NEW YORK–Some of the greatest opponents Gennadiy Golovkin has ever faced have never stepped foot inside a professional boxing ring. Which is to say that the Kazakh puncher and current unified middleweight titlist does not exactly consider Alvarez the toughest adversary he has ever gone up against, despite the fact that his lone career loss
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Bunce Diaries • Premium Eddie Avoth celebrating his victory against John ‘Young’ McCormack in 1969. (C. Maher/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) British underdogs jetting off to bizarre locations in August is nothing new, writes Steve Bunce WE ARE off to Saudi Arabia during a month when the old boxing game would close in Britain. There was
1:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Social media influencer Logan Paul has signed a deal with WWE, the organization announced on Thursday. The pact is a multi-event deal, sources told ESPN, that will push into 2023. Paul will compete in the ring at multiple WWE premium live events (formerly called pay-per-views by the company) and will
News Any hope that Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jnr will fight in the near future was today strengthened by the news that Smith will now fight on Sky Sports IT could end up being the latest installment in the long-running series of ‘Fights Too Good and Obvious to Actually Happen’ but today there is
Letters • Premium This week’s panellists are asked to pick a winner in the October light-heavyweight fight between Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde Maxi Hughes (Lightweight contender) I give Yarde a puncher’s chance. After studying Beterbiev, it’s clear there’s a lot more to his game than destructive power. He also has great balance, timing, and
Feature • Premium Joe Joyce (Harry How/Getty Images) Joe Joyce is no stranger to travelling around the world to seek out the best possible training. Here, in Las Vegas, while working with Cuban Ismael Salas, he speaks with Declan Taylor THE temperate is in the 40s by the time Joe Joyce emerges through the sliding
Adam Kownacki is not abandoning his dream of becoming the first Polish heavyweight to win a major title. However, he fully acknowledges that he has entered sink or swim territory heading into his next fight. The Brooklyn-based slugger returns to the ring following back-to-back stoppage losses to Robert Helenius. Kownacki begins the comeback tour against
Well, friends, next Monday is Independence Day here in the United States, which means it’s pretty much a dead weekend for boxing in the States. But have no fear! There are international fights. Well, maybe have a bit, because mostly they’re not so great. But there is a world title fight in Australia, and we’ve
4:00 PM ET Connor O’Halloran Oleksandr Usyk has said he will return to Ukraine following the first defence of his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts against Anthony Joshua in August. Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs), 35, will rematch Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs), 32, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Aug. 20, having become heavyweight champion
Undefeated WBC World Featherweight Champion Mark Magsayo and unbeaten lightweight prospect Jose Valenzuela are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Magsayo breaks down his July 9 clash against former champ Rey Vargas–with an eye on a potential showdown versus Leo Santa Cruz in the future. Valenzuela is brimming with confidence ahead of his September
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