Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Matchroom Courtenay vs Bridges was terrific but the debate about the world title is a worthwhile one, writes Matt Christie THERE are two contrasting opinions regarding Shannon Courtenay’s victory over Ebanie Bridges. The first, that the bout drew new fans to the sport and Courtenay winning a world title
Month: April 2021
News Martin Ward set for final eliminator for IBF super-featherweight title on the May 29 Haney-Linares bill in Las Vegas SUPER-featherweight Martin Ward is closing in on a world title shot. He is set for a final eliminator for the IBF title against Azinga Fuzile on the May 29 Devin Haney-Jorge Linares bill in Las
Daniel Dubois’ stock as a heavyweight prospect unquestionably took a hit when he lost to Joe Joyce last November, quitting in the 10th round with an eye injury. Any eye injury is a serious threat to a fighter, but Dubois took heavy criticism not just from fans or media, those people can be easily tuned
Jose Felix Jr. (38-4-1) will have an experienced opponent on April 24, when he faces experienced Adalberto “Terrible” Borquez (30-21-1) in a ten-round battle in the super lightweight division in the Boxing Club Promotions featured bout to be held at the PTV Arena, in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. The Mochitense boxer has embarked on a strong
Posted on 04/12/2021 By: Sean Crose “If I don’t know anything by Tuesday, I’m just going to move on,” Tyson Fury told Behind the Gloves this past weekend. He was referring, of course, to developments regarding his much hoped for heavyweight title match with Anthony Joshua. “It’s been a long time in the making,” the WBC
(December 15, 2017) Former two-division champion #JessieVargas scored a dominant UD win over veteran #AaronHerrera in his PBC debut. It was Jessie Vargas’ first time working with boxing Hall of Famer Mike McCallum as his head trainer, and it seems as though Vargas has found his perfect match. Vargas fought a relaxed opening round and
Lennox Clarke won the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles by stopping Willy Hutchinson in the fifth round. 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 Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more on upcoming fights on
News Joe Smith Jnr is the new WBO champ at 175lbs but his win over Maxim Vlasov not without controversy JOE SMITH JNR won the WBO light-heavyweight title after a 12-round battle with Maxim Vlasov at the Osage Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday (April 10). Smith finished with a majority decision, winning 115-113 for
It was in the works for a while, but it looks as though it’s coming soon. Dan Rafael reports that former bantamweight champion Luis Nery will defend his WBC junior featherweight title against WBA “world” champion Brandon Figueroa in a May 15 Showtime main event. ESPN’s Fernando Barbosa first revealed the date two weeks back.
Super featherweight Johansen Alvarez, who is the nephew of four division world champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, will make his professional debut in June, according to well known manager and trainer Jose Reynoso. “He is a cheerful boxing boy, with good movement from the waist and good counterattacks; He also hits hard,” Reynoso told Efe after
Posted on 04/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Demetrius Andrade is quite frankly sick and tired and of talking about it. The former two-division world champion and current WBO middleweight belt holder has been heavily criticized for the opponents he’s stepped into the ring against. His upcoming title defense against British native Liam Williams isn’t helping matters
Savannah Marshall’s personality and fighting style is the antithesis to that of Claressa Shields. The quiet, reserved and polite WBO middleweight champion is building a reputation of being one of the biggest punchers in the women’s code, moving to 10-0 (8KO) this past weekend against late-replacement Maria Lindberg. On the other side of the coin
Joe Calzaghe has backed Liam Williams to become Wales’ latest World champion as he prepares to face Demetrius Andrade for the WBO world middleweight title on Saturday night at Hard Rock Live at Hard Rock Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Fl. on Saturday April 17, live worldwide on DAZN and in association with
Posted on 04/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Joe Smith Jr. was disappointed with what took place a few years ago. In March of 2019, the Long Island, New York, native was thoroughly outclassed against WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. Instead of giving up on his dream, Smith Jr. simply placed his head down and got
9:00 AM ET Moments after the biggest win of his career, Vergil Ortiz Jr. immediately looked into the crowd at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. He spotted welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford, who was ringside to watch Ortiz dispatch Maurice Hooker, a former 140-pound champion who, like Ortiz, recently moved up to welterweight.
Issue • Premium • Reports Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Conor Benn trounces gatekeeper Samuel Vargas inside 90 seconds. Steve Bunce reports from ringside CONOR BENN sent out an old-fashioned message during a night when legitimacy was a backdrop to the action. Benn left Samuel Vargas helpless and hopeless on the ropes, forcing the referee, Michael Alexander,
Issue • Premium • Reports Amanda Westcott/Showtime Jaron Ennis continues to impress, but there is no need to rush his development, writes Nigel Collins JARON ENNIS’ flamboyant style is a hybrid, grounded in bedrock fundamentals but expressed in a seemingly spontaneous manner. It was far too much for the normally durable Sergey “Samurai” Lipinets to
Good news: we’re not getting Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson III next month. Bad news: we’re getting something even less appealing. Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix and The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger report that “The Real Deal” is set to face fellow Tyson conqueror Kevin McBride “as chief support” for Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr, which
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