We haven’t heard much from the inimitable, indefatigable, indomitable Don King lately, save for a press release sent from his office which had The Don lobbying for votes for his guy Donald Trump on Nov. 3. That push didn’t get Trump over the finish line. We don’t know what King, now 89, thinks of Trump’s
Month: January 2021
Boxers • Premium Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) But Liam Shinkwin has shown that he can be nasty in the ring When and why you started boxing: I started boxing when I was eight or nine. Ever since I was little I’d always wanted to box. My dad, Ronnie Shinkwin, was a pro in the ‘80s and
History STR/AFP via Getty Images George Foreman and Ron Lyle go hell for leather over five violent rounds GEORGE FOREMAN w ko 5 RON LYLEJanuary 24, 1976; Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NVJANUARY was a good month for George Foreman. Throughout his career he fought nine times in the first month of the year, winning each
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. - In a battle of unbeatens for the WBO super bantamweight title, Stephen Fulton (19-0, 8 KOs) became a world champion with a twelve round unanimous decision over Angelo Leo (20-1, 9 KOs). The scores were 118-110, 119-109, 119-109. Fulton was very sharp with his jab in the first round, while
Posted on 01/23/2021 By: Sean Crose Super bantamweight Raeese Aleem appeared on Saturday’s Showtime and PBC card at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena, taking on Vic Pasillas in a scheduled 12 round affair for the WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight title. Both men were undefeated heading into the ring. The 17-0 Aleem and 16-0 Pasillas came
Former two-division champion and pound-for-pound king and newly-announced Hall of Famer Andre Ward has been out of the ring since 2017, when he retired at the age of 33 with an undefeated record of 32-0 (16 KO). Now a month out from his 37th birthday, Ward has stuck to the decision, working as an analyst
Ekaterinburg, Russia -2016 Rio bronze medalist Vladimir Nikitin suffered his second career setback (as a pro) with an eight-round draw against determined Kazakh import Yerzhan Zalilov. Scores were: 77-75, 75-77, and 76-76 – in what was a very spirited two-way contest. Nikitin, 30, was fighting in Russia for the second time since losing a hyped
Andre Ward On Sergey Kovalev Positive Drug Test: “He’s Slipping And Guys Tend To Do Things Like That When They’re Trying To Hold On” Posted on 01/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode In no way shape or form was newly elected hall of famer Andre Ward calling Sergey Kovalev a perpetual cheater. However, with the vast majority
12:18 PM 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 Josh Warrington has told ESPN that he hopes giving up a world featherweight title will ensure he gets to fight the big names this
Tonight at 9 pm ET on Showtime, we’ve got a tripleheader led by a 122-pound WBO title fight between Angelo Leo and Stephen Fulton Jr. Bad Left Hook will be here with for round by round updates on each fight, with Wil Esco on the RBR call. Leo and Fulton were originally meant to meet
???? FIGHT UPDATE ???? Undefeated IBF World Super Middleweight Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant looks to defend his title against former champion Caleb “Golden” Truax in the first FOX PBC Fight Night of 2021. FIGHT NIGHT DETAILS ????: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-013021 Unbeaten IBF World Super Middleweight Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant isn’t looking past January 30, 2021, when he
Chris Eubank Jr earlier this week told BT Sport that Liam Williams is levels below him and didn’t believe he was worthy of a message from him. He vowed that a fight between the pair would be an execution. Liam Williams has responded with verbal insults of his own and believes a fight between the
Rolando Romero is coming off a controversial win over Jackson Marinez. For his efforts, Romero took home a WBA interim lightweight title, but he also was awarded a heap of criticism at no fault of his own when all three judges handed the 25-year-old a unanimous decision. Romero won the fight on paper, but certainly,
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Returns To The Ring Against Kwanthai Sithmorseng On March 13th In Thailand Posted on 01/22/2021 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (49-5-1, 42 KOs), the former Two-time WBC world champion and Lineal world champion in Super Flyweight from Thailand, is set to get back into the ring on March 12, 2021 against a former WBA
2:34 PM ET There will now be a tripleheader of title fights on March 13 on a card headlined by a much-anticipated rematch of Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez. Added to the card is a rematch between Jessica McCaskill and Cecilia Brækhus for the undisputed women’s welterweight title, Matchroom Boxing announced Friday. McCaskill
Opinion Holly Stein/Allsport/Getty Images These memorable ring monikers are commendably creative 1. MICHAEL ‘SECOND TO’ NUNN The name says it all. When it comes to original and inventive sobriquets, this former two-weight world champion (IBF middleweight and WBA super-middleweight) is second to none. 2. JUAN ‘HISPANIC CAUSING PANIC’ LAZCANO Remembered as a Ricky Hatton opponent
Back with a new year makeover, Mikey Garcia comes out guns blazing when talking about the prospect of him ever working with Bob Arum and his Top Rank promotions company ever again. Check out what he had to say about his former promoter during this live stream with his fans… “Will I ever work with
History • Premium Topical Press Agency/Getty Images Talented 200-plus-bout contender Kid Socks had a knack for embarrassing champions yet never won a title himself “THE Wrecker of Champions” – as boxing epithets go it isn’t a bad one. The wearer of that sobriquet was a fighter from London’s East End called Kid Socks. His career
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