Feature • Issue • Premium Before he was on Sky Sports and before he was WBO cruiserweight champion, Johnny Nelson emabrked on a tour of obscure fights and obscure locations. He relives those bizarre 40 months with Oliver Fennell TRAVEL is often a rite of passage. Young people come of age via the wonders of
Month: January 2021
Boxers • Issue • Premium Paul Wheeler talks to a man who relies only on himself, Vladimir Shishkin When and why you started boxing:I started training when I was 11 years old because I wanted the girls to like me! Favourite all-time fighter:Muhammad Ali was an extraordinary boxer. Currently, I think Terence Crawford is exceptional.
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya took some time to chat with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV and answers questions about his supposed comeback attempt and what big fights he’d like to make a promoter. In particular De La Hoya says Mike Tyson has inspired him to inspire the next generation of fighters
Teofimo Lopez Jr. is now pressed with a deadline to honor his next mandatory obligation. The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has officially ordered a lightweight title fight between Lopez—as the defending champion—and unbeaten number-one contender George Kambosos Jr. The New Jersey-based sanctioning body notified both camps on Friday of a 30-day free negotiations period, during
Posted on 01/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode There’s been a bit of a debate taking place amongst boxing fans, pundits and even boxers themselves. Depending on whom is asked, the question of who is the best fighter pound for pound will generate a different answer. For the most part, there are two names at the top
6:22 PM ET Former four-division title-holder Adrien Broner will make his return to the ring on Feb. 13, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday, marking the first time in over two years he will fight. Broner hasn’t appeared in the ring since Jan. 19, 2019, when he lost a unanimous decision to Manny Pacquiao
A previously announced title fight doubleheader now has an official home. The Avalon in Hollywood, California has been selected as the host to a February 13 show to air live on DAZN, two sources with knowledge of the situation have informed BoxingScene.com. Topping the card, Joseph Diaz (will make the first defense of his IBF
Posted on 01/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez has quite possibly the biggest target on his back. With the pound for pound star dipping his toes in multiple weight divisions, he’s been picked out by numerous fighters as their main choice for the person they would love to face the most. For former super middleweight
When Teofimo Lopez stepped into the ring to face Vasiliy Lomachenko in a lightweight title unification fight, the stakes seemed simple enough. If Lopez upset one of the sport’s top pound-for-pound fighters, he would immediately position himself as one of the best in the 135-pound division, and one of boxing’s biggest attractions. When Lopez won
After Ryan Garcia took out Luke Campbell last week he became the mandatory challenger to Devin Haney’s WBC ‘world’ title. Garcia, however, made it clear that he’s much more interested in a fight against Gervonta Davis, leaving Haney to look elsewhere for a notable lightweight fight. And if Garcia is currently tied up with Tank,
Super welterweight sensation Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora (16-0-1, 11 KOs) delivered a dominating second round TKO of former title challenger Habib Ahmed (27-2-1, 18 KOs)in their WBA Super Welterweight Title Eliminator. Fundora was in control from the outset, stunning Ahmed in the early moments of round one with a left uppercut from his intimidating
Boxers both past and present answered the question: ‘What’s the best fight you’ve been to?’ David Haye, Josh Taylor, Amir Khan, Shakur Stevenson, Tommy Fury and many more shared their ringside memories with BT Sport. 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
Last month at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Callum Smith was dominated over twelve rounds in his clash with Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. The two boxers battled for the WBC, WBA super middleweight world titles. Smith, who three years ago won the World Boxing Super Series tournament at super middleweight, is now looking to move forward
Posted on 01/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode At the age of 31, unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is presumably smack-dab in the middle of his prime. With a growing number of boxers fighting well into their late 30s and early 40s, there’s reason to believe this is only the beginning for the British native. However, if
Two years on from concluding his rivalry with David Haye, Tony Bellew looks back in his own words and reveals how he very nearly fought Tyson Fury instead of having that rematch I don’t spend too much time reflecting and recollecting on my career. Overall I don’t give David Haye much thought anymore. It is
Ryan Garcia was on the set of Mike Tyson’s Hot Boxin’ podcast, talking big shit after his most recent win and calling out Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis for a lightweight showdown. It just so happens that Tank called Tyson on FaceTime during the show, and Garcia let him have it. “Two rounds, baby, two rounds” Garcia
Opinion Mark Robinson/Matchroom The dream fights to make in the year ahead TYSON FURY vs ANTHONY JOSHUAAn all-British showdown for the ages. Fury and Joshua sharing a ring, preferably at a packed-to-the-rafters Wembley Stadium, would be a suitably fitting way to crown an undisputed heavyweight king. TERENCE CRAWFORD vs ERROL SPENCE JNRTwo of the most
Gerry Cooney goes back to the beginning, the turbulent childhood and finding comfort in a bottle of apple wine, through to his rollercoaster career that etched his name in heavyweight history I DIDN’T have any skills growing up in Long Island. My father was a tough Irish-American drinker who beat his kids every day. I
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