Posted on 12/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Caleb Plant listened to his naysayers doubt his abilities in the ring. Following a super middleweight title reign that lasted two and a half years, Plant walked into his showdown against Canelo Alvarez as a significant underdog. Yet, despite the ongoing notion that he would be blown away by
Month: December 2021
Showtime will look to start 2022 strong next month with a ShoBox tripleheader composed of six undefeated fighters. A lightweight clash between Luis Nunez and Carlos Arrieta headlines the January 7th event, which takes place at Orlando, Florida’s Caribe Royale Resort. The 22-year-old Nunez (15-0, 11 KO) has fought the entirety of his three-year pro
Rising super lightweight contenders Richardson Hitchins and Malik Hawkins will square off in a 10-round showdown that headlines FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, December 18 from The Armory in Minneapolis. The FS1 telecast begins at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT and also features unbeaten Dominican Olympian Hector Luis Garcia dueling Mexico’s
Posted on 12/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode George Kambosos Jr. toured around the United States following his monumental victory over Teofimo Lopez. The Australian native graciously posed for pictures with his new adoring fans, signed autographs, and patiently completed what felt like a perpetual amount of interviews. More importantly, he scouted the competition. Devin Haney, Gervonta
6:52 AM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Boxing will reform a judging system tainted by manipulation to regain its place on the program for the 2028 Olympics, the president of the newly renamed International Boxing Association said Monday. Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon were all left off the initial list of sports for the
According to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, Mexican sensation and pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez might be on the hunt for another fight aside from Ilunga Makabu. Makabu appears to be caught in a situation that forces him to make a mandatory title defense against Thabiso Mchunu next instead of taking an optional defense against Canelo,
History • Issue • Premium Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images What about Jim Cooper? Remembering the lesser-known Cooper brother and other fighting twins TWINS in boxing are quite rare and yet in recent years two pairs of them, the Galaxy and Charlo brothers, have won major belts at world level. Over 100 years ago in
Issue • Premium • Reports Francois Nel/Getty Images Sunny Edwards outclasses the plucky Jayson Mama but there’s disappointment for Butler as Casimero pulls out, writes Elliot Worsell IT is a testament to Sunny Edwards’ adaptability and boxing brain that a mandatory defence against Jayson Mama in Dubai (Saturday, December 11) got easier and easier with
A pair of former champions highlighted the weekend, both picking up their second win in a row since a loss to a younger tiger in the sports ranks, both with an eye on more glory ahead. While one is closer to his prime than the other, both remain near the top of their divisions. The
Posted on 12/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode For a number of years now, Terence Crawford has expressed his desire to face current IBF/WBC belt holder Errol Spence Jr. Yet, despite his persistent call-outs, Crawford grew despondent as a showdown between them has never materialized. Although Crawford has reiterated time and time again that he’s moving on
Dec 11, 2021 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Conor Benn is doing a good job of keeping up the family tradition after knocking out former world champion Chris Algieri in the fourth
Nonito Donaire continued his impressive late-career run tonight in Showtimes’s main event, stopping Reymart Gaballo on a 4th round left hook to the liver that put Gaballo down for the count. Donaire (42-6, 28 KOs) come out pressuring Gaballo (24-1, 20 KOs) but Gaballo was game and was prepared to enact his gameplan, utilizing his
Undefeated Kent Cruz stops Mexico’s Erik Castillo after a second-round TKO victory. #KentCruz #ErikCastillo #CruzCastillo Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde discuss their all-British rematch at the BT Sport studios ahead of their highly-anticipated rematch. 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 Read more on upcoming
Amateur England Boxing Aaron Bowen, Ramtin Musah and more shine as many new champions are crowned in the finals of the England Boxing National Amateur Championships THE finals of the 2021 England Boxing National Amateur Championships were held at the SportsDock on the University of East London campus, and light-heavyweight produced the bout of the
Issue • Premium • Reports Esther Lin/Showtime Sean Nam watches the evergreen Nonito Donaire take out Reymart Gaballo, 14 years his junior, in four rounds IF there is nothing sweeter in boxing than when the underdog defeats the favourite, then consider that a close second is when an ageing veteran, deep into the winter of
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California – Rising junior welterweight contender Brandun Lee (24-0, 22 KOs) had the longest fight of his career – but it still ended with a knockout, as he put away Juan Heraldez (16-1) in the seventh round. (photos of Esther Lin) Lee was landing the harder and crisper punches from
Posted on 12/12/2021 By: Sean Crose The undefeated 19-0 Conor Benn stepped into the ring in Liverpool, England on Saturday night to face his biggest challenge to date, former junior welterweight titlist, Chris Algieri, 25-3. Although he was arguably past his prime at 37 years of age, Algieri was the picture of fitness heading into
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