Sons following in their fathers’ footsteps in boxing hasn’t always bred success. However, unbeaten lightweight Emiliano Vargas looks to have inherited some very useful genes and bucketloads of talent. Vargas (11-0, 9 KOs) is the son of former world champion Fernando Vargas. The 20-year-old boxer-puncher is trained by his father and has fought 10 of […]
Can Shakur Stevenson beat Tank Davis? Who wins lightweight unification fight between pound-for-pound stars?
It is without challenge the biggest and best lightweight fight in the world. A matchup between WBA champ Gervonta “Tank” Davis and WBC counterpart Shakur Stevenson pits two undefeated pound-for-pound entrants against each other, and both men are in their prime. Tank has never been in better form. In his two most recent outings, the […]
Teofimo Lopez vs. Steve Claggett predictions, odds, betting trends for unified super lightweight championship
In what’s viewed by many as something of a formality, super lightweight champ Teofimo Lopez will defend his WBO and Ring Magazine titles against Steve Claggett at the James L. Knight Center in Miami Beach on June 29. The 12-round bout, plus undercard action, will be broadcast by ESPN+ in the U.S. Thanks to his […]
Liam Paro's next fight: Ryan Garcia emerges as possible option for new IBF super lightweight champion
Australia’s newest world champion Liam Paro announced himself to the mainstream with a comprehensive unanimous decision victory over Subriel Matias to claim the IBF super lightweight world title. Paro travelled to Matias’ native Puerto Rico to take on the incumbent champion, turning in a beautiful boxing performance, combining slick hands, sharp movement and plenty of […]
Restate raises $7M for its lightweight workflows-as-code platform
When one of the co-creators of the popular open-source stream-processing framework Apache Flink launches a new startup, it’s worth paying attention. Stephan Ewen was among the founding team of the open source project back in 2010 and then later became the CTO of Data Artisans, which aimed to monetize Flink. Alibaba then acquired the company […]