Posted on 12/16/2020 By: Hans Themistode There was a litany of names spewed across the desk of Canelo Alvarez roughly a month ago. Some that were world champions and some that were simply interesting names. After mulling over his options, Alvarez attempted to make his 2020 ring debut against IBF super middleweight titleholder Caleb Plant.
Month: December 2020
6:15 AM ET Tim Tszyu asked for a world title shot, and on Wednesday evening he proved that’s exactly what he deserves. The Australian backed up his defeat of former welterweight world champion Jeff Horn with yet another clinical performance, flooring Bowyn Morgan inside two minutes at Sydney’s Bankwest Stadium, in a fight dubbed a
FS1, 9:00 pm ET, Eimantas Stanionis vs Janer Gonzalez. There are four other fights, too. You can tell how much PBC are invested in their non-PPV shows right now, as this was literally announced two days out, it wasn’t even on their site’s schedule as a TBD, which the Dec. 26 FOX show still is.
Tim Tszyu didn’t need very long to end 2020 on a high note. The rising junior middleweight contender made quick work of New Zealand’s Bowyn Morgan, scoring a pair of knockdowns en route to a 1st round knockout Wednesday evening at Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta, Australia. Tzzyu floored Morgan twice within a span of mere seconds, the latter
Pacquiao Trainer, Justin Fortune, Has A New Middleweight Prospect: Korean American Fighter Eric Priest Posted on 12/15/2020 By: Vishare Mooney It’s too early to see what this Kansas boy is made of. He left his amateur career behind, packed up, moved to LA and walked into Fortune Gym. In his first mitt session, he impressed
3:43 PM ET Associated Press CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Retired unbeatens Floyd Mayweather and Laila Ali and former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum. The class of 2021, which was announced Tuesday, also includes former Olympic champion Andre Ward, Ann Wolfe, Marian Trimiar and Dr. Margaret
News Harry Trump/Getty Images Gamal Yafai travels to Italy for an attempt at European honours, writes Paul Wheeler ON Thursday (December 17), Birmingham “Beast” Gamal Yafai goes into enemy territory when he challenges European super-bantamweight champion Luca Rigoldi on the Italian’s home turf. Milan’s Allianz Cloud hosts this Matchroom/OPI co-promotion, which will be televised live
Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom A panel of experts consider how Callum Smith should approach the Canelo Alvarez fight Rocky FieldingBoxed both Canelo and SmithWith Callum’s size, he’s a big puncher, just keep on the move and outbox him. Keep it long and don’t try to mix it with him. Canelo is solid. I think it’ll be
2016 Lithuanian Olympian Eimantas Stanionis improves to 11-0 (8 KOs) following his ninth-round knockout victory over Justin DeLoach in their scheduled 10-round welterweight bout, live on FS1 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Rising unbeaten welterweight Eimantas Stanionis (11-0, 8 KOs) delivered a ninth-round TKO victory over Justin DeLoach (19-5, 10 KOs)Wednesday night in the
Former world champions Andy Lee and David Haye analyse Dennis McCann’s performance against Pedro Matos and say he could be a world champion. 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/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing
The fight is only a few days away. Canelo Alvarez and Callum Smith have arrived in Texas for their upcoming high stakes showdown, for the WBA and WBC super middleweight titles. (photos by Ed Mulholland) The contest takes place this coming Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, live on DAZN in 200+ countries and on TV Azteca
Posted on 12/15/2020 By: Henry Deleon Puerto Rico, a small Caribbean island, has produced many Boxing Superstars. From the legendary Carlos Ortiz to the youngest world champion in boxing history – Wilfred Benitez. Amongst that distinguished list were also the likes of Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gomez, the heavy-handed Felix Trinidad, “Macho Man” Hector Camacho and future
8:55 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 Callum Smith insists he has the size and ability to make Canelo Alvarez think again about fighting above the middleweight division. The 6-foot-3 English
This Thursday’s Matchroom/OPI Since 82 show in Milan has lost one of its biggest names. European lightweight champion Francesco Patera is out of his main event slot against Devis Boschiero with COVID, bumping the original co-feature between Gamal Yafai and Luca Rigoldi into the spotlight. Boschiero will stay on the card against Samuel Gonzalez. Belgium’s
Issue • Opinion • Premium From San Antonio, the ‘Wild West,’ in his own words trainer Joe Gallagher looks forward to Callum Smith’s clash with Canelo Alvarez for the WBC and WBA super-middleweight world titles WHEN we arrived in America they said, what’s your purpose? And I just turned round and said, “He’s fighting Canelo.”
More viewers watched Shakur Stevenson’s second fight at the junior lightweight limit than his debut at 130 pounds. Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that ESPN’s telecast of Stevenson’s easy, 10-round, unanimous-decision victory over Toka Kahn Clary was watched by an average of 1,281,000 viewers. ESPN’s entire three-bout broadcast, which lasted two hours and 24 minutes,
Gennadiy Golovkin: “It’s Difficult For Me To Say Whether I’m In My Prime Or Not” Posted on 12/15/2020 By: Hans Themistode For as long as Gennadiy Golovkin has stayed atop the middleweight mountain, fans are seemingly ready to push him from its lofty heights. With Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KOs) in the midst of his 14th
9:01 AM ET Canelo Alvarez wants to unify the super middleweight division, and his quest starts on Saturday against WBA titleholder Callum Smith in San Antonio. The vacant WBC belt is also on the line, meaning that a win against Smith could put Canelo on a path to get all four belts by the end
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