Eddie Hearn says that he expects members of his stable will be approached by promoters working for Sky, but he does not expect any exodus of talent since his switch from Sky to DAZN. Hearn ended at 27-year partnership between Matchroom and Sky in boxing this month and launches his association with DAZN with Fight
Month: June 2021
Posted on 06/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oscar De La Hoya wasn’t kidding around when he said he wanted to make his return to the boxing ring. After spending several months getting his body back into fighting shape, the former six-division world champion is finally ready to place his skills back on display. First up, is
7:00 AM ET Samuel Braslow THE VOICE of the announcer yo-yoed across the boxing arena at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. “Your winner, by unanimous decision … and now undefeated in his professional career: Patricio ‘Cacahuate’ Manuel!” The applause and cheers came first, concentrated in Section VV, packed with Manuel’s family, biological
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Even when Rocky Marciano was cut, dropped and losing, he could take a man out with one punch, writes Steve Bunce WHEN Rocky Marciano made his retirement from boxing official, it was a time of mob rule, a time of confusion, blood, lies and invented history in the boxing
Issue • Opinion • Premium Alexis Cuarezma/Getty Images Admirable veteran Nonito Donaire steps in for Rigondeaux to fight Casimero in hugely enticing bantamweight scrap, writes George Gigney as he rounds up the breaking stories NONITO DONAIRE, at the age of 38, continues to show boxing’s young stars how it’s done. The Filipino star, just weeks
News Dave Thompson/Getty Images Stephen Smith walks away at the age of 35 ONE of the best British boxers of recent years, Stephen Smith, has retired at the ago of 35. The announcement came exactly 13 years after he made his professional debut. His record reads 28-4 (15) and included winning British (feather and super-feather)
Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have decided to fire up the old trash talk, going back-and-forth a bit in the media this week. Wilder, of course, is set to face Tyson Fury for a third time on July 24, while it’s expected that Joshua will face WBO mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk later this summer or
Heavyweight hellraiser Tommy Welch blew away Gyorgy Kutasi inside two rounds in Brussels on Saturday night and received high praise from the former WBO world heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs. Welch featured on Belgium promoter Claridge Events show and made quick work of Hungarian Kutasi who couldn’t stand up to the Brighton puncher’s bombs and was
Posted on 06/21/2021 By: Sean Crose Without doubt, Mikey Garcia knows what it’s like to face Errol Spence. Having never lost a fight, the Californian stepped into the ring at AT&T stadium in Dallas back in 2019 to face welterweight titlist Spence in a pay per view event. It was a brave move, a jump
8:32 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Mikaela Mayer’s next fight, as long as she wins Saturday night against Erica Farias, will start to unify the junior lightweight division. Mayer, the WBO junior lightweight titlist, will next fight IBF junior lightweight titleholder Maiva Hamadouche, a source told ESPN on Saturday. The date and venue have yet
When the International Olympics Committee’s Boxing Task Force (BTF) canceled the Americas qualifier, they turned to their rankings to determine who’d compete at Tokyo 2021. As a result, featherweight Bruce Carrington’s sterling run at the Olympic Trials proved moot, as Duke Ragan’s higher ranking earned him a spot on Team USA despite falling to Carrington
Undefeated welterweight, Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (15-0-1, 10 KOs), wants a big fight after his TKO victory over Brad Solomon (29-3, 9 KOs), a 10-round bout presented by Golden Boy Promotions that took place this past Saturday on DAZN at the University of Texas at El Paso’s Don Haskins Center. Cobbs, who is managed by
Posted on 06/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anthony Joshua always tries to play it cool. The current unified heavyweight titlist rarely shows his emotions but following the fallout of his undisputed showdown against Tyson Fury, Joshua was visibly apoplectic. While Joshua believed he had a deal in place to face Fury, Deontay Wilder swooped in and
10:44 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Bob Arum promoted Muhammad Ali. Now he’s putting on the professional debut of Ali’s grandson. Arum told ESPN on Saturday that Top Rank will be putting on the first fight of Nico Ali Walsh’s career on Aug. 14 as part of the undercard of the Andrew Moloney-Joshua Franco fight.
#DavisBarrios Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-062621 Four-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis sets his sights on capturing a title in a third weight class when he faces undefeated WBA Super Lightweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios in a PBC on SHOWTIME PPV main event Saturday, June 26 at the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta in
Lyndon Arthur was reunited with Anthony Yarde at the launch press conference for his bout with Davide Faraci. Arthur said his mind was purely focused on July 10th, even if a possible Yarde rematch is looming, as he also spoke to BT Sport about his special relationship with Sunny Edwards. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing
During this conversation with Fight Hub TV, Errol Spence’s trainer Derrick James discusses the big upcoming welterweight showdown against Manny Pacquiao and his expectations for the bout. James says both Spence and Pacquiao have been training for quite some time now and he’s not expecting anything less than the best version of Pacquiao for the
Issue • Premium • Reports Leo Wilson/Premier Boxing Champions Jermall Charlo overcomes Juan Montiel in a surprisingly gruelling fight, writes Jack Hirsch THE city of Houston has not had it easy with their sports teams recently. The Rockets and Texans are arguably the worst teams in the NBA and NFL respectively and their baseball team
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