Posted on 04/08/2021 By: Sean Crose “We’re out there grafting away every day to get this done,” promoter Eddie Hearn tells Sky Sports. He’s referring to the much anticipated heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. The two camps have been working to make a fight happen…but the truth is that it’s been
Month: April 2021
Grozny, Russia – Umar Salamov was scheduled to warm himself up against a fighter who had lost his last two contests – one to a boxer with 2-0 record. Instead, Salamov found himself in a firefight with a well-matched opponent in Sergey Ekimov. The local favorite barely won a split decision over ten rounds. No
Posted on 04/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Chris Eubank Jr. views a showdown between unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and WBO belt holder Billy Joe Saunders as noncompetitive. The two are slated to face off on May 8th, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas on May 8th. According to oddsmakers, Saunders is listed as a
Well, that didn’t take long either. With original April 24th foe Maciej Sulecki unavailable due to injury, former WBO super middleweight champion Jaime Munguia is officially set to face unbeaten prospect D’Mitrius Ballard on Friday, April 23rd. Jaime Munguia will now be fighting D’Mitrius Ballard after Maciej Sulęcki was forced to pull out due to
VAN NUYS, Calif. — Sergey Lipinets wants all the smoke from fast-rising star Jarron Ennis. The former IBF super lightweight champion Lipinets (16-1-1, 12 KOs) will meet the Philly fighter Ennis (26-0, 24 KOs) in a 12-round Showtime main event April 10 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut with the intent to severely
Posted on 04/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Mike Tyson still has a bit of revenge on his mind. In back-to-back bouts against Evander Holyfield in the mid-1990s, Tyson was heavily favored to win both contests. Those who backed the former undisputed heavyweight champion to come out victorious, however, were left disappointed as Holyfield would walk away
7:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show As the son of a famous boxer, Conor Benn has dealt with high expectations early in his career. Sometimes he wonders whether he should
You’d be forgiven for forgetting Adam Kownacki’s last fight — in fact, he would prefer it that way. The world has changed a lot in the 13 months since Robert Helenius took his unbeaten record inside the Barclays Center, but the 32-year-old convinces me that his ambition burns even brighter than before. Last March, “Babyface”
Amateur • Issue • Premium She’s beaten the likes of Shannon Courtenay before and now, with her Olympic dream over, Amy Andrew can look to the pros AMY ANDREW’S Olympic dream is over. The Haringey boxer had come to the sport late but won a place to represent New Zealand in international competition. She had
Boxers • Issue • Premium Paul Wheeler talks to Tom Ansell, a man who switched from the rugby pitch to the boxing ring When and why you started boxing:I began boxing in my first year of university, in order to get fit for the rugby pre-season. I started at Elite Fitness Academy in Hitchin. Favourite
Jaron Ennis believes Sergey Lipinets’ fight style is tailor-made for him. Find out if he’s right when these welterweight powerhouses battle on Saturday, April 10, 2021, live on #PBConSHOWTIME. #EnnisLipinets Fight Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-041021 #Shorts Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Frank Warren explains how a dispute over a watch, in a hotel room, resulted in Mike Tyson punching him in the face. The Hall of Fame promoter re-told the tale as part of Make It or Die Trying: The Frank Warren Story, which premieres on BT Sport 1 HD at 9.30pm this Sunday. Subscribe to
Opinion To celebrate Gennady Golovkin’s 39th birthday, we pick out the middleweight maestro’s 10 best wins 1. DANIEL JACOBS (UD 12 – MAR 2017) An imposing athlete and heavy hitter, Jacobs was in fine form heading into his clash with Golovkin, yet “GGG” came through a close and highly competitive contest with a victory on
Losses matter more in the last generation or two than they used to. For some boxers, they can be career crippling. In some ways, it wouldn’t be fair if it didn’t work that way. Once at a certain level of contention, most of the current battlers in the sport just aren’t active enough to afford
Posted on 04/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode Chris Arreola admits that he was proud as he watched Andy Ruiz Jr. become the first fighter of Mexican descent to win a heavyweight world title. The aforementioned Ruiz Jr. took down the heavily favored Anthony Joshua in their June showdown in 2019. Following the win, the fame and
Count Florian Marku among those not impressed by Conor Benn’s professional record or choice in opponents. While Benn is lined up to face Samuel Vargas this weekend, Marku dismisses Benn as a cherry picker who is carefully selecting opponents to hide his deficiencies. Talking to Sky Sports, Marku made his position very clear. “I knew
WBA interim-middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. is putting his money where his mouth is. Eubank is fully backing Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to score a knockout victory over Billy Joe Saunders on May 8th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The WBO, WBC, WBA super middleweight titles will be at stake. Saunders won a close twelve
Posted on 04/07/2021 Samuel Vargas has promised to make Conor Benn pay for his “wild” mistakes and says the 24-year-old doesn’t have the experience to deal with him when they meet over twelve rounds for the WBA Continental Welterweight Title this Saturday April 10, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN in the U.S. and more than 200 countries and territories.
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