Tuesday, Aug. 25 UFC Fight Pass, 10:30 pm ET, Santiago Dominguez vs Jose Rosario Cazarez, Luis Torres vs Jose Luis Vazquez. RJJ Boxing is BACK! Unbeaten welterweight Dominguez faces off with Cazarez, but the better fight might actually be the Torres-Vazquez co-feature at 130. There will be two more fights, too. I know I bailed
Year: 2020
At Matchroom’s Fight Camp in Brentwood, former WBA world champion Alexander Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs) turned back the clock and blasted Dillian Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs) out cold to capture the Interim WBC heavyweight world title. (photos by Mark Robinson) Povetkin derailed Whyte’s plans as the mandatory challenger to full WBC champion Tyson Fury. Whyte
Saturday, September 12th Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. Carson, Calif. (PPV) Saturday, September 19th Erickson Lubin vs. Terrell Gausha Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime) Saturday, September 26th Brandon Figueroa vs. Damien Vasquez Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime/PBC PPV) Saturday, September 26th Jermall Charlo vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime/PBC PPV) Saturday, September 26th Jermell Charlo vs. Jeison Rosario
Posted on 08/22/2020 By: Sean Crose The 30-3-1 Shawn Porter returned to the ring after almost a year to face the widely unknown 22-0 Sebastian Formella at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday. The fight was the main event of a PBC card which was aired live on Fox. Formella employed solid ring
12:40 AM ET A busy Saturday of boxing all over the world didn’t go according to expectations, at least when it involved the heavyweight division. Alexander Povetkin recovered enough from a two-knockdown round to knock Dillian Whyte out cold a few minutes later. Shawn Porter took care of business and lined himself up for another
News • Premium John Dennen speaks to a promoter hoping to take boxing in India to a new level BOXING is a global sport, even if it is only just coming out of hibernation after the coronavirus lockdown. But there are still markets with untapped potential. India could be exactly that. In the amateur sport
The boxing comeback of 47-year-old Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya has been a big topic of discussion in the sport lately, so after a UFC show, Oscar’s media rival Dana White was asked about the news, which was clearly meant to set White up to say something petty or controversial. He delivered. “Cocaine
History Mike McCallum survived the kind of first round onslaught that would have sent lesser men to sleep MIKE McCALLUM w ko 2 JULIAN JACKSON August 23, 1986; Convention Center, Miami Beach, FLMIKE McCALLUM survived the kind of first round onslaught from the ferocious Julian Jackson that had sent lesser men to sleep. The thunderous
Dillian Whyte was knocked out cold by Alexander Povetkin, as the Russian viciously halted his world title ambitions in the finale of Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex. Whyte had completely controlled the fight, flooring his opponent twice in the fourth round, but was smashed by a left uppercut in the fifth that ended his
Saturday, September 12th Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. Carson, Calif. (PPV) Saturday, September 19th Erickson Lubin vs. Terrell Gausha Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime) Saturday, September 26th Brandon Figueroa vs. Damien Vasquez Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime/PBC PPV) Saturday, September 26th Jermall Charlo vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime/PBC PPV) Saturday, September 26th Jermell Charlo vs. Jeison Rosario
Posted on 08/22/2020 Joe Smith Jr vs Eleider Alvarez For the second consecutive contest in a row, light heavyweight contender Joe Smith Jr (26-3, 21 KOs) was given no respect from oddsmakers. The doubters never bothered the Long Island native, and once again, he made them look foolish on the night. Smith Jr. gave former
Aug 21, 2020 Steve KimESPN Former light heavyweight titleholder Eleider Alvarez (25-1, 13 KOs) faces Joe Smith Jr. (25-3, 20 KOs) Saturday night in a WBO eliminator in the main event of a Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET). The winner will face the winner
News Alexander Povetkin upends the form book and takes out Dillian Whyte in the climatic finale of Matchroom’s Fight Camp JUST when it looked like Alexander Povetkin was on his way to a punishing defeat to Dillian Whyte, the Russian veteran uncorked an astonishing left uppercut to knock the British heavyweight cold. Whyte, with new
Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin are set for a 12-round heavyweight main event on Saturday, Aug. 22, live from Matchroom Boxing HQ in Brentwood, England, the biggest fight we’ve had in boxing in several months and a pivotal bout for both contenders. Whyte (27-1, 18 KO) is one fight away from a guaranteed WBC title
The stage is set at Matchroom’s Fight Camp in Brentwood, for Dillian Whyte (27-1, 18 KOs) to defend his Interim WBC heavyweight world title against former WBA world champion Alexander Povetkin (35-2-1, 24 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson) >>>>CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE SCORECARD<<<< In the co-feature, Irish star Katie Taylor (15-0, 6 KOs) puts her WBC,
Posted on 08/21/2020 By Sean Crose “I think the quarantine helped me,” Shawn Porter claims.”When this all began, I just took some time, and I believe that it refreshed and rejuvenated me. It gave me the opportunity to make some adjustments and we’ve all grown from it.” Porter, one of the most entertaining fighters in
5:10 PM ET Steve KimESPN Jessie Magdaleno has declined to face Emanuel Navarrete for the vacant WBO featherweight title, leaving undefeated Ruben Villa as next in line to vie for the title. Magdaleno did not agree to his portion of the purse after Top Rank won the bid for the fight with an offer of
On August 22, 2020, two-time welterweight world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter battles German contender Sebastian Formella in a 12-round welterweight world title eliminator, live on FOX from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The co-main event features rising undefeated contender Sebastián “The Towering Inferno” Fundora going up against hard-hitting Nathaniel Gallimore in a 10-round super welterweight bout. Plus, sensational rising