Posted on 02/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode Daniel Dubois could barely see once he walked back to the locker room following his bout against Joe Joyce. The heavyweight prospect suffered a badly damaged left orbital bone along with several other ailments. But while the physical aches and pains bothered him for weeks on end, the mental
Month: February 2021
8:14 AM ET There’s no boxing division creating more buzz than lightweight, headed by four young stars — Teofimo Lopez, Gervonta “Tank” Davis, Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney. Of that group, Lopez has the biggest win to date and the most belts. Lopez is still enjoying the fruits of his massive victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Steve Bunce looks back on the night when a Yorkshire plasterer fought a bona fide legend, Roberto Duran DAVE the Plasterer hurt Roberto the Fighting God in round four when the pair somehow met at a casino in South Africa. This happened, by the way. At the end of
Teofimo Lopez, who holds the WBA, IBF, and WBO lightweight titles and is considered far and wide the top man at 135 pounds right now, is never one to shy away from offering an opinion, whether asked for one or not. Lopez listed his top five current lightweights in the sport, with himself rightly in
There is still plenty of confusion when it comes to the WBC world title in the lightweight division. Teofimo Lopez, who holds the WBO, IBF, WBA titles, is the WBC’s franchise champion at 135-pounds. Devin Haney is the WBC’s ”regular” champion at the weight, while Ryan Garcia hold the WBC’s interim-title. Last year, Lopez shook up
Posted on 02/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Standing six feet, nine inches tall is almost par for the course when it comes to modern boxing. Heavyweight notables Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, and Deontay Wilder are all pushing seven feet in height. Back in 1979, however, being extremely tall was something unusual for a fighter. It was
Steve Lott – a crucial member of Team Tyson in the early days – revealsed some extraordinary insight on why he might just have been the greatest underachiever in boxing history STEVE LOTT lived with a young Mike Tyson for three years and has known him for 35. A crucial member of the team –
If you were looking for last-minute betting advice from Claressa Shields for tonight’s Super Bowl matchup between the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, great news! “The Chiefs are the reigning champs and Patrick Mahomes has been amazing, but there is only one GOAT,” said Shields. “Tom Brady has a history of
Former two division champion Carl Frampton is very surprised with Ryan Garcia’s desire to step in the ring with Manny Pacquiao. Last month, the 22-year-old Garcia pulled off the biggest victory of his career when he knocked out 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell in seven rounds. Pacquiao, 42-years-old, is boxing’s only eight division
Posted on 02/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode Super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim has essentially become an afterthought. His upcoming showdown against the consensus best boxer in the world in Canelo Alvarez has already been chalked up as a loss. In addition to what round Yildirim will be knocked out in, fans are already discussing how Alvarez
4:00 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 British boxer Josh Warrington said he is inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo in how to maintain his mindset at the top level, as he returns
Undefeated contender Kanat Islam (21-0, 18 KOs) stopped Colombia’s Jesus De Angel (18-4-1, 17 KOs) in the sixth round of Sunday night’s main event on Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce TV from the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida on May 8, 2016. The rising 154-pounder from Kazakhstan stopped his ninth straight opponent
Paige VanZant and Britain Hart left last night’s BKFC KnuckleMania event at very different positions than they had entering their main event fight, and both are setting goals going forward. Hart scored a minor upset over VanZant, the former UFC star who was making her bare knuckle boxing debut, and now says she’s going to
Shaquille O’Neal has shown impressive business savvy throughout his career with a diverse portfolio ranging from early investment into companies like Google and Apple as well as ownership into franchises like Papa John’s, Five Guys, Krispy Kreme, Auntie Anne’s and 24 Hour Fitness. The basketball star has even stepped inside the boxing ring with the
Posted on 02/06/2021 Former World Heavyweight Champion Leon Spinks, Jr. lost his five-year battle with prostate and other cancers, at the age of 67 on Friday, Feb. 5 at 8:15 p.m. At the time of his passing his wife Brenda Glur Spinks was by his side. Due to COVID restrictions, only a few close friends
6:32 PM ET Leon Spinks, who surprised the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1978, died Friday night at age 67, according to the Firm PR, which represents him. Spinks had been suffering from prostate and other cancers. The St. Louis native, who had won a gold medal as
News AFP via Getty Images Legendary heavyweight Leon Spinks has passed away at the age of 67 LEON SPINKS has passed away at the age of 67. He had suffered from cancer and health problems in the later years of his life. Spinks became an Olympic gold medallist at 1976 Montreal Games and famously defeated
History A 1951 article from the Boxing News archives revealed Ron was the more aggressive of the Kray twins and considered how they should be matched. The notorious gangsters of course went in a different direction IF any ambitious matchmaker is at a loss for a couple of attractive supporting contests may I suggest the
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