Six-time world champion Zab Judah will launch Celebrity Championship Boxing on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 8pm ET in Atlanta, Georgia. This new boxing exhibition league will include social media influencers, sports figures, entertainers, actors, and street fighters competing in exhibition matches. New fights will be presented on PPV with FITE every 90 days. “I
Month: March 2021
Posted on 03/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Fighting on the elite level has provided fighters with more time for leisurely fun. Normally, when a fighter first jumps onto the scene, they can find themselves fighting anywhere from five to ten times per year. Once they’ve established themselves on the very good to elite level, the ring
Feb 1, 2021 It wasn’t close on Saturday night, and as expected, Canelo Alvarez took care of WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim to retain his titles. Immediately after the fight, Alvarez’s next fight was announced — a unification bout against Billy Joe Saunders. Will Alvarez achieve his goal of unifying the super middleweight division in
Issue • Premium • Reports Greg Bowker/Getty Images Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa, the ‘most anticipated fight in New Zealand boxing history’ surely disappoints, writes Elliot Worsell THE February 27 battle between heavyweights Joseph Parker and Junior Fa was billed as the most anticipated fight in New Zealand boxing history and took place just hours
With Canelo Alvarez now having blown past Avni Yildirim and officially announced a May 8 super middleweight unification fight with Billy Joe Saunders, we’re all free to move forward to a much more interesting matchup — and it’s one where the underdog Saunders believes he’s the only man who can beat Canelo. “Canelo, I’m ready
Feature • Issue • Premium So far you have voted for Ali-Frazier, Hagler-Hearns, Chavez-Taylor and Ward-Gatti… But do you consider to be the best fights of the decade? By Matt Christie The premise for Desert Island Fights is simple: You will soon be stranded on a desert island. To ease the boredom, you can take
Undefeated Olympic bronze medal winner Vijender Singh is set to make his return to the ring on March 19 and this time he will be exchanging fists in Vegas-style boxing on the Majestic Pride Casino Ship in Goa. The first-of-its-kind fight will be held on the rooftop deck of the Majestic Pride Casino Ship –
Posted on 02/27/2021 After getting dropped in the first round, Zhilei Zhang appeared to be on his way to an easy night at the office. Another series of knockdowns in the second and third seemingly confirmed it. However, Forrest would hear none of it. The heavy underdog rallied in a huge way, including a final
(July 10, 2016) – Undefeated rising super featherweight contender Mario Barrios (16-0, 8 KOs) defeated former title challenger Devis Boschiero (39-5-1, 21 KOs) by unanimous decision (120-107 X 3) in the 12-round main event of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN & ESPN Deportes from Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey. From the opening
Tommy Fury secured his fifth professional victory by stopping Scott Williams. Hear the thudding shots go and watch this Tommy Fury finish from every possible angle. 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
Following Joseph Parker’s Saturday win over Junior Fa in New Zealand, it’s looking more and more likely that we’ll see former heavyweight titleholder Parker face Derek Chisora next, with Matchroom Boxing teasing the idea on social media today: This has seemed like the most likely next fight for Parker (28-2, 21 KO) for a bit
Heavyweight contender Junior Fa believes that he exposed former WBO world champion Joseph Parker in their long-awaited showdown, which took place on Saturday night at Auckland’s Spark Arena. Parker was a very big favorite to win the fight, but the contest had a lot of close rounds and there were many who felt the contest
Posted on 02/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode At one point, the blueprint to defeating unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez was clear as day. Keep your distance, incorporate a lot of movement and pot shot him all night long. In short, the Mexican star could be thoroughly outboxed. Floyd Mayweather was the first to give users
1:34 PM ET Former junior welterweight champion Regis Prograis will be featured on a unique boxing card. Prograis will face Ivan Redkach on the undercard of the Jake Paul-Ben Askren event on April 17 that will be produced by Triller, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The recent development comes on the heels of