tools needed to neutralize Zepeda’s pressure.
“When guys who like to get forward and be aggressive, nine times out of 10 they don’t like being tackled,” Bradley said. “Roach has the ability to do it. He has the knowledge and the IQ to be able to do it. And if he does it, he will win this fight.”
Bradley also cautioned that Roach cannot afford to leave matters in the judges’ hands, arguing that he needs to create more separation than in recent draws with Isaac Cruz and Gervonta Davis.
Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, respected for his direct analysis and extensive coverage of the global fighting landscape. His reports focus on the most vital fights, division development and the most discussed stories in sports.
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