Ringside Revelations: Latest Boxing News

probably doesn't notice it, but he places a ton of pressure on himself. It’s what he always does. He talks a big game, and more often than not, he backs it up. Yet, even with a this past weekend on a DAZN PPV at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ford revealed that it wasn’t a performance he was proud of.

Jamaine Ortiz will stay on Saturday night's DAZN card after Steve Claggett was forced to withdraw from the fight on Thursday due to injury.

Moses Itauma isn't interested in taking the slow, mundane route of a normal prospect. No, if it were up to him, he’d jump on the fast track. So far, Itauma (13-0, 11 KOs) has ripped through all of the competition placed in front of him. Dillian Whyte, however, was supposed to make him work for his victory.

Promoter Eddie Hearn insists that Uisma Lima has the credentials to face fearsome Jaron Ennis in the latter's debut at 154 pounds on Oct. 11.

Trainer George Groves belies that Lucas Roehrig is one of best 200-pound prospects in the world after five pro fights, saying he'll be ready to challenge for domestic titles soon.

Two-division titleholder Hekkie Budler is a fighter who had to work twice as hard to reach his desired goals and was able to show that hard work pays off. In an interview with The Ring, he talks the best opponents he faced in his career.

Leo Atang’s career stretches out in front of him but, as he prepared to walk out into the Manchester Arena to fight Milan Paunov last month, he was inspired by a glimpse into his past. “Before I went out, I had a little look around the corner and I saw all my mates from school, who I’d grown up with,” Atang (1-0, 1 KO) told The Ring.

In former British champion Reece Bellotti, Josh Padley knows he will have a real fight on his hands when they meet on the Dave Allen-Arslanbek Makhmudov undercard come Oct. 11.

A deal between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and newly minted WBO junior middleweight titleholder Xander Zayas is having a difficult time crossing the finish line. The developments have left promoter Oscar De La Hoya incredibly disappointed.

Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee is making the rounds promoting his latest project “Highest 2 Lowest” starring Denzel Washington, a neo-noir crime thriller debuting in theatres this weekend.

At 32, Lima has spent most of his career in the shadows. Although he has beaten three consecutive undefeated fighters, he’s yet to face someone elite.

Tyson Fury has tipped heavyweight prodigy Moses Itauma to ‘wreck’ Oleksandr Usyk should he land a world title shot. Itauma added to his burgeoning reputation as perhaps the hottest prospect in world boxing when he scythed down Dillian Whyte inside two minutes at ANB Arena, Riyadh on Saturday night.

Fernando Vargas Jr. has beaten everyone he has faced as a pro – almost all by knockout – but he has yet to join the elite 154-pounders. He believes that will begin to change when he faces Callum Walsh on the Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford card on Sept. 13.

Lorenzo Para didn't get the victory, but he proposed to his girlfriend after his competitive bout with Omar Trinidad at Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.

Willy Hutchinson insists that he is still as determined as ever to reach the summit of the sport. On October 4, Ring Magazine’s No.10 ranked light heavyweight will return from a 13 month absence and take on Chorley’s Mark Jeffers (20-1, 7 KOs) at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.

Moses Itauma's first main event went without a hitch, finishing longtime heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte just shy of two minutes into their Saudi headliner — a possibility his head coach Ben Davison told The Ring he was all too aware of heading in.

As the dust settles after another impressive Moses Itauma knockout win, questions continue to be asked about how the matchmaking intensifies following a destructive Dillian Whyte display. Joseph Parker's trainer Andy Lee, who could one day be gameplanning to face the 20-year-old, had his say.

David Adeleye snubbed an immediate Jeamie Tshikeva rematch to step up the levels and test himself against The Ring's No. 6-rated contender Filip Hrgovic, but will rue a missed opportunity to announce himself among the world's elite heavyweights after falling well short.