Longtime 126-pound titleholder Gary Russell Jr. is not sure what more he can do to get Gervonta Davis to fight him. After all, the two share the same manager (Al Haymon), appear on the same network (Showtime), were both raised in the DMV area (Russell in D.C., Davis in Baltimore), and fight in and around
Month: July 2021
Posted on 07/14/2021 By: Sean Crose The World Boxing Council has announced that Prichard Colon has successfully undergone a recent surgery. “Prichard ended up with serious health consequences, after a fight in 2015,” the WBC writes. “In recent weeks it was found that a collapse of his skull was pressing on the brain, for which
Opinion Meg Oliphant/Getty Images In the Opening Bell podcast the postponement of the third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder takes the lead as the heavyweight division breaks its latest promise IN the latest Opening Bell, the postponement of the third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder takes the lead as the heavyweight
Feature • Issue • Premium Twenty-five years ago a former world champion and unhinged contender engaged in one of the most mind-boggling contests in heavyweight history. Elliot Worsell tells the story of their rivalry THERE was a moment some 25 years ago when Lou Duva once again believed he had the best heavyweight in the
As revealed at the start of the month, Michael Hunter’s August 3rd WBA eliminator against Mike Wilson will kick off Triller’s “TrillerVerz” series, “an unprecedented series of spectacular combat sports and music” held on the first Tuesday of every month. I am hideously ill-equipped to analyze the headlining rap battle, so let’s just talk about
Boxing is a sport without seasons, making it hard to identify strict beginnings and endings to its eras. It takes time to identify who the real players in a memorable time period will be and for older names to fade. A constant fluidity only looks concrete from a distance. Even without a firm start date,
Posted on 07/14/2021 By: Sean Crose “Unlike a lot of the guys in the UFC and the MMA game,” Shawn Porter recently told DAZN, “(Tyron) Woodley really, really has worked on his hands for a number of years,” Porter was referring to the much hyped upcoming boxing match between UFC notable Woodley and Jake Paul,
Undefeated WBA Interim 135-pound World Champion Rolando “Rolly” Romero discusses his co-main event versus Anthony Yigit Saturday night on SHOWTIME. Also, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal preview the epic main event, featuring world champions Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano facing off to crown the first ever undisputed 154-pound champion in the four-belt era. Plus,
Carlos Gongora is fully focused not only on his second title defense fight, but on one day challenging Mexican superstar Saul Canelo Alvarez, who holds the World Boxing Organization (WBO), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight titles. Gongora currently holds the IBO’s version of the title at 168-pounds. According to
Posted on 07/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Over the past few weeks, there’s been considerable chatter surrounding Canelo Alvarez and unified light heavyweight titlist, Artur Beterbiev. Currently, though, the unified super middleweight champion is hoping to finalize an agreement to take on IBF belt holder Caleb Plant. But while becoming the first undisputed world champion at
Mike Coppinger of ESPN reports that Cody Crowley will take on little-known Gabriel Maestre in the main event of an August 7 PBC on Fox card. The co-main features a much more compelling fight between rising contender Eimantas Stanionis and hard-nosed veteran Luis Collazo. Kicking off the event is the return of former super-lightweight and
Joe Joyce invited the No Filter Boxing cameras into his training camp on sparring day as he stepped up his preparation for Carlos Takam on July 24th. We take an exclusive look at how The Juggernaut is planning to becoming world champion, bringing you right to the heart of the action. Subscribe to BT Sport
Opinion Nigel Roddis/Getty Images We ask a panel of boxing figures who they consider to be the best British light-heavyweight at the moment Mickey HellietBoxing managerJoshua Buatsi’s polished skills and consistency make me think he is at the top of the British light-heavies. A fight with Lyndon Arthur is needed before he moves up to
Opinion Andrew Couldridge/Pool/Getty Images We pick out 10 top tussles that could occur between the two leading fighters in a division – what you might like to call actual world championship fights TYSON FURY vs ANTHONY JOSHUABoxing politics and legal disputes have so far prevented this all-British heavyweight megafight from taking place. For the sake
Boxing may be a solo sport, but Jermell Charlo is proud of the division in which he operates, which is why he has no qualms about facing the latest fighter to call him out, Danny Garcia. The WBC, WBA, and IBF 154-pound champion Charlo was asked recently how he felt about taking on longtime welterweight
Posted on 07/13/2021 By Charles Jay Today’s message for all of the online boxing experts, fighters and “super-fans” out there: Please get off Jake Paul‘s back. In fact, thank him for the favor he’s in the process of doing for you. ATLANTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 17: Jake Paul celebrates after defeating Ben Askren in their cruiserweight
7:57 AM ET Mikaela Mayer and Seniesa Estrada shined in decision wins and both climbed higher in ESPN’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Mayer (15-0, 5 KOs), 31, of Woodland Hills, California, defended her WBO junior lightweight world title with a victory over Erica Farias on June 19. The scores of 97-93, 98-92 and 98-92 were representative
Back in May, Sampson Lewkowicz revealed that towering super welterweight Sebastian Fundora signed to fight former European champ Sergio Garcia on FOX, and now the fight appears to have a home. Spanish boxing site Espabox reports that the two will square off in a WBC eliminator on PBC’s August 21st Errol Spence Jr. vs. Manny
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