The thought of title unification has always been the goal for Jamel Herring, especially now with another beltholder finally calling his name. Herring still has to get through a dangerous title defense of his WBO junior lightweight crown versus former two-division champ Carl Frampton (28-2, 16KOs), with their bout finally due to take place Saturday
Month: April 2021
Posted on 04/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode There’s something about the resume of Errol Spence Jr. that looks awfully familiar. From Leonard Bundu to Shawn Porter to Danny Garcia, they all share one thing in common. They’ve suffered defeats at the hands of both Errol Spence Jr. and Keith Thurman. Not only have the pair shared
News Matchroom Murodjon Akhmadaliev impresses against Ryosuke Iwasa, though the stoppage looks premature UNBEATEN WBA and IBF super-bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev maintained his status as the leading 122-pounder in the world by stopping former IBF titlist Ryosuke Iwasa in the fifth round at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Fighting in his home country for
News Eddie Hearn speaking to four broadcasters as his current deal with Sky Sports approaches its end EDDIE HEARN has revealed that the decision on Matchroom’s next exclusive broadcast partner will be made within a fortnight and that Sky are currently just one of four different offers currently on the table. Matchroom and Sky have
Today at 2 pm ET, Jamel Herring headlines against Carl Frampton in Dubai, with Herring’s WBO junior lightweight title on the line in a much-delayed fight that finally hits the ring. The fight will stream live on ESPN+ for those in the U.S., and air on Channel 5 for fans in the U.K. and Ireland.
Nothing has or will faze Jamel Herring. He can credit his days as a U.S. Marine and two tours of duty in Iraq during the second Gulf War for that. Herring’s mental strength and ability to overcome obstacles in both boxing and his private life will likely be key factors going into Saturday’s clash against
Posted on 04/02/2021 By: Sean Crose “When you fight at home, defending what belongs to you, that’s probably the most important fight,” says WBA Super and IBF World Super-Bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev of fighting in his homeland. “To give a good fight under the bright lights, that’s what I’m looking forward to. It’s a dream
Boxers • Premium James Chance/Getty Images In-form light-heavyweight Ricards Bolotniks explains to Adam Noble-Forcey where he gets his motivation from When and why you started boxing: I first started with street boxing, you could say! I really loved fighting basically. I saw Mairis Briedis on TV in 2013. He was getting very big in Latvia
History • Premium Photo: Derek Rowe Remembering Peckham’s popular Alan Salter, who died tragically young ONE of the biggest ticket-sellers to come out of London back in the 1970s was Alan Salter of Peckham. He was an exciting fighter and, although his record of 13 wins from 32 contests does not look much good on
(April 1, 2016) Four-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner didn’t have much of a problem beating and stopping Ashley “The Treasure” Theophane at 1:10 in the ninth round in the main event of tonight’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike event in front of a sold out crowd at the DC Armory in Washington,
Nathan Gorman discussed his love for boxing again, after taking Pavel Sour out in two rounds. He also responded to David Adeleye demanding a fight with him on social media. 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 genuine excitement in the voice of Vadim Kornilov. Guiding the careers of some of the biggest breakthrough fighters in the sport has its obvious perks, and the Brigade Sports manager is seeing the fruits of this success blossom before his very eyes. Live on DAZN this Saturday, Murodjon Akhmadaliev, Israil Madrimov, Shakhram Giyasov,
Interim lightweight titlist Ryan Garcia, boxing’s hottest rising star, and veteran contender Javier Fortuna have agreed to terms to meet in a mandated bout, a source with knowledge of the deal told BoxingScene on Friday night. The terms for the fight, which will headline a Golden Boy Promotions card on DAZN, are agreed to and
Posted on 04/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jeison Rosario will have an opportunity to jump right back into the title hunt in his next contest. As first reported by boxingscene.com, the former unified Jr middleweight titlist has agreed to terms with contender Erickson Lubin. Currently, no date or venue has been revealed as of yet but
8:31 PM ET Budding lightweight contender Ryan Garcia and former champion Javier Fortuna have agreed to terms on a fight this summer, a source confirmed to ESPN. In March, the WBC ordered Garcia to fight Fortuna in a defense of the WBC’s interim lightweight title. The winner will likely be in contention to face Devin
News ‘By the end of next week Joshua-Fury will be done,’ says Eddie Hearn with venue close to being finalised ANTHONY JOSHUA against Tyson Fury will be signed, sealed and delivered by the end of next week, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. As reported by Boxing News, the Matchroom boss has this week crossed continents
One of the sport’s leading managerial outfits is forced to overcome a major shakeup. Split-T Management is now without the services of Tim VanNewhouse, who announced on Friday his exit from the company. The rising manager—oft-lauded for having one of the best eyes for boxing talent—has been with the company since its inception, making the
Posted on 04/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode The best fighter in boxing history is a subjective topic. No matter what a particular fighter accomplishes, there is no data or evidence that will indicate to the rest of the world that said fighter is the best in the history of boxing. Even with Floyd Mayweather sporting a