Feature • Issue • Premium Ashley Sexton and Paul Butler went in different ways after their fight a decade ago. Now Ashley is determined to change direction again, writes Elliot Worsell TEN years ago, unbeaten bantamweights Paul Butler and Ashley Sexton met at York Hall in what became quite the sliding doors moment in their
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History John Gichigi/ALLSPORT Ahead of Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte boxing for the WBC’s heavyweight belt, Matt Bozeat chronicles the short history of two Brits fighting for a major heavyweight belt LENNOX LEWIS w rsf 7 FRANK BRUNOOctober 1993 FRANK Maloney didn’t bother watching the boxing at the 1988 Olympics. Why would he? He was
Tyson Fury has been brutally honest about various sensitive subjects in recent years. Alcoholism. Depression. Drug use. The types of topics that typically embarrass men of his figurative and literal stature. The WBC champion’s candor has made his incredible comeback from the depths of despair to the top of the boxing world all the more
Posted on 04/20/2022 By: Hans Themistode John Gurzinski / AFP / Getty There was an immense amount of pressure on the shoulders of Gennadiy Golovkin. As the former pound-for-pound star packed his bags and headed to Japan to take on Ryota Murata in a middleweight unification bout on April 9th, the Kazakhstan star had plenty
7:52 PM ET Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed Wednesday against him and his tequila brand Casa Mexico, according to court documents obtained by ESPN. A female former employee of Casa Mexico alleges in the filing that De La Hoya sexually harassed and sexually assaulted
A civil suit has been filed against Oscar De La Hoya, the former world champion boxing superstar and current promoter for Golden Boy, accusing him of two instances of sexual assault in 2020. The Los Angeles Times first reported that a civil suit has been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by a woman who
Canelo Alvarez hasn’t watched Gennadiy Golovkin’s technical-knockout victory over Ryota Murata in its entirety. Spending 24 rounds in the ring with Golovkin was more than enough to educate the four-division champion on his rival’s capabilities. That familiarity limited the Mexican icon to watching highlights of Golovkin’s ninth-round stoppage of the Japanese superstar April 9 at
Posted on 04/20/2022 By: Hans Themistode After falling flat on his face on the grandest of stages, Tony Harrison had officially broken through. The highly ranked 154-pound contender draped his shoulders in gold following his upset win over Jermell Charlo to claim the WBC junior middleweight title in 2018. Since his career-defining triumph, however, Harrison
3:32 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez is training in San Diego for a second title fight at 175 pounds, a May 7 meeting against Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas, but his second fight of 2022 is already planned. If Alvarez prevails, as expected, he’ll meet his bitter rival, Gennadiy Golovkin, in a trilogy matchup
As revealed early last month, former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal will end a 2.5 year layoff on May 20th when he faces unbeaten Meng Fanlong in Plant City, Florida. It’ll be the inaugural show for ProBox TV, “the first and only global sports streaming and media company dedicated exclusively to the sport of professional
News Warren Little/Getty Images For the first time Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte share a stage, and the heavyweight champion has to calm an intense head-to-head between the rival camps WORLD heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and challenger Dillian Whyte have finally faced off. The two will box for Fury’s championship at London’s Wembley Stadium on
Former unified world welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman says he wants all the smoke this week on The PBC Podcast. Thurman recaps Errol Spence Jr.’s masterful victory over Yordenis Ugas last weekend on PBC on SHOWTIME pay-per-view and reveals who he is targeting next. Plus, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal recap all of
Tyson Fury addresses what happened when he sparred with Dillian Whyte 10 years ago during his David Haye training camp and this went in a direction nobody was expecting 😂 Buy Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte | Saturday 23rd April | BT Sport Box Office – https://www.bt.com/sport/box-office/ Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube :arrow_right:
News With leading promoters intending to sever ties, management company MTK has announced that it will cease operations THE impact of the United States Treasury department sanctioning Daniel Kinahan continues to reverberate through boxing. The US government designated Kinahan a leading figure in an organised crime group last week. Figures in boxing that once praised
ARLINGTON, Texas – The ferocious fighter nicknamed “Pitbull” assured Ryan Garcia that he hardly just barks, but doesn’t bite. Garcia took to social media late Saturday night, as the polarizing lightweight contender commonly does in the aftermath of fights involving potential opponents. He interpreted Cruz’s comments during his post-fight interview with Showtime’s Jim Gray to
Posted on 04/19/2022 By: Hans Themistode Although Jermell Charlo currently holds three of the four major world titles at 154 pounds, the Houston native is far from satisfied. On May 14th, Charlo will attempt to put an end to his rivalry with fellow current champion, Brian Castano. The two originally participated in a back and
7:47 AM ET On Saturday, Errol Spence Jr. fought for the first time since undergoing surgery to repair a detached retina on his left eye. He looked better than ever in a TKO victory over Yordenis Ugas, which unified three of the four significant welterweight world titles. Spence punished Ugas, who suffered a broken orbital
Tyson Fury is just a few days away from defending his WBC heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium, with somewhere around 85-95,000 expected to be in attendance — and Fury continues to say that it will be the final fight of his career. The 33-year-old Fury (31-0-1, 22 KO) will be fighting at
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