The most anticipated bout on the current boxing schedule remains on course. Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez both came within the tolerable limit for the most recent safety weight check ahead of their March 13 WBC/WBA junior bantamweight title unification rematch. Per WBC terms, participants are required to weigh within 5% of the
Month: March 2021
Posted on 03/03/2021 By: Sean Crose “A dream turned reality,” Ryan Garcia tweeted in January. “It’s an honor to share the Ring with @mannypacquiao I will always respect what you did in and out the ring. Here’s to the best Man Winning.” Needless to say, Garcia’s post set the boxing world aflame. Here was Garcia, boxing’s hottest
It’s been a while since we heard from 26-year-old Uzbek phenom Israil Madrimov, who last saw action in August 2020. As it turns out, “The Dream” suffered a torn shoulder tendon in that bout and has been rehabbing from surgery; he intends to return to action in the coming months and an announcement will be
Matchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn discusses the imminent end of their contract with Sky Sports and whether the relationship will continue or if the existing deal with DAZN could expand to include the UK and Ireland. Full Hearn interview: https://youtu.be/Zx9PZ56X2qo Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive SecondsOut is
Top Junior Middleweight Prospect Israil ‘The Dream’ Madrimov, (6-0, 5 KOs), of Khiva, Uzbekistan is recovering from surgery on his left shoulder to repair a tendon tear. The injury occurred early in his victory over Eric Walker on August 15, 2020 in Tulsa, OK. Said Madrimov, “The rehabilitation from the surgery a couple of months
Posted on 03/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode Mikey Garcia figured it would make more sense if he just kept his mouth shut. For years the former four-division world champion would openly express his desire to face Manny Pacquiao and claimed that their showdown was just about ready to get over the finish line. Time and time
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium The story of Bec Connolly should shine a light on a problem faced by too many boxers in the last 12 months, writes Steve Bunce SHE is fierce and honest about the problems of being a boxer on the wrong side of the card during Covid. Bec Connolly has
Feature Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME ‘I cried when I became a three-division world champion faster than any other male or female fighter in history.’ Claressa Shields spoke to Paul Wheeler When and why you started boxing:I started boxing at the age of 11. My dad used to box, and he told me about Muhammad Ali having a
Derek Chisora has stirred a few pots in his boxing career, and now he’s throwing out a suggestion for cruiserweight Lawrence Okolie, who will fight for his first world title on Saturday, Mar. 20 on DAZN, facing Krzsyzstof Glowacki for the vacant WBO belt. Heavyweight Chisora suggests that Okolie should win and move up, not
Lewis Crocker has vowed that nobody will be taking his WBO European welterweight title away from him ahead of his showdown with Deniz Ilbay on the March 12th MTK Fight Night. Unbeaten Crocker (12-0, 7 KOs) faces Ilbay (22-2, 10 KOs) at the University of Bolton Stadium next Friday, live in the US on ESPN+
Posted on 03/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode For unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, he’s seemingly had two careers. There is the pre-Floyd Mayweather fight version of himself and the current pound-for-pound star who stands before everyone today. Although he was always considered a terrific fighter, Alvarez took his career to a whole other level after
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Former unified super welterweight champion “Swift” Jarrett Hurd and rising unbeaten welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Hurd reveals who he’s targeting this year while Mielnicki recaps his big knockout win last Saturday and what’s ahead. Plus, we look back at all of last weekend’s action and much
Ijaz Ahmed went full Mike Tyson in his post fight interview, repeating one of the heavyweight star’s famous lines, before welcoming a rematch with Kaisy Khademi. 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/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on
Eddie Hearn made his standard weekly appearance on the Ak and Barak SiriusXM show weekly and shared a couple spicy news and opinion tidbits. The Matchroom promoted touched on last Saturday’s Canelo-Yildirim event in Miami, where Canelo steamrolled his poor mandatory challenger. Hearn said the event as a whole had a Super Bowl-style vibe, though
Welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz is eager to get in the ring with former world champion Maurice Hooker on March 20th in Fort Worth, Texas. Ortiz, unbeaten with 16, has knocked out every single opponent inside the distance. Hooker has been out of the ring since December of 2019, when he bounced back from a July
Posted on 03/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode Chris Algieri has heard most of the names. From WBC belt holder Jermall Charlo to former super middleweight champion David Benavidez. All of those names, and several others, are given a very good chance at beating Canelo Alvarez should they ever meet in the ring. Not mentioned amongst those
1:09 PM ET The junior welterweight unification title bout between Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor will take place May 22 at a venue to be determined in Las Vegas. Ramirez, the WBC and WBO champion, and Taylor, the IBF and WBA champion, had initially been planning to fight May 8, but the fight was moved