May 22, 2021 The WBO on Saturday officially ordered a fight between unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua and the sanctioning body’s No. 1 contender, former cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. In a letter to both camps, the WBO wrote that the sides have 10 days to negotiate an agreement. If a deal is not reached,
Month: May 2021
Issue • Premium • Reports David Becker/Getty Images Steve Bunce watches Josh Taylor edge ever closer to greatness as he proves he’s the best in his weight class following a stirring war with Jose Ramirez JOSH TAYLOR turned away and raised one hand when Jose Carlos Ramirez went down in a heap at the start
News Dan Mullan/Getty Images Reporting from ringside, Andy Whittle saw the teak-tough Carlos Molina succumb on points to Sam Eggington BOXING returned to the Skydome for the first time since 2010 on Saturday (May 22) and the fans were allowed in too – albeit limited in number to just 400. But it is another step
Amateur Inspired by amateur boxing, the BoxRaw founder wants to bring more into the sport, writes John Dennen FORMER amateur boxer and founder of clothing and equipment brand BoxRaw, Ben Amanna recently appeared on the Forbes 30 under 30 list in the retail category. He however is taking it all in his stride. “I know
Opinion Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul is being screened on Sky Sports Boxing’s pay-per-view platform Thomas StalkerGB Boxing Olympic captainIt is a circus. But I’ll watch it. Don’t hate, enjoy, I suppose. Lisa WhitesideCommonwealth Games gold medallistMayweather vs Logan Paul on Sky Box Office is a bit of a circus event. It may well get good numbers
The business of boxing is convoluted, murky, confusing and sometimes downright unethical. Its chaotic nature means things are never straightforward, when it seems they should be, and the sport’s regularly appearing loopholes frequently cause all kinds of carnage. This week boxing did what boxing does and didn’t only shoot itself in the foot but blew
Posted on 05/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode The boxing world was seemingly minding its own business before Manny Pacquiao dropped his seismic size news upon it. The former eight-division world champion announced this past Friday that he will be taking on unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 21st. All along,
May 22, 2021 LAS VEGAS — WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have both signed contracts for the third bout in their heavyweight rivalry. During the Josh Taylor-Jose Ramirez telecast on ESPN on Saturday, Fury said that he had signed his contract. Wilder has also finalized his side of the deal, according to
Josh Taylor joined a short list of four-belt undisputed world champions on Saturday, beating Jose Ramirez to become the fully unified man at 140 lbs. Taylor (18-0, 13 KO) spoke with media at the post-fight press conference about his performance and what could be next. On setting a precedent for other fighters “I don’t know.
LAS VEGAS – Josh Taylor is convinced he beat Jose Ramirez much clearer than the scorecards showed Saturday night. All three judges – Tim Cheatham, Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld – scored their competitive 12-round, 140-pound title unification fight exactly the same, 114-112 for Taylor. The two knockdowns Taylor produced, one in the sixth round
Posted on 05/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode A euphoric feeling immediately swept over Josh Taylor last night. The 30-year-old Scotland native packed up his bags, kissed his family and friends goodbye and headed to America to take on Jose Ramirez in an undisputed title fight at the Virgins Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The time away
11:13 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Josh Taylor jumped on someone’s shoulders, pumped his fists and cheered along with the small section of his supporters nestled behind one of the corners. They had every reason to be thrilled. In one of the rarest fights in boxing — an undisputed title fight featuring two undefeated boxers
Three-division boxing champion Claressa Shields is set to make her MMA debut on Thursday, June 10, when she faces Brittney Elkin in a PFL fight from Atlantic City, which will air on ESPN+ and ESPN2. Shields (11-0, 2 KO in boxing) should be the favorite here, at least on paper. While it’s Claressa’s MMA debut
Ezequiel Flores scored a unanimous decision victory over Juan Muro in their four-round super bantamweight pro debut bout, live on FS1. Click here for a fight night recap: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-042021 #FloresMuro #PBConFS1 Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Daniel Dubois will learn from the pain and come back stronger. He takes on Bogdan Dinu, live on BT Sport, on Saturday 5th June, from 7pm. 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/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on
Josh Taylor made history as he defeated Jose Ramirez to become the undisputed junior welterweight champion. Taylor defeated Ramirez by unanimous decision, to walk away with the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO titles following an action-packed battle at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Saturday. The Tartan Tornado was way up after the first seven
Posted on 05/22/2021 By: Sean Crose How much things can change in the course of a week. It was mere days ago that WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury declared he would be facing the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in an August superfight in Saudi Arabia. Then word arrived that
7:50 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 Josh Taylor made history on Saturday by becoming Great Britain’s first four-belt undisputed world champion with a performance that puts him in the same
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