Posted on 08/11/2021 By: Hector Franco The boxing world imploded on itself the other day when it was announced that unified WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (27-0, 21 KOs) would be withdrawing from his fight with Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) that was scheduled to take place on August 21 due to
Month: August 2021
3:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN David Benavidez tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, postponing his Aug. 28 fight with Jose Uzcategui in Phoenix that was set to headline Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Showtime, The 24-year-old volume puncher, one of boxing’s rising stars, has been pushing toward an eventual shot at the
Opinion Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images Matt Christie on David Haye’s preposterous ‘comeback’ bout against Joe Fournier DAVID HAYE is coming back, but not making a comeback, when he takes on his long-time good friend, the allegedly filthy rich Joe Fournier, in an eight-rounder on September 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The meeting will
Opinion AFP via Getty Images What performances stand out in Olympic boxing history? Richie WoodhallOlympic medallistIt’s probably too broad a question but I’d give it to three people. You’ve got to give it to Laszlo Papp, Felix Savon and Teofilo Stevenson. Each won three Olympic golds over three Games. Because to win three golds at
Dan Rafael reports that the excellent super bantamweight clash between former unified champion Daniel Roman and unbeaten Ra’eese Aleem, first revealed in June, is a “done deal” and will take place on Showtime’s September 11th Stephen Fulton vs. Brandon Figueroa card. Both Roman (29-3-1, 10 KO) and Aleem (18-0, 12 KO) are among the cream
Malik Scott, who now trains heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder, has never seen the boxer so hungry in training camp. (photo by Ryan Hafey) In 2014, Wilder knocked out Scott in one round. They would later become close friends. Earlier this year, Wilder named Scott as his new head trainer. The dangerous puncher was scheduled to
Posted on 08/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anderson Silva had grown accustomed to locking himself in a cage and using his knees, elbows, fists, and chokeholds to pick up the win. However, with the former mixed martial arts star making the switch to the professional boxing ring instead, it appears as though he’ll be sticking around
12:42 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN WBA president Gilberto Mendoza told ESPN on Wednesday that he is suspending judge Gloria Martinez Rizzo for six months following her highly controversial scorecard in the Mykal Fox-Gabriel Maestre interim welterweight title fight and the uncovering of racist tweets on an account belonging to her. Mendoza said he will meet
Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB (Joseph Parker Trainer) Kevin Barry BREAKS DOWN Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz – Question by Eddie Hearn at the Joseph Parker Announcement Press Conference. #Boxing #JoshuaRuiz Anthony Joshua OBE is ready to take over America – and Matchroom Boxing have set up an exciting fight week schedule for the US
???? Order #PacquiaoUgas NOW on FOX Sports PPV ????: https://pbcham.ps/PacUgasPPV-5 ???? (September 8, 2018) 147-pound contenders Yordenis Ugas (22-3, 11 KOs) defeated Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo (34-3-2, 24 KOs) in a WBC welterweight world title eliminator September 8, 2018, on PBC on Showtime. #UgasBarrionuevo #YordenisUgas #Boxing Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS:
Dennis McCann extended his unbeaten record to 10-0 on the Lyndon Arthur v Davide Faraci undercard with a second round stoppage over John Chuwa. 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 on Instagram ➡️
The upcoming Triller pay-per-view card, scheduled for September 11 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, is receiving several undercard additions. The main event will feature the return of six division world champion Oscar De La Hoya, who faces former UFC champion Vitor Belfort in a sanctioned boxing match. De La Hoya will fight for the
Posted on 08/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode The long climb back up the super middleweight ladder just got incredibly longer for David Benavidez. The former two-time 168-pound belt holder has been pulled from his showdown against former titlist Jose Uzcategui due to the 24-year-old testing positive for COVID-19. Originally, Benavidez (24-0, 21 KOs) and Uzcategui (31-4,
4:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Two MMA legends will fight, but it won’t be in a cage. Anderson Silva and Tito Ortiz have signed contracts to meet in an eight-round cruiserweight boxing match on Sept. 11 in the chief-support bout before Oscar De La Hoya faces Vitor Belfort in the pay-per-view main event, Triller co-founder
David Haye is the latest name set for Triller’s Sept. 11 pay-per-view from Los Angeles, as the former cruiserweight champion and secondary heavyweight titlist will face Joe Fournier in an eight-round heavyweight bout. Haye, now 40, hasn’t fought since the second of his back-to-back losses to Tony Bellew in May 2018. The 38-year-old Fournier is
Eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao continues to work hard at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, as he prepares to take on WBA welterweight world champion Yordenis Ugas of Cuba. (Photos by Wendell Alinea/MP Promotions) The fight will headline a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena
Posted on 08/10/2021 By: Sean Crose “People don’t realize when I fought him,” says Oscar De La Hoya of former foe Manny Pacquiao, “I was a drained fighter.” However, while speaking to ES News, De La Hoya makes it clear he doesn’t want to take anything away from Pacquiao. “He’s still great,” the 48 year
7:32 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Guillermo Rigondeaux has heard it all before. He’s boring. Unwatchable. The opposite of entertaining. The two-time Olympic gold medalist absorbed all the criticism even as he was boxing circles around his opponents. Nonito Donaire, then the reigning ESPN fighter of the year, was thoroughly outboxed by Rigondeaux in 2013. Despite
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