Eddy Reynoso, the manager/trainer of Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, is hoping to finalize a unification deal with unbeaten Caleb Plant. It was officially revealed on Friday, by promoter Eddie Hearn, that Canelo was pushing back his next ring return. Canelo was scheduled to fight on September 18, as part of Mexican Independence Day weekend.
Month: August 2021
Posted on 08/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode Michael Conlan had a point to prove. In order to do so, the 29-year-old Irishman officially shed the “prospect” tag and instead, replaced it with the word champion. In an all Ireland showdown against his fellow countrymen and former titleholder TJ Doheny, Conlan dominated his man. With the WBA
8:14 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Andy Cruz Gomez glided around the ring in jubilation, then proceeded to perform the “floss,” motioning his hands to the front and back of his body rapidly in expression as Keyshawn Davis solemnly exited the ring through the ropes. The brilliant boxer from Cuba had just defeated Davis via unanimous
Undefeated two-time super middleweight champion David Benavidez and older brother Jose Benavidez Jr., a former 140-pound titlist, join The PBC Podcast in separate interviews this episode. The Benavidez brothers return to the ring Saturday, August 21, in their hometown of Phoenix live on SHOWTIME. Plus, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal recap last weekend’s fights,
Today at 3 pm ET on ESPN+, Michael Conlan returns to action from his native Belfast, facing TJ Doheny in a 12-round featherweight main event for the interim WBA title. (The fight is available on FITE TV outside of the United States.) We’ll have live updates and highlights from the show, all coming in this
Joe Joyce picks up the biggest win of his career against Carlos Takam, with the referee stepping in midway through the sixth round of their heavyweight contest at Wembley Arena. #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
Paddy Donovan continues to cruise in the early stages of his pro career. The 22-year-old southpaw from Limerick, Ireland advanced to 7-0 (5KOs) following a first round knockout of Argentina’s Jose Luis Castillo. A perfectly placed body shot forced Castillo (9-6-1, 6KOs) to the canvas, producing the stoppage at 1:22 of round one in their
Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Freddie Roach watches carefully from his ringside seat in his nearly empty Wild Card gym. The Hall of Fame trainer leans across the ropes and observes as Manny Pacquiao continues to put his body through a grueling workout in preparation for his August 21st showdown against unified welterweight champion
Jul 30, 2019 Mark KriegelESPN Editor’s note: This story was originally published in March 2019 ahead of Conlan’s fight against Ruben Garcia. BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Everybody wants to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Unless you’re a fighter. Then you always want to be Irish. It’s good business, after all. Freddie Roach — who’s,
Amateur • Premium BUDA MENDES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Frazer Clarke on his Olympics, his team and his bronze medal. He speaks to John Dennen from Tokyo FRAZER CLARKE has 25 stitches in the cuts healing over his eyes and a broad smile across his face. Not yet, but soon, he’ll have a bronze medal around
Issue • Premium • Preview Getty Images John McCallum insists his best days are still to come, writes Matt Bozeat JOHN McCallum says that at 33 years old and after more than a decade as a pro, it’s “time to roll the dice and see how far I can get”. He failed to pull off
Issue • Premium • Preview Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Kid Galahad and Jazza Dickens have both developed since their first encounter. They meet again to headline the second Fight Camp bill, writes Declan Taylor KID GALAHAD and James ‘Jazza’ Dickens’ clash in a rematch almost eight years in the making at the top of the second
With Guillermo Rigondeaux set to make his return next weekend, taking on WBO titleholder John Riel Casimero in an August 14th Showtime main event, Rigondeaux shares some thoughts from his training camp as he comes into this fight with a chip on his shoulder and eager to show the world how great he still is.
Promoter Eddie Hearn appears to have taken a page from the deficit hawks on Capitol Hill. The Matchroom head, who has made a name for himself based, in part, for his extravagant payouts, recently expressed some uncommon financial discretion after he was asked if he would submit offers for potential purse bids, particularly as it
Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Sean Crose “It’s an all-Irish fight, the biggest all-Irish fight in the last 40 years or so,” Michael Conlon says of his upcoming hometown bout against TJ Doheny. The battle will go down at Belfast’s Falls Park in Ireland, is scheduled for 12 rounds, and is for one of the WBA’s
3:23 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Heavyweight Julio Cesar La Cruz won Cuba’s third gold medal in boxing at the Tokyo Olympics, putting on a defensive masterclass in his final 5:0 victory over Russian athlete Muslim Gadzhimagomedov on Friday. Gadzhimagomedov pressed forward throughout the bout, but La Cruz showed off his spectacular footwork and
Amateur Lauren Price beats her great rival Nouchka Fontijn on the finest of margins to reach the middleweight final at the Olympic Games LAUREN PRICE is many things. She’s quick, she’s clever, she’s a European and World champion. She also has character. She showed that in her Olympic semi-final against Nouchka Fontijn at the Kokugikan
Before Joshua Franco and Andrew Moloney’s August 14th trilogy match on ESPN, ESPN+ viewers will get to see a returning featherweight veteran and a number of strong young prospects. The lead bout sees former title challenger Genesis Servania (34-2, 16 KO) move up to 130 for his first fight since 2019 against unbeaten Andres Cortes
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