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Oscar De La Hoya says Ryan Garcia plans to fight at 144 pounds

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Oscar De La Hoya says Ryan Garcia plans to fight at 144 pounds

Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya talks to Fight Hub TV and reflects on this past weekend’s pay-per-view event, which saw Ryan Garcia score an critical win over 140-pound champion Devin Haney.

De La Hoya says Garcia will be looking to fight at the 144-pound catchweight division in the near future, taking full advantage of the fact that he’s a guy who can call the shots, but will ultimately be looking for a title shot at welterweight.

De La Hoya on how the Haney vs. Garcia fight went

“It was an amazing week for boxing. Imagine if every fighter was like Ryan, boxing would be the most popular sport in the world again. When you have characters like that, when you have people like Ryan who know how to push the fight, who are charismatic and who support it, it’s pretty nippy to watch, and I get calls from everyone all over the world saying how amazing it was.

“I haven’t seen anything like it since Tyson fought when I fought. People were really interested and supporting – they love Ryan.

“I think Ryan is riding a wave of not only success but also confidence right now. Now he knows he’s one of the best, now we know it too. I mean, he beat Devin Haney and destroyed him. It was not an even or fierce fight. It was destruction. So we have to give Ryan Garcia a lot of credit.”

What weight will Garcia fight at in the future?

“Whoever wants to fight Ryan, yes, they feel comfortable at 144 pounds. Of course, he ultimately wants to win the title at 147, so we’ll cross that bridge when we get there. But yeah, whoever wants to smoke, talk to me and we’ll do it, 144.”

On what two fights he would most like for Garcia

“I didn’t even study what the next step was. I’m usually prepared for either this or that, but I think there are so many possibilities. I even heard Ryan say that maybe it would be a crossover fight with Sean O’Malley. I think maybe we need to work it out with Dana, but I don’t have a problem with that.

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Naoya Inoue claims he wasn’t in peak condition on the eve of his fight with TJ Doheny

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Naoya Inoue claims he wasn't in peak condition on the eve of his fight with TJ Doheny

As Naoya Inoue prepares to defend his super bantamweight titles against TJ Doheny at Ariake Arena tomorrow, he says Heavenly sports that he’s training harder than ever in his career. Inoue says he doesn’t think Doheny is a player who can just go the distance, so he thinks he will have to be on the alert at all times.

And even though Inoue is considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, he adds that he still hasn’t reached the top and says he’s still growing into the best version of himself.

“I don’t think I’m a finished product yet. There’s still a bit ahead of me. I know I can still become a better fighter. I hope the fans are looking forward to it too,” he said. To win this fight, I have to concentrate and knock him out. That’s the only thing I keep in mind when preparing for this fight. This is what I imagine now.”

Most fight fans who know Inoue will pick him as the clear favorite to dominate the upcoming fight, but Inoue and his team are taking a much more humble approach and say they rate Doheny as a powerful former champion who they don’t expect to be impressed by the reputation Inoue.

We will have live coverage of the morning fight, which will stream live on ESPN+ starting at 5:45 a.m. ET, so join us here at BLH for all the festivities and updates.

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Pacheco vs Sulecki: Live scores, RBR, how to watch

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Pacheco vs Sulecki: Live scores, RBR, how to watch

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Diego Pacheco and Maciej Sulecki meet tonight in Carson, California for the super middleweight main event on DAZN, which starts at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Pacheco (21-0, 17 KO) is a 23-year-old who is moving quickly through his development process against gatekeepers and prospect vets. This is his ninth fight in 27 months, and in the build-up he said he hopes his next fight will be against a bigger name, closer to the 168-pound top. rankings.

Before that happens, he will have to defeat Sulecki (32-2, 12 KO), a tough economic class opponent of Sergei Derevyanchenko. Sulecki’s only losses were to Danny Jacobs and Demetrius Andrade, and he also defeated some good but not world-class fighters such as Gabe Rosado, Hugo Centeno and Jack Culcay. Sulecki also mentions Derevychenko because he is a more natural middleweight, although he has not yet made 160 pounds. limit within five years.

In support we will see the US debut of the electrifying super featherweight Eduardo Nunez (26-1, 26 KO), who in February scored his 27th knockout victory over Shavkat Rakhimov, but did so on a show hosted by a widely disgraced and corrupt (even for very low standards of this sport!) IBA, so the rest of boxing largely does not count it.

Elsewhere on the card are Cheavon Clarke (9-0, 7 KO) vs. Efetobor Apochi (12-2, 12 KO) and Adelaida Ruiz (16-0-1, 8 KO) and Ginny Fuchs (3-0, 1 KO) for the interim WBC super flyweight title.

We’ll be going live tonight in the comments below, so join us at 7:30 PM ET!

Main card (DAZN, 7:30 p.m. ET)

  • Diego Pacheco (21-0, 17 KO) vs Maciej Sulecki (32-2, 12 KO), super middleweight, 12 rounds
  • Eduardo Nunez (26-1, 26 KO) vs. Miguel Marriaga (31-7, 26 KO), super featherweight, 10 rounds
  • Arturo Cardenas (14-0-1, 8 KO) vs. Jesus Arechiga (21-1, 15 KO), super bantamweight, 10 rounds
  • Cheavon Clarke (9-0, 7 KO) vs. Efetobor Apochi (12-2, 12 KO), cruiserweight, 10 rounds
  • Adelaida Ruiz (16-0-1, 8 KO) vs. Ginny Fuchs (3-0, 1 KO), super flyweight, 10 rounds

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“Mbilli, Berlanga, Bazinyan, I’m ready”: Diego Pacheco wants bigger names

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"Mbilli, Berlanga, Bazinyan, I'm ready": Diego Pacheco wants bigger names

Diego Pacheco returns to action this Saturday when the adolescent and undefeated super middleweight contender takes on Maciej Sulecki in the DAZN main event in Carson, California.

Pacheco, 23, has stayed dynamic over the past few years and has been climbing the ranks in petite steps, making impressions along the way, but he hopes Saturday’s victory will put him among the top fighters at 168 pounds.

“The victory brings me one step closer,” said Pacheco (21-0, 17 KO). “If I can do that, hopefully it will give me a fight against someone who is in the top 10 with me, and then it will become a must-see for one of the titles, and next year I will get a shot at the world title.

“I don’t feel like I have to show anything special. People have already seen that I can knock people out, that I can hurt people in the body, I can drop guys with uppercuts, hurt them with jabs. I’m more about winning and looking good. That’s why I train, there’s no additional pressure.

Three specific names come to mind for Pacheco: Christian Mbilli, Edgar Berlanga and Erik Bazinyan.

“There is Mbilli, Berlanga, Bazinyan; there are many good players I would like to face and I am ready for any of them. It’s difficult for these guys to fight me because they think I’m a adolescent kid who hasn’t achieved much in this sport. But one fight at a time it’s getting to the point where they can’t say no to me anymore and those fights will have to be made and I’ve got a promoter in Eddie Hearn and Matchroom who’s lining up those fights, so at the right time I’ll be mixing it up with them everyone.

Mbilli is coming off a win over Sergiy Derevyanchenko earlier this month, and Berlanga is, of course, scheduled to face Canelo Alvarez in September. on September 14, and Bazinyan has his own substantial fight in September, where he will face Jaime Munguia on September 1. 20.

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