Posted on 12/04/2021 By: Hector Franco Last weekend the boxing world was turned upside down when George Kambosos Jr. (20-0, 10 KOs) defeated heavy favorite Teofimo Lopez (16-1, 12 KOs) to win the WBA, IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. When the first bell rang to start the fight, Kambosos was a 13 to
Month: December 2021
10:50 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Teofimo Lopez was risking his life and should have been in a hospital — rather than a boxing ring — when he lost his four lightweight belts to George Kambosos last week at Madison Square Garden, according to a doctor who subsequently examined him and reviewed his medical records. “He
Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Isaac Cruz will hit the scales today in Los Angeles, as they’re set to headline Sunday night’s Showtime pay-per-view at the Staples Center, in what will be the last boxing event under that name before it changes on Christmas Day. Updates from the weigh-in will come in this stream, if you’re
WE ARE BACK at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday evening for our final UK show of 2021 and I fully expect we will be seeing the year out with a bang. One year on, Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde are getting it on again following their closely-fought fight last year in Westminster and I
Posted on 12/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Like most, Vasiliy Lomachenko was completely stunned by the results. The former three-division world titlist and pound for pound star believed that long-time rival, Teofimo Lopez, would take care of business this past weekend. Yet, in front of a mostly pro-Lopez crowd at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater, Australian
Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde will meet again today, 364 days after their first encounter resulted in a much-discussed split decision win for Arthur, who will once again defend his Commonwealth light heavyweight title in the rematch. The fight is available on FITE TV pay-per-view for viewers in the United States and possibly elsewhere, while
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Issue • Premium • Preview Isaac Cruz steps up for a Sunday showdown with Gervonta Davis, writes John Dennen ISAAC CRUZ was not expecting the summons. Four weeks out, he got the call to step into a Showtime pay-per-view against Gervonta Davis this Sunday (December 5) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Given Davis’
Fighters competing on the Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz SHOWTIME PPV undercard taking place this Sunday, December 5 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) previewed their respective showdowns during a press conference Friday before they enter the ring in a Premier Boxing Champions event from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. (photos by Esther Lin, Sean Michael
Posted on 12/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Before Teofimo Lopez stepped into the ring against George Kambosos Jr. last weekend at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater, there was an undeniable aura surrounding him. The 24-year-old New Yorker saw his stock rise to unprecedented heights following an unlikely victory over Vasyl Lomachenko one year prior. Though Lopez
4:46 PM ET Ginny Fuchs, the captain of the 2020 U.S. Olympic women’s boxing team in Tokyo, told ESPN she has decided to turn professional. The 33-year-old Houston native will begin her career at flyweight, the weight she has competed at over the past eight years — including in Tokyo, where she reached the second
Kerman Lejarraga retained his European junior middleweight title with a brutal ninth round knockout of Jack Flatley today in Bilbao, Spain, a briefly scary scene that did see Flatley up and OK after quickly receiving medical attention. Lejarraga (34-2, 26 KO) dropped Flatley (17-2-1, 4 KO) in the first round and again in the eighth,
The new year’s eve world title unification battle between junior bantamweight champions Jerwin Ancajas and Kazuto Ioka has been postponed. Promoted by Shisei Boxing Gym, Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions, TGB Promotions, and Knucklehead Boxing Promotions, Ancajas (33-1-2, 22 KOs), from Panabo City, Philippines vs. Ioka (27-2, 15 KOs), from Tokyo, had the makings of
Posted on 12/03/2021 By: Sean Crose Fans of Gennady Golovkin are going to have to wait a bit longer before their man returns to the ring. The middleweight fighter’s scheduled December 29th bout with fellow titlist Ryoto Murata in Japan has been postponed due to actions of the Japanese government regarding the Covid variant Omicran.
Anthony Yarde has vowed he will return to winning form in Saturday’s rematch with Lyndon Arthur, after admitting a combination of tactical mistakes in the fight and dealing with the loss of four family members led to a brutal defeat to his bitter rival. Across 2020, four of Yarde’s family members died of COVID-19 —
News Gennady Golovkin and Jerwin Ancajas were due to box in Japan later this month but both of their fights have been postponed PRECAUTIONS against the new Omicron strain of the coronavirus have forced the postponement of two major fights that were set to take place in Japan this month. Gennady Golovkin was due to
Amateur WABA Gareth Jones on the boxers who impressed in the finals of the Welsh Elite championships The Croft twins from Cardigan celebrated their last weekend as teenagers with a Welsh Elite double before an enthusiastic crowd at the Sport Wales National Centre on November 26, the first such competition since 2019. Southpaw Ioan, fresh