Feature Simon Bruty/ALLSPORT When Tommy Morrison finally reached the end of the road. By Carlos Acevedo ON July 12, 1995, Tommy Morrison was on a plane heading to New York City, where he and his adviser, Tony Holden, were expecting to attend a press conference to announce an October date against Riddick Bowe in Madison
Month: March 2022
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Trainer Abel Sanchez stated in a recent interview that he believes his former longtime protégé Gennadiy Golovkin did not make “the right choice” when they decided to part ways in 2019. The break-up, which followed Golovkin’s close points loss to Canelo Alvarez in their heated rematch, was ugly
Posted on 03/17/2022 By: Hans Themistode Gervonta Davis has fluctuated up and down numerous weight classes while snagging world titles along the way over the past few years. In 2019, following a successful run at 130 pounds, Davis made the move five pounds north to take on long-faded former champion, Yuriokis Gamboa, for the vacant
Issue • News • Premium ‘Boxing saved my life,’ Seamus Devlin tells George Storr SOME boxers don’t manage 20 professional fights in a career spanning many years. Seamus Devlin – “The Celtic Cobra” – has already got that many bouts under his belt after making his debut as recently as July 2021. It seems an even
Preview Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Blair Cobbs warns Alexis Rocha: ‘Each moment, each day, I am getting better and better’ VERGIL ORTIZ was meant to be fighting England’s Michael McKinson this weekend. But the American was hospitalised with rhabdomyolysis on the week of the fight. It means Blair Cobbs’ bout moves up from the undercard into
Probellum are back with two shows this weekend in Dubai, the first coming today and featuring Estelle Mossely facing Yanina del Carmen Lescano in the lightweight main event, plus Jono Carroll against unbeaten Patrick Ayi Aryee, and O’Shaquie Foster vs Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov in a WBC eliminator at 130 lbs. For those in the U.S., Fubo
Issue • Premium • Preview Lawrence Lustig/Sky/Boxxer David Avanesyan has to make do with a disappointing opponent but it’s not for the want of trying, writes Matt Bozeat VERGIL ORTIZ JNR, Jaron Ennis and Conor Benn have all taken different routes, leaving David Avanesyan to defend his European welterweight title against a lesser-known foe on
IBF, IBO middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin is a few weeks away from his anticipated ring return. Golovkin will travel over to hostile territory to collide with WBA champion Ryota Murata on April 9th at Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The 40-year-old champion has been out of the ring since December of 2020. A win over Murata
Posted on 03/17/2022 By: Sean Crose UFC heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall will be fighting this weekend in London at UFC Fight Night 204. The 28 year old Manchester native will be part of the main event at the O2 Arena Saturday when he battles the 33 year old Alexander Volkov. It’s undoubtedly an intense moment,
Anthony Joshua’s contractually obligated rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is currently in a state of limbo, as Usyk is home in Ukraine, where he’s joined a defense battalion against the Russian invasion of the country. With decisions to make, Joshua is teasing a possible fight announcement on social media: Before the war in Ukraine, Matchroom had
Three of Puerto Rico’s young stars are ready for the Madison Square Garden spotlight. (photos by Mikey Williams) Super middleweight sensation Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) makes his main event debut Saturday evening in a 10-rounder versus longtime contender Steve Rolls (21-1, 12 KOs). Xander Zayas (12-0, 9 KOs) takes the co-feature
Posted on 03/17/2022 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) Errol Spence Jr. is patiently watching the sand in the hourglass as he anxiously awaits his upcoming showdown against Yordenis Ugas on April 16th. The IBF and WBC unified welterweight titlist has sat unwillingly on the sidelines since scoring a fairly wide unanimous decision
Issue • News • Premium Probellum Muhammad Waseem is not remotely expected to beat Sunny Edwards but is ‘1,000 per cent certain’ that he will, writes Elliot Worsell IF in need of additional motivation ahead of his fight against Sunny Edwards this Saturday (March 19), the birth of Muhammad Waseem’s first child would have provided
Showtime recently revealed the pre-PPV lineup for their April 16th Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas card, which includes Brandun Lee vs. Zachary Ochoa and Eimantas Stanionis vs. Radzhab Butaev. They’ve now announced the remainder of the four-fight main card. As reported last month, Isaac Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KO) meets Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18 KO)
Reports Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Both fighters covered themselves in glory during an unforgettable fight destined to live long in the memory. Andy Whittle was ringside for Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan LEIGH WOOD made his way to the ring to the strains of Labbi Siffri’s Something Inside So Strong after former Olympian Michael Conlan strutted
Undefeated, unified world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and unbeaten super welterweight contender Sebastian Fundora are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Spence is looking to put on a masterful performance against fellow champ Yordenis Ugas when the two meet April 16 on SHOWTIME PPV at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, while Fundora is
Maidstone boxers Sam Noakes and Dennis McCann go head-to-head in a round of quick-fire questions. Undefeated in the ring, but someone has to lose here. Both boxers fight on Saturday 19, March 2022 at Wembley Arena. 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
Jermell Charlo thinks David Benavidez, for all his ability, is a weight bully. For that reason, Charlo, who holds three of the four major belts in the 154-pound division, is not totally sold on the idea of his twin brother, the middleweight titlist Jermall, moving up in weight to face Benavidez, the 168-pound contender. It
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