10:25 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The IBF is expected to rule that Triller must stage the undisputed lightweight championship fight between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos in the United States rather than Australia, multiple sources told ESPN on Sunday. The decision is expected to be handed down as soon as Monday, sources said, while also
Month: August 2021
Amateur Lauren Price’s Olympic triumph was so good, she hasn’t ruled out a second run in 2024 LAUREN PRICE has done it all. As well as playing football for Wales, as well as having a successful kickboxing career before joining GB taekwondo, she is the first Welsh boxer to win an Olympic gold medal. But
During this video interview with Freddie Roach, the trainer talks about the fast-approaching welterweight showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence and he’s feeling good about their chances heading into the fight. Roach questions whether or not Spence is truly 100% after his car accident and says he’ll be looking for Pacquiao to push the
After the decision was read and Andy Cruz was declared Olympic gold medalist in the lightweight division, he broke into a Michael Jackson dance routine in the middle of the ring before doing the “rock-a-baby” motion popularized by NBA star Russell Westbrook. It was part celebration, part taunting of his vanquished opponent Keyshawn Davis. As
Posted on 08/08/2021 By: Sean Crose There has been much shaking of heads since Saturday night’s PBC on Fox card, which saw supposed rising welterweight Gabriel Maestre win a wildly controversial unanimous decision over Mykal Fox. Although most online clearly thought the slick and disciplined Fox deserved the decision win, judges Gloria Martinez Rizzo, John
8:17 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko, one of the world’s best pound-for-pound boxers, is in advanced talks for a Dec. 11 lightweight fight with former titleholder Richard Commey, multiple sources told ESPN. And super middleweight prospect Edgar Berlanga is in talks to fight in the chief-support bout, according to sources. No matter whom he
Luke Santamaria improves to 12-2-1 (7 KOs) following a close unanimous decision victory over veteran Devon Alexander in their scheduled 10-round super welterweight bout, live on FOX from The Armory in Minneapolis, MN. Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-080721 #AlexanderSantamaria #PBConFOX #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by
Archie Sharp took out his frustrations on Diego Andrade with a rather unorthodox move at the Royal Albert Hall that you’d traditionally find in the WWE rather than in a boxing ring. 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
At The Armory in Minneapolis, Luke Santamaria (12-2-1, 7 KOs) scored a unanimous decision victory over former two-division champion Devon Alexander (27-7-1, 14 KOs) after 10 rounds of super welterweight action. “I want to thank Devon for giving me this opportunity,” said Santamaria. “He’s a great fighter. I got the opportunity and I showed up
Posted on 08/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode The Olympic experience for United States standouts Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr. was near perfect. Davis, a gold medal hopeful from the lightweight division, placed his career on hold in the hopes of going all the way. Currently standing at 3-0 as a pro, Davis originally planned on
The Tokyo Olympics have wrapped up, and after 15 days and 276 bouts, the boxing results are set in stone (well, at least for now). Here’s a full rundown of all the medals awarded: Women’s flyweight Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Gold: Sofya Krasteva (Bulgaria) Silver: Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Turkey) Bronze: Huang Hsiao-wen
10:40 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Josh Taylor is coming home to defend his undisputed championship. Taylor and Jack Catterall have agreed to terms for a Dec. 18 fight at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, sources told ESPN, and all four 140-pound belts will be on the line. Exact TV plans haven’t been finalized, but
Sean Gibbons, the madcap handler for eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao, may be prone to hyperbole, but he may have a point with his latest pronouncement. (photos by Ryan Hafey) Gibbons recently tried to unpack what a win over IBF/WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. on Aug. 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas would
Posted on 08/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Although it’s been well over two years since Keith Thurman has entered the ring, the former unified welterweight champion is slowly rounding into form and looks forward to making his return. Having dropped his WBA 147 pound title to Manny Pacquiao in July of 2019, Thurman had subsequent hand
2:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The 17-year gold-medal drought for USA Boxing’s men continues after a pair of losses Sunday morning at the Tokyo Olympics. First, it was Keyshawn Davis who settled for silver after dropping a split decision to Andy Cruz of Cuba in the lightweight gold-medal match. Then, with one last chance to
The wait for the U.S. men’s boxing team will go on. Uzbekistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov, heavily favored going into this Olympics to win gold, did just that by beating Richard Torrez Jr of the United States, winning the super heavyweight division and closing the boxing in Tokyo. Torrez, who had a strong run to the final,
Amateur Lauren Price is in control as she defeats China’s Qian Li to win Olympic gold in Tokyo WELSH middleweight Lauren Price defeated China’s Qian Li to win the Olympic gold medal at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on Sunday (August 8). Price was calm and in control from the beginning. Li was taller but
According to ABC Action News in Toledo, Ohio, former world champion Robert Easter Jr., has been charged with assault for allegedly punching a woman. ABC Action news obtained court records, which indicate that the incident happened at around 3:38 a.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2021. Easter is alleged to have struck a woman on the left
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