David Avanesyan and Josh Kelly have had over two years of some back-and-forth talk, ever since a scheduled Dec. 2018 fight between the two was scrapped at the last minute when Kelly pulled out, claiming illness the day of the fight. Now, the two are finally scheduled to meet again on Saturday, Feb. 20, headlining
Month: February 2021
In a battle between young, undefeated heavyweights. Michael Coffie (12-0, 9 KOs) kept his record unblemished with a powerful third-round knockout victory over Darmani Rock (17-1, 12 KOs). Coffie, a 34-year-old Marine Corps veteran from The Bronx, N.Y., took a couple of rounds to figure out Rock of Philadelphia. When he did, it was lights
Opinion LUIS PEREZ/AFP/Getty Images John Dennen considers the must-watch fights coming up this month GIVEN the rapid spread of coronavirus, it’s no wonder, of course, that the boxing year got off to a slow start in January of 2021. But February will see a host of boxing shows in the UK and America and there
Demetrius Andrade and Liam Williams are finally one step closer toward finalizing a title fight, though not by their own doing. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is prepared to call a purse bid hearing this week to determine promotional rights for its middleweight title fight, BoxingScene.com has learned. The decision comes following the expiration of
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Former super middleweight belt holder Caleb Truax knew that it was going to be difficult to land a clean punch on Caleb Plant. However, after missing shot after shot during their title fight this past Saturday night, Truax didn’t realize it was going to be damn there impossible. “I
9:00 AM ET The saga between Ryan Garcia and Manny Pacquiao continues to unfold. Garcia has said he wants the fight — a real fight — against the boxing legend, but now his promoter says it’s no longer in the cards. Garcia may have also lost his bout with Gervonta Davis is the process. Has
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Frankie DePaula found himself in so deep he could not get out, writes Steve Bunce THERE is too much comedy and violence in the life, times and crimes of light-heavyweight contender Frankie DePaula. The fighter bashed and crashed and slammed his way through a boxing career, his life inside
Friday, Feb. 5 FITE PPV, 9:00 pm ET, BKFC KnuckleMania. BKFC are back with a card they are really banking on kicking up some interest, featuring the bare knuckle debut of former UFC darling Paige VanZant in the main event against Britain Hart, plus what could be a fantastic action fight between lightweight champ Johnny
Issue • Opinion • Premium Billy Joe Saunders is on course to fight Canelo Alvarez. But there might be a date clash with Taylor-Ramirez, writes George Gigney in his weekly analysis of the boxing media WE could already be looking at our first major date clash of the year – and it’s not in the
The February 6th RDR Promotions card at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia now has a distribution home. The show, which will feature a battle of undefeated featherweights Donald “No Love” Smith (10-0, 6 KOs) of Philadelphia taking on William Foster III (11-0, 8 KOs) of New Haven, Connecticut will be streamed LIVE on FITE.TV for
Posted on 01/30/2021 By: Sean Crose Boxing returned to Fox on Saturday night as the main portion of a PBC card was broadcast live from LA’s Shrine Exhibition Center. First up, 11-0 junior middleweight Joey Spencer faced the 14-3-1 Isiah Seldon – son of former heavyweight Bruce Seldon – in a scheduled 8 rounder. The
With Caleb Plant’s win last night over Caleb Truax to retain the IBF super middleweight title, the 28-year-old Tennessee native kept his place in line for the real prize at 168 pounds, and in boxing overall: a fight with Canelo Alvarez later this year. Canelo officially moved to 168 to stay in December, beating Callum
Jalisco’s Rafael “Divino” Espinoza imposed his boxing skills at a distance, using his offensive and defensive resources, to win a broad unanimous decision over a very brave and willful Carlos “Chinito” Orenelas, in the main event of the function that Zanfer presented behind closed doors, in the bubble of the Grand Hotel Tijuana. “Divino” Espinoza (16-0, 13
Posted on 01/31/2021 By: Hans Themistode Although Edgar Berlanga is still making a name for himself in the super middleweight division, The Athletic’s 2020 prospect of the year appears to be ready to take a humongous leap forward. In what many expected to be a one-sided affair, IBF titlist Caleb Plant dominated former belt holder