Venting into my bulging, bulbous sack is always permissible in this corner of the Universo Pugilistico, so, there there, let’s get through the BS of the last couple weeks so we can embrace the good stuff ahead. This week we have ...... continue reading

Boxing superstar and two-division undisputed world champion Claressa Shields has raised the stakes substantially and will now face no. 1 ranked middleweight contender Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo in the main event of action on Saturday, ...... continue reading

King Artur and his three world titles are coming home to Canada. Montreal resident Artur Beterbiev, the unified WBC/WBO/IBF light heavyweight world champion, will defend his belts against WBC No. 1 contender Callum “Mundo” Smith on ...... continue reading

I get a kick out of boxing fans and media arguing over degrees of robbery. Like, if the fight is close, then it’s acceptable to expect that maybe the wrong guy might be declared the winner. That’s how much us boxing people have become ...... continue reading

Devin Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) retained his undisputed lightweight crown with a razor-thin unanimous decision victory against Ukraine's three-division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (17-3, 11 KOs) Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in ...... continue reading

Alycia Baumgardner will defend her undisputed World Super-Featherweight title against Christina Linardatou at The Masonic Temple Detroit in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday July 15, live worldwide on DAZN – as bitter rivals Richardson Hitchins ...... continue reading

Bob Arum, the 91 year old boxing promoter, is overseeing the weekends’ lightweight title unification matchup pitting Devin Haney against Vasiliy Lomachenko, in Las Vegas. On Thursday afternoon, he moved from the fight game to “real ...... continue reading

We’re not too far away from Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko, and if you check out the social media timelines of old guard media lapdogs, you’d think it was the biggest fight since Leonard-Hearns. ...... continue reading

Every Thursday here at FightHype, we make a space among the video content for a good, old-fashioned written word money shot from the depths of my bulbous, bulging sack. So, get ready for some of that infamous Magno-rific gooey, salty, sometimes NSFW ...... continue reading

Boxing sensation Ryan Garcia recently took to social media to officially announce that Derrick James is now his new trainer. Garcia joins a stable that is already home to unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., undisputed jr. middleweight ...... continue reading

Undisputed lightweight king Devin Haney and multi-division former world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko are moments away from their highly-anticipated May 20 showdown in Las Vegas, Nevada. You don't want to miss what went down before, during, and ...... continue reading

Ismael Barroso deserved better. And I’m not just referring to that horrible stoppage by referee Tony Weeks that likely cost him a world title victory-- but we’ll definitely get back to that. No, I’m talking about the whole ...... continue reading

Hard-hitting Rolando “Rolly’’ Romero fulfilled his lifelong dream of winning a world championship as the native Las Vegan recorded a ninth-round TKO against No. 1 contender Ismael Barroso trailing on all three judges’ ...... continue reading

Hello boxing fans and dedicated haters. Here’s another week’s worth of my bulbous sack, bulging with gooey, salty truth, in your face. Enjoy. This week, we have comments/questions regarding Lomachenko’s P4P status, Ring Magazine, ...... continue reading

When Gervonta Davis is hyped as “The Face of Boxing,” it’s nothing but promotion-- a way to sell a fighter and elevate his profile. The backlash to Davis being called “The Face of Boxing,” though, is all old school ...... continue reading

Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez made a successful hometown return, dropping & busting up mandatory challenger John Ryder on his way to a dominant unanimous decision victory at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico. You ...... continue reading

WBC World Super-Lightweight champion Regis Prograis has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom – and will make the first defense of his title against Liam Paro on home soil at the Smoothie King Center in New ...... continue reading

This Thursday, like every Thursday, I ask you to pull up a seat alongside my bulging, bulbous sack and watch me shoot a load of gooey, salty truth right into the faces of boxing’s purveyors of ignorance. This week, we have questions/comments ...... continue reading

Today, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Real Fight Inc. (Real Fight) announced the rematch between seven-weight boxing world champion and undisputed featherweight world champion Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano (44-2-1) and former WBO ...... continue reading

According to novelty betting lines, aliens making contact with humans at a mass public event is a +900 bet. These are similar odds to what sportsbooks are giving John Ryder in his bid to upset Saul “Canelo” Alvarez this Saturday in ...... continue reading

In his biggest test in the ring yet, Mexican superstar Jaime Munguia (41-0, 32 KOs) will make a highly anticipated return against the dangerous, Ukrainian world champion contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (14-4, 10 KOs) in ...... continue reading

After a pretty nice big-fight Saturday night, April 22, the Universo Pugilistico went right back to reminding us that boxing is still full of liars, nitwits, creeps, and shit heads. Let’s take a look at some of the lying shit-headedness on ...... continue reading

Yikes! I haven’t had a sack this bloated and distended since I started doing this column. Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia sparked up a lot of interest and it showed in my inbox. So, let’s skip the pithy/nasty intro and get right to it. ...... continue reading

Boxing Hall of Famer and undefeated legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather will hold a press conference to announce his latest exhibition fight as he prepares to take on professional boxer and mixed martial artist John Gotti III, the son of ...... continue reading

Whenever a boxer takes a knee and stays down, the label “quitter” gets tossed about. Some fans will invariably jump in and call the fighter a “quitter” and curb stomp his courage/desire/warrior spirit/etc. Then, others ...... continue reading

Listen, there was ZERO reason to pick “King” Ryan Garcia over Gervonta “Tank” Davis, other than wishful thinking and the hope of a shot out of the blue. The difference in skill level and ring maturity was clearly evident ...... continue reading

In a battle of undefeated superstars in the primes of their careers, Gervonta “Tank” Davis stopped “King” Ryan Garcia with a fierce body shot in round seven of their lightweight showdown that headlined a SHOWTIME PPV ...... continue reading

Predictably, this week’s inbox was crammed full of Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia stuff. So, why swim against the tide? Let’s talk Tank vs. King Ry (with a little Zhilei Zhang talk thrown in). ...... continue reading

In Monday’s Notes from the Boxing Underground column, I pissed off a lot of Ryan Garcia fans by going deep into King Ry’s psyche ahead of this Saturday’s bout with Gervonta Davis. Now it’s time to piss off the Gervonta Davis ...... continue reading

There will be lots of Xs and Os analyses of this coming Saturday’s Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs. Ryan “King Ry” Garcia clash at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. I’ll have mine posted over at the Premier Boxing Champions ...... continue reading

Chinese southpaw Zhilei Zhang (25-1-1, 20 KOs) earned the most important victory of his career with a stunning sixth-round TKO over undefeated hometown hero Joe Joyce (15-1, 14 KOs). ...... continue reading

When describing Tyson Fury and the veracity of his words, I once wrote the following: “I don’t believe a word that comes from Tyson Fury’s mouth. I’ve been around enough hustlers and con men to sniff a load of BS from a ...... continue reading

Thursday's, in this corner of the Universo Pugilistico, are all about my sack-- my bulging, bulbous, aching sack-- and the gooey, salty truth contained within. So...sit back, close your eyes, pull back your hair, and get ready for this ...... continue reading

Today, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Real Fight Inc. (Real Fight), announced that they are partnering to create the most highly anticipated boxing match of the year. On August 5th, 2023, international superstar Jake “The Problem ...... continue reading

Undisputed Middleweight World Champion and Michigan’s own Claressa “GWOAT” Shields will make a homecoming return as she headlines the first boxing event in the history of Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday, June 3 taking ...... continue reading

There was lots of stuff happening Saturday night and here are my thoughts on what caught my eye: ...... continue reading

The King of Brick City has just put the lightweight division on notice. Undefeated former two-weight world champion Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) secured his shot at the WBC lightweight title with a commanding sixth-round TKO against Japanese ...... continue reading

Rising contender Brian Mendoza scored a career-defining upset win, blasting out the previously unbeaten Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora in round seven in what may be the clubhouse leader for Knockout of the Year to capture the ...... continue reading

Tartan or Takeover? ndefeated junior welterweight king Josh Taylor will defend his WBO and Ring Magazine titles against former lightweight kingpin Teofimo Lopez Saturday, June 10 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Taylor-Lopez will be ...... continue reading

Welcome to a special Easter edition of Magno’s Bulging Mail Sack. With painted huevos, Peeps residue on my goatee, and little fluffy bunnies on my mind, let’s dig into my bulging sack. This week, we have comments and questions regarding ...... continue reading