Wil Esco
193 articles · Bad Left Hook
-
Jarrell Miller beats Lenier Pero, but who’s next?
By Wil Esco
Jarrell Miller came out on top tonight in his headlining fight against Lenier Pero, winning a unanimous decision, and Miller largely credited his performance to him coming into this bout in much…
-
‘He’s definitely worthy’: Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia talk upcoming title fight
By Wil Esco
With Mario Barrios set to defend his WBC welterweight title against Ryan Garcia on Feb. 21, both fights sit down for an in-person conversation with Chris Mannix and DAZN to discuss their…
-
‘No one’s ever done that to Dillian’: Frank Warren reacts to Moses Itauma’s KO of Dillian Whyte
By Wil Esco
Queensberry promoter Frank Warren took some time to chat with iFL TV about Moses Itauma’s swift knockout win over Dillian Whyte over the weekend, what surprised him about it, and where Itauma…
-
‘I’m still active, it’s up to him’: Manny Pacquaio still willing to rematch Floyd Mayweather
By Wil Esco
Manny Pacquiao sat down with Andre Ward to discuss his story and career, which eventually led up to a monumental showdown against Floyd Mayweather. Pacquiao would come up short in that fight,…
-
Emanuel Navarrete takes controversial technical decision win over Charly Suarez: highlights and results
By Wil Esco
Emanuel Navarrete (40-2-1, 32 KOs) retained his WBO title tonight with a technical decision win over Charly Suarez (18-1, 10 KOs), with the fight officially being stopped a the 0:01 mark in…
-
‘I think it’s a ridiculous fight’: Abel Sanchez says Terence Crawford not big enough to beat Canelo Alvarez
By Wil Esco
Longtime boxing trainer Abel Sanchez talks to Fight Hub TV and shares his perspective on a number of fights in boxing, including some potential ones on the horizon. In particular Sanchez explains…
-
‘He drives his opponent crazy’: Bob Arum says Terence Crawford has real shot to beat Canelo Alvarez
By Wil Esco
Bob Arum spends some time chatting with Fight Hype about a few big fights on the schedule and some prospective ones, including Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2, David Benavidez vs David…
-
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis survives slog to win decision over Karen Chukhadzhian, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez blitzes Pedro Guevara
By Wil Esco
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) promised to put on a definitive performance that included a knockout of Karen Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs) in tonight’s rematch, but that’s not at all the…
-
‘Final step in my journey’: Dmitry Bivol says beating Artur Beterbiev would be more meaningful than win over Canelo Alvarez
By Wil Esco
Light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol spent some time talking to boxing media members during today’s grand arrival for his weekend fight with Artur Beterbiev, and fielded questions about his preparations for the…
-
‘If I land, everyone can be knocked out’: Artur Beterbiev acknowledges his power, still prepared to fight smart against Dmitry Bivol
By Wil Esco
It’s officially fight week for the upcoming light heavyweight showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, who will collide for undisputed status this Saturday in Riyadh. Beterbiev, who maintains a 100% knockout…
-
‘I’m not letting nothing stop me from taking that belt’: Terence Crawford motivated to beat Israil Madrimov
By Wil Esco
During yesterday’s grand arrivals for this weekend’s junior middleweight title fight between Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov, Crawford fields some media questions from boxing reporters about the event. Here’s some of what…
-
‘We’re not taking him lightly’: Terence Crawford explains why he’s completely focused on Israil Madrimov
By Wil Esco
As Terence Crawford readies himself for his move up in weight to challenge Israil Madrimov, he spends some time talking to boxing media about his thoughts on this fight, what’s to come…
-
‘Step up and face that man’: Tim Bradley says if Canelo has any dignity he’ll take on David Benavidez
By Wil Esco
Canelo Alvarez has his next fight set for this weekend when he takes on Jaime Munguia, but the fight that most fans would like to see him in is against David Benavidez.…
-
William Zepeda overwhelms Maxi Hughes for TKO-4: Highlights and results
By Wil Esco
William Zepeda performed as most expected tonight in DAZN’s main event, completely overwhelming a game Maxi Hughes for four rounds before Hughes’ corner was forced to stop the fight. Zepeda (30-0, 26…
-
‘Does he really have to keep proving himself’: Jim Lampley talks about Canelo Alvarez not facing David Benavidez
By Wil Esco
Former HBO commentator Jim Lampley chats with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV to talk about Canelo Alvarez’s career and why he’ll never fully be able to satisfy boxing fans for his…
-
Raymond Ford rallies in final moments of Round 12 to stop Otabek Kholmatov: highlights and results
By Wil Esco
Raymond Ford 15-0-1, (8 KOs) won the WBA featherweight title tonight, and had to do it in the most dramatics of fashion as it appeared the fight was slipping away from him…
-
‘Miserable old man’: Devin Haney sounds off on Floyd Mayweather for giving Ryan Garcia sparring footage
By Wil Esco
Devin Haney was pressed by media members a number of times over a supposed sparring tape Floyd Mayweather gave Ryan Garcia to watch on Haney, only to dismiss the idea that one…
-
‘We’ve been working with everyone’: Bill Haney talks about making fight with Ryan Garcia
By Wil Esco
Bill Haney appeared on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani to talk about the recently announced fight between his son Devin and Ryan Garcia. During the segment Haney explains what it took…
-
‘See ya’ll in June’: Shakur Stevenson says he’ll be back in action this summer
By Wil Esco
Less than two full weeks after announcing his retirement from boxing on social media, Shakur Stevenson now announces that he’ll be making his return this summer, with the hash tag ‘chasing greatness’…
-
‘It’s a much bigger fight’: Leonard Ellerbe says Canelo does more business with David Benavidez than Terence Crawford
By Wil Esco
Leonard Ellerbe weighs in on potential next opponents for Canelo Alvarez, with him giving his analysis that a fight against David Benavidez would be a much bigger PPV success than him potentially…