8:58 AM ET Steve KimESPN The fight schedule rolls on this weekend, and the stakes are high with three world title fights, a title eliminator and the return of some of the sport’s big names for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic put a stop to the action in early March. The action kicks
Month: August 2020
PBC returns to SHOWTIME on August 15, 2020, as undefeated David Benavidez kicks off his second reign as WBC Super Middleweight Champion in a headlining title showdown against Roamer Alexis Angulo. Plus, rising lightweight Rolando “Rolly” Romero takes on fellow unbeaten Jackson Maríñez in a 12-round battle for the Interim WBA Lightweight Title in co-featured
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Today at 2 pm ET streaming live on DAZN in the United States and airing on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, Matchroom Boxing’s Fight Camp is back for its third week, with Felix Cash defending the Commonwealth middleweight title against Jason Welborn in the main event. The unbeaten, 27-year-old Cash is looking to step
If 2020 isn’t a year which Otto Wallin would love to forget, he certainly needs for it to end far better than what the first few months had to offer. The aspiring heavyweight contender from Sweden—who trains out of New York City—will end an 11-month ring break following the most notable fight of his career
Friday, August 14th Felix Cash vs. Jason Welborn Brentwood, Essex, England (Sky Sports/DAZN) Saturday, August 15th Cecilia Brækhus vs. Jessica McCaskill Tulsa, Oklahoma (DAZN) Saturday, August 15th Rolando Romero vs. Jackson Marinez Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime) Saturday, August 15th David Benavidez vs. Roamer Alexis Angulo Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime) Saturday, August 22nd Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin
8:58 AM ET Steve KimESPN A unification fight between WBC super middleweight titlist David Benavidez and IBF titlist Caleb Plant is one of the best matchups that could be made in boxing. Both are undefeated and in their primes and to say they don’t get along is putting it lightly. Their personalities outside the ring
Preview Cecilia Braekhus must beat Jessica McCaskill to stay on course for a showdown with Katie Taylor CECILIA BRAEKHUS has waited a long, long time for a truly defining fight. She’s 36-0 (9), she has unified titles, even achieving the impossible by managing to keep the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO happy at welterweight as
Issue • Opinion • Premium Carlos Ortiz is living proof that legends of the sport are too often discarded as yesterday’s news, writes Jack Hirsch THIS summer I was on a WBC podcast. The panel was asked if there was one dream fight they could make which one would it be? No pun intended, but
Opinion Esther Lin/Showtime The 10 best wins of Carl Frampton’s career LEO SANTA CRUZ (MD 12 – JUL 2016)Although he lost his rematch with Santa Cruz the following year, Frampton was victorious in their initial fight, which at that point was a clash of unbeatens. The win saw the Belfast boxer claim the WBA featherweight
After successfully staging a purse bid for Ryan Garcia vs Luke Campbell, the WBC will now add a bullet point to their agenda for their annual convention where they will consider permanently moving all future purse bids to an electronic format. The WBC just recently used the Zoom platform to conduct that bit of business,
Luis Nery gets his long-craved shot at a second major title, although it comes with a pre-filled calendar. The World Boxing Council (WBC) approved Tijuana’s Nery (30-0, 24KOs)—its current mandatory contender at junior featherweight—to challenge for the now-vacant title versus countryman Aaron Alemada (25-0, 13KOs). Their bout will take place September 26, as part of
Jamel Herring Hopes The Third Time is The Charm For Scheduled Contest Against Jonathan Oquendo Posted on 08/13/2020 By: Hans Themistode A third time has to be the charm for WBO lightweight titlist Jamel Herring. The marine turned world champion will prepare once more for fringe contender Jonathan Oquendo. The two were originally due to
1:41 PM ET Steve KimESPN For two years, IBF lightweight titlist Teofimo Lopez Jr. and his outspoken father, Teofimo Lopez Sr., have been asking for a fight against unified champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. After extensive negotiations and public comments regarding an impasse, a deal was finally reached on Wednesday night and the two will fight on
Opinion Mikey Williams/Top Rank Michael Conlan, Carl Frampton and more on the second episode of the Opening Bell is available now Take a bow Natasha Jonas and Terri Harper! Alex Steedman and Matt Christie present the latest mix of boxing interviews, analysis and big fight predictions as they look back on the weekend, preview what
Recent Matchroom signing Marc Castro’s Saturday pro debut has been canceled after the elite amateur and his father/trainer tested positive for the coronavirus. It is the second August 15th bout to fall through, following in the footsteps of original main event Julio Cesar Martinez vs. McWilliams Arroyo. “We are all extremely disappointed for Marc that
Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn is zeroing in on Devin Haney’s next encounter in the ring. “He’s fighting on Oct. 3 in the U.S.,” Hearn told IFL. “We’re talking about Yuriorkis Gamboa and Javier Fortuna. [Fortuna] fell out of a fight with Linares, so he’s an option as well … One of those guys is
10:36 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Al Bello/Getty Images Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren insists the WBC world heavyweight champion will box this year, if it is against Deontay Wilder
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