Scott Christ
644 articles · Bad Left Hook
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Wilder vs Fury 2 preview: Boxing’s biggest fight promises heavyweight drama
By Scott Christ
2020 has been slow in the boxing world. There’s no getting around that. We’re used to January and February being something of a drag, but if you look ahead at the schedule…
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Ugas vs Dallas results: Yordenis Ugas dominates and stops Mike Dallas Jr
By Scott Christ
Cuban welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas did about as expected tonight in Biloxi, Mississippi, dominating veteran Mike Dallas Jr in the main event, scoring a stoppage after seven rounds of largely one-sided action.…
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Garcia vs Redkach results: Jarrett Hurd wins decision over Francisco Santana in comeback bout
By Scott Christ
Former unified 154-pound titleholder Jarrett Hurd said he was coming out in his return from a long layoff and a loss last year to Julian Williams looking to change his style up…
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Garcia vs Redkach results: Stephen Fulton Jr wins WBO eliminator over Arnold Khegai
By Scott Christ
Philadelphia’s Stephen Fulton Jr stayed unbeaten with a very sound win over Arnold Khegai in a WBO junior featherweight eliminator tonight on Showtime, winning a clear and deserved unanimous decision in Brooklyn.…
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Garcia vs Redkach results: Keeshawn Williams and Lorenzo Simpson pick up prelim wins in Brooklyn
By Scott Christ
The prelims are over in Brooklyn for tonight’s Garcia-Redkach card, and a pair of prospects picked up wins at the Barclays Center. To note, the scheduled prelim fight between Patrick Harris and…
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Manny Pacquiao remembers pro debut from 25 years ago today: ‘Boxing changed my life forever’
By Scott Christ
25 years ago today, one of the all-time greats made his professional boxing debut at the age of 16, and Manny Pacquiao remembered the day on his Instagram page: Pacquiao weighed in…
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Davis vs Gamboa results: Lionell Thompson upsets Jose Uzcategui by decision
By Scott Christ
Lionell Thompson took a risk at age 34, moving down to super middleweight after spending his entire 10-year pro career at light heavyweight, and the move paid off tonight, as he outboxed…
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Wilder vs Fury 2 undercard to be split between Top Rank and PBC
By Scott Christ
With the rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury finally made 100 percent official for Feb. 22 in Las Vegas, there are questions about how the show is going to be handled,…
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Teraji vs Petalcorin results: Kenshiro Teraji retains WBC belt with fourth round knockout win
By Scott Christ
Kenshiro Teraji started slow, relatively speaking, but turned up the heat in round three today against challenger Randy Petalcorin, and stopped the visiting fighter in the fourth round of their WBC junior…
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What’s next for Terence Crawford? PBC welterweights have to be
By Scott Christ
Terence Crawford can’t have another year in 2020 like he had in 2019. Crawford, now 36-0 (27 KO), fought Amir Khan in April, winning a sixth round TKO in a farcical fight…
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Marlon Tapales and Ryosuke Iwasa ready for Showtime showcase
By Scott Christ
The middleweights are the focus of the top two bouts on Saturday night’s Showtime card, but the tripleheader will open with a meaningful fight in the super bantamweight division, as Marlon Tapales…
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Tete vs Casimero results: John Riel Casimero stops Zolani Tete in three to win WBO bantamweight title
By Scott Christ
John Riel Casimero won a world title in a third weight class today in Birmingham, England, stopping Zolani Tete at 2:14 of the third round to win the WBO bantamweight title. Casimero…
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Deontay Wilder: Nobody else in the top 10 will fight Luis Ortiz
By Scott Christ
Deontay Wilder knows Luis Ortiz is 40, and he knows the common wisdom going around is that the Cuban veteran probably had his best shot at knocking off the WBC titleholder when…
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Ruiz vs Joshua 2: Possible scenarios for IBF and WBO titles after Dec. 7 rematch
By Scott Christ
Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua are under a month away from their heavyweight title rematch in Saudi Arabia, which will be one of the biggest fights of 2019. But the winner…
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Erickson Lubin routs Nathaniel Gallimore over 10 rounds
By Scott Christ
Junior middleweight Erickson Lubin won his fourth straight fight in tonight?s Showtime main event, widely outpointing Nathaniel Gallimore over 10 rounds. Scores were 99-91 across the board for the 24-year-old ?Hammer? Lubin,…
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Lou DiBella: Sergiy Derevyanchenko won the fight against Gennadiy Golovkin
By Scott Christ
Promoter Lou DiBella is well-known for being outspoken and incredibly passionate about his fighters, so it?s no surprise that he truly believes that his guy, Sergiy Derevyanchenko, deserved the nod in a…
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What?s next for Errol Spence Jr? Danny Garcia lines up to take his shot
By Scott Christ
Errol Spence Jr?s Saturday night split decision win over Shawn Porter was a grueling victory, the toughest test to date for the 29-year-old former Olympian, and the win means that Spence (26-0,…
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Spence vs Porter scorecards: See how the judges got to the split decision
By Scott Christ
Tonight?s fight between Errol Spence Jr and Shawn Porter wasn?t an easy one to score, with Spence winding up with a hard-earned split decision over 12 rounds of action. Spence (26-0, 21…
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Spence vs Porter preview: CompuBox numbers favor Errol Spence in unification fight
By Scott Christ
Errol Spence Jr and Shawn Porter are just hours away from their welterweight title unification clash in Los Angeles, live on FOX pay-per-view. It?s a a fight with a clear favorite (Spence,…
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Shawn Porter: Spence has never faced anyone as aggressive and relentless as I can be
By Scott Christ
This Saturday night on FOX pay-per-view, Shawn Porter puts his WBC welterweight title up against the IBF belt held by Errol Spence Jr in a big main event showdown from Los Angeles.…