Scott Christ
644 articles · Bad Left Hook
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‘Time to go home’: Errol Spence announces retirement after loss to Tim Tszyu
By Scott Christ
Tim Tszyu revitalized the commercial side of his career with a win tonight in Sydney, Australia, against the returning Errol Spence Jr. Spence, a former welterweight titleholder and regular in various pound-for-pound…
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Stephanie Han vs Holly Holm result: Holm falls short in world title bid, loses technical decision
By Scott Christ
Holly Holm attempted to win her first boxing world title in over a decade tonight, and came up short, losing to WBA lightweight champ Stephanie Han by technical decision. The bout was…
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Angelo Leo beats Tomoki Kameda to retain IBF featherweight title
By Scott Christ
Angelo Leo made a successful defense of his IBF featherweight title, going on the road to Japan and defeating Tomoki Kameda by majority decision. One card came back even, 114-114, with Leo…
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Emanuel Navarrete knocks out Oscar Valdez on body shot in rematch
By Scott Christ
Emanuel Navarrete looked sharp and reenergized tonight, knocking out Oscar Valdez in the sixth round to retain the WBO super featherweight championship in their rematch in Phoenix. Navarrete dropped Valdez in the…
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Galal Yafai dominates, stops Sunny Edwards in sixth round
By Scott Christ
Galal Yafai destroyed a listless and often worrying Sunny Edwards tonight in Birmingham, England, claiming the interim WBC flyweight title with a sixth round TKO victory. Yafai (9-0, 7 KO) brought heavy…
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Jack Catterall drops Regis Prograis twice, wins decision in Manchester
By Scott Christ
Jack Catterall scored a pair of knockdowns en route to a clear, unanimous decision victory over faded former titlist Regis Prograis today in Manchester. Catterall improved to 30-1 (13 KO) on scores…
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Erislandy Lara dominates Danny Garcia, retains title via TKO
By Scott Christ
Erislandy Lara retained his WBA middleweight title with a pretty one-sided win over a listless Danny Garcia tonight, closing the book on the Canelo vs Berlanga undercard and perhaps on Garcia’s career.…
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‘People who talk a lot are nervous’: Canelo Alvarez unbothered by Edgar Berlanga’s trash talk
By Scott Christ
Canelo Alvarez has been on the receiving end of a lot of pre-fight trash talk in his career, and he’s been getting an earful from Edgar Berlanga, who will square off with…
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Who is boxing’s pound-for-pound king? Inoue, Usyk, and Crawford have made their cases
By Scott Christ
Boxing usually has a fairly clear pound-for-pound ruler, but Naoya Inoue and Terence “Bud” Crawford have been in a battle for a good while now for that recognition. And now we have…
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Canelo drops Jaime Munguia, wins clear decision to retain titles: Highlights and full results
By Scott Christ
Canelo Alvarez retained his undisputed super middleweight championship with a 12-round decision win over Jaime Munguia tonight in Las Vegas. Canelo improved to 61-2-2 (39 KO) on scores of 115-112, 116-111, and…
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‘Run it back and give fans a fair fight with agreed weight’: Devin Haney on loss to Ryan Garcia
By Scott Christ
Devin Haney is speaking out after his loss to Ryan Garcia last Saturday, saying that he does believe Garcia not making weight played a factor in the outcome, and that he would…
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Devin Haney shoves Ryan Garcia at press event: ‘Your son’s going to get killed,’ says Haney’s father
By Scott Christ
Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia went face-to-face in the typical “our fight’s in New York” photo opportunity press event today, and it wound up with Haney shoving Garcia in the face after…
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Ryan Garcia’s credibility is at stake against Devin Haney
By Scott Christ
Ryan Garcia is a lot of things. He’s a star, however you want to take that, and he’s a draw. Those are the big, important things, and those are what make him…
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Zelfa Barrett stops Jordan Gill in 10th round: Highlights and full results
By Scott Christ
Zelfa Barrett picked up a big win in Manchester, stopping Jordan Gill in the 10th round of a very competitive super featherweight main event on DAZN. Barrett (31-2, 17 KO) dropped Gill…
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Shakur Stevenson to return on July 6: ‘They woke a monster up, everyone gets punished from here on out’
By Scott Christ
Shakur Stevenson says he’ll return to the ring on Saturday, July 6, and is promising some action when we see him next. “July 6th I’m back and they woke a monster up,”…
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Should Francis Ngannou continue his boxing career after knockout loss to Anthony Joshua?
By Scott Christ
Francis Ngannou got demolished by Anthony Joshua on Friday in Saudi Arabia, brutally knocked out in the second round of his second pro boxing bout. The former UFC heavyweight champion was dropped…
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IT’S ON! Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol set for June 1 in Saudi Arabia
By Scott Christ
Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will finally square off in an undisputed light heavyweight championship fight on June 1 in Saudi Arabia. Turki Alalshikh announced the news today on a special edition…
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Lewis Crocker stops Jose Felix, stays undefeated: Full fight video highlights and results
By Scott Christ
Lewis Crocker stayed unbeaten with a fifth round TKO win over Jose Felix today at Ulster Hall in Belfast. Crocker (19-0, 11 KO) had dropped Felix in the fourth round before dropping…
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‘F— Ryan Garcia’: Rolando Romero says he’ll fight Isaac Cruz, rips DAZN and Oscar De La Hoya
By Scott Christ
Scott Christ is the managing editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2006. Rolando Romero took aim at Ryan Garcia, Oscar De La Hoya, and…
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Anthony Joshua stops Otto Wallin in five: Day of Reckoning full results
By Scott Christ
Anthony Joshua made it look very easy against Otto Wallin, forcing a stoppage after five rounds of one-sided action. Joshua was following Deontay Wilder’s upset loss to Joseph Parker, which means there…