3:29 AM ET Associated Press Arlen Lopez won his second Olympic boxing gold medal for Cuba, beating Britain’s Benjamin Whittaker in the light heavyweight final at the Kokugikan Arena. Lopez outclassed the defense-minded Whittaker to win the fight on four of the five judges’ scorecards. Cuba had never won gold at light heavyweight in its
Month: August 2021
Day 12 of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the gold medal match at men’s featherweight, where Team USA’s Duke Ragan will look to win the first gold medal for the men’s American team since Andre Ward in 2004, facing the ROC’s Albert Batyrgaziev in the final bout. We’ll also see semifinal action in
Veteran contender and Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell (28-3, 18 KOs) got a technical knockout win over Christopher Brooker (16-8, 6 KOs) in their light heavyweight bout. Referee Richard Gonzalez stopped the fight at the 2:58 mark of the third stanza after Brooker was knocked down for the third time. #AndreDirrell #ChristopherBrooker #DirrellBrooker Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com
Tommy Fury fully intends on wearing a hat for his next fight week where he will be bump into long-term rival Jake Paul. 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 ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing
Russian junior welterweight contender Fedor “Knockout Man” Papazov hopes to add a signature win to his ledger this Saturday, Aug. 7, when he takes on countryman Arslan Magomedov in the 10-round main event from the RCC Boxing Academy in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Papazov-Magomedov will headline a scheduled six-fight stream live and exclusively on ESPN+ starting at
Posted on 08/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode Whenever Bob Arum lays his eyes on unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, they immediately fill with dollar signs. The long-time promoter knows good and well that Joshua represents a massive payday for himself, his promotional company Top Rank, and of course, WBC/Ring Magazine heavyweight titlist, Tyson Fury. Just a
7:30 AM ET Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi If Derrick Lewis beats Ciryl Gane in the UFC 265 main event Saturday night in Houston to capture the interim heavyweight title, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him scan the crowd for a familiar face. And he wouldn’t necessarily be searching for heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou, who
Former super middleweight titleholder Jose Uzcategui was on hand for yesterday’s opening virtual press conference, formally announcing his August 28th fight against David Benavidez, airing live on Showtime. And looking ahead to the bout, Uzcategui tells the world that he’s preparing himself for the best performance he’s ever had, expecting Benavidez to bring out the
Opinion Holly Stein/Allsport Leigh Wood’s triumph over Xu Can was just the latest in a long line of fights that delivered their most dramatic moments in the final round Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick TaylorThe greatest of all last-round, come-from-behind knockout wins, Chavez was down on two of three ringside scorecards when he managed to
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Luke Campbell’s retirement was heartening and in sharp contrast to the comebacks of Oscar De La Hoya and Riddick Bowe LUKE CAMPBELL announcing his retirement with a smile on his face while describing what’s truly important in life, his family, is right up there with my favourite moments of
Eddie Hearn has called on the WBA to strip Leo Santa Cruz if the WBA “super” featherweight title to allow Leigh Wood to become their premier champion. Wood won the WBA “regular” title when he stopped Xu Can in the final round at Fight Camp on Saturday. Santa Cruz, 32, has held the “super” title
Posted on 08/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Stepping into the ring had become somewhat foreign territory for Chris Algieri. The former 140-pound titlist spent the past 26 months on the sidelines. With a chance to place his name back amongst the upper echelon of the 140-pound division, Algieri didn’t disappoint. Despite being absent from the ring
1:13 AM ET Associated Press Sena Irie of Japan has claimed the first-ever women’s featherweight boxing gold medal with a unanimous decision over the Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio. Irie became the first female boxer to win a medal for Japan when she secured the first gold of the Tokyo boxing tournament by sweeping the third round
Amateur Ben Whittaker takes an Olympic silver medal, while super-heavyweight Frazer Clarke has bronze. On a day of high emotion both boxers speak from Tokyo BEN WHITTAKER and Frazer Clarke reached their end of their Olympic journey on Wednesday (August 4) at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. As Pat McCormack experienced the day before, Whittaker
Cuba’s Arlen Lopez won the gold medal as a middleweight at Rio 2016, and has followed it up at Tokyo 2020 with the same honor as a light heavyweight, beating Great Britain’s Ben Whittaker on the cards today. Lopez won the fight on a tally of 4:1, but it was an odd result to judge
WBA welterweight world champion Yordenis Ugas is very excited to showcase his skills against Fabian “TNT” Maidana, which takes place on Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be headlined by the welterweight clash between Manny Pacquiao and IBF, WBC world champion Errol Spence. The 35-year-old Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs)
Posted on 08/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Michael Hunter has long craved to face some of the best in the heavyweight division. While he didn’t get exactly what he was hoping for, as he took on journeymen Mike Wilson, Hunter moved one step closer to a bigger contest. As New York City has begun to open
7:18 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For decades, Team USA was the standard-bearer of Olympic boxing, a factory of future heavyweight champions no matter the weight class. Floyd Paterson won middleweight gold at the 1952 Helsinki Games before capturing the heavyweight championship. Eight years later, Cassius Clay claimed light heavyweight gold in Rome and went on