Terence Crawford trainer BoMac predicts Rolly Romero vs Teofimo Lopez: “He’ll smash him”

Top trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre believes one man will “smash” the other when and collide on August 22. The two welterweights will headline a Premier Boxing Champions event at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, with ‘Rolly’ making a first defence of his WBA world title. It came as a sizable upset when the American outscored Ryan […]
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Top trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia has considered the outcome of a fantasy showdown between Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao. The two generational greats reportedly came close to squaring off in 2021, back when Crawford was the WBO welterweight champion and ‘Pac Man’ held the WBA title. Their unification match never materialised, though, […]
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Former world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk has been left between a rock and a hard place afterhis promotional contract with Zuffa Boxing has been terminated. The Ukrainian dethroned long-reigning light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson in 2018, scoring an 11th-round stoppage that left his opponent with a brain injury. Gvozdyk then made a WBC title defence before losing […]
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The debate as to where and ’s long-awaited grudge match should take place is continuing to rage on, and has made his feelings on the matter clear. Fury and Joshua have been linked to a showdown with one another for the best part of a decade, but it has taken until their twilight years for […]
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Filip Hrgovic has revealed one area of weakness that could make him vulnerable to a stoppage defeat when he faces Moses Itauma. The two heavyweights will square off for the vacant IBF title on August 29, headlining a Queensberry Promotions pay-per-view show at London’s O2 Arena. Initially, they had agreed to a non-title fight, only […]
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Hall of Fame trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas has urged Oleksandr Usyk to end his career in a contrasting fashion to those of Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis. The Ukrainian has already cemented himself as one of the all-time greats, while perhaps not being placed on the same pedestal as Ali and Louis. This is […]
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had been expected to take on Keyshawn Davis in October, until the latter withdrew from the contest, and Haney has now been accused of using one fighter as a ‘decoy’, in order to gain leverage in negotiations for an alternate fight. Davis had been calling for a shot at Haney throughout 2026 and was eventually […]
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Tim Bradley has named one man who could present Terence Crawford with an appealing opportunity to come out of retirement. The sure-fire Hall of Famer called time on his career in December, just a few months after dethroning Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight crown. In doing so, Crawford became a three-division undisputed champion and […]
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Former British champion and Olympic bronze medallist David Price has assessed whether his countryman, , possesses the necessary hand speed to defeat . The two welterweights will square off at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12, with Garcia making a first defence of his WBC world title. It was arguably a career-best performance that […]
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has the full support of WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman as he looks to further establish himself in the cruiserweight division. The 29-year-old made his 200lb debut in May, becoming a three-division world champion by dethroning Gilberto Ramirez with an emphatic sixth-round stoppage. In doing so, Benavidez claimed the WBO and WBA titles while also retaining […]
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became the oldest heavyweight champion in history and, at least for the time being, his phenomenal achievement is unlikely to be trumped. ‘Big George’ was aged 45 when he dethroned Michael Moorer for the IBF and WBA belts in 1994, scoring a 10th-round finish after losing a unanimous decision to Tommy Morrison in his previous […]
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could be set for a difficult next defence of his WBO super-middleweight title. After being held to a draw in a WBC title bid against Carlos Adames at middleweight in February 2025, Sheeraz has emerged as one of the key players at 168lbs, beginning when he moved up in weight and knocked out Edgar Berlanga. […]
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Carl Froch has rated Conor Benn out of ten as his fellow Brit goes for gold against WBC champion Ryan Garcia on September 12. The two welterweights will collide at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, with Garcia making his first world title defence since dethroning Mario Barrios in February. It was arguably a career-best performance that […]
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Frank Warren has revealed a glimpse of his masterplan for the heavyweight division, culminating in a blockbuster showdown between and . It is no secret that the veteran promoter has crafted a robust stronghold in the land of the giants, as evidenced by his strategic manipulation of the IBF title situation. Following Oleksandr Usyk’s dismissal […]
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and are recognised as two of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in boxing history, but Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn believes that there is one active world champion that is on the same level as the two ‘Kings’. Hearns became the first ever five-division world champion when he decisioned James Kinchen back in 1988, after sharing legendary […]
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is set to return in October, with negotiations ongoing for what will presumably be his only outing of 2026, but his father and trainer Bill Haney has admitted that they are eyeing up an eventual move up in weight to face a pound-for-pound star. Haney seemed set to collide with Keyshawn Davis after the WBO […]
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challenges WBC super-middleweight champion Christian Mbilli in October, and ahead of the fight, Edgar Berlanga, who went the distance with Canelo back in 2024, has made his prediction. Alvarez lost out to Dmitry Bivol up at light-heavyweight back in 2022 before returning to defend his undisputed super-middleweight world title on six occasions, winning all of […]
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was stripped of his WBA lightweight title in January, as external issues lead to prolonged inactivity, with one fight to his name since June 2024. Finally, months after the WBA made that decision, there will be a contest to crown a new champion. Davis was named as the champion-in-recess at the beginning of the year, […]
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’s fabled 50-0 record is one of the most notable achievements in the sport this side of the millennium, but one of his former opponents has now declared his belief that he should have got the win over ‘TBE’ and handed him his first defeat.  Mayweather hung up the gloves having never been beaten, despite […]
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challenges for the WBC welterweight title as he collides with Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas next month, and now four-time super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch has predicted how ‘The Destroyer’ would have fared against . Benn has not boxed at 147lbs since April 2022, but the Briton was installed as the mandatory challenger for Garcia’s […]
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Kristian Prenga almost shocked the world when he went toe-to-toe with Anthony Joshua and nearly scuppered plans for a Tyson Fury showdown last month. Now, the Albanian has offered his thoughts on whether Joshua’s best days are behind him. When ‘AJ’ announced that Prenga would be in the opposing corner for his comeback, some fans […]
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Peter Fury has described his light-heavyweight charge as a “monster in the ring”, insisting he is ready to face former undisputed king . The 41-year-old Russian has not fought since February 2025, back when he lost his four major titles in an immediate rematch with Dmitry Bivol. In their first encounter, Beterbiev emerged with a […]
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delivered a performance of the year candidate in January, and now one reigning world champion has called for a shot at the pound-for-pound star, hoping to hand the Newark southpaw a first career defeat. Stevenson schooled Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden at the beginning of the 2026 calendar, but the WBO super-lightweight world champion […]
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and will go toe-to-toe in an intriguing welterweight world title clash next month, and Terence Crawford’s trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre has offered his prediction for the fight, forecasting a statement stoppage. ‘King Ry’ has had a rollercoaster few years in the sport, after a career-best win over Devin Haney was overturned to a no-contest due […]
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A son of a former world heavyweight champion will look to continue his father’s legacy after putting pen to paper on a new promotional deal. The heavyweight division has been home to a number of major stars over the years, with boxing legends such as Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis all […]
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Terence Crawford secured standout wins over both Errol Spence Jr. and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez during his career, but there is one fighter that the recently retired pound-for-pound star didn’t manage to get inside the ropes. Crawford claimed the undisputed title in three weight divisions and is the only post-war fighter to have achieved that feat; […]
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currently holds the WBA, WBO and IBF light-heavyweight titles, with a trilogy showdown against Artur Beterbiev rumoured once again, but the three-belt unified titleholder has now been given just 10 days to agree to a fight with an alternate former world champion. The Russian avenged his maiden career defeat by scoring a majority decision win […]
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