Feature • Issue • Premium ‘Not only does he know all the wise guys, they all know him.’ Jose Corpas tells the story of his remarkable experience with former contender Tony Pellone WHEN former contender Tony Pellone found out that my last paycheck was withheld, he turned to his friend and said, “Lefty, let’s go
Month: January 2021
Joe Smith Jr burst onto the scene in 2016 with crushing wins over Andrzej Fonfara and Bernard Hopkins, retiring a legend with the latter win, but it seemed like maybe the clock had struck 12 on something of a Cinderella story when he suffered losses to Sullivan Barrera and Dmitry Bivol. But 2020 saw Smith,
Mexican middleweight contender Juan Macias Montiel is looking for much bigger opportunities in the new year. This past December, Montiel sensationally knocked out James Kirkland in the first round in Los Angeles. Montiel is now gunning to secure a world title shot at WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo. Charlo, a native of Texas, has a perfect record of 31 wins
Mikaela Mayer: “I Think That By The End Of 2021, We Will Have An Undisputed Champion” Posted on 01/27/2021 By: Jeandra Lebeauf Mikaela Mayer is within striking distance of an achievement few boxers reach, the undisputed champion. After defeating Ewa Brodnicka in October just last year to win the WBO super featherweight title, she turned
10:48 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 There’s no disputing the long anticipated world heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is 2021’s biggest story for British boxing, but beneath
Undefeated super bantamweight contender Ra’eese Aleem and unbeaten heavyweight prospect Darmani Rock are this week’s guests on a packed episode of The PBC Podcast. Plus, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal break down all of last weekend’s action and preview Saturday’s FOX PBC Fight Night triple-header, featuring undefeated IBF World Super Middleweight Champion Caleb “Sweethands”
Mahmoud (Manuel) Charr and Trevor Bryan will have to wait another day to settle their differences—if ever at all. The oft-postponed WBA heavyweight title consolidation bout has once again hit the scrap heap, event officials have informed BoxingScene.com. Reasons for the fallout depend on which side of the argument is believed, though the lack of
Stunt Expert Turned Star Zoe Bell Talks “Retired Fighter Redemption Story,” Haymaker Posted on 01/26/2021 By: Sean Crose Stuntwoman turned stunt-coordinator turned movie star Zoe Bell is perhaps most famous for her memorable roles in Quentin Tarantino films such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Kill Bill, Death Proof, and others. She has more
6:59 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 Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren has said he is confident nothing will get in the way of making a Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight
Vergil Ortiz Jr and Maurice Hooker are now officially set for a March 20 fight on DAZN, with the two Dallas natives meeting in their hometown, with Seniesa Estrada to challenge for a 105-pound title on the undercard, plus the U.S. debut of Russian heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov. Ortiz-Hooker will stream live on DAZN. The prior
Amateur • Issue • Premium Commonwealth gold medallist and Redditch hero Jimmy Moran has passed away REDDITCH champion Jimmy Moran has passed away at the age of 57. In 1986 Moran won gold for England at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. That same year he won the ABA championships at light-heavyweight for Austin ABC. The
Sean Gibbons, President of Manny Pacquiao’s promotional company, MP Promotions, admits the demand for a boxing match with Conor McGregor has plummeted in the aftermath of Saturday’s loss by the UFC star. McGregor was knocked out in two rounds by Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi. Pacquiao and McGregor are
Regis Prograis Wants Danny Garcia: “I Can Beat Him Very, Easily – I Think I Whoop Him Bad” Posted on 01/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite only a limited amount of seats available due to the current worldwide pandemic, former Jr welterweight world champion Regis Prograis simply couldn’t miss out on the live-action. Roughly one month
5:20 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Former WBC super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez says he will return to the ring on March 13 against Ronald Ellis. Although the location of the bout is still being finalized, a source told ESPN that it’ll most likely happen in Connecticut as a main event of Showtime Championship Boxing. Benavidez
History Despite being the underdog, the great Archie Moore turns on the style ARCHIE MOORE w pts 15 JOEY MAXIMJanuary 27, 1954; Orange Bowl, Miami, FLARCHIE MOORE had already retained his world light-heavyweight title against Joey Maxim, the man he took it from in 1952. Ahead of their third bout, Moore struggled to make the
A week after initial reports that top welterweight prospect Jaron “Boots” Ennis would be facing former 140-pound titleholder Sergey Lipinets, it looks like we have a set date, as Mike Coppinger reports the bout will go ahead April 10 on Showtime. At the moment, there’s nothing otherwise scheduled for U.S. TV on April 10, other
Issue • Opinion • Premium Simon Euan Smith examines the issue of whether a referee is in the best place to judge a fight IN his editorial last year, “The Bog of Eternal Stench” (BN October 22), discussing the problems in scoring bouts, Matt Christie wrote: “An eternal debate is the issue of point of
Cuban heavyweight sensation, Frank Sanchez, who has steadily been climbing up the WBO world rankings since turning professional in 2017, calls out Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk to clash this year. “Joshua and Usyk, that’s really who I want to fight.” The Cuban revealed in an exclusive interview with proboxing-fans.com. Anthony Joshua is the unified
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