There was no love lost between Akeem Ennis-Brown and Sam Maxwell at their launch press conference in Birmingham. Shouting, constant verbal insults and complete disdain for one another was the order of the day. The face-off started with a push from Akeem Ennis-Brown and ended with a whole host of verbal jibes. Watch Maxwell v
Month: August 2021
Posted on 08/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode For most of Guillermo Rigondeaux’s career, he’s sat back and listened as his competition has lobbied disparaging words in his direction. Yet, no matter how many times someone has threatened to hand him a vicious beating, the Cuban native has simply dissected his rivals once he stepped foot inside
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as the controversial decision between Gabriel Maestre and Mykal Fox, Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugas, Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. John Riel Casimero, and more. Hi Bread-I’d love for you to do a deep dive on the various “psyches” and mental states/approaches of championship/near championship-level
Tonight at 8 pm ET on DAZN, Vergil Ortiz Jr puts his perfect pro record on the line in a welterweight main event against tough contender Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas, plus three more fights on the main card. Wil Esco will be on the call, with round-by-round updates for the main event, plus highlights and
A fight that looked interesting on paper before it was replaced remains interesting now that things have circled back to where they started. Saturday night (Showtime, 10 PM EST), we almost had a Nonito Donaire-John Riel Casimero unification match at bantamweight. It was a surprising move with Casimero already slated to defend against Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Posted on 08/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Ever since Danny Garcia declared that he planned on dipping his toes in the 154-pound waters, the Philadelphia native has gotten his fair share of interested opponents. After unified champion Jermell Charlo claimed that he would be willing to take him on, so too has WBO titlist, Brian Castano.
6:21 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant are nearing a deal for a November fight that would crown an undisputed super middleweight champion, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. Alvarez-Plant was agreed to last month for Sept. 18, sources said, and officials were simply awaiting signatures when the deal fell apart at
After getting sent to a purse bid and immediately canceling it by coming to terms, WBO super featherweight champ Jamel Herring and mandatory challenger Shakur Stevenson have a date and location for their long-brewing showdown. ESPN reports that the pair have signed contracts to meet on October 23rd in Atlanta, GA’s State Farm Arena. Per
Order #PacquiaoUgas on PPV: https://pbcham.ps/PacUgasPPV-5 Manny Pacquiao utilizes a technique used by the Thais and Chinese for hundreds of years to increase pain tolerance in advance of his Welterweight World Title Matchup against Yordenus Ugas on August 21, 2021. Think you could handle it? Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts
The biggest fight of Andres Cortes (14-0) young career is just days away. On Saturday he will face former world title challenger Genesis Servania (34-2) in a bout scheduled for 8 rounds in a Top Rank promoted event in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Joshua Franco-Andrew Moloney trilogy battle will serve as the ESPN televised main event.
Posted on 08/13/2021 By: Sean Crose “It’s one of those things where sometimes I forget,” Ramon Cardenas said of becoming a top ten contender for the WBA in the bantamweight division. Talking to Texas Boxing Scene, the San Antonio native made it clear that, despite his climb up the rankings, he needed to remain driven.
Anthony Yarde was given a special birthday cake by BT Sport in his gym in London, to celebrate turning 30. Various members of his team praised Yarde’s contribution to the community and the man himself spoke about his birthday being an emotional time for him. Watch Yarde return to action on BT Sport on August
8:34 AM ET Canelo Alvarez is still looking for an opponent to fight later this year, but the rest of the 2021 boxing schedule is quickly filling up with title fights. Shakur Stevenson will face a test in WBO junior lightweight champion Jamel Herring, Andrew Moloney and Joshua Franco will complete their trilogy, Josh Taylor
With PBC’s August 28th David Benavidez vs Jose Uzcategui show delayed indefinitely and their August 21st Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas show in need of an extra fight, they’ve decided to make the most of what they’ve got. The promotion announced yesterday that the featherweight clash between Carlos Castro and Oscar Escandon has been bumped
BN Investigates • Issue • Premium As the WBC proposes a change in scoring, Adam Hunter gets some fascinating results when he applies new scoring models to some contentious decisions BARELY a fortnight on from the controversy that surrounded Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castaño, the WBC has announced a suggestion for changing the way professional
History • Issue • Premium Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images When Roy Jones fell to earth via the hands of Antonio Tarver. By Thomas Hauser AFTER his 1947 outing against Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Louis lamented, “I saw openings I couldn’t use. A man gets old; he don’t take advantage of those things as fast as he
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Al Bello /Allsport Sad tales of stars with Olympic medals who could not shine after the Games. By Steve Bunce HE had the ceremonial robe with the swan-feather lining ready and the style to crossover and become a huge boxing star. Well, that’s one version and it’s the one
Andrew Moloney was fine with anywhere but Las Vegas. As much as Moloney wanted a third crack at rival Joshua Franco, the Australian contender wasn’t willing to face Franco in Las Vegas again. Moloney narrowly lost a closely contested, 12-round unanimous decision to Franco in their first fight 13½ months ago and settled for an
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