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Lamont Roach Reacts To Gervonta Davis Arrest As Rematch Thrown Into Doubt

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Lamont Roach Jr has spoken out after news of Gervonta Davis‘ most recent arrest.

It was reported today that Davis was arrested in Florida on the morning of Friday, July 11 for allegedly assaulting his ex-partner outside her home on June 15. ‘Tank’ is still on a period of probation from a previous hit-and-run incident.

This latest development on the personal life of Davis throws into doubt his boxing future, which was set to continue with a rematch against Roach after their controversial first meeting in March of this year.

Lamont Roach Reacts To Gervonta Davis Arrest As Rematch Thrown Into Doubt

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Roach, a big betting underdog, put in a stellar performance, trading with ‘Tank’ in an attempt to win his WBA Lightweight World Title. The champion took a knee in the ninth round but was not given a count by the referee. If he was, and the cards remained the same for the other rounds, Roach would have won a decision rather than the majority draw result that saw Davis retain his belt.

Their highly-anticipated rematch had been pencilled in for August 16 but was lacking an official announcement, leading many in the sport to speculate that it would either be pushed or canned entirely.

Roach took to X after news of his rival’s arrest. First, he posted the message, “what I tell y’all?” alongside a video clip accusing Davis of being scared. He former super-featherweight world champion then followed up with:

“In all seriousness hopefully buddy ain’t do that, I don’t wish jail on no n***a, I don’t give a f**k if I don’t like you or not.”

More news on Davis’ situation is expected soon.

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Oleksandr Usyk Names The Only Opponent He Truly Disliked

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Along with being arguably the best fighter on the planet, Oleksandr Usyk is also one of the happiest and most likeable.

The two-weight world champion remains undefeated in the ring. He turned over after taking gold in the London Olympics in 2012, and by 2018 had beaten all comers to become the undisputed cruiserweight champion.

After that, he moved up to the banner division, settled in with wins over the likes of Derek Chisora, then stepped in with two-time unified champion Anthony Joshua.

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The Ukrainian was barely troubled across two 12-round fights and came out with three of the four world titles. After a stoppage win over Daniel Dubois in 2023, he beat Tyson Fury in May 2024 to become undisputed at heavyweight, then repeated the result in the rematch last December.

Speaking to DAZN, he was asked about one fighter he really disliked even after the final bell, and did not hesitate to answer.

“My weakness is I love people, I love my opponent. Only one of my opponents I don’t love. It’s Marco Huck. Bad guy, because this man says bad words about my mama. It’s bad.”

Usyk beat Huck in September 2017 in the quarter-final of the World Boxing Super Series to retain his WBO cruiserweight title.

The build-up contained some bad blood between the two men, helping to explain why Usyk may still not be fond of his former rival.

Later this month, the Ukrainian rematches Dubois with all four major belts on the line. Should he win, he will be the first man in boxing history to ever become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion in the four belt era.

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“He Picks Opponents”: Terence Crawford Says World Champion Rival Will ‘Never’ Move Up And Face Him

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Terence Crawford has sent a scathing message to a potential future rival.

The 37-year-old switch-hitter from Omaha, Nebraska is just shy of 40-fights into his exceptional professional career, which began way back in 2008.

Crawford has already won world titles across four weight divisions, as well as capturing the undisputed championship at super-lightweight and welterweight, becoming the first male fighter of all time to achieve this feat within the ‘four belt era’.

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He is just two months away from arguably the toughest test of his career as he prepares to challenge Mexican great Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight championship. Their highly anticipated ‘mega-fight’ takes place on Saturday September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Speaking on the Cigar Talk Podcast, Crawford discussed the possibility of a future showdown with lightweight star Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, as he claims the 30-year-old world champion ‘would never’ make the move up in weight to face him.

“Tank would never. He would never even think about to come up to 154.”

‘Bud’ was then asked if he believes Davis would move up to welterweight, should the opportunity present itself.

“Yes, if he gets to pick his opponent, but Tank would never go from 35 to 54.”

Davis currently reigns as the WBA world lightweight champion, with the next defence of his crown set to come against Lamont Roach Jr in their highly anticipated rematch.

The pair locked horns for the first time back in March as they fought to a close split decision draw at the Barclays Center in New York City. It is being speculated that the rematch will take place in Las Vegas on August 16.

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Andy Ruiz Jr flaunts epic body transformation as Anthony Joshua conqueror teases comeback

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Andy Ruiz Jr has slimmed down significantly in preparation for a return to the ring.

The Mexican-American puncher hasn’t boxed since last August when he was held to a disputed majority draw by Jarrell Miller in Los Angeles.

However, he is now training and dieting again.

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Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Ruiz Jr posted a picture of some food prep, with the caption: “Gotta start now and only eat protein for 3 weeks.

“Getting ready before fight camp.”

‘The Destroyer’ then followed up his post with a shirtless snap, devoid of his famous gut.

“Slow but surely,” he wrote underneath. “Work in progress…”

Ruiz Jr usually operates between 255lbs and 265lbs, but for his last bout with Miller, he came in at 274lbs – his second heaviest weight to date.

The 35-year-old looked sluggish and was fortunate to scrape a draw.

Yet judging from recent pictures, he looks to be boiling down to his ideal fight weight as he starts the arduous climb back to the top.

Ruiz Jr tipped the scales at 268lbs when he stunned the boxing world by snatching the unified WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles from Anthony Joshua in June 2019.

He is seemingly on the verge of mounting a comeback and looks to be in great shape

The heavy underdog stepped in on five weeks’ notice to replace Miller after the American failed a trio of drug tests and dropped AJ three times en route to a shocking seventh-round knockout win.

A rematch was then booked for December, and while Joshua took himself away from all of the external distractions and left no stone unturned in training, Ruiz Jr’s camp was less than ideal.

Ruiz Jr admits he spent three months partying and celebrating his career-best win, leading to 15lbs of weight gain.

The stocky boxer came in at a whopping 283.5lbs for their sequel and laboured to a wide unanimous decision loss.

“I don’t want to say the three months of partying or celebrating didn’t affect me, as to tell you the truth, it kind of did,” Ruiz said in the immediate aftermath.

“There’s no excuses. The partying got the best of me. The next fight is going to be a lot different.”

Ruiz Jr never got his trilogy bout with Joshua, despite his best efforts, while his career has stagnated since their second meeting.

The former heavyweight world champion has only fought three times in the last six years: a pair of wins over Chris Arreola and Luis Ortiz and the aforementioned draw with Miller.

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5 Facts About Oleksandr Usyk You Didn’t Know

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Oleksandr Usyk (23-0-0, 14 KOs) is a modern-day legend who has become the undisputed champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight weight divisions.

He’s only the third male fighter, after Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue, to achieve this extraordinary feat. He’s has had a career full of achievements, and in 2018, was named Sports Illustrated’s Fighter of the Year.

The Ukrainian boasts spectacular wins against the likes of Anthony Joshua (twice) and Tyson Fury (twice), and is the consensus greatest heavyweight of the modern era. Usyk returns to action on July 19, taking on Daniel Dubois in a rematch at Wembley Stadium in London. With a win, he could once again become the undisputed heavyweight champion.

Apart from his boxing skills, Usyk is quite the character outside the ring. He is a man of many skills and even some hardcore boxing fans might not know some of these facts about Oleksandr Usyk.

Here aref ive interesting things about the 38-year-old Ukrainian.

1. Usyk is an Olympic gold medalist

Long before winning the undisputed titles in professional boxing, Oleksandr Usyk represented Ukraine in the 2012 London Olympics, winning the gold medal in the heavyweight category. Usyk’s future opponent, Anthony Joshua, was also a gold medalist in London 2012, albeit in super heavyweight.

Notably, Usyk also competed in the Beijing Olympics, winning the silver medal in 2008. Usyk started his professional career in 2013 and has never looked back since.

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2. Usyk played professional soccer before boxing

Boxing has made Usyk a global superstar. However, his athletic career started as a soccer player before he switched to the sweet science back in 2002. Usyk trained with Ukrainian club SC Tavriya Simferopol at a young age.

He returned to Soccer in 2022, training with and even playing for FC Polissya Zhytomyr.

3. Usyk had an extended amateur career

Oleksandr Usyk was a renowned name on the boxing circuit long before turning professional. He had an extended amateur career, managing to amass an impressive record of 335-15. Following his gold medal win in the London 2012 Olympics, Usyk became a professional boxer.

4. Usyk competed in the World Series of Boxing

For a smooth transition from amateur to professional, Oleksandr Usyk competed in the 2012-13 World Series of Boxing. He took part in the heavyweight division and won all of his six fights, with two of those coming by stoppage and four by unanimous decision.

Usyk defeated Junior Fa, Eric Brechlin, Joe Joyce, Magomedrasul Majidov, Matteo Modugno and Mihai Nistor.

5. Usyk co-starred with The Rock

Oleksandr Usyk’s talents are not limited to the boxing ring, as the Ukrainian has made several appearances in movies as well. The Fight Rules, A Tale As Old As Time, Reignited- Can’t Get You Out of My Head, and most recently The Smashing Machine are among the movies he’s appeared in.

Usyk co-starred with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the MMA film The Smashing Machine.

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Watch Old Sparring Video Of Terence Crawford Sparks Skepticism Ahead Of Canelo Alvarez Fight

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Terence Crawford is preparing for the biggest fight of his career, moving up two weight classes to take on undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez.

But an old sparring video is once again sparking debate about his chances to win the mega-fight.

The video shows Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) and current WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames going head-to-head, with Adames getting the better of “Bud” on several exchanges. Now it’s being used by critics as a way to question Crawford’s move to 168 lbs from his current division, 154 lbs.

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The video reportedly dates back to when Crawford was a lightweight (135 lbs), which is a division he hasn’t fought at since 2014. Adames (24-1-1, 18 KOs) was fighting at welterweight (147 lbs) at the time, meaning there was at least a 12 lbs difference between the two boxers.

Despite the video being recorded a long time ago, critics use it as pinning point to why Crawford’s size won’t translate to super-middleweight. “Bud’s” last fight was Aug. 3rd, 2024, where he beat Israil Madrimov by unanimous decision to win the WBA junior middleweight title, his first fight at 154 lbs. Now, he is jumping up 14 more pounds to fight the cash cow of boxing.

Although he has critics, many supporters have defended Crawford, pointing out that sparring sessions don’t really emulate a real fight. Not to mention that sparring is usually the time for fighters to practice and implement new arsenals to their game.

The video may add fuel to the haters, but realistically it’s not a representation of Crawford’s odds against Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs). And on top of that, “Bud” is the rare breed of special boxers that could adapt to any scenario he’s put in. He’s not the No. 3 pound-for-pound in the Ring Magazine rankings for no reason.

Canelo vs Crawford is a fight that mixes the entertainment value of Riyadh Season with the narrative of the best fighting the best. Whatever happens Sept. 13th, let’s hope it lives up to the hype.

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(VIDEO) ‘He’s Scared to Death to Fight Again: Manny Pacquiao claims boxing legend and former rival is ‘scared’ to fight in a rematch

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Manny Pacquiao has claimed that former rival and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr is too scared to agree to a deal for a rematch. 

After years of circling during the peak of their respective careers, Pacquiao and Mayweather finally went head-to-head in May 2015 in a contest which at the time broke pay-per-view records in the United States.

However, for those watching, the long awaited showdown between Mayweather and Pacquiao failed to live up to expectations with the former triumphing by unanimous decision.

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Since then, the two fighters have gone their separate ways with Mayweather retiring from the sport, but still participating in exhibition bouts.

Pacquiao on the other hand is preparing for a comeback following a near four-year retirement and is eager to have a second meeting with Mayweather.

Speaking in an interview with Covers.com, Pacquiao believes it’s his American counterpart who is stopping one of the biggest rematches in boxing from happening.

“I don’t think Floyd Mayweather will fight me again, he’s scared to death to fight again, that’s what I’m thinking,” Pacquiao said.

“It’s a huge fight [between me and Mayweather] but there’s a lot of reasons or alibis for why he didn’t make it [the rematch with me].

“Lots of excuses, I guess.”

While a Pacquiao-Mayweather rematch seems further away than ever, the Filipino’s boxing comeback will come against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on July 19 in Las Vegas.

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“He Really Might Pull Out”: Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach Rematch In Jeopardy

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The highly anticipated rematch between Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach Jr appears to be hanging in the balance.

It had been reported over the last couple of weeks that ‘Tank’ and Roach were edging towards finalising their second encounter, with rumours circulating that it was due to take place on Saturday August 16 in Las Vegas.

Their first fight, which happened in New York City back in March, ended in controversy after it was declared a majority decision draw, with many believing that Roach had done more than enough to be declared the winner and hand Davis the first defeat of his career.

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‘Tank’ took a knee to the canvas during round nine after being on the receiving end of a Roach jab, although referee Steve Willis failed to rule this as an official knockdown to effectively squander Roach’s chances of dethroning Davis in what would have been a major upset.

With both fighters going back and forth across social media recently, it is now being speculated that the rematch could be on the verge of falling through as revealed by Roach on social media, where he claims Davis ‘might pull out of the fight’.

An official announcement on the rematch is expected to be made soon, although it remains to be seen whether the fight will actually go ahead as planned in just six weeks time.

Another option for Davis, should the rematch fall through, could come against Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, with the duo said to be in negotiations for a potential clash before the end of the year.

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Shocking Details Reportedly Reveal What Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Did For Mexican Cartel

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) days after his defeat to Jake Paul.

The Mexican was taken into custody due to his outstanding warrant in Mexico and allegations that he’s affiliated with the Sinaloa Drug Cartel.

The July 2 arrest took place in California and per an official statement by the Department of Homeland Security, his deportation process is under way.

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Mexico’s Attorney General’s office, known as FGR, has now released more details about the former WBC middleweight champion. And per reports from mimorelia.com, he was a soldier and enforcer for ‘El Nini’ Nestor Ernesto Perez Salas.

According to information gathered from tapped phone calls between December 2021 and June 2022, he was reportedly directed by ‘El Nini’ to beat up captured rival members. The rivals were tied up and hung from the ceiling for Chavez to beat as if they were a punching bag.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s immigration records were also released by US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Records reveal that he entered the USA in June 2023 on a legal visa, but it expired in February 2024. Chavez Jr applied for permanent resident status based on his marriage with American citizen Frida Munoz, who happens to be a former partner of Sinaloa Cartel head Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s son.

Back in December 2024, Chavez Jr was billed as an ‘egregious public safety threat’ by authorities, but was allowed to enter the United States again in January 2025, through the San Ysidro port in California.

Chavez Jr has several criminal convictions against him. He was charged with drunk driving in 2012 and January 2024, and was also convicted of illegal assault weapon possession.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s arrest took place in Studio City, Los Angeles, a high-end neighborhood that’s mainly home to celebrities. His family have since released a statement:

We are completely confident in his innocence and quality as a human – as well as in the justice systems of both Mexico and the US. We hope this situation will resolve itself according to the law and the truth.

Chavez Jr’s father, Julio Cesar Chavez, is widely considered one of the greatest Mexican boxers of all time. Chavez Jr, meanwhile, won the WBC middleweight title in 2011 and defended it four times. He lost to Jake Paul via unanimous decision in his most recent outing.

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Just Weeks Before Rematch, Oleksandr Usyk Drops Four-Word Reminder for Daniel Dubois

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It’s been exactly 22 months and 9 days since it all began. 

Oleksandr Usyk, the former undisputed heavyweight champion, had just beaten Anthony Joshua for the second time. Meanwhile, Daniel Dubois was still recovering from his first career loss to Joe Joyce two years prior. Their paths collided at Wroclaw Stadium in Poland, and what unfolded that night ignited the fire behind their highly anticipated July 19 rematch at Wembley Stadium.

Usyk was chasing history, aiming to unify all the heavyweight belts—a dream he would eventually fulfill. But ‘DDD’ stood in his way. Though Usyk controlled much of the bout, the fifth round sparked controversy after a low blow from Dubois left the Ukrainian on the canvas. Despite the debate surrounding the legality of the shot, Usyk rallied and secured a ninth-round knockout. Yet, questions still linger: What if Usyk hadn’t been given time to recover? What if it wasn’t a low blow?

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That unresolved tension is why they meet again. Dubois, now 27, has evolved—and many believe he has a real shot in the rematch. But Usyk is focused on closing the chapter for good and silencing the doubters. With fight night drawing near, the Ukrainian star delivered a heartfelt message to his mother: “Look, mom, I can fly,” before issuing a pointed reminder to Dubois: “2 weeks until Undisputed.” Interestingly, though, it’s thanks to Usyk that Dubois was able to get his hands on the IBF strap.

After beating Tyson Fury the first time, Usyk sacrificed the IBF strap to give Fury a rematch, which wouldn’t have happened if ‘The Cat’ had decided to defend his IBF strap against the mandatory challenger, Filip Hrgovic. Dubois would go on to face Filip Hrgovic for the Interim belt, and it was then that he managed to beat the Croatian boxer and start his rapid ascent in the division with a belt to show for it. A shocking and dominant win over Anthony Joshua last year cemented his position in the division, which has led him to the position he is in today as the IBF champion.

And he promises to capitalize on the opportunity he has been given.

Daniel Dubois reveals what he intends to do to beat Oleksandr Usyk

‘Dynamite’ Dubois plans to continue his momentum in the upcoming rematch against Oleksandr Usyk, as he revealed his game plan to do what hasn’t been done yet—beat ‘The Cat.’ Determined that the fight would go his way this time, Dubois continues to claim he was “robbed” during the first encounter in Poland.

“I thought it landed. We worked on that shot for a long time in camp. I feel like they robbed me,” Dubois told DAZN’s Carl Frampton. As for the rematch, Dubois plans to target Usyk’s body even more. “This time I’ve got to throw the kitchen sink at him, land everywhere,” he said. “I’m a better fighter now—more improved, better conditioned,” he added.

In case Dubois creates another upset, he will become the first English undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. However, as Mike Tyson once said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

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