Not even promoter Kathy Duva has any inkling of what to expect from her longtime charge, former light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev, when he enters the ring as a cruiserweight. Kovalev will break a nearly three-year absence from boxing when he takes on Tervel Pulev on May 14 in a 10-round cruiserweight (200-lb limit) bout
Month: April 2022
Posted on 04/03/2022 By: Hans Themistode Although Rolando “Rolly” Romero may hold an undefeated record through 14 professional bouts, oddsmakers believe his time as an unblemished fighter is coming to an end. On May 28th, in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Romero will take on hard-hitting multiple division titlist, Gervonta Davis. With Davis holding an undefeated record
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Zach Parker insists he will wipe out Chris Eubank Jr after demolishing Marcus Morrison with the WBO No.1 hoping to get his shot at Canelo. 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
History Larry Braysher Gunner Moir was the heavyweight champion of his country when he became the first Briton to challenge for the world crown under modern rules against Tommy Burns in 1907. Simon Euan-Smith tells the fascinating story of a fight from a forgotten era and a chance meeting with Gunner’s son, Lon Moir I
History • Issue • Premium Michael Fresco/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Boxing scoring has always divided opinion, as the 1979 Needham-Cowdell contest illustrates, writes Miles Templeton THERE has been much criticism of the scoring of important contests across the UK in recent years and it is easy to believe that this is a modern phenomenon. Many
Gabriel Rosado knows that putting on a show is what it takes to keep himself in the game. He made that philosophy work for him in 2021, delivering a thrilling upset knockout against Bektemir Melikuziev to earn yet another headline fight, one that saw him going the distance for twelve entertaining rounds in a decision
Yamileth Mercado retained her WBC super bantamweight world championship for the third time, beating a brave and always dangerous Isis Vargas by unanimous decision, in the main event of the show presented by Zanfer and 2M Promotions in Chihuahua, and broadcast by Azteca 7. Mercado (19-3, 5 KO’s) was always at the forefront, aggressive, unleashing
Posted on 04/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode The welterweight division currently houses some of the top fighters in the world. However, when discussing the best of the very best, two names in particular often protrude at the absolute top. Those would be unified champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBO titlist, Terence Crawford. With both stars doing
Ryan Garcia’s 15-month break from the sweet science will end April 9 when the undefeated lightweight contender takes on Emmanuel Tagoe at the Alamodome in San Antonio on DAZN. Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) has not fought since his Jan. 2, 2021 knockout win against Luke Campbell because of a self-imposed break due to mental health
Posted on 04/02/2022 By: Sean Crose Although Errol Spence will be defending his numerous world title belts when he faces Manny Pacquiao conqueror Yordenis Ugas on April 16th, people are still curious to know if he plans on facing WBO welterweight titlist Terence Crawford in a divisional superfight. “I’m trying to get that fight done,”
6:36 PM ET 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 Savannah Marshall made quick work of Femke Hermans on Saturday, stopping her with a crunching left hook in the third round to set up
Gervonta “Tank” Davis rejected a plea that would have required jail time for an alleged hit-and-run incident from November 2020. The case will proceed to trial on September 21st. Davis was in Baltimore City Circuit Court today for the first time since last October to face 14 misdemeanor charges related to the incident. Prosecutors claim
News LAWRENCE LUSTIG Savannah Marshall demolishes Femke Hermans in Newcastle. American rival Claressa Shields will be next, Roy Kelly writes from ringside WITH a stunning finish Savannah Marshall destroyed Femke Hermans in three rounds to pave the way for a world middleweight title spectacular with Claressa Shields. Unbeaten American superstar, owner of the WBC, WBA
News Barrington Coombs/Getty Images/BOA Olympic champion Lauren Price and Tokyo bronze medallist Karriss Artingstall sign with Sky Sports and Boxxer. They speak to John Dennen TWO of Britain’s stars from the last Olympic Games are turning professional. Lauren Price, the middleweight champion in Tokyo, and Karriss Artingstall, the featherweight bronze medallist, have signed with broadcaster
Before Erickson Lubin faces off with the “Towering Inferno” Sebastian Fundora, we take a look back to March 4, 2017, when Lubin delivered a one-punch TKO in round 4 of their title eliminator bout. Lubin and fellow southpaw Fundora go toe-to-toe on Showtime on April 9 for the WBC Interim Title at 154 pounds. 📰:
Derrick James assured Ismael Salas and any other doubter that Errol Spence Jr. is indeed the same fighter that beat Shawn Porter in September 2019. Yordenis Ugas’ trainer stated during the WBA “super” welterweight champion’s open workout Wednesday that the Spence he watched unanimously out-point Danny Garcia in December 2020 “wasn’t the same” as the
Posted on 04/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA Gennadiy Golovkin once stormed through the middleweight division with ease. During much of his 20s, he wasted no time in putting his opponents out of their misery. Once Golovkin reached his prime years, following each of his fights, his gloves, boxing trunks and