Former Olympian Natasha Jonas believes she did enough to walk away with the titles in her ten round draw with undefeated champion Terri Harper. Their fight took place last Friday at Matchroom’s Fight Camp, with Jonas challenging Harper for her WBC, IBO super featherweight titles. Jonas, who many viewed as being too old at 36, put in
Month: August 2020
Posted on 08/09/2020 By: Hans Themistode Former three division world champion Jorge Linares (47-5, 29 KOs) has kept a close eye on pound for pound star Vasiliy Lomachenko. Both men shared the ring against one another in May of 2018. According to most observers, Linares is credited with giving the former two time Olympic gold
Steve Bunce explains what happens when enemies meet, and money’s involved ONCE upon a time in a Greek restaurant called the Phoenix Apollo, a place lost in an old east end, Mickey Duff would not look at, talk to or share calamari with Ambrose Mendy. He would, however, do a deal with him. Duff was
The Ring reports that the upcoming exhibition match between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. has been pushed from September 12th to November 28th. Tyson’s team “felt they could maximize revenue by rescheduling,” and Jones “approved of the switch.” The original date would have put the $49.99 pay-per-view in conflict with Top Rank’s planned doubleheader,
9:16 PM ET Steve KimESPN The exhibition bout between boxing legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will be pushed back from its Sept. 12 date to Nov. 28, according to a report by RingTV.com. The event, which is sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission and set to be held at Dignity Health Sports
Former WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (35-0, 28 KOs) has been out of the ring since he made his middleweight debut back in February, with a stoppage win over Spike O’Sullivan at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Munguia decided to vacate his WBO title at 154-pounds to pursue bigger fights at the middleweight limit.
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
UFC boss Dana White says that the ship hasn’t sailed on him possibly putting together some type of event with retired former pound-for-pound and dollar-for-dollar boxing king Floyd Mayweather. “Floyd and I still have dialogue and go back-and-forth. We’re still interested on both sides,” White told TMZ. “[It’s] very possible.” White denied that the idea
Showtime recently announced their schedule for the rest of 2020. Among the fights scheduled is a 154 pound showdown pitting former title challengers Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin (22-1) and Terrell Gausha (22-1-1). The Showtime televised fight will take place at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on September 19th in a setting without fans as the
Manny Pacquiao Doesn’t Completely Rule Out Clash Against Gennadiy Golovkin: “It Depends” Posted on 08/09/2020 By: Hans Themistode At the age of 41, most are preoccupied with phone calls from the AARP. But for WBA titlist Manny Pacquaio on the other hand, the only time his phone rings is for a fight. The soon to
1:42 AM ET Steve KimESPN Premier Boxing Champions announced its schedule for the rest of the year on Saturday night, highlighted by the return of Shawn Porter and a title defense for Erislandy Lara. Porter (30-3-1, 17 KOs), a former two-time welterweight titleholder, will face Sebastian Formella (22-0, 10 KOs) in an IBF and WBC
Wednesday, Aug. 12 ESPN+, 3:00 pm ET, Jono Carroll vs Maxi Hughes. MTK Global gets back in the mix with a Wednesday show featuring 130-pound contender Jono Carroll, plus prospects Sean McComb, Sahir Iqbal, Craig MacIntyre, and Pierce O’Leary. BLH will have live coverage. Friday, Aug. 14 DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Felix Cash vs Jason
On Saturday, August 8, 2020, Mykal Fox battled Luke Santamaria in a 10-round welterweight bout, live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA. This fight was broadcast live on FS1 as part of the Premier Boxing Champions series. It was a close, high-action fight, however Santamaria managed to grab the victory by way of unanimous
Anthony Yarde speaks to Steve Bunce about how he’s coping after losing two members of family to Coronavirus and how he’s bounced back from defeat to Sergey Kovalev. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSpo… Follow
Amateur AIBA Chris Kempson makes the case for the top five five female amateur boxers of all-time This is a very tough question to answer; but I have never really knowingly shirked a journalistic challenge, so please join me and see how my analysis leads to my list of the greatest female boxers in amateur
According to UFC President Dana White, he is still speaking with former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. with respect to a potential ring return. Earlier this year, White and Mayweather had come together at a basketball game and discussed a venture where they would unite to promote a potential fall event – with Mayweather
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
12:20 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jamal James captured the WBA interim welterweight title by defeating Thomas Dulorme by the scores of 115-113, 117-111 and 116-112, in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions card Saturday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. It was a fast paced fight that saw both men have