Newcastle – In a heavyweight contest, Alen Babic (7-0, 7 KOs) blasted out Damian Chambers (11-2, 7 KOs) in the third round. Babic was fighting for the first time since his stoppage win over Tom Little in November of last year. And Chambers, a career cruiserweight, was coming back from more than a year of
Month: June 2021
Posted on 06/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode The fight was practically his, and then it wasn’t. For Yordenis Ugas, he believed that a showdown against unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. was next up on his fight calendar. In September of 2020, the Cuban native reeled off his third win in a row as he defeated
Former 154-pound champion #JermallCharlo sent a statement to the middleweight division in the co-main event, knocking out previously once-beaten contender #HugoCenteno Jr. to capture the interim WBC 160-pound title. Charlo is now the mandatory for Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and didn’t shy away from calling out the WBC, WBA and IBF Middleweight World Champion. “It’s been
Feature Eddie Hearn on what Canelo Alvarez means for Matchroom’s global plans, and how he’s ‘addicted’ to boxing PROMOTER Eddie Hearn rarely has a quiet day. But the last few weeks have been as tumultuous as they come. He took over from his father Barry as chairman of the Matchroom Sport group, came close to
Lyndon Arthur took on the toughest test of his career against Emmanuel Anim, in October 2019, at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. He secured the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title by coming through a 12-round war and showed fight fans why he is nicknamed King Arthur. Arthur returns to BT Sport on July 10th, when he
With Showtime’s June 26 PPV approaching, headlined by Gervonta Davis jumping up to 140 to face secondary titleholder Mario Barrios, the network releases their first installment of All Access, going behind the scenes with both fighters as they prepare for the bout. The opening episode begins with Tank and his team discussing their aspirations behind
Jamel Herring isn’t the 130-pound champion that Shakur Stevenson really wants to fight next. Stevenson would prefer to challenge unbeaten WBC champion Oscar Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs), the fighter Stevenson considers the man to beat in their division. Based on their schedules, however, Stevenson thinks it is more likely that he’ll box WBO junior lightweight
Posted on 06/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Vasiliy Lomachenko is busy putting the final finishing touches on his training camp as he prepares to return to the ring against lightweight contender Masayoshi Nakatani on June 26th, at the Virgin Hotels, in Las Vegas, Nevada. But even as the Ukrainian is fully focused on the task at
10:28 PM ET Jaime Munguia will have a new opponent in his main event on June 19 in El Paso, Texas, with Kamil Szeremeta stepping in on short-notice to take the bout, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Munguia (36-0, 29 KO), the former WBO light middleweight champion, has since moved up to middleweight.
Feature Lewis Ritson explains why he would have preferred just to lose his last fight and how he will set things right in his hometown on Saturday LEWIS RITSON likes to fight. “It’s one of them where you can let out the inner demon a bit, just get stuck in. I don’t think any fighter
Wizened promoter Bob Arum, the oft-irascible mogul, took some time to clue in Bad Left Hook on some of the upcoming Top Rank fare, including the event topped by Shakur Stevenson, which goes down Saturday night. Does Arum see Jeremiah Nakathila having a chance in hell to take down Stevenson, who is still looking to
Jamel Herring planned to use this weekend as a business trip, although recent stories have put into question what exactly lies ahead for the reigning WBO junior lightweight titlist. An interim junior lightweight title fight between Shakur Stevenson and Jeremia Nakathila—which airs live this Saturday on ESPN from The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas—is
Posted on 06/11/2021 By: Hector Franco LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 10: Jose Pedraza(L) and Julian Rodriguez(R) face-off during their Press Conference at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on June 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) This weekend at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Puerto Rico’s
5:39 PM ET LAS VEGAS – WBC junior lightweight champion Oscar Valdez is set to return to the ring in September for a voluntary title defense against veteran Andrew Cancio in Arizona, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN Thursday. Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs) is coming off a significant upset victory over Miguel Berchelt in
After nearly 18 months out of the ring, former Olympian Karlos Balderas is making moves to get his comeback started. Kevin Iole revealed yesterday that the 24-year-old joined forces with Top Rank ahead of a planned August return. Balderas (9-1, 8 KO) looked to be coming along nicely when he stepped up to face Rene
The thrill of victory could not have been more evident on the face of Claressa Shields, especially after having spent the preceding two rounds facing potential defeat. A burning desire to succeed ultimately propelled Shields to victory in her MMA debut, stopping Brittney Elkin in the 3rd round of their ESPN-televised main event Thursday evening
Posted on 06/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Billy Joe Saunders has always been loquacious. Recently, however, the former two-division world champion has been abnormally quiet. Approximately one month ago, the British native talked and fought his way into a super middleweight unification contest against Canelo Alvarez. During the lead-up to their showdown and for years before
8:01 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Shakur Stevenson nonchalantly sat on the stage rocking a gray Nike hoodie, black basketball shorts and a New York Yankees hat cocked to one side at his prefight news conference, when his opponent on Saturday — Jeremiah Nakathila — said something that made Stevenson quickly turn his head in
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