Sometimes, boxing can be a crapshoot. Vergil Ortiz Jr. ostensibly checked all the boxes. He was big, strong, didn’t play around with his food, and got all of his opponents out of there before the sound of the final bell. His placement amongst the rest…

Fredrick Lawson suggested Thursday that Vergil Ortiz Jr. might’ve underestimated what awaits him Saturday night. Ortiz, who has knocked out every professional opponent in his 19-fight career, is listed by DraftKings sportsbook as a 25-1 favorite to beat Lawson in their 12-round, 156-pound fight at…

The UFC’s 2024 schedule hasn’t even begun, but that doesn’t mean the matchmakers aren’t having to make some repairs already. UFC Fight Night 235, which is slated for Feb. 3 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine…

Friday, January 05, 2024 | Follow Us: About Us NEW ISSUE ON DIGITAL FREE HAGLER MEMORIAL MAG! Ring TV Weigh-in Alert: Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Fredrick Lawson and undercard ready in Las Vegas Vergil Ortiz Jr. (left) and Fredrick Lawson square off next to Oscar…

Most boxing fans had probably managed to make it through their entire lives without hearing about the drug clomifene. That all changed 15 months ago when news broke that Conor Benn had failed a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) test for the banned substance. The failure…

WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez is ready and motivated to blast out Jamaine Ortiz on February 8, at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) upset the odds last year, when he captured the…

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When it happened again, this time much closer to a fight than the two previous instances, Vergil Ortiz Jr. understandably wondered whether he would ever fight again. Severely dehydrated and suffering from heat exhaustion, Ortiz was on his way to a hospital in San Antonio,…

Promoter Eddie Hearn isn’t convinced that middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. has a lot of appealing options remaining at this point in his career. For that reason, the head of Matchroom Boxing is confident that Eubank will eventually come around to a fight with embattled welterweight…