2:13 AM ET Nonito Donaire showed boxing can still be an old man’s game. Donaire, 39, successfully defended his WBC bantamweight belt with a fourth-round knockout win over Reymart Gaballo on Saturday night in the sparsely filled Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. In an all-Filipino clash, Donaire scored a victory with a second
Month: December 2021
It was a busy Saturday in boxing, with three living legends picking up wins, a handful of world titles successfully defended, and a big name prospect continuing a strong run of form with another good win. So what comes next for some of this weekend’s winners? Vasiliy Lomachenko What He Did: Lomachenko won a dominant
On Saturday night in Liverpool, rising welterweight contender Conor Benn (20-0, 13 KOs) continued his unbeaten streak and secured the biggest win of his career with a brutal fourth round knockout of former world champion Chris Algieri (25-4, 9KOs). It was all Benn, who had full control of the contest from the very first round.
Posted on 12/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite becoming the first undisputed super middleweight champion of all time, Canelo Alvarez is eager to etch his name in the history books once again. While the pound for pound star proudly posed for pictures with all four world titles following his destructive 11th round stoppage over Caleb Plant
12:01 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko floored Richard Commey hard in Round 7, leaving his opponent on wobbly legs and in big trouble. He pleaded with Commey’s corner to stop the contest, but it allowed the marquee fight to continue. The stoppage never materialized for Lomachenko after that, but he still won in dominant
PPV (Japan), 1:30 am ET, Naoya Inoue vs Aren Dipaen. Inoue vs Dipaen is a pretty huge mismatch on paper, a top pound-for-pound star facing a 12-2 guy BoxRec have ranked No. 50 in the world at bantamweight, who really hasn’t beaten anyone of any note at all. It’s a ridiculous ordered fight by the
Liverpool – In a crossroads welterweight clash, Conor Benn (20-0, 13 KOs) got the biggest win of his career with a brutal fourth round knockout of former world champion Chris Algieri (25-4, 9KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson) The fight started with a trade of punches between the two. Benn was firing straight punches to Algieri’s
Posted on 12/12/2021 By: Sean Crose A rejuvenated Nonito Donaire returned to the ring Saturday night with a scheduled 12 round defense of the WBC bantamweight title he won from Nordine Oubaali last May. The 41-6 Donaire’s opponent was undefeated fellow Filipino, Reymart Gaballo, 24-0. The bout was the main event of a Showtime card broadcast
1:40 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko was on the verge of the statement win he was searching for Saturday, the kind of performance that could land him a shot at the undisputed lightweight championship. After he floored Richard Commey in the seventh round of their lightweight bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Lomachenko
Issue • Premium • Reports Sarah Stier/Getty Images With the world’s top lightweights all in action over the last three weeks, Vasiliy Lomachenko puts in the most convincing performance, writes Sean Nam IN a topsy-turvy, three-week span that saw virtually every top lightweight in the world step into the ring, it may have been the
Nonito Donaire proved he’s still got it at the age of 39, scoring a fourth-round body shot knockout over formerly unbeaten Reymart Gaballo in their WBC World Super Bantamweight Championship, live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Donaire improves to 42-6 (28 KOs). #DonaireGaballo Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-121121 #PBConSHOWTIME #Highlights Visit
Anthony Yarde and Frank Warren reacted to Yarde’s fourth round win over Lyndon Arthur in the 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 fights on
Nonito Donaire knocked out Reymart Gaballo with a fourth round body shot, successfully defending his WBC bantamweight title just under a month after his 39th birthday. Donaire doesn’t need to do anything more in boxing to secure his rightful place in the Hall of Fame, that’s just a matter of when he decides to retire
The former pound-for-pound king, Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko, has saved some of his best performances for the New York City spotlight. (photos by Mikey Williams) He hopes to do it again Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden in the 12-round lightweight main event against former world champion Richard “RC” Commey (ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+, 9
Posted on 12/11/2021 In what turned out to be the toughest fight of his young career, middleweight prospect Nico Ali Walsh (3-0, 2 KOs) won a back and forth battle against fellow prospect Reyes Sanchez (6-1, 2 KOs). It was the first time in Walsh’s career that he was forced to go the full four
5:23 PM ET Tim Fiorvanti Close ESPN.com WWE on ESPN Editor Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Vasiliy Lomachenko is healthy and ready to earn his way back into a lightweight championship fight, but first he needs
Dmitry Bivol put in a very “Dmitry Bivol” sort of performance today, retaining his WBA light heavyweight title with a wide unanimous decision win over Umar Salamov in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Bivol improved to 19-0 (11 KO) on scores of 118-110, 118-109, and 119-109, with Bad Left Hook also scoring the fight 119-109 for Bivol, who
News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Irish star Katie Taylor outpoints Kazakh challenger Sharipova to defend her crown KATIE TAYLOR retained her lightweight world championship with a clear victory over Firuza Sharipova at the M&S Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night (December 11). Taylor took the measure of Sharipova in the first round, slipping quickly back from
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