Boxing is known as the theater of the unexpected, yes, but I didn’t see this one coming. ESPN is reporting that Jake Paul is now set to sign a deal with Showtime, the premium cable platform which had been regarded as something of an old guard stalwart. It’s a rather surprising move away from younger,
Month: May 2021
MMA legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva works out Wednesday in his first-ever Boxing Media Day. Silva shadow boxed, hit the mitts – speed bag – heavy bag and afterwards took questions from the media. (photos by Chris Farina) Silva will fight outside of the Octagon for the first time since 2006. He will take on
Posted on 05/19/2021 By: Sean Crose Gervonta Davis is now officially set to fight Mario Barrios on June 26th in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. The bout will be the main event of a Showtime Pay Per View card presented by Premiere Boxing Champions, which represents Davis. Davis was last seen knocking out Leo Santa Cruz
9:09 PM ET Jake Paul, one of the most polarizing up-and-coming stars in boxing, has a new home. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter has a deal in place for his next boxing match to be distributed by Showtime Sports, Paul’s adviser Nakisa Bidarian told ESPN on Wednesday. Paul’s team and Showtime are in advanced talks about the potential
After winning titles at super featherweight and lightweight, Gervonta Davis is officially set to challenge WBA “world” super lightweight champion Mario Barrios on June 26th in the main event of a four-fight Showtime pay-per-view. Davis (24-0, 23 KO) took the IBF super featherweight title from Jose Pedraza in 2017 and defended it with a three-round
Four-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis will take on a career-defining challenge as he sets his sights on capturing a title in a third weight class when he faces undefeated WBA Super Lightweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios in a SHOWTIME PPV main event Saturday, June 26 at the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta
Posted on 05/19/2021 By: Sean Crose Here’s the truth – I wanted Deontay Wilder to get his third fight with Tyson Fury. It just seemed fitting to me. Fury, after all, had completely changed his slippery style to a more aggressive style for the second fight between the two men after almost getting his clock
1:07 PM ET Former super middleweight world titlist Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will face former light heavyweight title contender Sullivan Barrera on July 9 in Los Angeles, Golden Boy Promotions announced Tuesday. Ramirez (41-0, 27 KOs), 29, of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, will make his Golden Boy debut after signing with the promotion in February. Ramirez, who
News broke last month that WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka, who already had a rocky relationship with the famously strict Japanese Boxing Commission (JBC), tested positive for marijuana after his December knockout of Kazuto Ioka. Earlier today, the commission held a press conference to announce that they’d cleared Ioka of all charges after discovering
On May 18, 2019, Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder successfully defended his WBC World Heavyweight Title against Dominic Breazeale with a VICIOUS first-round knockout. Who’s ready to see Deontay Wilder back in the ring! Click here to watch #WilderBreazeale in its entirety: https://youtu.be/VodHyI55x70 #FightAnniversary #Shorts Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS:
Daniel Dubois showed his class as he praised Billy Joe Saunders for going out on his shield against Canelo. He also reflected on his first loss in boxing against Joe Joyce. 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
Feature • Issue • Premium Mark Runnacles/Getty Images Josh Taylor tells Matt Christie about his frustrations surrounding the impending showdown with Jose Ramirez and his long-term plans for retirement JOSH TAYLOR still has seven pounds to lose and undisputed recognition as the best super-lightweight in the world to gain. But right now, nine days out
Former welterweight champion Shawn Porter has admitted that he can’t continue to wait for a fight against Terence Crawford to come to fruition. Porter (31-3-1, 17 KOs) admitted that he’s moving on from a potential big-time fight against Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) and is instead eyeing a return to the ring later this summer. “My
Posted on 05/18/2021 By: Sean Crose “It was a shock to the system,” Eddie Hearn says to Matchroom Boxing in response to yesterday’s stunning arbitration ruling that Tyson Fury will have to fight Deontay Wilder a third time in September. The ruling means the mega fight that’s been agreed to between Fury and Anthony Joshua,
7:43 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 Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor have worked for decades to reach this moment. On Saturday in Las Vegas, one of the two undefeated and
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium The story of Remigijus Ziausys and other hard nuts who made careers out of losing in British boxing rings, writes Steve Bunce IF Saul Canelo Alvarez is building a chess set of the British men he has beaten for display somewhere in his latest mansion, then Remigijus Ziausys could
Issue • News • Premium Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images John Dennen speaks to Fightzone’s Jim McMunn about the new boxing broadcaster that launches this week A new boxing channel is being launched in the UK. Fightzone TV will stream their first event on Friday (May 21), the first of what they expect to be 50 shows
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has clearly been floored by recent news of an arbitration judge ordering Tyson Fury to face Deontay Wilder next, especially after spending so much time and effort over the past few months to put together a deal for the undisputed heavyweight title with Anthony Joshua. Not to be, it would appear.
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