A boxing match between UFC superstar Conor McGregor and WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is ‘inevitable’ – according to Audi Attar. Attar’s management company works with both fighters. Pacquiao, 42-years-old, has been out of the ring since July of 2019 – when he won a twelve round split decision over unbeaten Keith Thurman to capture the WBA
Month: January 2021
Posted on 01/11/2021 By: Sean Crose After losing a close decision to the forty year old Manny Pacquiao in the summer of 2019, former WBA welterweight titlist Keith Thurman walked away from the public eye. Although he did an interesting interview with the Boxing Insider podcast late last year, and has spoken with several other
6:32 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 Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. has signed with European promoter Team Sauerland as he targets a world title shot in 2021. Eubank Jr. (29-2,
Gabriel Flores Jr. will have to find another opponent against whom he can take a step up in competition. BoxingScene.com has learned that Andrew Cancio has suffered a back injury and has withdrawn from their 10-round junior lightweight fight. The 20-year-old Flores (19-0, 6 KOs), a developing 130-pound prospect from Stockton, California, and the 32-year-old
8:49 AM ET Mikaela Mayer Amid the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, boxer Mikaela Mayer had a breakout 2020. Despite fight cancellations and postponements, including a false positive prefight test for the virus that led to her removal from Top Rank’s first card back from hiatus in June, Mayer captured the attention of the boxing
According to a statement just released by the British Boxing Board of Control, the commission will allow for boxing activities to resume in the middle of next month after a spike in COVID cases forced a temporary suspension of all cards planned for January. “The British Boxing Board of Control will be resuming boxing tournaments
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images The passing of Johnny Clark prompts Steve Bunce to recall a champion who deserves a much higher position in our boxing conscience, and his own prized autograph book AT some point in the winter of 1973, I jumped out of a car at a set
Issue • Opinion • Premium George Gigney examines the best (and worst) of the New Year boxing media output Broadcasts SEEMINGLY overnight, lightweight has become one of the hottest divisions in the sport. To be clear, this isn’t necessarily in terms of talent or accomplishments, but rather the marketability of fights that can be made
Fighting in front of a raucous hometown crowd for the first time in his professional career, undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant (20-0, 12 KOs) put on a show. Plant dominated mandatory challenger Vincent Feigenbutz (31-3, 28 KOs) of Germany, scoring a 10th-round TKO Saturday night in the FOX PBC Fight Night
Mike Tyson (220lbs) and Roy Jones Jr (210lbs) hit the scales and then faced off ahead of their comeback fight tomorrow night. Click here to buy #TysonJones on BT Sport Box Office on Saturday, November 28th ➡️ https://bt.com/sport/box-office Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing
DAZN Group announced today that Shay Segev and James Rushton have been named Co-Chief Executive Officers. Segev will join DAZN Group in the coming months from Entain (formerly GVC Holdings), a FTSE 100 sports betting and gaming company. Segev’s background in technology and proven experience in digital transformation at both Entain and previously Videobet and
Opinion A panel of boxing experts looks forward to the year ahead and back at 2020 Mike CostelloAward-winning commentatorThe return of crowds. When 1,000 fans sang Sweet Caroline at Joshua-Pulev it seemed to have a deeper impact than usual. Dillian Whyte was with us on BBC 5Live and he said it signalled a return to
Adrien Broner has a dance partner for his February return to the ring, though it’s not anyone you’ll recognize. Mike Coppinger, confirming an earlier report from Fernando Barbosa, reports that “AB” will meet Mexico’s Pedro Campa in a Showtime main event that BoxRec has down for the 13th. If you do recognize Campa (31-1-1, 21
Former four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, 58-years-old, is in ongoing discussions to face career rival Mike Tyson for a third time. The two boxers collided twice in the 90’s. Holyfield, who was a massive underdog at the time, shocked the world when he stopped Tyson in ten rounds in 1996. Their 1997 rematch ended in three rounds, after Tyson
Posted on 01/10/2021 By: Sean Crose We live in an era where branding is absolutely everything. A fighter who can’t market himself or herself effectively is going to have a hard time career-wise, no matter how good he or she is. That’s why fighters such as Ryan Garcia are held at such a premium, because
Chris Eubank Jr has signed a “long-term” promotional deal with Team Sauerland, as the 31-year-old says he’s ready to face any of the titleholders in the middleweight division. Eubank (29-2, 22 KO) hasn’t fought since a Dec. 2019 win over Matt Korobov, which came as a result of Korobov suffering a left shoulder injury in
The throwback performance offered by Kazuto Ioka was motivating enough for Andrew Moloney to map out his entire 2021 campaign. Ioka added to his incredible career credentials following an 8th round knockout of unbeaten countryman Kosei Tanaka on New Year’s Eve in Tokyo, Japan. The win marked the second defense of the WBO 115-pound belt
Another fighter has linked up with MTK Global and Rick Mirigian, as 140-pound contender Arnold Barboza Jr is the latest in a long line of fighters to sign with the team. MTK Global will advise Barboza and Mirigian will be his manager. Barboza is still promoted by Top Rank. He follows Joseph Diaz Jr, Vergil
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