Mike Coppinger, confirming an earlier report from Jake Donovan, brings word of a quality PBC on Showtime welterweight doubleheader on October 30th. The main event sees Jamal James face Radzhab Butaev for a crack at the WBA “super” title, while Jaron Ennis meets Thomas Dulorme in a rescheduled co-feature. Current “world” titlist James (27-1, 12
Month: September 2021
Eddie Hearn, the promoter for IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, would be shocked if a unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury did not come off in 2022. A few months ago, the two sides were in talks to collide on a date in August in Saudi Arabia. Their negotiations fell out, when
Posted on 09/22/2021 By: Sean Crose “Ukrainian Warrior,” heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk says of his new look -shaved head and fork shaped moustache – ahead of this weekend’s title about against Anthony Joshua, “Cossack.” Anyone with knowledge of eastern European history can attest to how imposing the Cossacks could be. With that in mind, it’s
11:35 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oscar Valdez wasn’t the only person to be scrutinized by the boxing world after he tested positive for the banned substance phentermine ahead of his victory over Robson Conceicao earlier this month. His trainer, Mexico’s Eddy Reynoso, was dragged into the controversy, and had his reputation called into question by
Undefeated two-time world super middleweight champion David Benavidez and heavyweight contender Robert Helenius are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Benavidez is in rare form as he discusses his November 13 clash with Jose Uzcategui live on SHOWTIME, fighting Jermall Charlo, and shares his thoughts on the fiery Canelo-Plant press conference as well as
Tyron Woodley speaks to Caroline Pearce as the time nears for his fight against Jake Paul. Watch Paul v Woodley on BT Sport Box Office on Sunday 29 August – https://www.bt.com/sport/box-office/ 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
Highly esteemed trainer Peter Fury analyses and predicts Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk, in the first of a new series. Peter Fury on son Hughie and Savannah Marshall: https://youtu.be/QXR-4JfVMFE Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive SecondsOut is a world leader in boxing entertainment since 1999. Part of the
Salvador Rodriguez brings word that Matchroom Boxing, promoter of Israil Madrimov, won today’s purse bid for their charge’s ordered eliminator against “gold” champion Michel Soro with a $245,000 offer. They intend to stage the fight on December 11th in either the U.S. or Ukraine. Why Ukraine for a fight between an Uzbek and a Frenchman?
The problems Deontay Wilder contends that his extravagant, heavy costume caused before his last fight haven’t deterred him from planning to wear a different elaborate outfit for his next ring walk. Wilder explained during a Zoom call Wednesday that he’ll wear “something special” into the ring again October 9 for his third heavyweight title fight
Posted on 09/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode Shawn Porter’s career has been built upon facing the best fighters in the world. As a young prospect, Porter added the scalps of former champions Paulie Malignaggi and Devon Alexander, the latter resulting in Porter’s first world title reign. The Akron, Ohio native has continued to test himself throughout
12:15 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joe Smith Jr. was hospitalized with COVID-19 and his Oct. 30 light heavyweight title defense vs. Umar Salamov has been postponed, the boxer’s promoter, Joe DeGuardia, told ESPN on Tuesday. The 32-year-old stayed in a Long Island, New York, hospital overnight before being released, according to DeGuardia. The 175-pound title
Yes, there’s been a lot of talk since yesterday that Plant might’ve taken an L before the fight by what went down at yesterday’s opening press conference — but Plant isn’t concerned about any of that as he tells the world that he’s eager to take care of business on Nov. 6 when he expects
Oleksandr Usyk can severely stall the heavyweight picture Saturday when he faces off against unified champion Anthony Joshua at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the United Kingdom. The fight is the first leg of the unofficial heavyweight tournament that is designed to yield an all-British box-off between Joshua and Tyson Fury in 2020. The pair
Posted on 09/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode After spending numerous months whipping his 48-year-old body into fighting shape, Oscar De La Hoya was excited about returning to the ring. The former six-division world champion was set to end his retirement, which spanned over a dozen years, to take on former UFC light heavyweight champion, Vitor Belfort.
7:53 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Boxing has myriad issues, but chief among them is inactivity. That problem was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the inability to hold fights in front of capacity crowds. But even with many of those restrictions behind us, many notable boxers have no fights officially scheduled despite not having competed
Issue • Opinion • Premium Matchroom Boxing Anthony Joshua in his own words explains why Oleksandr Usyk has bitten off more than he can chew I LOOK at the sport today, my legacy and what the sport was like years ago. The difference between then and now is that a lot of those guys actually
News Amanda Westcott/Showtime Ahead of their November 6 clash, Caleb Plant condemns Canelo Alvarez as a ‘drug cheat’ BOXING press conferences are rarely dramatic in their own right. Typically a few anodyne comments follow thanks to God, and Al Haymon, sometimes even the venue operator chimes in with a speech of their own. But when
Opinion Amanda Westcott/Showtime ‘All those people who tell me that I can’t do something, you live believable lives and you do believable things. I set out to live an unbelievable life.’ Caleb Plant on his clash with Canelo WE just had some normal back-and-forth banter up there and then whatever happened, happened. It’s none of
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