Between sharing a tiny room with five people and having a football pitch in his back garden, Acelino Freitas enjoyed a supreme boxing career that began with 29 straight KOs but threatened to go sour when he was accused of quitting. ‘Popo’ explains all I HAD a difficult childhood, like so many in Brazil. To
Month: March 2021
#BenavidezEllis Fight Night Details: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-031321 Two-time world champion David Benavídez faces dangerous veteran Ronald Ellis in a 12-round WBC super-middleweight title eliminator Saturday, March 13 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast also features two
John Fury was on top form as he and Tommy Fury reflected on the latter’s latest win. They also discussed Tyson Fury and his readiness to return to the ring. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️
There is a growing suspicion among some of the sport’s key figures that boxing gloves are damaging more than they are protecting, writes Elliot Worsell INSIDE a boxing glove you will find a hand, a left or a right, wrapped in bandage, covered in tape and curled into a fist. Inside the word glove, meanwhile,
Timur Kerefov TKO-3 Manny Woods Claressa Shields looks to go undisputed in a second weight class tonight, facing Marie-Eve Dicaire for all four major belts at 154 pounds in a PPV main event from Flint, Mich. Our live coverage will start at 8 pm ET with the free prelim fight that will stream on FITE
Junior welterweight prospect Danielito Zorrilla of Puerto Rico was released on Friday morning from a medical facility after being taken there to be evaluated for a punch that he took to the back of the head in a fight with Kazakh Ruslan Madiyev, whom he beat by split decision. The contest took place on the
Posted on 03/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode At this point, Ahmet Oner believes it doesn’t make any sense to even try. Less than one week ago, the manager of super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim sat back with his jaw glued to the ground as he witnessed his man receive a one-sided beating at the hands of
8:49 PM ET FLINT, Mich. — After a year of waiting, Claressa Shields faces Marie-Eve Dicaire in the main event of an all-women’s pay-per-view event Friday night at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. This will be the first boxing pay-per-view in 20 years to be headlined by a women’s fight, and a limited crowd
If one wants to, they can sort of see Christy Martin as the John L. Sullivan of women’s boxing. Martin wasn’t the first to make major magazine covers or capture attention but her rise in the mid-1990s is a critical fulcrum point in the evolution of women’s boxing. Unlike the single women who caught attention
Posted on 03/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode It isn’t easy walking the path you feel destined to. It’s even more difficult doing it alone. For super middleweight prospect Nadim Salloum, he’s grown accustomed to traveling an arduous road in order to accomplish his lofty goals. Even if that means packing up his bags and traveling halfway
Former 154-pound titleholder Jarrett Hurd was a guest on the PBC Podcast this week, and talked about his training, what he wants to do next, and his main goal, a fight with three-belt titlist Jermell Charlo. Hurd (24-1, 16 KO) remains a strong contender in an exciting, competitive division, where PBC has the bulk of
Amateur James Chance/Getty Images The dates and location have been announced for the rescheduled European Olympic qualification event THE dates for the European Olympic qualification event have now been set. The tournament will pick up from where it left off when it was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic last year. It will be held
Pick It: Ring #1 Claressa Shields vs. #2 Marie Dicaire (Friday, PPV/Fite, 9 PM EST) The top two Jr. middleweights in the world throw down in this all-women’s pay-per-view outing. 25-year old lineal world middleweight queen Claressa Shields (10-0, 2 KO) attempts to be the first boxer to unify the four major titles in two
Posted on 03/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode The date is set and the time is also locked in. The only thing remaining is the venue. Yet, according to reports, that appears to be on the verge of being settled upon as well. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of The Athletic, Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe
History • Issue • Premium British boxing has a long history of football ground fights, writes Miles Templeton TOP-FLIGHT boxing in Britain has always had a strong connection to football grounds. In recent years, Tony Bellew has fought at Goodison Park and Josh Warrington at Elland Road, while Ricky Hatton boxed in front of close
Today at 2:50 pm ET streaming live on ESPN+, top heavyweight prospect Tony Yoka returns to action to face Joel Djeko in the main event from France. Bad Left Hook will be here with fight-by-fight results in the main post, and discussion of the bouts during the show in the comments section below. How to
(March 2, 2019) Former 154-pound world champion Erislandy Lara and WBA Super Welterweight Champion Brian Castaño fought to a highly competitive split-draw Saturday at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. With the draw, Castaño retains the WBA belt in what was the toughest test of his
Josh Taylor was impressed with Tommy Fury’s performance as he beat Scott Williams. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSpo… Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more on upcoming fights on BT Sport and BT
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- …
- 26
- Next Page »