5:31 PM ET Associated Press The International Boxing Hall of Fame is postponing its induction weekend for the second straight year due to the “many unknowns” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hall of Fame executive director Ed Brophy says next year’s ceremony is scheduled for June 12 and will be themed a Hall of Fame
Month: February 2021
Well, it seems like things are snowballing at the International Boxing Hall of Fame. After canceling the 2020 induction ceremony due to COVID, they’ve now done the same this year. The Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 will be inducted over the span of four days in June of 2022. The International Boxing Hall of
Former WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez (28-0, 22 KOs) is gaining motivation from the increased opinion that Miguel Berchelt will beat him on February 20, when they clash for the WBC super featherweight title at the MGM Grand’s Conference Center in Las Vegas. Valdez has even listened to the opinions of his idols, who are also siding with
Posted on 02/02/2021 By: Sean Crose “I love it,” trainer Jose Guzman says of his hectic – and so far very successful – 2021. “The busier I am the better.” Guzman has much to be pleased with at the moment. Last week, Guzman could appreciate the fact that a mixed martial artist he helped train
4:56 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The return of Floyd “Money” Mayweather will have to wait — for now. His much-anticipated exhibition bout originally set for Feb. 20 against YouTube personality Logan Paul has been postponed to a later date, according to Fanmio founder and CEO Solomon Engel. “After an absolutely tremendous response to the fight
Well, it looks like we might be getting the worst-case scenario. Mike Coppinger reports that Canelo Alvarez’s planned unification clash with Billy Joe Saunders, previously targeted for either May 1st or May 8th due to Cinco de Mayo landing on a Wednesday, is “slated” to land on the 8th, seemingly putting it in direct conflict
Steve Lovett and Samuel Miller faced off at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX on NBC, but it seemed like only one of them came prepared to fight. Lovett outboxed Miller in RD1 and when it come to RD2, Miller seemed focused on doing everything he could to get disqualified. Whether he was out-matched in
The highly anticipated welterweight showdown between rising knockout artist Vergil Ortiz Jr. (16-0, 16 KOs) and former world champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (27-1-3, 19 KOs) will take place at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The event, which is stacked from top to bottom with competitive undercard bouts, will take place Saturday, March 20
Posted on 01/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode Floyd Mayweather’s venture into the YouTube boxing business has come to an abrupt end. At least, for now. Over the course of several months, social media star Logan Paul attempted to lure Mayweather back into the ring one last time after officially hanging up his gloves in 2017. By
Amateur • Issue • Premium Freddie Barr should remembered for his achievements and for the impact he had on a host of boxers KINGSTON boxing coach Freddie Barr passed away on January 19. He was 88 years old. He was an England coach, who took boxers to a sequence of Olympic Games, and a highly
Issue • News • Premium Laurence Williams has a message for British boxing legend, Jim Evans. It’s a message shared by all at Boxing News and the entire industry ONE of the great characters of British boxing, Jim Evans – trainer, manager, promoter and top class amateur boxer – is not well at the moment.
Amateur • Issue • Premium Daniel Herbert pays tribute to Repton head coach Tony Burns TONY Burns, who has died at the age of 80, left a huge mark on amateur boxing both as a boxer and coach. As the driving force behind the Repton club in Bethnal Green for half a century, he produced
Caleb Plant retained his IBF super middleweight title Saturday against Caleb Truax, and now has a potential fight with WBC/WBA titleholder Canelo Alvarez — who would, in the scenario, also have the WBO title by then, making it an undisputed title fight at 168 pounds — in his sights for later this year. Plant (21-0,
Over the last two weekends, fighters under the King’s Promotions banner have impressed with big wins. On January 23rd, undefeated super bantamweight Ra’eese Aleem won the WBA interim-super bantamweight title with a statement-making 11th round stoppage over previously undefeated Victor Pasillas. The fight, which was the Showtime televised co-feature at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville,
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode In the sport of boxing, it’s seldom that the trash talking and physical threats are taken seriously. The reasoning is simple, either someone has what you want or, the fighters are attempting to drum up interest in their inevitable showdown. In the case of heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte and
Marc Castro won’t be the only elite amateur on the February 27th Canelo Alvarez-Avni Yildirim undercard. Matchroom announced today that Keyshawn Davis, previously considered one of America’s best hopes for gold at the Tokyo Games, will make his professional debut that evening. The 21-year-old Davis, ranked as BoxRec’s #2 amateur super lightweight behind longtime rival
Amateur sensation Keyshawn Davis will make his professional debut on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez’s defense of his WBC, WBC super middleweight titles against Avni Yildirim on February 27 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, live worldwide on DAZN (except Mexico). Davis makes his hotly anticipated pro bow on the star-studded card
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode To be as frank as possible, Jermall Charlo doesn’t like anyone in or around his 160-pound weight class. So it came as no surprise to hear the list of names the Houston native reeled off as must-have opponents before he brings the curtain’s down on his career. “Obviously I