Boxers • Issue • Premium Martin Rose/Getty Images Paul Wheeler talks to Denis Radovan, a middleweight who wishes he could eat like a heavyweight When and why you started boxing:I started boxing at the age of seven. My father was always a big boxing fan. One time he took me to a boxing club in
Month: June 2021
Former UFC light heavyweight (205 lbs) champion “Suga” Rashad Evans is looking to come out of combat retirement, according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, and he’s got at least two targets in mind. The names Okamoto reported are Logan Paul and Roy Jones Jr, a pretty wildly different pairing other than they’re two guys happy to
Ronnie Shields’ resume as a top-notch trainer dates back to the ’90s. But lately, over the last 10 years or so, he has gained another ludicrously idiosyncratic reputation; he has become the defacto mentor of virtually every fighter from every corner of the globe whose name is excruciatingly difficult to pronounce. Some of the recent
Posted on 06/18/2021 By: Sean Crose “The people have been great,” says Hector Camacho Jr of Mexican fans, many of whom will likely be tuning into his Saturday exhibition bout against all-time great Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. “(There’s) a lot of love.” Although the fight is said to be the main event of a pay
10:40 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Lightweight undisputed champion Katie Taylor is in discussions with Estelle Yoka-Mossely over a potential fight, sources have told ESPN. Taylor, who is No. 1 in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings, has not fought since coming away with an unanimous decision victory over Natasha Jonas on May 1. Taylor (18-0, 6 KOs) appears
Fight Hub’s Marcos Villegas reports that despite enjoying the largest weight allowance of his professional career, Julio Cesar Chavez came in at 184 pounds for his 182-pound match with former UFC champion Anderson Silva tomorrow night. He must now surrender $100,000 to “The Spider,” who fights below 185 for the first time in over 15
Naoya “Monster” Inoue is a man of few words, but his devastating knockouts, climb up the pound-for-pound rankings and cult hero status among combat sports fans have elevated the Japanese prodigy to main event status. (photos by Mikey Williams) Inoue will defend his WBA and IBF bantamweight world titles Saturday against Filipino mandatory challenger Michael
Posted on 06/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode While it may have come as a surprise to Anderson Silva, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been down this road before. As the two spent the past several months preparing for their eight-round co-main event showdown, which will take place at the Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, tomorrow night,
2:57 PM ET Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has missed weight once again. The son of the legendary Mexican boxer weighed in at 184 pounds Friday, two pounds over the contracted weight for his scheduled fight with UFC all-time great Anderson Silva, promotion officials confirmed with ESPN. The bout will go on Saturday in Guadalajara, Mexico,
Issue • Premium • Preview Mikey Williams/Top Rank Dasmarinas does not appear to be a worthy test of Naoya Inoue’s significant skillset, writes Matt Christie NAOYA INOUE is now so well respected in boxing circles that the hipsters, the self-proclaimed ‘historians’ and the so-called afficionados – annoyed that their long-time favourite fighter is suddenly everyone’s
Carlos Zarate vs Alfonso Zamora was a riotous fight, with chaos on the night spilling through the ropes. Steve Bunce tells the story IT was an exotic fight, the Z-Men, two fighters from a Promised Land of boxers meeting at the irresistible Inglewood Forum. It was out of reach, alien in every single way to
Legendary trainer Ronnie Shields joins The PBC Podcast this week to discuss the evolution of his fighter, unbeaten WBC World Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo, and breaks down the two-division champ’s title defense against hard-hitting Juan Macias Montiel Saturday night on PBC on SHOWTIME. Plus, we analyze Tuesday’s Fury-Wilder 3 press conference and more. For show
Joe Joyce’s manager Sam Jones believes his charge deserves a world title shot, as Joyce prepares to take on Carlos Takam, on July 24th, live on BT Sport. Jones insists that Joyce is a top five heavyweight, after his impressive win over Daniel Dubois, in November 2020. He expects Joyce to show the British public,
During yesterday’s virtual press conference ahead of Showtime’s June 26 PPV headlined by Gervonta Davis vs Mario Barrios, junior middleweight Erickson Lubin talks about his undercard fight against Jeison Rosario and his expectations to shine on the night. Check out some quotes from Lubin below. “This has been the best camp of my life. I
A far more prominent plan was in place for Bektemir Melikuziev when the year began. Hopes of a breakthrough performance were dashed when former three-time light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev tested positive for a banned substance ahead of their eventually canceled January 30 crossroads bout at Fantasy Springs Casino in his adopted hometown of Indio,
Posted on 06/17/2021 By: Sean Crose He was last seen making quick work of a past his prime James Kirkland late last year. Now that he has the opportunity to shock the world, however, the question becomes what chance does Juan Macias Montiel actually have when he steps before Showtime cameras to face WBC middleweight
7:45 AM ET When Naoya Inoue first started boxing as a first grader in Japan, he had no aspiration of fighting professionally, let alone making beating people up a career or becoming a world champion. He just did it. It was only years later, after training at the same gym as future three-division world champion
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing Matt Christie examines the implications of Steve Gray’s decision to reject the towel THE towel is a long-standing symbol of surrender in a boxing ring. The thinking goes that when it’s thrown by a corner, that corner’s fighter must immediately be rescued by the referee. Last
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