Sergey Lipinets
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Michel Rivera Outboxes Sergey Lipinets To Win 10-Round Unanimous Decision
Michel Rivera responded to his first professional defeat by producing the most noteworthy win of his career Saturday. The Dominican contender overcame a slow start and outboxed former IBF junior welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets to win their 10-r...
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Michel Rivera: Beating Lipinets Will Get Me a Shot at a World Title
Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera (24-1) is chomping at the bit to get back in the ring. The former lightweight contender who fights under the Premier Boxing Champions banner, will return to action in the super lightweight division on November 25th. He wi...
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Benavidez-Andrade: Showtime To Stream Two-Fight Countdown Show
Two sensational matchups featuring a former world champion, exciting contenders and a rising star will highlight the Showtime PPV Countdown show on Saturday, November 25 leading up to the David Benavidez vs. Demetrius Andrade Showtime PPV from Michel...
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Subriel Matias-Sergey Lipinets IBF Title Fight In Play For August
Subriel Matias will remain off the free agent market through at least his next fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that Puerto Rico’s Matias will make the first defense of his IBF junior welterweight title versus former claimant Sergey Lipinets. A dat...
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Sergey Lipinets-Elvis Rodriguez Crossroads Bout In Play For July
Sergey Lipinets has finally ended the search to find a willing opponent for his next fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that plans are in place for the former IBF junior welterweight titlist to face rising Dominican prospect Elvis Rodriguez. The two...
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Lipinets: Ennis Is The Future Of Boxing; Fights With Crawford, Spence Would Be 50-50
Sergey Lipinets left the ring in April 2021 beyond impressed by Jaron Ennis. The former IBF junior welterweight champion knew he would face a fast, intelligent, strong opponent, but Ennis was even better than he realized. Philadelphia’s Ennis dropped...
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Navarrete-Baez Drew Peak Audience Of 494,000, Averaged 485,000 Viewers On ESPN
Nearly 500,000 viewers tuned in Saturday night to watch ESPN’s broadcast of Emanuel Navarrete’s sixth-round knockout of Eduardo Baez. Nielsen Media Research released figures Tuesday that showed an average of 485,000 viewers watched ESPN’s main event...
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Usyk Ready For Generational Clash: Weekend Afterthoughts
There are lots of words that get overused in sports. Legacy is one. Lebron James will have a legacy in the NBA. Tom Brady will have one in the NFL. Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Wladimir Klitschko…they all left one in boxing. Most of their suppor...
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Figueroa: I've Been Doing This For 27 Years & My Body Has Finally Said Enough
HOLLYWOOD, Florida – The age-old adage is that boxers don’t retire from this brutal sport, it retires them. Omar Figueroa Jr. came to that painful realization in the immediate aftermath of his one-sided, technical-knockout loss to Sergey Lipinets on...
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Sergey Lipinets: Junior Welterweight is My Weight - I'm Back!
Former world champion Sergey Lipinets didn’t fight like a late replacement. Lipinets dropped and punished former world champion Omar “Panterita” Figueroa Jr. for eight rounds, causing Figueroa’s father and trainer Omar Sr. to stop the fight before th...
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Sergey Lipinets Beats Down, Stops Omar Figueroa in Eight Rounds
HOLLYWOOD, Florida – Sergey Lipinets made the most of the unforeseen chance he received on only five days’ notice. The former IBF junior welterweight champion stopped Omar Figueroa Jr. after the eighth round Saturday night in their 12-round, 140-poun...