Oleksandr Usyk announces his arrival in the sport’s glamour division by defeating Dereck Chisora WHAT was widely expected to be a comfortable victory for Oleksandr Usyk over Dereck Chisora turned out to be exactly that as the Ukrainian, in his first real test at heavyweight, won unanimously on the cards after 12 absorbing rounds inside
Month: November 2020
The story isn’t quite over from Teofimo Lopez’s Oct. 17 win against Vasiliy Lomachenko, as we now know that both men were fighting hurt to some degree during the bout. Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KO) underwent shoulder surgery after the fight, and won’t be ready to work again until late in January. Mark Kriegel reported on
It was a statement victory. Following his win over Jose Pedraza in 2017, it’s fair to say the handlers of Gervonta Davis held serve on his opposition. His best wins the last few years, including now Leo Santa Cruz, have been men whose best days were probably in divisions below Jr. lightweight. Santa Cruz, though,
Oleksandr Usyk vs Dereck Chisora Undercard Results: Tommy McCarthy Takes Hope Vacant EBU Cruiserweight Title Against Bilal Laggoune Posted on 10/31/2020 After getting off to a fast start, British born Cruiserweight contender Tommy McCarthy (17-2, 8 KOs) dragged his feet to the finish line against Bilal Laggoune (25-2-2, 14 KOs). Both McCarthy’s body language and
Posted on 10/31/2020 By: Sean Crose Gervonta “Tank” Davis defended his WBA lightweight title on Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. His opponent was Leo Santa Cruz, who, oddly enough, was defending his WBA super featherweight title in the fight. The 23-0 Davis and 37-1-1 Santa Cruz engaged in an exciting first
Nov 1, 2020 Unified lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez had surgery Friday to repair micro fractures and ligament damage in his right foot suffered during his win over Vasiliy Lomachenko on Oct. 17, Lopez told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel. Lopez, 23, was bothered by the big toe of his right-plant foot during the unanimous decision win
Premium • Reports Mikey Williams/Top Rank Naoya Inoue is in a monstrous mood against Jason Moloney on Halloween night IF he has not done so already, Jason Moloney will study the footage of his seventh-round stoppage defeat to Naoya Inoue and come to the conclusion that there were things he could have done better. But
Peter Fury, fully recovered from Covid-19, discusses Saturday night’s big show, headlined by Oleksandr Usyk vs Dereck Chisora and on which he hopes to guide Savannah Marshall to her first world title, in a fight against Hannah Rankin. Peter Part 1: https://youtu.be/K5yA6vP0cmQ Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Enter The KO Cup – http://bit.ly/enterthekocup More boxing
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Promoter Eddie Hearn was a bit annoyed when former welterweight champion Kell Brook questioned his loyalty. On November 14, Brook will challenger WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford at the MGM Grand’s Conference Center in Las Vegas. Hearn, who promoted Brook for many years, was not involved in the negotiations for Brook’s deal to face Crawford. Brook
Oleksandr Usyk vs Dereck Chisora Undercard Results: Lee Selby Comes Up Short Against George Kambosos Posted on 10/31/2020 Judging a fight has always been more difficult then it actually should be. That trend was followed again tonight as light contender George Kambosos (19-0, 10 KOs) took home a head scratching split decision against former belt
Oleksandr Usyk Gives Anthony Joshua Two Choices: “Either He Fights Me Or He Relinquishes” Posted on 11/01/2020 By: Hans Themistode The questions surrounding Oleksandr Usyk and his run in the heavyweight division are slowly being answered. The former undisputed cruiserweight champion survived a few rough moments early on against fringe contender Dereck Chisora before dancing
12:30 AM ET Steve KimESPN Putting on a surgical display, unified bantamweight world titleholder Naoya Inoue defeated Jason Moloney by seventh-round knockout Saturday night at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Showing the form and class that have him ranked as ESPN’s No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Inoue scored two knockdowns
Naoya Inoue has carved out a big reputation over the years with boxing fans and media, and perhaps more often than not, the hardest people to truly impress are other fighters. While Tim Bradley has been an analyst for a while, he’s always going to be more fighter than media member, and the former two-division
At the press conference to announce Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder, the lineal champ talks about the gravity of their fight. Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB More boxing news 24/7: http://goo.gl/aJFtws Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: http://goo.gl/mI5B64 SecondsOut is a world leader in boxing entertainment since 1999. Part of the Knockout TV YouTube
With his Las Vegas debut out of the way and ending in style, Naoya Inoue is ready to move on to more pressing matters in his already incredible career. (photo by Mikey Williams) The unbeaten three-division and reigning unified bantamweight titlist looked sensational in a one-sided 7th round knockout of perennial Top 5 contender Jason
Posted on 10/31/2020 By: Sean Crose Top level boxing returned before a live audience (albeit a Covid-19 era minimized one) at the Alamodome in San Antonio Texas Saturday night. The first fight of the card – which would be highlighted by Gevonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz – was an IBF lightweight title eliminator. The
Bob Arum Responds To Deontay Wilder’s Cheating Claim: “He’s Mimicking Donald Trump, In Other Words, He’s Lying” Posted on 11/01/2020 By: Hans Themistode Since suffering a brutal loss in his last ring appearance at the hands of Tyson Fury, the normally loquacious Deontay Wilder had been uncharacteristically quiet. 🤴🏿Fury Be A Man 🖕🏿@Tyson_Fury it is