J Prince says he has Devin Haney surrounded. He can either fight Keyshawn Davis for the WBO belt that was ordered or drop it and fight Shakur Stevenson
21 years ago today, Floyd Mayweather headlined his first PPV and stopped Artuo Gatti in the 6th round to become a 3 division world champion. While fighting on PPV, he would go on to defeat 11 more fighters who were reigning world champions and/or ranked in the Ring Magazine top 10 P4P.
19 years ago today, Ricky Hatton stopped Jose Luis Castillo in Round 4 to defend the Ring Magazine Super Lightweight Title. Hatton and Castillo were both ranked in the Ring Magazine’s top 10 P4P list when the fight took place.
3 years ago today, Teofimo Lopez defeated Josh Taylor and became a lineal champion for the 2nd time of his career as the underdog. There are only 4 other active male boxers who have been a lineal champion in 2+ divisions: Usyk, Shakur Stevenson, Canelo, & Inoue.
6 years ago today, Shakur Stevenson made his 130 pound debut. This was the 1st televised boxing event following the initial COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.
7 years ago today, GGG scored a 4th round KO against the undefeated Steve Rolls at a catchweight of 164, and proved to be a man of his word about willing to fight anyone from 154-168. This is arguably a top 10 win on his remarkable resume.
Throwback Thursday: Arturo Gatti KO’s Leonard Dorin in round 2 to retain the WBC 140 pound title. Dorin had recently been the WBA lightweight champion and famously had a controversial draw against Paul Spadafora in a WBA & IBF unification.
When they were both at 130, Shakur Stevenson believed that O'Shaquie Foster was the best fighter in the division after himself. They will potentially fight each other later this year.
25 years ago today, Floyd Mayweather suffered the 1st and only official knockdown of his career. This would be Mayweather’s second-to-last fight at 130, while Carlos Hernandez would go on to become a champion at 130 a few years later.