Schedule: Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman Gonzalez III is set for March 5. Also, 175-pound champ Joe Smith Jr. has a new foe.
The boxing schedule became more robust over the past few days. Among the updates:
Steve Geffrard replaced Callum Johnson as light heavyweight beltholder Joe Smith’s Jr.’s opponent on Jan. 15 (ESPN).
Super middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs will face John Ryder on Feb. 12 (DAZN).
Middleweight contender Jaime Munguia will take on D’Mitrius Ballard on Feb. 19 (DAZN).
Juan Francisco Estrada will defend his junior bantamweight title against Roman Gonzalez in their third fight on March 5 (DAZN).
Welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. will face Michael McKinson on March 19 (DAZN).
Featherweight titleholder Kiko Martinez will defend his belt against Josh Warrington in a rematch on March 26 (DAZN).
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai will fight Carlos Cuadras in a battle of junior bantamweight contenders on Feb. 5 (DAZN). On the same card, junior middleweight Jessie Vargas will face Liam Smith.
The schedule is updated regularly. Check out the latest version here or below.
Schedule: Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman Gonzalez III is set for March 5. Also, 175-pound champ Joe Smith Jr. has a new foe.
The boxing schedule became more robust over the past few days. Among the updates:
Steve Geffrard replaced Callum Johnson as light heavyweight beltholder Joe Smith’s Jr.’s opponent on Jan. 15 (ESPN).
Super middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs will face John Ryder on Feb. 12 (DAZN).
Middleweight contender Jaime Munguia will take on D’Mitrius Ballard on Feb. 19 (DAZN).
Juan Francisco Estrada will defend his junior bantamweight title against Roman Gonzalez in their third fight on March 5 (DAZN).
Welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. will face Michael McKinson on March 19 (DAZN).
Featherweight titleholder Kiko Martinez will defend his belt against Josh Warrington in a rematch on March 26 (DAZN).
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai will fight Carlos Cuadras in a battle of junior bantamweight contenders on Feb. 5 (DAZN). On the same card, junior middleweight Jessie Vargas will face Liam Smith.
The schedule is updated regularly. Check out the latest version here or below.
Demetrius Andrade made a loud statement with second-round knockout of Jason Quigley on Saturday in New Hampshire.
Demetrius Andrade might’ve provided the most compelling evidence yet that he deserves a big fight.
The 33-year-old WBO middleweight titleholder put Jason Quigley down three times before stopping him in the second round of a brutally one-sided fight Saturday night at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Andrade’s fifth defense of his belt was his most dominating, which is the message he wanted to send opponents who are reluctant to face him.
“I’m 31-0, WBO champion, 2008 Olympian. What do I have to keep on doing? I don’t get it. That’s it. Line ’em up,” he said in the ring immediately afterward.
The first few minutes of the fight were uneventful, as the fighters tried to gauge what the other had.
Then everything changed in an instant. Andrade (31-0, 19 KOs) hurt Quigley (19-2, 14 KOs) with a right hook and forced the 30-year-old Irishman to the canvas with a follow-up flurry, ending with a right-left.
Quigley, hurt but able to fight, got up and survived the round but it was clear at that point hat he was vulnerable.
Andrade fought patiently for the first half of Round 2 and then, with about a minute to go, the southpaw landed a left hook that put Quigley down on his butt. The challenger hit the canvas once more under the weight of punishing barrage, prompting referee Arthur Mercante Jr. to stop the fight.
Whether fellow titleholders Jermall Charlo (WBC), Ryota Murata (WBA) and Gennadiy Golovkin (IBF) took notice is anyone’s guess.
Charlo was a candidate to face undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez but it appears the Mexican will jump to cruiserweight to face titleholder Ilunga Makabu, which seems to leave Charlo’s schedule open.
Murata and Golovkin are set to face off in a unification bout on Dec. 29. The winner might chose to face Andrade to unify three titles. Another possibility is former 154-pound champ Jaime Munguia, who is now a hot middleweight contender
Andrade, who has yet to mix it up with a star, retains hope that one of the above will risk fighting the athletic, awkward 160-pound champ from Rhode Island.
“Jaime Munguia needs to be fighting me if he’s looking to fight Triple-G (Golovkin),” he said. “Or the winner or loser of Triple-G and Murata. I’ll fight either one of them because they’re both elite, top fighters.
“I want to get in there with best. I want to prove that I’m able to get in there and win.”
He’s been saying the same thing for long time. We’ll see if anything changes.
Demetrius Andrade made a loud statement with second-round knockout of Jason Quigley on Saturday in New Hampshire.
Demetrius Andrade might’ve provided the most compelling evidence yet that he deserves a big fight.
The 33-year-old WBO middleweight titleholder put Jason Quigley down three times before stopping him in the second round of a brutally one-sided fight Saturday night at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Andrade’s fifth defense of his belt was his most dominating, which is the message he wanted to send opponents who are reluctant to face him.
“I’m 31-0, WBO champion, 2008 Olympian. What do I have to keep on doing? I don’t get it. That’s it. Line ’em up,” he said in the ring immediately afterward.
The first few minutes of the fight were uneventful, as the fighters tried to gauge what the other had.
Then everything changed in an instant. Andrade (31-0, 19 KOs) hurt Quigley (19-2, 14 KOs) with a right hook and forced the 30-year-old Irishman to the canvas with a follow-up flurry, ending with a right-left.
Quigley, hurt but able to fight, got up and survived the round but it was clear at that point hat he was vulnerable.
Andrade fought patiently for the first half of Round 2 and then, with about a minute to go, the southpaw landed a left hook that put Quigley down on his butt. The challenger hit the canvas once more under the weight of punishing barrage, prompting referee Arthur Mercante Jr. to stop the fight.
Whether fellow titleholders Jermall Charlo (WBC), Ryota Murata (WBA) and Gennadiy Golovkin (IBF) took notice is anyone’s guess.
Charlo was a candidate to face undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez but it appears the Mexican will jump to cruiserweight to face titleholder Ilunga Makabu, which seems to leave Charlo’s schedule open.
Murata and Golovkin are set to face off in a unification bout on Dec. 29. The winner might chose to face Andrade to unify three titles. Another possibility is former 154-pound champ Jaime Munguia, who is now a hot middleweight contender
Andrade, who has yet to mix it up with a star, retains hope that one of the above will risk fighting the athletic, awkward 160-pound champ from Rhode Island.
“Jaime Munguia needs to be fighting me if he’s looking to fight Triple-G (Golovkin),” he said. “Or the winner or loser of Triple-G and Murata. I’ll fight either one of them because they’re both elite, top fighters.
“I want to get in there with best. I want to prove that I’m able to get in there and win.”
He’s been saying the same thing for long time. We’ll see if anything changes.
Jaime Munguia will face his biggest test at middleweight when he fights Tureano Johnson on Oct. 30.
Jaime Munguia is far from the colorful sort. He doesn’t boast. He doesn’t make excuses. He doesn’t tear down his opponents. All he does is win.
The 24-year-old Mexican burst on the scene by demolishing Sadam Ali in four rounds to win a major 154-pound title in May 2018 and successfully defended five times before moving up to 160, building a reputation as a physically imposing young fighter in the process.
In one of those defenses, against Dennis Hogan in April of last year, Munguia (35-0, 28 KOs) won a majority decision but struggled to do so in Monterrey, Mexico. Some thought Munguia benefited from home cooking on the scorecards.
Is he vulnerable?
His next opponent thinks so. Tureano Johnson, who Munguia is scheduled to face on Oct. 30 at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, Calif., left little doubt about his assessment of his young opponent when speaking to Boxing Junkie recently.
“Is he overrated? 100 percent,” said Johnson, pointing to the Hogan fight as evidence.
Jaime Munguia (right) stopped Gary O’Sullivan in his first fight at 160 pounds. Tom Hogan-Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions
Munguia was asked about the Hogan fight and didn’t try to come up with “reasons” for what happened.
“I think you’re right,” he told Boxing Junkie through a translator. “It was a bad night. No excuses. We’ll just keep working, won’t give up. But we keep getting better.”
And did he take advantage of the opportunity to hit back at Johnson? Nah. That’s not who he is.
“I respect him as a great fighter,” Munguia said. “He has a lot of experience, in the amateurs – in the Olympics – and as a pro. I respect him. We’re going to be ready.”
Munguia was pressed on one potential factor in the Hogan fight, his second to last at 154: weight.
The body of the Tijuana native obviously is still maturing, meaning he was going to grow out of the junior middleweight division at some point. And, indeed, he acknowledged that making weight had become a chore.
Munguia said that under former trainer Robert Alcazar he would go directly into a sauna after his workouts and even trained next to a portable heater in an effort to keep his weight down. It was time to move up.
He made his middleweight debut against Gary O’Sullivan this past January, his second fight with new trainer and fellow Tijuana resident Erik Morales. He won by an 11th-round stoppage.
“I was working too hard to make 154. I didn’t see another option other than moving up in weight,” he said.
Munguia said the O’Sullivan fight was a gateway into a new division, an opportunity to see how he felt before and during the fight in this new territory. He said he felt good. And he expects to feel even better on Oct. 30.
Johnson (21-2-1, 15 KOs) could be a significant test. The native of the Bahamas came up short in his two biggest fights, losing by knockout to both Curtis Stevens and more recently against Sergiy Derevyanchenko.
However, he’s coming off an impressive ninth-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Jason Quigley in July of last year. He appears to be sharp at 36 years old.
Munguia is taking nothing for granted.
Let’s go back to his break-through victory over Ali. The then-21-year-old – a kid by boxing’s standards – celebrated the realization of a childhood dream but quickly went back to work. He wants to become a champion in a second division and gain the popularity of such Mexican heroes as his mentor, Morales.
And he has to beat Johnson to take the next step in that direction.
“Of course, I was happy,” Munguia said of the victory over Ali. “And I knew more things would come because of it. But I didn’t forget that I have to keep working. Now we’re here and we’re still working.”
Jaime Munguia will face his biggest test at middleweight when he fights Tureano Johnson on Oct. 30.
Jaime Munguia is far from the colorful sort. He doesn’t boast. He doesn’t make excuses. He doesn’t tear down his opponents. All he does is win.
The 24-year-old Mexican burst on the scene by demolishing Sadam Ali in four rounds to win a major 154-pound title in May 2018 and successfully defended five times before moving up to 160, building a reputation as a physically imposing young fighter in the process.
In one of those defenses, against Dennis Hogan in April of last year, Munguia (35-0, 28 KOs) won a majority decision but struggled to do so in Monterrey, Mexico. Some thought Munguia benefited from home cooking on the scorecards.
Is he vulnerable?
His next opponent thinks so. Tureano Johnson, who Munguia is scheduled to face on Oct. 30 at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, Calif., left little doubt about his assessment of his young opponent when speaking to Boxing Junkie recently.
“Is he overrated? 100 percent,” said Johnson, pointing to the Hogan fight as evidence.
Jaime Munguia (right) stopped Gary O’Sullivan in his first fight at 160 pounds. Tom Hogan-Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions
Munguia was asked about the Hogan fight and didn’t try to come up with “reasons” for what happened.
“I think you’re right,” he told Boxing Junkie through a translator. “It was a bad night. No excuses. We’ll just keep working, won’t give up. But we keep getting better.”
And did he take advantage of the opportunity to hit back at Johnson? Nah. That’s not who he is.
“I respect him as a great fighter,” Munguia said. “He has a lot of experience, in the amateurs – in the Olympics – and as a pro. I respect him. We’re going to be ready.”
Munguia was pressed on one potential factor in the Hogan fight, his second to last at 154: weight.
The body of the Tijuana native obviously is still maturing, meaning he was going to grow out of the junior middleweight division at some point. And, indeed, he acknowledged that making weight had become a chore.
Munguia said that under former trainer Robert Alcazar he would go directly into a sauna after his workouts and even trained next to a portable heater in an effort to keep his weight down. It was time to move up.
He made his middleweight debut against Gary O’Sullivan this past January, his second fight with new trainer and fellow Tijuana resident Erik Morales. He won by an 11th-round stoppage.
“I was working too hard to make 154. I didn’t see another option other than moving up in weight,” he said.
Munguia said the O’Sullivan fight was a gateway into a new division, an opportunity to see how he felt before and during the fight in this new territory. He said he felt good. And he expects to feel even better on Oct. 30.
Johnson (21-2-1, 15 KOs) could be a significant test. The native of the Bahamas came up short in his two biggest fights, losing by knockout to both Curtis Stevens and more recently against Sergiy Derevyanchenko.
However, he’s coming off an impressive ninth-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Jason Quigley in July of last year. He appears to be sharp at 36 years old.
Munguia is taking nothing for granted.
Let’s go back to his break-through victory over Ali. The then-21-year-old – a kid by boxing’s standards – celebrated the realization of a childhood dream but quickly went back to work. He wants to become a champion in a second division and gain the popularity of such Mexican heroes as his mentor, Morales.
And he has to beat Johnson to take the next step in that direction.
“Of course, I was happy,” Munguia said of the victory over Ali. “And I knew more things would come because of it. But I didn’t forget that I have to keep working. Now we’re here and we’re still working.”
