Ryan Garcia’s performance in victory over Oscar Duarte was little more than average – he certainly didn’t surpass expectations.
The important thing was that he won – given that he was coming off of his first defeat, in April by Gervonta “Tank&rd…
Super middleweight Jaime Munguia has a new boxing coach — hall-of-famer Freddie Roach.
Their first fight together sees Munguia face John Ryder at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday, January 27, live on DAZN.
Munguia had previously worked with Er…
It was a short night for lightweight prospect Floyd Schofield on December 2 as the 21-year-old dropped Ricardo Lopez four times leading to a one-sided first-round stoppage.
Given that Schofield (16-0, 12 KOs) has now fought four ten-round fights, it seems he wants …
Jaime Munguia fights John Ryder in a super middleweight bout January 27 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
"See you in Phoenix, close out 2023 on the right foot, and start 2024 off on the right foot," said Munguia, confirming the show. "Pure Team Munguia!…
Oscar Duarte is leaving Texas with a bitter taste in his mouth.
The 27-year-old boxer suffered his second loss of his career to Ryan Garcia, but the method of the loss sits wrong with him.
Garcia (24-1, 20KOs) won via a technical knockout in the eighth round. Duarte (26-2-1,…
The undercard of the Ryan Garcia versus Oscar Duarte bout taking place in Houston, Texas, had the following action.
21-year-old Floyd “Kid Austin'' Schofield (16-0, 12 KOs) continues to look like one of the best prospects in boxing. Schofield dropped Ricardo…
Ryan Garcia is a once-in-a-lifetime fighter.
Yet, he hasn’t won a world title in his career.
At 25-years-old, Garcia is a social media icon. This weekend, December 2nd, Garcia looks to rebound from his first loss. Garcia is coming off a knockout loss to Gervonta Davis.…
Oscar Duarte Jurado looks tailor-made for Ryan Garcia, which after a high-profile defeat is exactly what he needs.
Duarte has a good record, and looks like an athlete and therefore a good test, but while he’s physically strong and durable, he’s got slow feet and …
Oscar Duarte could become a Mexican star with a win over Ryan Garcia in Houston, Texas, atop a Golden Boy Promotions card Saturday on DAZN, Robert Diaz recently told ProBox TV.
The Garcia vs. Duarte match is the marquee bout of the weekend. And, though Garcia has fought at j…
Joe Goossen expects Ryan Garcia to emerge from his defeat by Gervonta Davis “better than before”.
Garcia on Saturday fights Oscar Duarte Jurado at the Toyota Center in Houston, on the occasion of his first fight since his first defeat – via stoppage to Davi…
Oscar Duarte fights Ryan Garcia in Houston, Texas, on Saturday.
This will be Garcia’s first fight back after Gervonta Davis stopped him earlier this year, in April, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While all eyes are on the star — Garcia — here…
We have a new co-main event for the Golden Boy Promotions card Saturday in Houston, Texas, as Oscar de la Hoya has elevated Floyd Schofield's bout.
Ohara Davies and Ismael Barroso, who were originally set to wage war, will have to wait to do battle as Visa issues for Davies …
Ryan Garcia fights Oscar Duarte Jurado driven by the demons of his first defeat.
The 25 year old on Saturday fights Duarte at the Toyota Center in Houston, aware for the first time that he can be beaten, as he was in April by Gervonta “Tank” Davis.
After being st…
Ryan Garcia blames his former trainer Joe Goossen for “leaks” from their training camp in the build-up to his defeat by Gervonta “Tank” Davis.
Garcia lost for the first time when in April he was stopped by Davis, and on Saturday fights for the first t…
One of boxing’s youngest stars returns this weekend on DAZN.
The social media world, and boxing fans combined, will tune in to see if **Ryan Garcia** can return to winning ways.
The junior welterweight contender (23-1, 19 KOs) faces Oscar Duarte (26-1-1, 21 KOs) i…
Ryan Garcia is confident that he will be able to secure himself an opportunity to correct the blemish currently on his professional record, a sole loss to Gervonta Davis.
Davis (29-0, 27KOs) and Garcia (23-1, 19KOs) would collide in one of the first ‘super fi…
Arnold Barboza Jr. believes his new promoter is behind him entirely.
Barboza Jr., who signed with Golden Boy Promotions earlier this week sighed major frustration with his longtime promoter, Top Rank Inc., as he struggled to land a world title fight.
The junior welterw…
Arnold Barboza Jr has signed with Golden Boy Promotions.
Barboza Jr, who has long been heralded as one of the best junior welterweight not to get a world title shot, now has a new promoter to help him achieve this goal.
The 31-year-old fighter from South El Monte, California…
Vergil Ortiz Jr moving to 154lbs in January will hopefully be a healthy move for him.
His most recent attempts to make 147lbs have made him unwell, and by extension slowed his career down – even though his health is the most important thing. The additional w…
Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez believes that an encounter between William Zepeda and Shakur Stevenson could be in the offering, with Gomez confirming Zepeda has made Stevenson his number one target.
Zepeda (29-0, 25KOs) was last in actio…
Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez has revealed that Adrien Broner was considered as a possible opponent for Ryan Garcia as he is set to return from his seventh-round stoppage defeat to Gervonta Davis in April.
Garcia (23-1, 19KOs)…
Today, Ryan Garcia and lightweight contender Oscar Duarte kicked off the media obligations for their junior welterweight fight on December 2nd taking place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
As with most press conferences nowadays, the main tal…
Today marked day one officially of the build-up for Ryan Garcia versus Oscar Duarte, which will take place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on the first Saturday of the last month of 2023, December 2nd.
Garcia, who proved his chops as a pay-per-view seller, when…
Ryan Garcia, the talented young boxer with a penchant for the spotlight, declared a sudden change in his plans when it comes to his career. Garcia who is fighting On December 2, against Oscar Duarte on DAZN, with the press conference taking place this coming Wednesday i…
What a week it has been for Ryan Garcia. Despite never holding a world title, Garcia has as much worldly influence as any professional boxer, and once again made headlines as his upcoming December 2nd fight, against tough Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (26-1-1,…
Boxing fans witnessed an interesting day of fights from DAZN, who broadcasted cards from the U.K. and Las Vegas, NV. The early evening main event featured WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood (28-3, 17 KOs)successfully defending his title against Josh Warrington (31-3-1, 8 …
We have a WBA Cruiserweight eliminator bout this Saturday despite it happening at a catchweight. Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico and Joe "Common Man" Smith Jr. (28-4, 22 KOs) from Long Island, New York, addressed the media at a press c…
Ryan Garcia's next fight has been announced, but that hasn't stopped his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, from having visions of grandiose about what could be next for Garcia after his December 2nd fight with Oscar Duarte, which will be live on DAZN.
Roughly two weeks ago, De La …
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya, the lead voice of Golden Boy Promotions expressed dissatisfaction with the recent pay-per-view bout between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo, which took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada this past Saturday. Canelo who was originally…
International superstar “King” Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) will make his highly anticipated return to the ring in what will be a collision of knockout power against Parral, Mexico’s Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (26-1-1, 21 KOs) on Saturday, D…
Golden Boy Promotions has finalized plans for Ryan Garcia to return to the ring and it will not be in California. The fight was first announced by ESPN.com's Mike Coppinger who broke the story, with Jake Donovan of BoxingScene.com announcing that the fight would land on Dece…
Boxing not unlike business changes quickly.
It was announced this week that Devin Haney will move up to the junior welterweight division to face Regis Prograis for Prograis' WBC junior welterweight world title. This comes after months of speculation as the undisputed l…
Former World Champion Miguel “El Alacrán” Berchelt (38-3, 34 KOs) of Yucatan will make a redemptive return to the ring as the main event of Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN: Mexico Edition in a lightweight match against former world champion challenger of Tu…
We have more news on Ryan Garcia, as according to his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, the CEO of Golden Promotions, Garcia should be set to make his return to the ring on DAZN, on November 18th. This also aligns with Golden Boy Promotions President, Eric Gomez, who told Pro…
Former World Champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz of South El Monte is scheduled to return in a 10-round fight against the up-and-coming pugilist Richard “El Castigo” Medina of San Antonio, Texas. The lightweight match will be featured as the co-main…
Former World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez is readying for his 2023 debut which will also signal his cruiserweight division debut as he faces former light heavyweight world champion Joe Smith Jr. Their bout which takes place October 7th, situat…
Lightweight contender William Zepeda made headlines last week when he stopped Mercito Gesta in the main event of a Golden Boy Promotions event broadcast on DAZN, on September 16th at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California. After the fight, Zepeda …
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who is the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions has expressed enthusiasm for a potential match between Mexican super middleweight contender Jaime Munguia, who he co-promotes with Zanfer, and recent Canelo Alvarez opponent, John Ryder.
In the lead…
NABO Welterweight Titleholder Alexis “Lex” Rocha (23-1, 15 KOs) of Santa Ana and San Diego’s undefeated Giovani “Gallo de Oro” Santillan (31-0, 16 KOs) hosted a kickoff press conference today at Golden Boy HQ. The two world title contenders disc…
William Zepeda celebrated Mexico's biggest holiday by announcing himself as one of the best lightweight fighters in the world without a world title. From start to finish it was domination as Zepeda got a sixth-round stoppage stoppage of former title challenger Merc…
Shane Mosley Jr. has had to take some hard fights after some hard lessons early in his career. Once a prospect now he has had to earn his way into contender-status in the sport of boxing despite having a famous last name. Most recently Mosley Jr., had a seventh-round knockou…
Oscar De La Hoya, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions has hinted at the possibility of Ryan Garcia's next fight could be for the vacant WBA junior welterweight title, as De La Hoya believes the current title-holder, Rolando 'Rolly' Romero, is injured and may receive t…
The lightweight division is sizzling with talent, and it looks as though the fights that should happen are slowly getting signed. One fighter on the cusp of a title shot returns to action on September 16, which also happens to be Mexican Independence Day. That fighter is 27-…
Super middleweight Aaron Silva might just be Golden Boy Promotions next star.
Signed last November, Silva recently recorded one of the fastest KOs of the year stopping a veteran opponent Hassam Valenzuela in fifteen seconds, and that includes the ten-count. After the bo…
September 7th will be the first hopefully many fruitful in-ring experiences for Raul Curiel. The 2016 Rio Olympian, who represented Mexico in the light welterweight division, Curiel has seen activity slow him down.
Last year he fought just once, and his fight against C…
In a month's time, Canelo Alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight championship against Jermell Charlo, who is moving up two weight divisions and also happens to be the undisputed junior middleweight world champion, as the two will fight on September 30th, on pa…
WBC and WBA strawweight world champion Seniesa Estrada has undeniably left her mark on the landscape of women's boxing, hence why she is listed as one of the best fighters in the world.
From strawweight to flyweight, Estrada has sought opportunities wherever they arise and w…
In a fight that could shake up the division, Southern California’s top welterweight warriors will measure up against each other as they pursue their dreams to become world champions. Alexis “Lex” Rocha (23-1, 15 KOs) of Santa Ana will take on his most dange…
Blair Cobbs, a name synonymous with charisma and pugilistic prowess, is now being rumored to land a career-defining and marquee fight against Conor Benn. The bout which would serve as Benn’s first fight back to the ring after his whole ordeal with UK anti-doping, which…
Alexis Rocha is set to embrace his most significant challenge in some time as he continues to wait for his shot at a world title. The rising contender, who is currently the number-one contender for the WBO welterweight appears to be fighting undefeated welterweight Giovani S…
Former Mexican world champion and undefeated super middleweight Jaime Munguía has embarked on a new chapter in his training journey, teaming up with renowned trainer Freddie Roach of Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California. The news first reported by Salva…
In the vibrant city of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, located at the Felix Pagán Pintor municipal gym, the WBO World Champion in the Mini Flyweight division, Oscar 'El Pupilo' Collazo put the final touches on his upcoming August 26th bout.
Collazo is the lone male world …
Last week ProBox TV News informed you that Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez would be returning to the ring in October. Today, veteran boxing reporter, Dan Rafael announced the date and opponent, as it appears Ramirez will face Joe Smith Jr., on October 7th.
As the former WBO&n…
There is one thing you can almost guarantee will happen each week: an interview with Eddie Hearn circulating social media. He’s done a great job keeping himself relevant within boxing by consistently doing these media hits, whether fans like to see them or not. Recentl…
Vergil Ortiz could return to the ring as soon as December, or at least that is what Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez informed ProBox TV News.
Speaking exclusively with ProBox TV News, Gomez outlined what the future holds for Vergil Ortiz, who saw a medical is…
Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez is nearly set to make his 2023 debut. Ramirez one of the prominent fighters with Golden Boy Promotions, is seeing the final details on his next fight being wrapped up currently.
When speaking to ProBox TV News, Golden Boy Promotions…
It appears Jaime Munguia, and his co-promoter, Golden Boy Promotions are actively pursuing a fight with Edgar Berlanga for an upcoming October fight date. Earlier this week, it was reported by ProBox TV News that talks between David Benavidez and Jaime Munguia seem to have g…
Very few fighters in the sport of boxing command as much attention or revenue as "King" Ryan Garcia. One half a pay-per-view event with Gervonta "Tank" Davis that recorded a $22.8 million gate, and 1.2 million pay-per-view buys. Garcia has relocated to Texas from h…
Bernard Hopkins believes that former Golden Boy promotional asset and current undisputed world super-middleweight world champion, Canelo Alvarez, is reaching the end of his career as Premier Boxing Champions finally confirmed his expected September 30th undisputed super-midd…
When Edgar Berlanga joined Matchroom this year he may have expected a lucrative fight against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to materialize in the coming years.
Canelo, though, left Matchroom’s roster shortly after to sign a three-fight deal with Premier Boxing Cham…
A knockout machine powered by endless battery life for the toughest of battles, San Mateo Atenco, Mexico’s William “El Camarón” Zepeda (28-0, 24 KOs) will defend his WBA Continental Americas Lightweight Title against the resilient Mercito “No M…
After the final bell rang, and Terence Crawford became the undisputed welterweight, once he stopped Errol Spence Jr., during the ninth round of their scheduled twelve-round championship fight, the future fight prognostication already started.
One idea of was floated th…
As anticipation mounts for Saturday’s Las Vegas superfight, a man no stranger to promoting huge contests in Las Vegas believes Errol Spence and Terence Crawford are meeting at the right time.
Former Golden Boy boss Richard Schaefer is looking forward to the fight as mu…
There is a point early in episode two of The Golden Boy, the two-part documentary that begins streaming on Max in the United States on Monday, when it appears that its titular focus Oscar De La Hoya has everything a person could want. He is young, handsome, famous, undefeate…
Oscar De La Hoya is doing the media rounds to promote his upcoming HBO documentary "The Golden Boy," directed by Fernando Villena, which is a two-part documentary released on July 24th. De La Hoya stopped by Power 105.1FM’s ‘The Breakfast Club’, a popular m…
Eimantas Stanionis has broken his silence on his postponed and then canceled WBA secondary welterweight world title fight against undefeated challenger Vergil Ortiz Jr, which was originally set for July 8th, to be telecast on DAZN, and take place in Texas.
In a p…
Jorge Linares, who spent most of his career fighting under the Golden Boy Promotions banner was a loud observer on Saturday night. It appeared Linares was not a big fan of the fill-in main eventer, lightweight Floyd Schofield, and would like to face former world champion, Jo…
Vergil Ortiz Jr’s health concerns saw a 147 pound bout with Eimantas Stanionis cancelled again. Ortiz had to receive mouth-to-mouth resuscitation ahead of Friday’s weigh-in that saw the 10 round lightweight contest between Floyd Schofield and Haskell Rhodes bumpe…
Marlen Esparza (13-1, 1 KOs) and Gabriela Celeste “Chucky” Alaniz (14-0, 6 KOs) are set to fight on Saturday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The bout will be the co-main event of the evening, where Virgil Ortiz is taking on Eimantas Stanionis for th…
I guess the third time isn’t the charm for this highly anticipated fight between WBA regular welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis (14-0, 9 KOs) and Golden Boy Promotions’ contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs). This morning, boxing journalist Steve Kim twe…
The latest in a long line of Matchroom debutants, Edgar Berlanga came through relatively unscathed in the past two weeks with a very wide points victory over Jason Quigley in his native New York. Talk has turned sharply to his next fight, former light middleweight world cham…
The former matchmaker for Golden Boy Promotions, Roberto Diaz, who now serves as an advisor to several fighters, one of which being Jason Quigley, who lost to Edgar Berlanga last weekend, made a post outlining the future of boxing, via his popular Twitter account.
On W…
The ever-evolving online saga of Twitter beef between Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Oscar De La Hoya, and Matchroom Boxing CEO, Eddie Hearn had a new moment tonight in their ongoing public feud.
As ProBox TV News reported earlier this week, Oscar De La Hoya took to Twitte…
Eddie Hearn, the CEO of Matchroom Boxing, and Oscar De La Hoya, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, have been at odds for some time, though it appears to be all in good fun to a degree.
The pair exchanged words over the internet via Twitter as the two jabbed back and forth.&nb…
It has been a confusing career to be a Jaime Munguia fan. Munguia first burst on the scene as an eager prospect wanting to fight Gennadiy Golovkin as a late replacement after Canelo Álvarez was suspended from action from an adverse finding in a test that led to a fail…
Shane Mosley Jr. might have competed his last two bouts at the super middleweight limit, but ahead of his scheduled bout with D'mitrius Ballard, the son of the hall of fame boxer with the same name, is targeting a world title run in the middleweight division.
Mosley, who is …
A slew of fighters would like to fight Ryan Garcia, and now add former world champion, Jorge Linares to that list.
Garcia who is coming off a seventh-round knockout loss to Gervonta Davis, is still viewed as one of the biggest stars in the sport of boxing, and the 37-y…
Jaime Munguia has revealed the advantages involved in being supported by great fighters like Erik Morales and Oscar De La Hoya.
On Saturday at Ontario’s Toyota Arena he fights Ukraine’s Sergiy Derevyanchenko in what has been spoken about as his toughest fight, an…
Oscar De La Hoya has told Jaime Munguia that a “statement” victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko can lead to a sought-after fight with Jermall Charlo, Gennady Golovkin, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez or David Benavidez.
The Mexican, on Saturday at the Toyota Aren…
Oscar De La Hoya believes that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s performance against John Ryder showed that “the end is near” in his career – and also warned his former fighter against a rematch with Dmitrii Bivol.
Despite being the heavy favourite …
Oscar De La Hoya has dismissed as “nonsense” suggestions he avoided Ryan Garcia’s press conference after his defeat by Gervonta Davis because of increasing tension between them.
Garcia lost for the first time in April when he was stopped in seven rounds by …
According to Michael Benson, the boxing news aggregator, Ryan Garcia posted an alleged poster hinting at a fight between himself and sparring partner rival, Rolando Romero, who holds the WBA junior welterweight world title.
When looking for confirmation of this po…
Oscar De La Hoya has already nailed his colours to the mast regarding who he is backing in the undisputed world welterweight title fight between Errol Spence Jr (28-0, 22KOs) and Terence Crawford (39-0, 30KOs). The July 29th fight between Spence-Crawford is one of the most a…
Ryan Garcia is pursuing a fight with Teofimo Lopez, Isaac Cruz or Roland Romero when he returns to the ring this autumn — even though Manny Pacquiao has been targeted by his promoter Oscar De La Hoya.
The 24-year-old Garcia lost for the first time as a professional in …
The number-one contender in the WBO welterweight rankings, Alexis Rocha, who is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, had a stellar holiday weekend as he stopped Anthony Young in the fifth round of their main event fight in Indio, California, broadcast on DAZN. For Rocha, this …
Jorge Linares had a career filled with great fights. One of his last classics was against Kevin Mitchell, one of the most exciting lightweights of the modern era, who refused to go down without a good fight. On a stacked U.K. card that was headlined by Kell Brook stopping Fr…
Welterweight Alexis “Lex” Rocha (23-1, 15 KOs) picked up a fifth-round technical knockout as he stopped Anthony “Juice” Young (24-3, 8 KOs) on Saturday night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, which was broadcast on DAZN.
The …
Anthony “Juice” Young was ready to take destiny into his own hands last January when he was set to face Alexis Rocha, before having to withdraw from the fight. It appeared Rocha was ready to enforce a WBO welterweight world title mandatory with Terence Crawford b…
Alexis Rocha was expecting to be fighting Terence Crawford after his January 28th, seventh-round knockout of Georgie Ashie. Instead, he is fighting his original opponent, Anthony “Juice” Young on May 27th, at the Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, California, …
With the biggest win of his career this weekend, Devin Haney, at a mere 24 years old, is now a free agent and a man with options. Holding a win over one of the greatest fighters of his era, Vasiliy Lomachenko, via a unanimous decision, as well as making the second title defe…
Jaime Munguia has revealed some of the advantages involved in being supported by great fighters like Erik Morales and Oscar De La Hoya.
On Saturday at Ontario’s Toyota Arena he fights Ukraine’s Sergiy Derevyanchenko in what has been spoken about as his toughest f…
Canelo Alvarez has expressed his strong desire to face WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in September for his upcoming bout, emphasizing his pursuit of revenge.
However, what remains uncertain is the direction Canelo Alvarez will take for his career beyond th…
The third time is hopefully the charm for the woefully delayed WBA secondary world title fight between current champion, Eimantas Stanionis, and his undefeated challenger Vergil Ortiz Jr., which will take place at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, on July 8th, which…
Joseph Diaz Jr.'s free agency was very short indeed as previously reported on ProBox TV News, Diaz Jr was a free agent after his split-decision loss to Mercito Gesta, but now appears to be back to where he started his career with his first and only professional promoter, Gol…
The eagerly awaited showdown between the undefeated knockout artist Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) from Grand Prairie, Texas, and the reigning World Champion Eimantas Stanionis (14-0, 9 KOs) hailing from Kaunas, Lithuania, has been rescheduled. The new date has been confir…
A new date has been set for the highly anticipated clash between undefeated knockout sensation Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas, and World Champion Eimantas Stanionis (14-0, 9 KOs) of Kaunas, Lithuania for Stanionis’ WBA Regular Welterweight Tit…
On May 11th Mexican superstar and former World Champion Jaime Munguia (41-0, 32 KOs) and Ukrainian world champion contender Sergiy "The Technician" Derevyanchenko (14-4, 10 KOs) held a media day at the Golden Boy headquarters to generate buzz for their 12-round super middlew…
Vasiliy Lomachenko was a legend prior to his tenth-round technical knockout win over Jorge Linares to become the fastest male boxer to win three world titles in three different divisions, as he captured the WBA lightweight world title from Linares.
Though it was presen…
Bernard Hopkins has questioned whether Saul “Canelo” Alvarez still has “fire in his belly” ahead of his homecoming fight on Cinco de Mayo weekend.
On Saturday at Guadalajara’s Akron Stadium the undisputed super middleweight champion defends his …
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 a 12-round middleweight fi…