Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – Jermall Charlo returned to the ring for the first time in 29 months with a spirited performance against a very game and durable José Benavidez Jr., the older brother of David Benavidez in their 10-round non-title bout contracted at 163…

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – Former title challenger Lamont Roach wrested away Hector Garcia’s WBA Super Featherweight Title in his second attempt at a belt, dropping García in the 12th round and winning a split decision by scores of 116-111, 114-113 and 113-114 in a…

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – Some observers felt undefeated mandatory challenger Shohjahon Ergashev (23-1, 20 KOs) would have more than enough to unseat Subriel Matias from the IBF junior welterweight championship. At the start of the fight, that appeared to be the case when Ergashev…

The court case involving longtime UFC star Tony Ferguson has reached a resolution. Monday, Judge Shannon K. Cooley, of Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Calif.), ruled on a plea deal reached by the prosecution and defense, according to online court records. A misdemeanor DUI…

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – In a super middleweight contest, Jermall Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs) looked good in winning a dominant ten round unanimous decision over a game Jose Benavidez (28-3-1, 19 KOs). (photo by Ryan Hafey) The scores were 98-92, 99-91 and 100-90. Charlo,…

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – On Saturday night, former two division world champion Demetrius Andrade (32-1, 19 KOs) suffered the first defeat of his pro career, when he was stopped in six rounds by David Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs). Andrade, a former world champion at…

It’s been 11 years since Matt Brown handed Stephen Thompson his first loss in the UFC. He stands by his strategy as the best possible way to beat the multi-time welterweight title challenger. If Shavkat Rakhmonov wants to beat Thompson in their key matchup at…

Demetrius Andrade gave David Benavidez his respect, and says he’ll be back stronger Photo by David Becker/Getty Images Scott Christ is the managing editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2006. Demetrius Andrade’s night…

David Benavídez is impressive in stopping Demetrius Andrade in six 25 Nov by Joseph Santoliquito | It may take two rounds. It may take three rounds. It could take five. David “El Monstruo” Benavidez will figure it out. Against slick southpaw Demetrius Andrade, the 26-year-old…