Feature • Issue • Premium Dave Thompson A team of experts join Elliot Worsell to examine Oleksandr Usyk’s chances of ruling the world at heavyweight NOT long after cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk decided to head to a division only the biggest and bravest cruiserweights dare visit, the WBC decided to create another division to highlight
Month: May 2021
Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom In all my years watching boxing, it’s rare that I’ve seen a fighter as awe-inspiring as Canelo Alvarez, writes Ian Probert ALTHOUGH I’ve written a fair amount about boxing over the years I consider my ongoing fascination with this addictive business to be little more than a dilettante guilty pleasure. Even at
During today’s final press conference Brandon Figueroa shared his final thoughts before going head-to-head with Luis Nery this weekend in Showtime’s world title main event. Figueroa says he’s in tremendous shape for this bout and is believes that Nery is in for a tougher fight than he’s expecting. “I had what was probably one of
The first Boxeo Telemundo show to take place in Mexico since the pandemic moves forward without interruption. All boxers made weight for Friday’s show, which airs live on Telemundo from Auditorio Blackberry in Mexico City. Headlining the show, Jair ‘Kaiser’ Valtierra and Emanuel ‘Pollo’ Lopez collide in a 10-round regional lightweight title fight. Valtierra (14-0,
Posted on 05/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Even at the crack of dawn, the sound of a fist hitting a heavy bag can be heard. Undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez refuses to leave the gym at times. The 23-year-old Brooklyn, New York native is currently in the midst of training camp as he prepares to take
As Top Rank’s Carl Moretti revealed late last month, former two-division champion Jose Pedraza will meet rising prospect Julian “Hammer Hands” Rodriguez on ESPN’s June 12th Shakur Stevenson vs Jeremiah Nakathila card. Puerto Rican young gun Xander Zayas will be in action as well against TBA. Pedraza (28-3, 13 KO) enjoyed a strong 2020 after
August 14 will be the date of the undisputed heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, although Fury’s contract remains unsigned. Both Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren, promoters for the two world champions, both confirmed the date the fight will take place in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The delay to announcing the fight
Posted on 05/12/2021 By: Steven Galeano Billy Joe Saunders would have entered the ninth round and tried to fight to the best of his abilities, all while enduring the pain he was experiencing. Canelo Alvarez brutally broke Saunders’ eye socket in the eighth round of their super middleweight unification Saturday night in Arlington. Saunders’ trainer
7:59 AM ET Canelo Alvarez once again showed why he’s almost unbeatable by making Billy Joe Saunders quit in his corner after eight rounds. Is Alvarez the current best fighter in the world? There’s a good argument to be made for the super middleweight unified champion. A former great, Floyd Mayweather, killed two birds with
News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sandy Ryan turns pro with Matchroom SANDY RYAN has signed with professional promotions Matchroom Sport. The talented Commonwealth Games champion and World silver medallist will be looking to compete in the exciting super-lightweight and welterweight divisions. “It’s been a while but I’m really excited. I can’t wait,”
Issue • News • Premium Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Ability, not social media following, should dictate who gets to fight for a world title. Lisa Whiteside speaks to John Dennen JUST five weeks after having a baby, Lisa Whiteside started training again. “Nothing at all strenuous and just built it up gradually and gradually. You know
As we continue to wait on new of Manny Pacquiao’s official return to the ring, one potential opponent in Mikey Garcia discusses his negotiations with Pacquiao to say that much interest has been expressed in making the fight happen but that it just hasn’t gotten over the hump thus far. Garcia tells WBN that Pacquiao
Two elite undefeated 122-pound champions meet as Luis Nery defends his WBC Super Bantamweight World Championship against Brandon Figueroa in a 12-round showdown live on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 15 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. In the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature, former unified super bantamweight world champion
Michael Conlan claims a majority victory over Ionut Baluta to win the WBO international super-bantamweight belt at York Hall. 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/BTSpo… Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more on upcoming
Former world champion ‘King’ Carlos Molina has fired a warning to rival Sam Eggington that he’ll have to be at his best or he’ll be knocked out by the Mexican warrior in their vacant WBC silver middleweight championship clash on Saturday 22nd May at the Coventry Skydome Arena, live and free in the UK on
Posted on 05/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez is currently enjoying his time on top of the boxing world. The Mexican native is fresh off a dominant eighth-round stoppage victory over Billy Joe Saunders this past weekend. The win for Alvarez netted him another world title in the super middleweight division. Now, the 30-year-old is
Last week, Bad Left Hook shared the story of DAZN’s entry into the non-fungible token (NFT) market with a limited series of Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders NFTs. DAZN originally planned to offer over 4200 NFTs based on the fight. 23 would sell at auction for a price to be determined, with 4210 listed
Team USA is forced to bank on less being more for the second straight Olympic competition. Six participants will represent the U.S. in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which is due to take place this summer. A year-long delay in the quadrennial tournament came about due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which also canceled the Boxing
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