Keith Idec

Senior writer/columnist for The Ring. Grateful for The Record/Herald News, Reeno Inc., CBS/Paramount & Yahoo! Sports/Uncrowned. Started from the bottom.

[Keith Idec @Idecboxing]

Allen Huggins ought to stop this fight any second now.

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In the past 9 months, Angel Fierro has pulled out of his rematch with Isaac Cruz on the day they were supposed to weigh in, got disqualified for kicking an opponent in the groin during the 3rd round of a tune-up fight & come in 3.4 pounds overweight today for his fight against Oscar Duarte on the David Benavidez-Gilberto Ramirez undercard Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The Duarte-Fierro fight will move forward. Duarte made weight (139.8), just as he did for his IBF 140-pound title fight against Richardson Hitchins fight, which was canceled the day they were supposed to fight February 21st because Hitchins was too sick to box.

[Keith Idec @Idecboxing]

@QuickestTempa He told me 200 pounds FWIW

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Armando Resendiz just weighed in at 167 pounds for his WBA super middleweight title defense against Jaime Munguia on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Munguia came in at 167.4 pounds. Resendiz-Munguia is the PPV co-feature before David Benavidez challenges Gilberto Ramirez for the WBA/WBO cruiserweight titles in the main event.

[Keith Idec @Idecboxing]

David Benavidez just weighed in at a career-high 196.8 pounds for his cruiserweight debut against Gilberto Ramirez on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ramirez weighed in at exactly 200 pounds, the division limit, for their 12-round title fight.

[Keith Idec @Idecboxing]

David Benavidez now knows he should’ve been paid much more than $3,000 altogether for 2 months as Zurdo Ramirez’s main sparring partner prior to his WBO super middleweight title fight against Arthur Abraham 10 years ago.😂My @ringmagazine story.👇
https://t.co/DfEyoPCtuk

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David Benavidez told me he is less interested in fighting Jai Opetaia now that the IBF stripped Opetaia of its cruiserweight title. Read my @ringmagazine story for his full explanation.👇
https://t.co/h1TIF6IiSP

[Keith Idec @Idecboxing]

David Benavidez told me he expects Dmitry Bivol to fight him next, assuming he defeats Zurdo Ramirez and Bivol beats Michael Eifert on May 30. Read why Benavidez intends to go back to light heavyweight after Saturday night in my @ringmagazine story.👇
https://t.co/pSeqGhLxTI

[Keith Idec @Idecboxing]

Terrell Gausha would’ve eventually been stopped for the first time in his career tonight. Nonetheless, the Nevada State Athletic Commission cannot continue to allow Allen Huggins to stop fights this way.

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Terrell Gausha weighed in 1.4 pounds over the contracted limit of 160 for his fight against Yoenli Hernandez on the Fundora-Thurman undercard. He has 1 hour to lose the weight, though their fight is expected to take place regardless. Hernandez weighed 158.4.

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Sebastian Fundora just weighed in at 153.6 pounds, exactly one pound more than Keith Thurman (152.6), at their official weigh-in at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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In case you missed my @ringmagzine story from earlier this morning, Top Rank & DAZN have reached an agreement for DAZN to stream 8-10 Top Rank cards per year. An official announcement is expected this week. Details👇
https://t.co/SsRW2Sczfk

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Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington will root hard for Naoya Inoue to beat Junto Nakatani because the WBC featherweight champion wants to fight the Japanese superstar at Madison Square Garden later this year. My @ringmagazine story:
https://t.co/jDYFh3Igsa

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@criscyborg @ringmagazine Who has she ducked?

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Claressa Shields is ranked No. 2 on our women’s pound-for-pound list, behind Katie Taylor. “The GWOAT” contends she isn’t No. 1 for reasons that have nothing to do with what has happened in the ring. Read more in my @ringmagazine column:
https://t.co/1x4YsG7Nrp

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@UKRobBoxing We asked the IBF. Not clear over there, either.😂

[Keith Idec @Idecboxing]

It isn’t clear if Jai Opetaia’s IBF cruiserweight title will be at stake when he & Brandon Glanton fight for the unbeaten Australian’s Ring championship and the inaugural Zuffa Boxing belt March 8 in Las Vegas.

[Zuffa_Boxing @Zuffa_Boxing]

A CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED👑

🇦🇺 @JaiOpetaia1 and 🇺🇸 Brandon Glanton will fight for the inaugural Zuffa Boxing World Cruiserweight Championship on MAR 8

#ZuffaBoxing04 | #RiyadhSeason | @RiyadhSeason

[Keith Idec @Idecboxing]

A $100,000 fee for NOT sanctioning a fight?!!!
They’re ballsy. Have to give them that.

[Ring Magazine @ringmagazine]

‼️ The WBC has stripped Shakur Stevenson of his WBC lightweight world title, just days after he captured The Ring and WBO junior welterweight gold against Teofimo Lopez.

Stevenson originally won the WBC lightweight title in November 2023 and made three successful defenses before moving up to 140lbs to face Lopez at The Ring VI.

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“Shu Shu” Carrington told me, if the business makes sense, he would gladly go to England to face Nick Ball in a featherweight title unification fight if Ball beats Brandon Figueroa on Saturday night in Liverpool (DAZN). Three of Ball’s four WBA defenses have taken place in Liverpool (his hometown). My @ringmagazine story:
https://t.co/VGtdPDf2J3

[Ring Magazine @ringmagazine]

The Ring VI has recorded the highest boxing attendance at the current MSG 🙌

21,324 fans turned out to attend Shakur Stevenson's sensational victory over Teofimo Lopez 🏟️

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