Posted on 01/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode While Mauricio Sulaiman might be sitting comfortably in his palatial estate, the WBC President can still hear the nonstop criticism. Most of the condemnation stems from the “Franchise” title Sulaiman recently added to the gluttony of belts already circulating in the sport of boxing. Even though Sulaiman understands the
Month: January 2021
8:57 AM ET A potential Anthony Joshua heavyweight unification bout against Tyson Fury could be the biggest fight of the year, but will it happen? When? And what should be next for lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez? A rematch against Vasiliy Lomachenko? A unification fight against Devin Haney? While these fights have all the ingredients to
Staten Island native Marcus Browne defeated a bloodied Badou Jack by upset unanimous decision for the Interim WBA Light Heavyweight belt. The scores were 119-108, 117-110, 116-111. Jack suffered a gruesome five-inch cut to his forehead after an accidental clash of heads in the seventh round of the fight. The former Olympian Browne told Gray
Chris Eubank Jr in an interview with BT Sport issued a challenge to the public to demand a fight between himself and Liam Williams. He insists that Williams is not an elite fighter and was keen to dismiss talk of all-British middleweight clash. Eubank Jr did not entirely close the door on the potential match-up
Tonight starting at 9 pm ET on Showtime, the 20th anniversary year of ShoBox: The New Generation kicks off with a triple-header, featuring junior welterweights Yeis Solano and Mykquan Williams in a 10-round main event. Solano, 28, is a Colombian southpaw who had his first 12 bouts in his home country, then two at the
Feature • Issue • Premium Scott Heavey/Getty Images Now Dave Coldwell is one of the leading trainers in the country. But it was a long road to get there. In his own words he describes just what he had to go through I was born in Calcutta, my mum’s Indian, my dad’s English. So I
Opinion Mikey Williams/Top Rank How should a failed drug test affect a boxer’s reputation? Barry JonesFormer WBO championIt always makes you wonder how long they have been using PEDs and if they have actually ever fought without them. So it certainly tarnishes their reputation, but also as the punishments are so soft, you start to
UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor will be back in the octagon on Saturday night when he faces Dustin Poirier in a rematch, as the pay-per-view main event at UFC 257 on Fight Island. Should McGregor win, he wants to finalize a deal to have a boxing match with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao. The MMA superstar appears confident the contest
Posted on 01/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 20: Shakur Stevenson punches Christopher Diaz during their featherweight fight at Madison Square Garden on April 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) The big punchers are normally the ones that everyone is afraid of. The reason is simple,
History Floyd Mayweather drops Diego Corrales five times to score emphatic victory FLOYD MAYWEATHER w rsf 10 DIEGO CORRALESJanuary 20, 2001; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NVDIEGO CORRALES’ post-fight complaint that his fight with Floyd Mayweather was stopped too soon even though he’d been dropped five times seemed like hot air. The pair of them didn’t
David Morrell’s super middleweight title may not be particularly legit, but his next challenge certainly will be. The WBA today elevated the 23-year-old Cuban from “interim” to “world” champion, a largely meaningless distinction that nonetheless comes with orders to fight John Ryder. As always, the pair have 30 days to negotiate. Morrell (4-0, 3 KO)
The fight between junior lightweight world titlist Joseph Diaz Jr. and mandatory challenger Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov is back on. About a week ago, Rakhimov tested positive for Covid-19 and the fight was called off. However, Rakhimov has since had additional Covid-19 tests that have come back negative, allowing the fight on Feb. 13 to move forward
Posted on 01/19/2021 By: Sean Crose “At this point it don’t matter who they get,” Adrien Broner told Brian Custer on Tuesday’s Last Stand Podcast. “I’m in shape and I’ve been training my ass off.” Broner was supposed to face Pedro Campo on February 13th, but Covid-19 knocked Pedro Campo out of the fight. Still,
11:56 AM ET Three-division titlist Claressa Shields will be returning to the ring for the first time in over a year to fight IBF Super Welterweight champion Marie-Eve Dicaire in a bout to unify the super welterweight division March 5. The fight will be the headliner of an all-women Pay Per View card on FITE
During this latest episode of Brian Custer’s Last Stand Podcast, Adrien Broner makes an appearance ahead of his scheduled return to the ring on February 13. Broner discusses his immediate future, fighting depression and weight gain, and his aspirations to win another major world title. Check out some excerpts from the interview below… Broner on
Issue • Opinion • Premium Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Now I have Roy Jones by my side I can make up for lost time says Chris Eubank Jr in his own words PEOPLE always ask me when I’m coming back to England but I can’t until the lockdowns have been loosened. Right now, out here in
A frustrated Josh Warrington says he cannot understand why Can Xu did not want to face him in an arena with no fans and has questioned why the Chinese boxer is in the sport if he doesn’t want to take a big fight. Warrington, the IBF featherweight champion, has been thinking about a fight with
Posted on 01/18/2021 By: Oliver McManus Picking prospects to watch for 2021 is a little more difficult than previous years with the pandemic continuing to throw all sorts of obstacles in the way of professional boxers. It pays to be aligned to a promoter with a lucrative broadcast deal, a fact that has been magnified
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