Oscar Valdez is at the center of a pretty notable controversy right now, as the WBC junior lightweight titlist failed both his A- and B-sample VADA tests ahead of his Sept. 10 title defense against Robson Conceicao. But the fight is going ahead as planned, as the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Athletic Commission have agreed to
Month: September 2021
Former two division champion Timothy Bradley would back Josh Taylor to beat Teofimo Lopez. Taylor and Lopez have traded plenty of words in the last few months. Last year, Lopez shot up his worth when he picked up a twelve round unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko to unify the WBA, WBO, WBC Franchise, IBF lightweight
Posted on 09/03/2021 By: Sean Crose It’s always a horrible story to write – a fighter dies in the ring or due to injuries sustained in the ring. It’s particularly tragic when the fighter in question is a mere 18 years old. Such is the case with Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, who passed away Thursday from
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Feature • Premium Mark Robinson John Evans finds Josh Warrington in a lake, immersed in water, focusing solely on the man who threatens to drown his entire career when they meet in a rematch on Saturday night IT is a rainy Sunday in the hills above Manchester and Josh Warrington finds himself neck deep in
Editor’s letter • Premium Dave Thompson/Matchroom In pursuing immediate Lara rematch, Josh Warrington has shown exactly what kind of man and fighter he is, writes Matt Christie JOSH WARRINGTON was waiting so patiently for the biggest fight of his life he didn’t see it coming. It arrived unexpectedly, quietly at first, inside an empty Wembley
Cuban sensation and unbeaten WBA Super Middleweight Champion David Morrell Jr. (5-0, 4 KOs) defeated challenger Mario Cázares (12-1, 5 KOs) with a knockout just 2:32 in to the first round of their contest that headlined FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes on Sunday from The Armory in Minneapolis. “I didn’t expect that
Eddie Hearn and Lou DiBella have unveiled the plan to establish an undisputed womens’ super lightweight champion. On October 30th on DAZN, Chantelle Cameron (14-0, 8 KO) will take on Mary McGee (27-3, 15 KO) in a title unification, while Kali Reis (18-7-1, 5 KO) will defend her belt and seek to add an additional
Twice-beaten Chris Eubank Jr has explained that he’s aiming to win a world title by the end of the year, and then hopes to secure a unification fight against Gennady Golovkin. Eubank Jr, who returns to the ring on October 2 against Sven Albier, is currently being put through his paces in Las Vegas
Posted on 09/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oscar De La Hoya did everything in his power to get himself ready to make a return to the ring. The former six-division world champion agreed to end his retirement, which spanned over a dozen years, to take on former UFC Champion, Vitor Belfort. The two were officially set
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5:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oscar De La Hoya announced from a hospital bed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t be able to fight former UFC champion Vitor Belfort on Sept. 11 in a Triller Fight Club PPV. The Hall of Fame boxer was set to compete for the first since a
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JOSH WARRINGTON returns to his hometown of Leeds this weekend, facing off in a highly anticipated rematch against Mexican MAURICIO LARA at the Emerald Headingley Stadium. WARRINGTON, who become the first male boxing champion from the city when he defeated Lee Selby to claim the IBF featherweight title in 2018, is looking to avenge his
Posted on 09/03/2021 By: Sean Crose He may have tested positive twice for the banned substance phentermine, but that appears to be fine with the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Athletic Commission, which is allowing Oscar Valdez to go through with his September 10th bout against Robson Conceicao in Tucsan. Valdez, the junior lightweight WBC titlist, tested positive
As WBC 122lb titleholder Brandon Figueroa nears his September 18th world title unification against Stephen Fulton Jr, Figueroa tells the world that he’s been training for a difficult fight, expecting Fulton to use his flashy style to make an impression in their meeting. Both Figueroa and Fulton will collide live in a Showtime main event
1:08 AM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — A female Mexican boxer died Thursday, five days after being injured in a Montreal ring. Groupe Yvon Michel, the organizer of the boxing event, said Thursday that 18-year-old Jeanette Zacarias Zapata died from injuries sustained in a bout with Marie-Pier Houle on Saturday night at IGA stadium. Zapata
Premium • Preview Dave Thompson/Matchroom Mauricio Lara impressively stopped Josh Warrington in an empty room back in February, but now must repeat the trick in front of 20,000 fans, writes Elliot Worsell SOMETIMES a rematch is required to right a wrong, sometimes a rematch is required to show progress, and sometimes a rematch represents the