Posted on 05/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Vasiliy Lomachenko continues to say he was robbed. The former three-division champion lost all of his lightweight world titles at the hands of Teofimo Lopez in October of 2020. Heading in, the Ukrainian was viewed as the heavy favorite. Yet, it was his reluctance to throw punches during the
Month: May 2021
12:16 PM ET MIAMI — Former star NFL receiver Chad Johnson is used to using his sweet footwork to dice up cornerbacks on the football field, but in two weeks he’s preparing to use his physical skills to put on an entertaining show in his first boxing match. On the opening fight in the PPV
News broke earlier this year that flyweight wunderkind Junto Nakatani would make the first defense of his WBO title against former light flyweight champ Angel Acosta on May 29th, but the increasingly strict COVID protocols Japan enacted in preparation for Tokyo 2021 put the kibosh on that. Luckily, the fight is still alive, and the
WBC Bantamweight World Champion Nordine Oubaali and future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire will meet in a long-awaited championship showdown on Saturday, May 29 headlining action live on SHOWTIME in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and will
#TrainingDay takes a look inside the camp of Daniel Dubois, as he looks to come back stronger against Bogdan Dinu on June 5th. This preparation day consisted of a technical boxing session, with his new trainer Shane McGuigan, in Kent, as well as a strength conditioning session at Dubois’ house in Essex with Cuong Hua.
Josh Taylor didn’t get the hero’s welcome home he deserved when he returned to Scotland and he didn’t even have his belts with him after they went missing in transit. Taylor’s trip from Las Vegas went via Dallas and London, but when he arrived in Edinburgh COVID regulations prevented a crowd from greeting him the
Posted on 05/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Tim Bradley still thinks highly of Deontay Wilder. Regardless of the Alabama native suffering an embarrassing seventh-round defeat at the hands of Tyson Fury in February of 2020, Bradley believes the former WBC belt holder is still a great fighter. Both Fury and Wilder will get the opportunity to
7:47 AM ET Canelo Alvarez added another world title to his collection by defeating Billy Joe Saunders on May 8 in Arlington, Texas. After an extended run at No. 2, the victory finally pushed him to the top spot in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings. Terence Crawford, the former No. 1, hasn’t been in the ring in
Amateur • Issue • Premium AIBA The new president of AIBA Umar Kremlev speaks to John Dennen about the future of amateur boxing RUSSIA’S Umar Kremlev assumed the presidency of AIBA last year, at a time of ongoing turmoil for the international federation. Currently the IOC has suspended AIBA from administering the Olympic boxing tournament,
Issue • Opinion • Premium I understand why Showtime have signed Jake Paul but it’s distasteful to the sport as we know it, writes John Scully IT is clear why Showtime have signed Jake Paul on a multi-fight deal. They are not boxing people, they are entertainment people. But the fact is there are only
Jean Pascal and Badou Jack have pretty much been on a course for a rematch since their controversial and thrilling first fight in late 2019, and the two will get a chance to settle the score with one another on Sunday, June 6, when they meet on the Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul card. The 38-year-old Pascal
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium David Becker/Getty Images Josh Taylor has proved himself to be the best on the planet, do not let the sanctioning bodies tell you otherwise in the future, writes Matt Christie JOSH TAYLOR is the world’s best fighter in his weight class. Not many boxers in the current era have
(Video By Ryan Burton) – Unbeaten welterweight contender Conor Benn was present when unified lightweight world champion, ‘The Takeover’ Teofimo Lopez, (16-0, 12 KOs), swung open the doors to his training camp, City Athletic Boxing Gym in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon for the media. (photos by Tom Hogan). Functional Cookies Disabled In order to
Posted on 05/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Julian Williams is foaming at the mouth to jump back into the ring. Ever since losing his IBF and WBA super welterweight world titles to Jeison Rosario, the Philadelphia native has remained on the sidelines. At the moment, he’s currently putting the finishing touches on a grueling training camp
Showtime really seems committed to propping up the worst of its upcoming main events with strong undercards. Mike Coppinger, Julius Julianis, and Espabox all report that unbeaten Dominican lightweight Michel Rivera will face Spanish finisher Jon Fernandez as part of the July 3rd Chris Colbert vs Yuriorkis Gamboa undercard. Both men saw marquee fights fall
This past Saturday night in Las Vegas, Scotland’s Josh Taylor made history when he scored two knockdowns of Jose Ramirez to unify the WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC junior welterweight titles. The victory allows him to become one of the few male fighters in the history of the sport to unify all of the major titles
Posted on 05/25/2021 By: Sean Crose Undisputed super lightweight champion Josh Taylor returned to the United Kingdom in high fashion, via a champagne stocked private jet, after besting Jose Ramirez in dominant fashion this past weekend. Still the man wasn’t entirely happy with how the judges ruled Saturday night in Vegas, even though he was
Opinion Top Rank Undisputed champion Josh Taylor reflects on his triumph over Jose Ramirez in Las Vegas in his own words I had absolutely no doubts I was winning this fight against Jose Ramirez. I loved every minute of it. Being involved in a big fight like this and I’ve done it without any pressure
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