Michael Conlan will make his return today in Belfast, returning home as he looks to rebound from his scary knockout loss to Leigh Wood in March. Live coverage will start at 2 pm ET on ESPN+ in the United States. FITE TV will have coverage in the United Kingdom and other territories, and you can
Month: August 2022
Posted on 08/05/2022 By: Sean Crose Eighteen fights. Eighteen wins. Eighteen knockouts. Virgil Ortiz’ record has spoken for itself up to this point in his career. The undefeated 24 year old Texan has established himself as a hard hitting powerhouse at welterweight. He’ll be facing another undefeated fighter this Saturday night, when he squares off
3:44 PM ET Sebastian Fundora and his younger sister, Gabriela, are going to be fighting on the same card as professionals for the first time in October, a source told ESPN. The fights are expected to take place on Oct. 8 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Opponents are yet to be
(July 30, 2022) Two-division world champion and smooth-boxing Cuban Rances Barthelemy was bound to pose problems for unbeaten rising super lightweight contender Gary Antuanne Russell. Further, Russell was fighting for the first time as a pro without his father, esteemed, late trainer Gary Russell Sr., who died in May after years of battling health issues.
There is ‘Nowhere To Run’ for Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker. The two heavyweights will collide on September the 24th at the AO Arena in Manchester. Join us LIVE for the Joe Joyce v Joseph Parker Press Conference. Hit ‘Subscribe’ above to ensure you never miss a video from the BT Sport YouTube channel. Get
In what amounted to a preposterous promotional stunt, Hasim Rahman Jr. ceremoniously came in overweight Friday afternoon for a pay-per-view fight against Jake Paul that was canceled six days earlier. Rahman’s intention was to prove that he could’ve come in at least at the contracted limit of 205 pounds on the day they were supposed
Posted on 08/05/2022 By: Sean Crose Featherweight Michael Conlan reutrns to the ring this Saturday at the SSE Arena in Belfast to take on Miguel Marriaga in a scheduled twelve rounder. This is an important fight for Conlan, whose last fight ended in a brutal but memorable defeat at the gloved fists of Leigh Wood.
4:54 PM ET WBO junior middleweight champion Natasha Jonas and WBC titleholder Patricia Berghult will fight in a unification title bout on Sept. 3 in Liverpool, England. Jonas (11-2-1, 8 KO) was the first British woman boxer to compete in the Olympics and will be making the first defense of her WBO belt, which she
Vergil Ortiz Jr and Michael McKinson are officially set for Saturday night’s DAZN main event, a 12 round WBA eliminator from Fort Worth, Texas. Ortiz (18-0, 18 KO), came in at 146.6, while McKinson (22-0, 2 KO) was slightly heavier at 146.8. Ortiz didn’t look fatigued or drained, which may quiet concerns over his ability
Maurice Hooker plans to represent his hometown in every imaginable way this weekend. The former WBO junior welterweight titlist is set for his crossroads battle with Blair Cobbs this Saturday at Dickies Arena in nearby Fort Worth, Texas. Hooker arrived at Wednesday’s workout in Irving sporting an R&R Boxing Club t-shirt from his Dallas hometown
Feature • Premium Richard Slone in action After a brief period as the trainer of Nico Ali Walsh, Richard T. Slone, a protege of both Joe Frazier and Emanuel Steward, tells Declan Warrington how he is again focusing full-time on the art that is recognised around the world WHEN last year Richard Slone painted Joe
Posted on 08/04/2022 By: Sean Crose There’s no doubt that it has not been a great year for Ukraine, the eastern European nation engaged in an all out war with Russian forces. WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk returned to his Ukrainian homeland after Russia began its invasion last winter. He’s since been
Nonito Donaire has been pretty quiet since his June loss to Naoya Inoue, where he got caught and stopped in the second round of a three-belt bantamweight unification in Japan, but the 40-year-old Filipino legend is now speaking up again. And no, he doesn’t plan to retire. Instead, he’s yet again looking to do something
Letters “Smokin'” Joe Frazier To celebrate the announcement of the heavyweight clash between Joe Joyce and Joe Parker, we take a look at 10 other Joes who became world champions 1 Joe Louis Joseph Louis Barrow, as good a technician as there has ever been, reigned as heavyweight champion from 1937 until 1949 and accumulated
Opinion Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach speak before a workout in preparation for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2015 (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Portsmouth’s Michael McKinson will be in Texas this weekend fighting Vergil Ortiz Jnr, one of boxing’s hottest prospects. But is McKinson a fighter easy to ignore? asks Elliot
Feature • Premium Chris Small Craig Scott finds out how Chris Small’s artwork ended up on the walls of boxing champions “EVERY stroke you make on the paper when things are going well, more and more the likeness comes through and that’s a brilliant feeling, closing in. I’ve got to hold myself back sometimes, so I
Young prospect RV Deniega (6-0) of Sanman Boxing will be facing the toughest challenge of his career when he takes on former WBC world champion Sonny Boy “Bullet” Jaro on August 5 at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City. Jaro last fought in 2019, suffering a KO loss to Thai Nawaphon Kaikanha in Thailand. Undefeated
Posted on 08/04/2022 The full card for the long-anticipated trilogy showdown featuring world champions Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin on Saturday, September 17 is complete. Led by super-flyweight sensation Jesse Rodriguez in a co-main title battle against Israel Gonzalez, other thrilling matchups will fill an exciting night leading into the most anticipated fight of the year. The