Posted on 04/29/2022 By: Hans Themistode Henry Deleon The moment it was originally announced that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would officially square off, the boxing world salivated as countless consumers began anxiously emptying their bank accounts in order to buy tickets. For years, both Mayweather and Pacquiao were considered the best fighters in the
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7:00 AM ET Bob Arum at Top Rank headquarters in Las Vegas. Al Powers for ESPN ON THE SECOND FLOOR of the events center at Resorts World Las Vegas hotel and casino, Bob Arum takes small, careful steps. He moves slowly. His eyes look toward the floor with each step, as if the gravity of his
During the final press conference for tomorrow’s big women’s fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, their respective promoters Eddie Hearn and Jake Paul fielded some media questions about the fight before some questions were posed about Paul’s future in boxing. Paul, who has cited world title aspirations, was promptly shut down by Hearn who
Opinion The Ring Magazine via Getty Images Declan Ryan reviews the Carlos Acevedo book about Tommy Morrison, the heavyweight who lived every day like he always knew his time was up A PIVOTAL moment in Tommy Morrison’s career – the concussive end of his fight against Ray Mercer – serves in some ways as a
Highly touted Australian bantamweight Vegas Larfield continues his career progression, as he features on the ACE Boxing Group event on May 7 at Queensland’s, Royal International Convention Center. Larfield features on a card topped by a quality 50/50 clash between Steve Spark and Blake Minto, in what could serve to be a crossroads fight for
Posted on 04/28/2022 By: Hans Themistode Mikey Williams Top Rank Shakur Stevenson has spewed every vulgar curse word imaginable in the direction of Oscar Valdez. He’s also issued numerous warnings to his upcoming opponent. Yet, despite Stevenson’s brazen bravado, Valdez has stood stoically in the face of Stevenson, undaunted and unamused by his relentless trash
6:54 AM ET WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has confirmed he will not return to the ring, saying he has not got “anything more to give” and that “no amount of money” would lure him back. Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) defeated Dillian Whyte in a sixth-round stoppage in front of a sell-out crowd at
Issue • Premium • Preview Mikey Williams/Top Rank Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez come together in a welcome clash between the best two fighters in the super-featherweight division. As always, though, there are subplots to consider, writes Elliot Worsell WITH a combined professional record of 47-0, super-featherweights Óscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson meet this Saturday
Issue • Premium • Preview Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Despite everything the Irish star has already achieved Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden could become her defining fight, writes John Dennen IT’S the fight Katie Taylor has been building up to throughout her professional career. For the first time, two female boxers will
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will take to the scales today, one day out from their undisputed lightweight championship fight in the main event at Madison Square Garden. We’ll be here with the streaming video at 1 pm ET, plus updates as soon as the weights come in, live in this stream: Taylor (20-0, 6
NEW YORK – Eddie Hearn and Jake Paul are prepared to literally gamble on their respective fighters. A seven-figure wager was agreed upon by the two ahead of the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano lightweight championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City (Saturday, DAZN, 7:30 p.m. ET). The spontaneous gesture was made on stage during
Posted on 04/28/2022 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) A sly and confident smile was immediately plastered onto the face of Brian “Bomac” McIntyre following the recent performance of Errol Spence Jr. The Dallas native fought through a bit of unforeseen adversity during his welterweight unification bout against Yordenis Ugas on April 16th,
6:50 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. If we know anything about Jake Paul, it’s that the YouTuber turned boxer is a big fan
This amazing footage takes you into the ring with superstar Manny Pacquiao.
Canelo Alvarez is set to return to action on Saturday, May 7, when he’ll face WBA light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol, looking to add to his collection of belts which currently includes his undisputed championship at super middleweight. Canelo has also been called out in recent months by UFC champion Kamaru Usman, and has engaged
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Although he was impressed by Tyson Fury’s performance, UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has said he feels he can beat anybody in the world. Will The Gypsy King and The Predator meet in the ring or an Octagon? Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is not holding his breath on a potential undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the WBA, IBF, IBO, WBO world titles. Last September, Usyk outboxed Anthony Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the unified crown at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A rematch is now in the works for a date