Posted on 08/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson was left grinning from ear to ear once the ink dried. The former Olympic Silver medalist and one-time 126-pound titlist, officially signed his part of a bout agreement to take on WBO belt holder Jamel Herring. Shortly after, Herring placed his pen to paper to make their
Month: August 2021
6:51 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN On Dec. 11, 1981, when Rasheda was 11, she went with her brothers and sisters to watch their daddy fight a man named Trevor Berbick. As no state athletic commission would sanction the bout, the fight was held in the Bahamas and promoted by a convicted felon. None of that
Issue • News • Premium Mark Robinson Sam Eggington has managed to advance through the turmoil. He speaks to Elliot Worsell FEW fighters can say they have made tangible progress during the recent global pandemic. But one man who can is Birmingham’s Sam Eggington.Eggington, 30-7 (18), has managed to box three times in the past
Issue • Premium • Preview Steve Marcus/Getty Images Matt Christie wonders if Guillermo Rigondeaux has enough left to overtake the fearsome John Riel Casimero HOW we got here is complicated in the extreme but Saturday’s (August 14) bantamweight 12-rounder between old maestro Guillermo Rigondeaux, ranked fifth in the world, and number three John Riel Casimero
Issue • Premium • Preview Ian Walton/Matchroom Boxing In the last Fight Camp of 2021 Joshua Buatsi is under pressure to shine, writes Declan Taylor JOSHUA BUATSI headlines the third and final instalment of Matchroom’s Fight Camp 2021 in the riskiest fight of his professional career to date on Saturday (August 14). After a fortnight
The collapse of Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant left a big ol’ hole in the September boxing schedule, which PBC and Showtime are now set to fill. Adam Abramowitz reports, and Keith Idec confirms, that they’ve pushed their September 11th Stephen Fulton vs. Brandon Figueroa card back to the 18th. Per Idec, it will “likely”
The next installment of the popular RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS series will be held Thursday night, August 26th at Humble Civic Center in Humble, Texas. RJJ Boxing’s last scheduled event this past July 29th in Mexico was canceled due to COVID-19 issues. The Aug. 26th show is presented by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ)
Posted on 08/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Rich, great boxer, icon, money-hungry, extravagant, boring, and flamboyant are some of the words, whether fair or not, that have been used to describe Floyd Mayweather. One word that has seldom, if ever, been used to describe the Hall of Famer, however, is compassionate. Yet, according to DeJuan Blake,
5:41 AM ET Former world heavyweight champion boxer David Haye will return to the ring after a three-year absence to fight Joe Fournier next month, the 40-year-old Briton said on Thursday. Haye, who won the world heavyweight title in 2009 when he beat Nikolai Valuev, retired in 2018 with a 28-4 record following a re-match
Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugás previewed their championship showdown during a virtual press conference on Wednesday before they meet in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ugás steps up to replace Errol Spence Jr. in the main event, as Spence recovers from an eye injury.
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) has released the latest update on its myriad English and British titles, revealing a number of intriguing tidbits. We’ll go by weight in descending order, focusing on the new stuff. Up at light heavyweight, the Board has ordered former titlist Hosea Burton (26-2, 12 KO) to meet unbeaten
Progress continues to come from a night of in-ring injustice. The World Boxing Association (WBA) continues to take key steps towards cleaning up the mess created in its interim welterweight title fight between Gabriel Maestre and Mykal Fox. Venezuela’s Maestre (4-0, 3KOs) was awarded a highly questionable twelve-round, split decision verdict and the secondary belt
Posted on 08/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode No matter how many times his eye-catching knockouts are replayed on various television channels and regardless of how spotless his undefeated record is, fans of Terence Crawford simply want more. The current WBO welterweight champion has long expressed a desire to face the top names in his division. But,
John Fury opened up on Tyson Fury’s future after the heavyweight champion recently welcomed a new baby daughter to the world. His son is currently due to face Deontay Wilder in a trilogy bout on October 9th, but any boxing decisions made by The Gypsy King will be made with family planning in mind. Subscribe
4:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson will clash Oct. 23 at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena after both boxers signed contracts for the 130-pound title fight, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Herring and Stevenson both will earn at least $1.5 million — career-high paydays — for a bout that will headline Top
It won’t be as quick a turnaround as previously reported, but Claressa Shields is officially set to return to the MMA cage. Professional Fighters League confirmed on Twitter that “T-Rex” will face 2-0 Abigail Montes on their October 27th championship event. Mexico’s Montes, 21, has beaten two debuting opponents thus far in her career. Footage
Opinion UESLEI MARCELINO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Boxing was a revelation at the Olympic Games, all this and much more comes under discussion on the Opening Bell podcast BOXING was a revelation at the Olympic Games. John Dennen joins Alex Steedman and Matt Christie to reveal his Tokyo highlights, star performances and overall best boxer with
Under normal circumstances, Joshua Franco and Vergil Ortiz Jr. will be in the same building along with the rest of their team. That won’t be the case this weekend, as the training, managerial and promotional stablemates find themselves on shows in separate stops and on rival platforms. Ortiz will enjoy a hometown headliner in a
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