Former welterweight titleholder Shawn Porter talks a bit about how impressed he was with Jaron Ennis’ first round knockout of Thomas Dulorme, saying he knows Ennis is ready to jump in with creme of the crop. Check out some of what Porter had to say on the up-and-coming welterweight below. Porter on what he thought
Month: November 2021
Amateur • Issue • Premium Allsport Hulton/Archive Alex Daley looks back on an unparalleled night of success for the British amateur team, and a fight that propelled Billy Walker to box-office stardom THE glories of Britain’s amateur stars tend to get eclipsed by those of their professional counterparts. But 60 years ago this week, a
Former two division world champion Carl Frampton is backing Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul, to come away with a victory over unbeaten prospect Tommy Fury, who is the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The 24-year-old Paul (4-0, 3 KOs) is facing the first pro boxer of his career, with Fury (7-0,
Posted on 11/01/2021 By: Sean Crose If there’s one thing Leonard Ellerbe is familiar with, it’s major fights. As perhaps the most significant member of Team Mayweather outside of Floyd Mayweather himself, the man has helped orchestrate such behemoths as Mayweather-Pacquiao, and Mayweather-McGregor, among others. Although this week’s major battle, between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb
Promotional company BOXXER announced the appointment of former world champion Paulie Malignaggi and social media and boxing personality Daniel ‘Savage Dan’ Stewart to new roles with the company. Malignaggi takes up dual roles as Chief Boxing Analyst, and Media Relations, and will play a leading role in media activity and coverage of BOXXER’s fight schedule
Posted on 11/01/2021 By: Sean Crose “Although the allegations against me are totally false and I will prove that through the legal system, I agree that it is in the best interest of everyone involved that I not participate in the upcoming pay-per-view event. After clearing my name I will return to the ring as
Issue • News • Premium Mikey Williams/Top Rank Top Rank want to bring some of their international stars to Britain. John Dennen spoke to Todd DuBoef TOP RANK is coming to promote shows in the UK, although their Josh Taylor-Jack Catterall event in Glasgow has been put back to February 26 after Taylor, the super-lightweight
First it was “likely,” then they agreed to terms, and now it’s official. Former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko will face onetime IBF titlist Richard Commey at Madison Square Garden on December 11th, following the Heisman Trophy presentation on ESPN. Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KO) and Commey (30-3, 27 KO) are coming off of impressive knockout
SugarHill Steward, the head trainer of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says the recent offer to assist Anthony Joshua is genuine. Back in September, Oleksandr Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A rematch is being positioned for the first quarter of 2022.
Posted on 11/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode It appears as though Shakur Stevenson is on the verge of getting exactly what he wants. He’ll just have to wait slightly longer than he would like. Just a few short weeks ago, the former 2016 Olympic silver medalist truncated the title reign of former WBO 130 pound champion,
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Zach Parker was the guest of honour at his hometown club, Derby County, and discussed fighting Chris Eubank Jr., Canelo Alvarez and also meeting Wayne Rooney. Watch Boxing on BT Sport.
Two days after news broke that Rolando Romero would “likely” be pulled from his December 5th fight with Gervonta Davis due to numerous accusations of sexual assault, a Showtime spokesman has officially confirmed “Rolly’s” exit. Mike Coppinger reports that IBF #2 contender Isaac Cruz has agreed to step in, though nothing has yet been announced.
Unified junior middleweight/middleweight champion Claressa Shields is still full steam ahead to a potential unification showdown with UK rival Savannah Marshall. Last month, the two-time Olympic gold medal winner suffered a split decision loss in an MMA bout with Abigail Montes, which was featured on a PFL card. It was Shields’ second pro MMA fight.
Posted on 11/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode The biggest moment in the career of Andy Ruiz Jr. fills him both with pride and sorrow. On June 1st, 2019, Ruiz Jr. climbed through the ropes as a significant betting underdog. Although many were attempting to predict the round in which he would get stopped by Anthony Joshua,
Matchroom Boxing outbid Top Rank on Monday for the right to promote Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan, making Conlan the ‘opponent’ in a fight for the first in his career. Top Rank submitted a bid of $1.2 million, which Matchroom topped with a $1.5 million bid of their own. As the defending titleholder, Leigh Wood
Nakhon Sawan, THAILAND – The WBC World Championship for boxing’s smallest weight-class – the 105 pound division – will be on the line tomorrow, Tuesday Nov 2, in Nakhon Sawan, Kingdom of Thailand; and the two combatants have already successfully made weight. Ranked # 1 strawweight fighter in the world by Boxrec.com, the
Posted on 11/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Derrick James has nothing but the utmost respect for Canelo Alvarez. The long-time trainer has witnessed firsthand on several occasions the sort of damage the Mexican product can dish out in the ring. However, with the unified super middleweight champion merely days away from attempting to become the division’s