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Darius Fulghum headlined his first show on June 25

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Darius Fulghum returns June 25

Undefeated super middleweight contender Darius “DFG” Fulghum (11-0, 10 KO) is excited to headline his first event on June 25, when he will face veteran Ronald Ellis (18-4-2, 12) in 10 rounds KO). “Golden Boy Fight Night” match, broadcast live from the Fantasy Springs Resort casino in Indio, California.

“I’m extremely content that I’m starting to step onto bigger stages and under better names,” Fulgham spoke about the headliner role for the first time. “In the 168-pound division, many of the top fighters will advance, and all four (major) world title belts (33-year-old Canelo Alvarez is the undisputed unified super middleweight world champion) will be up for grabs. I’m putting myself in a good position to win one of these titles. My team (Golden Boy Promotions and 3 Point Management) is doing a good job showing how much they believe in me.”

Ellis has established himself as a goalie in the super middleweight division and should be the toughest test yet for the 27-year-old Fulgham, who has fought 13 fewer fights and 83 fewer rounds than Ellis, who fights out of Lynn, Massachusetts. Ellis’ brother is world-class welterweight fighter Rashidi Ellis (24-1, 15 KO), and their sister Rashida Ellis was a 2020 Olympian. She was also a member of Team USA a few years ago as, ironically, Fulghum.

Ellis has been inactive for the past few years, only fighting four times in almost four years. However, his last three opponents were undefeated, as was Fulghum: he extended then 23-0 (20 KO) David Benavidez to the 11th round against the current WBC interim delicate heavyweight champion, faced reigning WBC Continental Americas super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli ( 19-19-). 0, 18 KO) for the full 10 rounds, and last October in his last fight he was stopped in the fourth round by Erik Bazinyan (30-0, 21 KO).

In his 12-year professional career, Ellis defeated Russian Olympian Matvey Korobov (28-3-1, 14 KO) by fourth-round technical knockout and also fought Junior Youman (13-0, 9 KO) to a 10-round draw.

“I have a dream and he is the next person in my path,” Fulghum commented on his next opponent. “He’s a good, tough guy who has fought a lot of good fighters. Great test for me. I see it as a challenge and that’s what I want.”

Houston-fighting Fulgham has shown steady improvement since his professional debut on December 12, 2021.

“I’ve learned to pace myself, which will be valuable heading into this fight,” Fulghum concluded. “I also learned my process of preparing for a fight, physically and mentally, and what to avoid. I also have to deal with the media because each of my fights has received more attention.”

Fulghum was a decorated amateur boxer, ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in the heavyweight division, even though he fought professionally at super middleweight. He earned top honors at the 2018 National Golden Gloves Tournament and in the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials; He achieved both of these major amateur achievements while earning his nursing degree at Prairie View A & M University.

Fulghum is working with 3 Point Management (15:00), which has a growing stable of talented boxers including WBA Cruiserweight world champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (46-1, 30 KO) and super flyweight world title challenger John “Scrappy ‘ego’ Ramirez (13-1, 9 KO), former WBA intercontinental delicate heavyweight champion Kareem ‘Supreme’ Hackett (12-1, 6 KO) and undefeated up-and-coming heavyweight Zach Spiller (5-0, 4 KO).

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Ryan claims a member of Mayer’s camp was responsible for the paint attack

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English boxer Sandy Ryan has accused Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in Friday night’s title fight in Fresh York, of orchestrating a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was hit with an open can of paint as she left her hotel earlier in the evening.

Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KO) lost her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KO) by majority decision, with the judges scoring it 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94.

Preparing for the fight at Madison Square Garden was very personal for both, as Ryan worked with Mayer’s former longtime trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer broke up with Koroma when he decided to work with Ryan, which she considered a betrayal.

As Ryan was leaving the hotel on Friday and heading to the event venue, she was struck by an open can of paint belonging to an unidentified man. She said she felt something “punch” her in the stomach and then saw a man wearing a hoodie run to a car and drive away. Ryan was uninjured and continued to the site after changing clothes in his hotel room.

She and her team told ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer’s camp, which Mayer denies.

In social media post On Saturday, Ryan said she was still “trying to come to terms” with the attack, adding that her team had obtained CCTV footage of the event and was in contact with local authorities.

Despite continuing to fight, Ryan admitted after her loss to Mayer that the incident affected her performance.

“It bothered me at first,” she said. “Going to the scene, I was shocked. And then it kind of took me out of my game plan because I just wanted to fight.

“You saw at the beginning of the fight, I was pretty good with the jab. I boxed her and then started lifting her. But then I obviously pushed too demanding.”

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“Ryan Garcia destroyed Devin Haney’s image,” says Teofimo Lopez Sr

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Teofimo Lopez’s father, Teofimo Sr., believes the reason for Devin Haney’s lawsuit is to “take advantage of what happened to him” after losing to Ryan Garcia last April in Brooklyn, Recent York. Lopez Sr. claims Ryan “damaged” Haney’s image with the beating he gave him in that fight and is trying to rebuild it.

After that fight, Ryan tested positive for the PED Ostarine and Haney’s lawsuit focuses on that. Haney is seeking punitive damages in his civil suit. If the lawsuit fails, Haney could be at risk of losing his career. If he moves up to 147 or 154 to compete with guys his size, his chances of success will be slim to none.

Ryan Garcia = Oil well

On the other hand, if Haney wins the lawsuit, he can make a lot of money and it won’t matter if his career ends. He will have enough money to retire and live in luxury as a wealthy aristocrat in Beverly Hills or Atherton, California. Ryan would be like an oil well pumping money into Haney’s bank account. Being one of them would be Haney’s dream life idle prosperous who don’t have to work.

Some fans on social media the media believes that Haney’s real goal is milky Ryan for as much money as he can because this is as good as it can be for him. With his star power, Ryan is like a cow that can be milked for years for money if he loses the lawsuit against Haney. A financial settlement of $100 million would be a huge windfall for Haney and would provide Ryan with the opportunity to work for him.

No other substantial names are willing to fight Haney after he was defeated. It is like a dying star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel and goes out with a supernova explosion.

There is no similar popular fighter in this weight class that Haney would have any chance of fighting. Gervonta Davis won’t fight Haney, and there are no stars in the 140- and 147-pound divisions.

Time will tell if the judge rules in Haney’s favor. It may just be a waste of time and money on his part. The downside to being sued by Haney Ryan (24-1, 20 KO) is the fan reaction.

If this was intended as a move to rebuild his ruined image, it has already backfired on public opinion. Maybe it doesn’t matter to Haney because if he wins the lawsuit, he’ll be so prosperous that his public image won’t be something he’ll have to worry about.

“I think Devin Haney is just playing chess and trying to put the right pieces in the right places to make the most of what happened to him and his image because Ryan Garcia destroyed his image,” Teofimo Lopez Sr. said. Down Fighting Hub TVtalking about why Devin Haney filed a lawsuit against Ryan Garcia after a devastating loss to him last April.

“Furthermore, I don’t know if it’s true, but Ryan Garcia said that you can take some salt and throw it into an Olympic-size swimming pool and that’s what it has in your body. I don’t know how true that is, but if it is. The beating started from the very beginning,” Lopez Sr. said of how Ryan dominated Haney from the first round of their fight in Brooklyn, Recent York.

It doesn’t matter that Ryan tested positive for trace amounts of Ostarine. If the judge rules in Haney’s favor, he could make a lot of money from his trial if he can prove that his future earnings have been reduced.

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Brilliant Mikaela Mayer-Sandy Ryan fight ruined by pre-fight painting attack on Ryan

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Author: Sean Crose

“I’ve never had so much pain in my arms after a fight,” Mikaela Mayer said Friday night after winning the WBO welterweight title with a high-octane victory over Sandy Ryan. Indeed, the fight was fierce. Mayer proved to be faster and more mobile early on, but as the fight progressed, she was tagged by defending champion Ryan. “It went similar to what I thought,” Mayer told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel in the ring after the judges awarded him the majority victory. “She has a lot of pedigree, just like me, but I knew I could beat her. I knew I was swift. I knew I was sharper… I felt like I had won the fight. I’m glad I made the right decision this time. ”

Before the fight, it was clear that Mayer and Ryan were not huge fans of each other. However, things took a shadowy turn before the fight when Ryan was attacked on a Up-to-date York street on her way to Madison Square Garden, where the fight was about to end. “Something broke in my stomach,” Ryan told Kriegel before the fight, “I looked down, it was a paint can, I looked up, a guy in a hood running to a car. Then they drove away.”

Ryan, who was fighting for only his second time in the United States and first time in Up-to-date York, was visibly concerned. “Nothing like this has ever happened,” she said. “Mikaela Mayer understands this. It’s definitely someone from her team. Why should it be any different? It has to be. I’m from Great Britain. Who will hit me and run away? Who knew what time I left the hotel to arrive? Who knew that someone was sitting in a hotel and saying that he would come now? They know what time I leave the facility with my team.”

With this in mind, the thirty-three-year-old remained determined. “Throw things at me,” she said, “because that’s what they’re trying to do.” For her part, Mayer condemned and denied any involvement in the incident. “I mean obviously crossing the line,” she told Kriegel before the fight. “It’s messed up, so I feel sorry for her. I’m sorry this happened to her. Of course I had nothing to do with it. I would never do something like that. This is crossing the line 100 percent.”

After the fight, Mayer expressed his desire to have a rematch with Ryan, provided the money and fan interest were adequate. The 34-year-old claimed her dream was to become the undisputed welterweight division. “You won’t see me in an effortless fight,” Mayer said. “I will fight for the biggest and best.”

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