Josh Taylor is set to return on Saturday, headlining an ESPN+ card against mandatory challenger Apinun Khongsong, defending his WBA and IBF junior welterweight titles. Taylor (16-0, 12 KO) unified those titles in Oct. 2019, with his World Boxing Super Series tournament final win over Regis Prograis, a narrow victory in London. There was no
Month: September 2020
Opinion Stephanie Trapp/TGB Promotions Jeison Rosario and Jermell Charlo fight to unify the IBF, WBC and WBA super-welterweight world titles this weekend FIGHT fans are going to get a war on September 26. Jermell Charlo and I are two of the biggest punchers in the division. We both fight with a lot of pride. We’re
Ukrainian pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk will finally face British favourite Derek Chisora on Saturday October 31, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the US, after their original May 23 date was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) made the move to Heavyweight after dominating at Cruiserweight, ending his extraordinary spell at 200lbs as the
Posted on 09/19/2020 Heavyweight prospect Efe Ajagba (14-0, 11 KOs) was given high praise from promoter Bob Arum once he signed to Top Rank, but he didn’t exactly live up to the hype, although he easily defeated Jonathan Rice (13-6-1, 9 KOs) at the MGM Grand Conference Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The aforementioned Rice
8:31 AM ET Ukranian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk will face Dereck Chisora on October 31, Matchroom confirmed on Wednesday. The fight, which was originally scheduled for May 23, was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. A venue is yet to be announced. 1 Related Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) moved to heavyweight after ending his cruiserweight spell
Matthew Hatton reflects on the successes and disappointments of his 52-bout career, fought in the shadow of his illustrious brother and in the ring against the biggest name in the sport WE started kickboxing at the same time, myself and Ricky. The natural progression was boxing. Ricky went first, being the younger brother you tend
Vasiliy Lomachenko tells Sky Sports that he fully intends to hold Teofimo Lopez accountable for all the talk he’s been doing leading into the big unification fight on ESPN. So when asked about what he thinks of Lopez’s bravado, Lomachenko responded: “I understand just one thing. Whatever you say, you must prove it in the
Adrien Broner is more than willing to give Ivan Redkach what he wants. Broner told Showtime’s Brian Custer on the newest episode of his podcast, “The Last Stand,” he is interested facing Redkach when he returns to the ring. The 31-year-old Broner has not fought since losing a 12-round unanimous decision to Filipino legend Manny
Posted on 09/22/2020 By: Sean Crose “It’s great to have my family behind me,” says WBA super bantamweight titlist Brandon Figueroa, “because they understand what I fight for.” At the young age of 23, the 20-0-1 brother of noted past champion Omar Figueroa clearly sees his career as a family affair. “Especially in a career
12:04 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former WBO junior middleweight titlist Jaime Munguia will face Tureano Johnson on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, according to Golden Boy Promotions. “It’s a great honor to be returning during these tough times,” said Munguia, who won the 154-pound title in 2018 against
Top Rank is once again set to fill an upcoming card with heaps of in-house prospects. In addition to the previously revealed heavyweight clash between Guido Vianello and Kingsley Ibeh, the October 3rd Jose Zepeda-Ivan Baranchyk event will feature the latest from Stockton lightweight Gabriel Flores Jr. alongside amateur standouts Haven Brady Jr. and Duke
Gabriel Flores Jr. returns for his MGM Grand Las Vegas “Bubble” encore Saturday, Oct. 3 against veteran contender Ryan “The Polish Prince” Kielczweski in the 10-round lightweight co-feature to the highly anticipated junior welterweight bout between Ivan Baranchyk and Jose Zepeda. Flores, from Stockton, Calif., headlined on ESPN June 18 against Josec Ruiz and prevailed via
Posted on 09/22/2020 By: Hans Themistode Jaime Munguia seemingly came out of nowhere to win a world title at 154 pounds, knocking out former titlist Sadam Ali in order to do so in 2018. From there, the Mexican native began running through his competition. With five successful title defenses, albeit against inferior competition, Munguia decided
9:15 AM ET Steve KimESPN Boxing finishes a busy September with a flourish, highlighted by a pair of headlining bouts from the Charlo brothers on a unique split pay-per-view card from Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. It might not reach the level of “Revenge: The Rematches,” the Don King-promoted pay-per-view headlined by
Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin improves to 23-1 following his unanimous decision victory over Terrell Gausha in their super welterweight title eliminator on September 19, 2020, live on SHOWTIME. FIGHT NIGHT RECAP: https://pbcham.ps/3fRX9nM #LubinGausha #PBConSHOWTIME Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Watch episode two of The BT Sport Boxing Show in full now ➡️ https://youtu.be/0miLPYW2Q0w Joseph Parker talks us through the viral lockdown videos he created with his team and family. He admits he’s never even seen Step Brothers or Back to the Future! Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport
Josh Taylor maps out his plans for the next fight and beyond, writes John Dennen JOSH TAYLOR is so close to where he wants to be. His goal is to become the undisputed champion. He holds two of the four major belts at 140lbs. Jose Ramirez has the others. “That is the goal. I think
DAZN have added another card to their schedule for this week, picking up U.S. rights to Friday’s card from Tijuana, which will feature Julio Cesar Chavez and Jorge Arce meeting in a third exhibition bout in the main event, plus the return of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on the card, as well. The elder Chavez,
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