Posted on 05/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode For roughly 11 years, Chad Johnson caught NFL passes, blocked oncoming rushers and pranced his way into the end zone before retiring in 2011. Now, he’ll get his chance to return to the spotlight. This time, however, in an entirely new sport. The former NFL wide receiver will officially
Month: May 2021
7:52 AM ET Former heavyweight world titleholder Andy Ruiz Jr. and Joseph Parker got up from the canvas to score impressive victories over Chris Arreola and Dereck Chisora, respectively, on Saturday. But are they the best heavyweights after champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua? Canelo Alvarez, who owns the WBC and WBA super middleweight titles,
Top Mexican featherweight contender Eduardo Ramirez (25-2-3, 12 KOs) scored his third-straight knockout victory with an impressive third-round stoppage of Isaac Avelar (17-3, 10 KOs) to capture the Interim WBA Featherweight Title. “You have to have a stone-cold mindset, and that’s what we had to finish Avelar off,” said Ramirez. “We were able to connect
Joe Joyce insists he showed against Daniel Dubois that he has the potential to become a heavyweight world champion and demands to fight Oleksandr Usyk. 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
Last week we asked if you’d be ordering the Ruiz-Arreola pay-per-view. I kind of got the expected result: 11 percent said yes, 55 percent said no, 34 percent said they were going to watch but via, uh, other means than buying the PPV. I don’t really know why you wouldn’t watch at all, it was
Opinion Michelle Farsi/Matchroom. It’s the hardest task in world boxing right now – beating Canelo Alvarez. We asked a panel of experts what Billy Joe Saunders could do when they meet on May 8 Darren BarkerFormer IBF championI’ve sparred with Billy and he’s so talented. I know he’s going to be on the back foot
WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez is still riding high after his sensational knockout of heavily favored Miguel “Alacran” Berchelt. Valdez, now a two-division world champion, is looking for the biggest possibilities out there. Following his big win, Valdez found an immediate boost to his star status in the sport. “I used to be recognized
Posted on 05/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode All of the hard work is complete for Billy Joe Saunders. The WBO super middleweight belt holder has spent the past several months whipping his body into the best shape humanly possible as he prepares to take on unified super middleweight champion, Canelo Alvarez, at the AT&T Stadium in
4:45 PM ET MIAMI — Former NFL star receiver Chad Johnson is planning to trade in his cleats for boxing gloves next month. Johnson has agreed to fight in an exhibition bout on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul on June 6 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Mayweather’s promotion
Former NFL star Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson will make his boxing debut on June 6th as part of the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul. Johnson will fight an exhibition match against a yet-to-be-determined opponent. ESPN reports that Johnson will likely fight in a 4 or 6 round match against a celebrity or fellow athlete
Heavyweight contender Derek Chisora has no intention of retiring after suffering a close split decision loss to former WBO world champion Joseph Parker on Saturday night in Manchester. In his first bout with new head trainer Buddy McGirt, Chisora scored a knockdown in the opening moments of the first round, with a back and forth
Posted on 05/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode A socially distanced packed house at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California waited patiently for the main event to begin last night. Featured, was the return of former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. and fringe contender Chris Arreola. While most of the eyes watching them last night
Issue • Opinion • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing George Gigney looks back on the Sky Sports broadcast that gave Eubank Jnr and Hatton’s non-title fights a higher billing than Bivol’s defence against Richards and made Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas a supporting act THERE had been plenty of worthwhile discussion in the days and weeks
As Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez gets ready to unify super middleweight titles with Billy Joe Saunders this weekend, Alvarez shares some of his thoughts on the recent trend on YouTube fighters — most notably Jake and Logan Paul who have crashed the sport with their novelty events. And with Jake Paul describing himself as an
Henry Cooper was England’s most beloved fighter. Looking back on a meeting with a man whose name was synonymous with decency and courage. By Thomas Hauser ON November 10, 1970, Henry Cooper knocked out Jose Manuel Urtain at Wembley Stadium in London to reclaim the European Boxing Union heavyweight crown. Cooper, as was often the
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Felix Cash reflected on his third round stoppage of Denzel Bentley to add the British middleweight title to his Commomwealth. Alongside trainer Tony Sims, he looked at what’s next for him. 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
At the Manchester Arena in Manchester, former British super welterweight champion Scott Fitzgerald ended his lengthy absence from the ring with a third-round stoppage of Frenchman Gregory Trenel in the opening bout of the evening. Fitzgerald hadn’t boxed since landing the British Title against Ted Cheeseman back in October 2019, and returned at super middleweight