By Elliot Worsell The great thing about writing previews before the advent of social media and the push for boxers to inform you of their every thought and move was this: one’s focus and frame of reference tended to be narrow, specific. You focused not on what a boxer had posted online when bored, crying … Read more
JOSH TAYLOR is backing Devin Haney to retain the WBC super-lightweight title on Saturday night (April 20) against Ryan Garcia but is refusing to entertain any thought of a possible fight against the American in the future. There is good reason for that, however. Having become undisputed super-lightweight champion after beating Jose Carlos Ramirez in … Read more
NEW YORK – Bill Haney mockingly presented Ryan Garcia with a gift Thursday during the final press conference for Garcia’s 140-pound title fight with his son. Garcia grabbed the copy of “Psychology For Dummies” and immediately tossed it off the stage at Barclays Center. Haney’s father and trainer nonetheless noted that he isn’t buying Garcia’s … Read more
(Interview by Declan Warrington) BN: Ahead of your victory in December over Regis Prograis it was still being said that you didn’t deserve the decision over Vasyl Lomachenko. Heading into Saturday’s fight, it’s instead being said how superbly you performed against Prograis. How has that change influenced your build-up to this fight? DH: It doesn’t … Read more
1) April 14: “I’ve seen the worst things in life and yall don’t care, at all. It’s sad to see what people do to people that are going thru a situation where it’s unmatched. You wouldn’t be the same if you saw what I saw I’m crying.” 2) April 14: “I never kissed a man … Read more
Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia: What time is the fight? What channel is it on? The intense rivalry between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia will be settled this Saturday night (April 20) at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York. What TV channel is Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia on? The DAZN pay-per-view starts at … Read more
THE Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia fight, scheduled for April 20, should be cancelled. Both at the press conference to announce the fight and, more prominently, on social media, Garcia has been displaying alarmingly erratic behaviour. At the presser he was fidgety, on edge and ultimately just all over the place. On social media, where he is … Read more
By Elliot Worsell RATHER oddly, no sooner had a venue been announced for the big super-lightweight fight between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia than one of its participants, Ryan Garcia, tried doing all he could to move the fight somewhere else. Taking to social media on Friday (February 23), Garcia wrote: “This is a MGM … Read more
WHILE many had expected the April 20 fight between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia to land in Las Vegas, as is often the case with big fights these days, the two super-lightweights will instead convene in Brooklyn, New York on that date. This was officially confirmed by promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who tweeted late … Read more
Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall met face-to-face once again in Edinburgh on Monday (February 19) to announce their April 27 super-lightweight rematch, which will be shown live on ESPN+ in America. Today (February 20), the fighters are due to be in Manchester for the second and final press conference ahead of their respective training camps. … Read more
