Premium • Preview Dan Mullan/Getty Images Eggington takes on potential banana skin Jkitou in Coventry on Channel 5, writes Matt Bozeat WHO knows, after nine years and 37 fights, maybe we haven’t seen the best of Sam “The Savage” Eggington yet. According to manager and trainer Jon Pegg, the trade have been waiting for his
Month: September 2021
Sheffield fight fans will get to see two title fights on September 18 at Ponds Forge Arena, with all the action being shown live on exciting new boxing broadcaster – Fightzone. It’s heavyweight action in the main event with Rotherham’s Kash Ali making the first defence of his International Boxing Federation (IBF) European Title against
Posted on 09/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction. First, fans became very interested in novelty fights, including those featuring over the hill greats. Then, iconic fighter Oscar De La Hoya came out of retirement to face former MMA great Vitor Belfort, only to drop out due to Covid. Then,
9:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Brandon Figueroa has tested positive for COVID-19 and his 122-pound title unification with Stephen Fulton, set for Sept. 18 in Las Vegas, has been postponed, the boxer announced Tuesday on Instagram. The PBC on Showtime main event will be rescheduled along with the rest of the card, sources told ESPN.
Feature • Premium Gennady Golovkin (Al Bello/Getty Images) ‘GGG’ reinforced the view that he was the best middleweight in the world when he fought Curtis Stevens at Madison Square Garden TIMES SQUARE in New York City is often referred to as “the crossroads of the world.” On November 2, 2013, the crossroads moved nine blocks
By now the world has heard the news that Oscar De La Hoya’s comeback fight (set to take place against Vitor Belfort) will not be happening as scheduled after De La Hoya reportedly caught COVID and couldn’t continue with the fight. And while it appears that Evander Holyfield will be taking De La Hoya’s place
Sensational welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki, Jr. (8-0, 5 KOs), displayed good poise, patience and power, scored an impressive KO victory over Jalisco, Mexico’s Nóe López (10-4-1, 4 KOs) when referee Gerard White stopped the contest at 2:50 of the third round. In the second, the 18-year-old Mielnicki floored López when he rolled under a lazy
Another intriguing fight has been removed from the schedule. Brandon Figueroa has been forced to withdraw from a scheduled junior featherweight title unification clash with Stephen Fulton (19-0, 8KOs) after testing positive for Covid-19, both boxers confirmed Monday. Figueroa (22-0-1, 17KOs) was due to put his WBC title on the line in a bid to
Posted on 09/07/2021 By: Hans Themstode Most of the hard work was already completed for WBC super bantamweight champion, Brandon Figueroa. The 24-year-old was less than two weeks away from attempting to add even more gold to his waist, as he was set to take on WBO belt holder, Stephen Fulton. However, their September 18th,
8:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former president Donald Trump has signed a contract to provide commentary on a “gamecast” of Saturday’s boxing event headlined by Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort, Triller told ESPN. His son, Donald Trump Jr., will join him at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. “I love great fighters
Lyndon Arthur and Sunny Edwards discuss the latest twists and turns in their unique friendship. They looked back at some of their great boxing memories from the Anthony Yarde win to Sunny securing a world title. Both boxers were, of course, on the wind-up with each other… as always. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on
This week lost one of its best fights when WBC light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji tested positive for COVID, scrapping a September 10th defense against dangerous puncher Masamichi Yabuki. Luckily, it seems the case was mild, as BoxingNews.jp reports that the bout is back on for September 22nd after Teraji “went through detailed examinations” and
On Tuesday, a press conference took place to promote the upcoming fight between Alexander Besputin and the current WBC Latino welterweight champion Mauricio Pintor. The contest will take place on September 11 at the Central Stadium of Krasnoyarsk. Besputin is a former WBA “regular” champion, as well as a USBA Boxing Association (USBA) in the
Posted on 09/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Today, the referee wouldn’t have even counted. He or she would have simply stopped the fight. Still, when Bruce Seldon went down for the second time in the first round against Mike Tyson on September 7th, 1996, famed referee Richard Steele began the count over Seldon’s prone, face down
7:49 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Oscar Valdez tested positive for the banned substance phentermine last month, but his WBC junior lightweight title defense against Robson Conceicao in Tucson, Arizona, will go on after a ruling made by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Athletic Commission on Thursday. The WBC further stated it will not strip Valdez of
Opinion • Premium Mikey Williams/Top Rank This week’s panellists were asked to discuss Oscar Valdez and his failed drug test, as well as 58-year-old Evander Holyfield and his return to the ring Question: How do you feel about Oscar Valdez being cleared to fight this Friday despite failing a performance-enhancing drug test? Michael Conlan (featherweight
News Christian Petersen/Getty Images Conor Benn has named the opponent he would like to fight next, writes Elliot Worsell LIKE some glutton for punishment who can’t get enough of a bad thing, Conor Benn wants to follow up his frustrating decision win over Adrian Granados last weekend with a fight against one of the most
There will be a press conference held in Atlanta on Thursday, Sept. 9, to hype the Oct. 23 clash between Shakur Stevenson and Jamel Herring, the WBO featherweight belt-holder. Yes, Herring has the strap, but Stevenson will be regarded as the favorite by a heavy majority of fans and pundits. Herring (23-2, 11 KO) doesn’t
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