Adrian Granados will have to wait at least two more weeks for his chance to upset Conor Benn. Promoter Eddie Hearn announced at the start of a press conference Thursday in Brentwood, England, that Benn tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning. The 24-year-old Benn’s illness forced him to withdraw on very short notice from
Month: July 2021
Posted on 07/29/2021 By: Sean Crose ESPN is reporting that negotiations between Canelo Alvarez’ team and Caleb Plant’s team are now dead in the water. There had been a report earlier in the week that the hoped for super middleweight title unifier was close to dead. Now the matter appears to be confirmed. Details, frankly,
7:51 AM ET The welterweight clash between Conor Benn and Adrian Granados has been postponed as Benn tested positive for COVID-19, DAZN announced on Thursday. Benn (18-0-0) and Granados (21-8-3) were originally scheduled to meet in the WBA continental title fight at Matchroom Boxing’s Essex headquarters on Saturday. DAZN said a new date for the
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images The Olympics produced Joyce, Usyk and Joshua. But boxing more than ever needs these Tokyo Games to be a success. John Dennen explains THE first names Joe Joyce called for, after his victory over Carlos Takam on Saturday, were Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk. He knows
Day seven of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the women’s lightweights in preliminary rounds action, and the women’s welterweight, men’s welterweight, men’s light heavyweight, and men’s heavyweight divisions in in quarterfinal bouts, with winners guaranteed at least a bronze medal. You can stream live on NBCOlympics.com if you’re in the United States, I’m
Feature • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson/Getty Images Shane McGuigan and his family have encountered unspeakable heartache but with the family gym again bursting with world class talent, the gifted young coach is only looking forward. By Matt Christie “I LOST my sister,” says Shane McGuigan. “Things of that magnitude put everything else, like boxing,
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IN PROGRESS: (1) Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Turkey) vs. Tursunoy Rakhimova (Uzbekistan) Eight bouts in the women’s flyweight division take place Thursday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. All four top seeds appear in the Round of 16, beginning with number-one ranked Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Turkey) versus Tursunoy Rakhimova (Uzbekistan) in the first bout. Featured later in
Posted on 07/28/2021 By: Sean Crose “He was real real sharp,” says trainer Jose Guzman. “He had just come back from camp with Lomachenko,” Guzman is speaking of his fighter, Steven Galeano, who defeated Marquis Hawthorne last week in impressive fashion. “For him,” Guzman continues, “the sky’s the limit. I feel like in the next
Amateur LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images ‘I know that on my day, if I get it right, I will go all the way,’ says Frazer Clarke as he books a super-heavyweight quarterfinal showdown with a familiar rival GB Boxing team captain, super-heavyweight Frazer Clarke won his Olympic debut at the Kokugukan Arena on Thursday (July
Day six of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the men’s welterweight, men’s heavyweight, women’s lightweight, and women’s welterweight divisions in action. You can stream live on NBCOlympics.com if you’re in the United States, I’m sure there are options elsewhere if you live elsewhere. Probably easy to Google. We’ll have live updates and results
Freddie Roach, the Hall of Fame trainer of eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, would like to see his boxer make a world title defense once he becomes President of the Philippines. Pacquiao, who is currently a senator in his country, is viewed as a frontrunner to become President in the future. The 42-year-old eight
Posted on 07/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite being good friends, Shakur Stevenson continued to scream and shout for his mandatory title shot against WBO super featherweight titlist, Jamel Herring. Now, after winning the WBO interim strap against Jeremia Nakathila on June 12th, earlier this year, he’ll get his wish. As first reported by Dan Rafael,
9:15 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 As a welterweight, Conor Benn is sailing in dangerous waters but the English boxer is showing the form and speaks with the confidence of
#JamesMartin was a major underdog against #VitoMielnickiJr in their PBC on FOX bout on April 17, 2021. Mielnicki Jr. was an undefeated prospect who showcased KO power in his previous fights, while Martin already had 2 losses on his record and had never won a professional fight by KO. From the opening bell Martin displayed
After going the difference for the first time in April, David Adeleye was delighted to get back to finishing ways. And promises there’s more to come! #JoyceTakam 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
Bob Arum offered World Boxing News’ Dan Rafael a thorough outline of Top Rank’s upcoming schedule, including working dates for previously revealed fights and the latest on some of the promotion’s biggest stars. Some chronological Cliffs Notes: WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. will face mandatory challenger Umar Salamov on October 23 at either
Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says a unification with Anthony Joshua will be the top priority – provided both champions win their upcoming fights. Fury will defend his title against Deontay Wilder in a trilogy fight on October 9 And Joshua will stake the WBA, IBF, IBO, WBO
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