7:40 PM ET Associated Press Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78. Former British boxer and close friend Kenny Rainford told The Associated Press in a telephone call from Liverpool, England, that his close friend died on
Month: September 2022
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The junior flyweight division is set to officially crown a true divisional king. BoxingScene.com has learned that a condensed tournament is in play beginning with a November 1 title fight doubleheader to take place at a location to be determined in Japan. Two of the fights will feature three reigning 108-pound titleholders, including a terrific
Posted on 09/02/2022 By: Sean Crose Not to be outdone by Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis, who have been engaging in a Twitter clash, WBC and lineal heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury took to Twitter on Friday to directly address WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk in a video titled “Special
1:52 PM ET PARIS — UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou told ESPN on Friday that the most realistic timetable for his return to competition is early 2023. Some reports had surfaced that the UFC was hoping that Ngannou, who had knee surgery to repair his right ACL and MCL in March, would be back by
Tyson Fury says he’s ready to face Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, sending out an aggressive message to the Ukrainian he calls a “middleweight.” “Usyk, middleweight, you say you want the WBC (belt) … it’s held by the ‘Gypsy King,’ and it’s held tightly, grasped tight,” Fury said on social
Premium • Preview Liam Smith before fighting Anthony Fowler in Liverpool on October 9, 2021 (Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing) Mwakinyo can bang with the best of them so Smith has to remain focused in Liverpool, writes Matt Christie WHEN Liverpool’s Liam Smith made the move back to Sky Sports this year – via promoter Ben
Hassan Mwakinyo was late to fight week but arrived in time to put to rest any talk of his not going through with a scheduled fight with Liam Smith. Both boxers are set for their main event on Saturday evening from M&S Bank Arena in Smith’s hometown of Liverpool, England. Smith checked in at 159.4
Posted on 09/01/2022 By: Sean Crose “They overlooked the greats,” undisputed lightweight champion of the world Devin Haney tweeted on Thursday. “You need to fight tank,” someone replied, referring to Gervonta “Tank” Davis. “He never gonna fight nobody,” Haney retorted aggressively, “he 27 with a Mickey Mouse belt & the best person on his resume
Undisputed lightweight titleholder Devin Haney is still letting off shots on Twitter, most recently taking aim at Showtime Sports executive Stephen Espinoza. When one fan called out Gervonta Davis for presumably taking another relative soft touch in his next fight instead of one of the division’s very best, Espinoza responded by saying a lot of
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Feature • Opinion KSI and Swarmz “boxed” at The O2 Arena on August 27, 2022 (Luke Walker/Getty Images) Like the unwanted gatecrashers at a party, YouTubers and influencers won’t be leaving boxing anytime soon, writes Elliot Worsell I came to discover the latest action from the world of YouTube Boxing the same way I came
News Earnie Shavers, 1944-2022. A tribute to one of the hardest hitters of them all EARNIE SHAVERS, one of the last man standing from the greatest of all heavyweight eras, has died at the age of 78. While it would be untrue to label Shavers solely as a slugger, it would be unfair to focus
Feature In 2016, Earnie Shavers reflected on the best and worst moments of his career HARDEST PUNCHER I FOUGHT “TWO guys spring to mind in the late Ron Lyle, a very good friend of mine, and George Foreman. Lyle hit me the harder – the hardest I’ve ever been hit in my life! Lyle had
Letters • Premium John Conteh alongside Muhammad Ali. Photo: Evening Standard/Getty Images With a major show heading to Liverpool this weekend, we look at some of the best boxers to have emerged from that city… 1 John Conteh After winning British, Commonwealth and European light-heavyweight titles, Conteh reigned as WBC champion from 1974 to ’78,
Letters Luis Ortiz shadowboxes (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) This week’s panellists were asked to pick a winner in Saturday’s heavyweight encounter between Andy Ruiz and Luis Ortiz Joe Gallagher (Top trainer) I’m really looking forward to this. Ruiz ripped the title away from Anthony Joshua, then overfed himself for the rematch, and Ortiz is one of
Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-090422 Order Pay-Per-View: https://pbcham.ps/RuizOrtiz-OrderPPV Watch the Andy Ruiz Jr. vs Luis Ortiz Final Press Conference LIVE at 5pm ET/2pm PT! **ABOUT RUIZ VS ORTIZ FIGHT NIGHT** Ruiz vs. Ortiz will see former unified heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. and top contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz meet in a 12-round WBC
On Saturday, September 17, Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will return to the ring against Gennadiy Golovkin in a trilogy fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. They fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in 2017. A rematch in 2018 saw Canelo win a close twelve round split decision over Golovkin. In