Posted on 07/02/2022 By: Sean Crose He had only previously lost on a single occasion – and that was to none other than current heavyweight world titlist Oleksandr Usyk. There was little doubt, then, that Mairis Briedis should win his IBF cruiserweight throwdown on Saturday against Jai Opetaia. Australia’s Opetaia may have been fighting for
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1:06 PM ET The Mikaela Mayer-Alycia Baumgardner title unification fight at 130 pounds will take place on the Claressa Shields-Savannah Marshall card at O2 Arena in London on Sept. 10, a source told ESPN. Mayer, the WBO and IBF champion, and Baumgardner, the WBC champion, agreed to the fight in May with a location unknown,
Jai Opetaia proved more than enough for his big moment in Queensland, taking the IBF cruiserweight title from Mairis Briedis in a violent, bloody, courageous battle. Opetaia (22-0, 17 KO) led the action in the early rounds, landing at will with a straight left hand that Briedis (28-2, 20 KO) took far too long to
Feature • Premium Tyson Fury with Wladimir Klitschko, Andy Lee and Emanuel Steward Twelve years ago, a number of respected fighters in Detroit were seeing things in Tyson Fury the rest of the world would come to discover many years later, writes Declan Warrington Tyson Fury was a bullish 21-year-old when, in 2010, and partly
All the talk from Anthony Joshua about the changes he has made ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk are seemingly of no interest to the Ukrainian, As they head to Saudi Arabia next month, Usyk is only thinking about himself. Usyk had been the underdog when he took the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight
Letters • Premium This week’s panellists are asked to pick the ideal location to have a boxing match Maxi Hughes (Lightweight contender) Before I retire, I’d love to box in the USA, either in Vegas at the MGM Grand, or in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. Both cities are on my holiday list, too.
Feature • Premium Boxing: WBC Heavyweight Title: Closeup of fight promoter Don King with cigar and miniature flags in locker room before Deontay Wilder vs Eric Molina title bout at Bartow Arena. Birmingham, AL 6/13/2015 CREDIT: Kevin Liles (Photo by Kevin Liles /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images/Getty Images) (Set Number: X159703 TK1 ) The end
Heavyweight contender Joe Joyce will return to action today, facing veteran gatekeeper Christian Hammer, topping a Queensberry Promotions card from London. Along with Joyce vs Hammer, which admittedly is not the most fascinating main event, we’ll see Jason Cunningham defend the Commonwealth 122 lb title against former bantamweight world titlist Zolani Tete, plus more. The
The mindset is different, but the emotion is still there. For a long time, Michael Conlan was hurt following his devastating if thrilling knockout defeat to Leigh Wood in the only loss of his career so far. That was in March, and he subsequently licked his wounds. The 30-year-old sulked and moped, went to Portugal
(April 30, 2016) Jorge Lara and Fernando Montiel meet in Carson, CA at the StubHub Center on April 30th, 2016 in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds. Lara is the less experienced fighter but did not fight like it. Lara hit Montiel with a knockdown in the first 20 seconds of round 1. Montiel was
David Adeleye is making a name for himself in the world of heavyweight boxing and is tipped to become one of boxing’s future stars. At just 25 years old, Adeleye sees himself challenging the likes of AJ, Fury, and Usyk in the next 2-3 years. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow
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The WBC scheduled two purse bids today: one between super lightweight champion Josh Taylor and mandatory challenger Jose Zepeda, which was rendered moot after Taylor elected to ditch his belt at the last minute, and another for a final eliminator between top-ranked light heavyweights Callum Smith and Mathieu Bauderlique. There were no surprises in that
The World Boxing Council (WBC) granted the representatives of boxers Julio Cesar Martinez and McWilliams Arroyo additional time to negotiate the details so that a fight between them can take place. Arroyo filed a petition with the WBC to declare him a proprietary 112-pound champion because Martinez pulled out of their bout that was scheduled
Posted on 07/01/2022 By: Sean Crose The young man in the video stands in the sunlight signing autographs, a crowd of people clustered before him. He is polite, this young man, polite, good looking and rather gracious, never once losing patience with his fans. Finally, a woman, likely a PR agent, steps forward and firmly
12:42 PM ET Junior welterweight Josh Taylor has opted to give up one of his titles. The unified 140-pound champion relinquished his WBC belt ahead of a scheduled purse bid on Friday afternoon for a matchup against Jose Zepeda, the WBC announced. The sanctioning body had ordered the purse bid for the fight between two
Feature Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua at a press conference to announce their August 20 rematch in Saudi Arabia (Picture: Mark Robinson) After everything that has happened to his country this year, Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk is even less concerned about the threat of Anthony Joshua in August, writes Declan Taylor OLEKSANDR USYK sits in a
Adam Kownacki was a rising star for the PBC brand just two years ago, coming off of an exciting win over Chris Arreola in a heavyweight slugfest, and rumored to be right on track for a shot at the WBC heavyweight title. But two straight stoppage losses to Robert Helenius have derailed the Kownacki (20-2,