Feature John Gichigi/Getty Images Roman Greenberg was tipped to become boxing’s first billionaire heavyweight before he suffered his first loss and disappeared. Elliot Worsell investigated “SOMEBODY wins and somebody loses,” wrote W.C. Heinz in The Professional. “There’s as much of a story in a fighter losing as in a fighter winning, maybe more.’ This is
Month: February 2021
As disappointing as it is that the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano showdown never came off as expected, Serrano (39-1-1, 29 KO) will be back in the ring next month as she’s scheduled to face Daniela Bermudez (29-3-3, 10 KO) in a scheduled 10-rounder from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The fight will air on NBCSN’s “Ring City
Multi-division world champion, Humberto “Zorrita” Soto has registered as a candidate for the National Regeneration Movement party to become the Mayor of Ahome. “This give me the opportunity to do something for my beloved Los Mochis and do it with all the humility in the world,” Soto stated. Months before he had expressed his intention to be a candidate
Posted on 02/06/2021 By: Sean Crose He bounced out into the ring in a crimson robe, the very picture of confidence. Though his record was a mere 6-0-1, Leon Spinks was ready for his chance to shine. Rather than looking somber and nervous, the man with the gap toothed smile appeared…happy. Perhaps, some may have
6:47 PM ET Former undisputed heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, 67, died Friday night after a long battle with prostate cancer and other illnesses. Spinks finished his boxing career with a record of 26-17-3, 14 KOs, but it’s most remember for defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978 to win the championship. After news of his passing, friends,
Unbeaten prospect Fabian Maidana overcame a slow start and dominated Jorge Maysonet on Saturday, July 23, 2016 on PBC on NBCSN. Maidana plodded his way through the opening round of his eight-round main-event clash with Puerto Rican slugger Jorge Maysonet, generally taking the worst of it—including a hard right hand that bloodied his nose. From
Former world champion and 1984 Olympics gold medalist Mark Breland has come out swinging against his former understudy Deontay Wilder. Breland was Wilder’s career-long co-trainer along with Jay Deas, but after the former WBC champion dropped his first career defeat to the hands of Tyson Fury last February, the “Bronze Bomber” decided to contentiously split
For the fourth time, MTK Global have scheduled Karim Guerfi vs Lee McGregor for Guerfi’s European bantamweight title, with the bout now set for Friday, Mar. 19. ESPN+ will stream the event. Guerfi-McGregor was first set for Nov. 11 of last year, but McGregor tested positive for COVID. The fight was moved to Jan. 22,
WBA “super” champion Hiroto Kyoguchi is looking to kick off 2021 in style. The light flyweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA) will make his United States debut against Axel Vega on the undercard of super flyweight unification clash between Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada at the American Airlines Arena, in Dallas, on March
Posted on 02/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode After receiving her walking papers from the UFC, Paige VanZant made the move from the Octagon to the Bare Knuckle Boxing ring. Welcoming her to her first fight in a new world was former boxer, Britain Hart. While her boxing career may have been a choppy one, finishing up
Following her minor upset loss to Britain Hart at BKFC KnuckleMania, Paige VanZant took to social media after skipping any post-fight interview in the ring. VanZant, 26, lost a decision on clear scores of 49-46 from all three judges. It was the former UFC fighter’s first bout in bare knuckle boxing, and was heavily promoted
History • Issue • Premium Ray Opoku and the history of Ghanaian fighters in the UK GHANA has a long and proud tradition of producing top-class boxers. In recent years, Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey and David Kotey stand out among the finest, while current stars include Isaac Dogboe and Richard Commey. Back in the 1950s,
Boxers • Issue • Premium Paul Wheeler talks to O’Shaquie Foster, a man who knows that it always comes back to the basics When and why you started boxing:I started when I was eight years old. I followed my older cousin to the gym and it took off from there. Favourite all-time fighter:Floyd Mayweather because
Frank Warren, promoter for Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce, is hoping to nail down a deal for an April fight with Oleksandr Usyk. The contest would involve the interim-WBO heavyweight title. And the winner would get a mandatory shot at the victor of the planned full division unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Posted on 02/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode According to Billy Joe Saunders, Canelo Alvarez has fooled everyone. His pound for pound standing, world championship status and future Hall of Fame stature has all been built on a fraudulent resume. “He’s boxed all of the greats and beaten all of the greats, at the end of their
Which fight is closer to being made: the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua heavyweight super-fight, or the mandated Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr lightweight title bout? That was my query for Bob Arum, the Top Rank promoter behind Fury and Lopez. “For the Teofimo fight, we’re going to purse bid,” Arum told Bad Left
On January 14, 2017, Gervonta Davis overpowered 130-pound world champion Jose Pedraza, winning his first title by seventh-round TKO. Gervonta Davis predicted he would knock out 130-pound champion Jose Pedraza, but was noncommittal on when the stoppage would occur, suggesting it could happen in “the eighth, nine or 10th round.” In the end, the 5-foot-6
Eddie Hearn does not believe that the BBC Panorama documentary about Daniel Kinahan has made any difference to the world of boxing. The episode entitled “Boxing and the Mob” referred to Kinahan as “a suspected Mob boss”, connected him drug dealing, gun running, money laundering and a string of killings, and focused on his links to
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