Bryan Polaco and Omar Rosario both opted to turn pro during an originally designated Olympic year for the purpose of remaining active. Their handlers are more than doing their part to live up to that promise. The pair of amateur standouts and rookie prospects will both appear in separate bouts on the fall season premiere
Year: 2020
Posted on 09/30/2020 By: Hans Themistode Empty seats and mundane atmospheres have become the new norm in boxing venues. Much like every other sport, boxing has been forced to place tarps over their now empty seats due to COVID-19. But the new scene in boxing, hasn’t stopped high profile fighters from entering the ring. Just
6:06 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 Former world featherweight champion Lee Selby will meet George Kambosos Jr. in a final eliminator for the IBF world lightweight title on Oct. 31,
Showtime’s October 24th pay-per-view, headlined by Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz, faced two key issues: no live audience at the Mohegan Sun and some stiff competition from UFC 254: Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje. The Athletic reports that PBC has killed two birds with one stone by moving the card to October 31st at San Antonio’s
Tyrone McKenna’s movement made it challenging at times, but Ohara Davies defeated a southpaw Wednesday night. After suffering losses to left-handed opponents Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, Davies out-landed a reluctant McKenna in The Golden Contract’s 140-pound final Wednesday night at Sky Sports Studios in London. England’s Davies (22-2, 16 KOs) landed the harder shots,
Posted on 09/30/2020 By Sean Crose ESPN’s Steve Kim is reporting that the third Tyson Fury – Deontay Wilder heavyweight title matchup is being moved from it’s presumed December 19th date. “We’re moving off,” Arum is quoted as saying, “because there’s five conference championship games that day and night, plus two NFL games.” Arum, a
2:44 PM ET Steve KimESPN The third fight between heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will not take place on Dec. 19 as planned, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN on Wednesday. The reason? Football. “We’re moving off because there’s five conference championship games that day and night, plus two NFL games,” Arum
The trilogy match between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, which we do not need but absolutely deserve, needs a new date. Bob Arum tells ESPN that a whole mess of football conflicts have taken December 19th off the table. “We’re moving off because there’s five conference championship games that day and night, plus two NFL
Former world super lightweight champion Regis Prograis is on fire this week on The PBC Podcast as he discusses the events surrounding his career over the past year and his anticipated ring return in October 2020 versus Juan Heraldez on SHOWTIME pay-per-view. Plus, a recap of last weekend’s monster PPV, a preview of Saturday night’s
Charlie Edwards made his bantamweight debut against a tough fighter in Kyle Williams who never stopped coming. 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 Read more on upcoming fights on
There was a genuine aura of disappointment when a rib injury suffered by Ivan Baranchyk prevented his planned summer showdown with Jose Zepeda from seeing the light of day. Fortunately, there was a willingness on both sides to make sure the fight eventually happened. “I want to make it clear that I am ready for
Posted on 09/29/2020 By: Oliver McManus It was a busy weekend for boxing across the European continent with Mairis Briedis establishing himself as the best cruiserweight in the world. He cruised, pardon the pun, to victory over Yuniel Dorticos despite the slow start to claim the IBF and Ring Magazine cruiserweight title. Boxing Insider has
8:10 AM ET Now that unified junior welterweight titleholders Josh Taylor (WBA and IBF) and Jose Ramirez (WBC and WBO) have gone through their respective mandatory challengers, it’s time for them to meet for the undisputed championship at 140 pounds. Whoever wins that fight will hold all four major titles in a division full of
Paulie Malignaggi fought for over eight more years after losing to Ricky Hatton. But his loss to the Mancunian put a damper on his dreams. By Thomas Hauser ON November 22, 2008, Paulie Malignaggi fought Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Entering the ring, Malignaggi knew that the hopes and
John Dennen takes an overview of the situation confronting amateur boxing and the problems that must be addressed THE greatest challenge facing the sport is the crisis affecting amateur boxing. The outlook is of profound concern. In this magazine we’ve been speaking to clubs throughout the country that have been struggling to preserve their gyms
The reaction to the mooted Pacquiao vs McGregor lays bare boxing’s problem, writes Matt Christie NEWS broke over the weekend that Conor McGregor plans to return to boxing and Manny Pacquiao has agreed to face him in the new year. It’s the sport’s biggest story – purely in terms of interest – since Mike Tyson
Tyrone McKenna and Ohara Davies are ready to go in today’s main event from Wakefield, England, with ESPN+ streaming the fights live at 2:00 pm ET, with the fights also airing live on Sky Sports Arena in the United Kingdom. (Note: MTK is saying 3:00 pm ET start time, but both ESPN+ and Sky are
Far from his home country of Belarus, Ivan Baranchyk has been living his version of the American dream for years now, finding several homes along the way. From Brooklyn, New York to a pair of Miamis (Oklahoma and Florida), “The Beast” can safely be called a citizen of the world as he awaits his Saturday
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