Palmdale’s Joel Diaz, Jr. (26-2, 22 KOs) and San Diego’s Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (32-3-3, 17 KOs) hosted a media workout today ahead of their 10-round lightweight fight on Thursday, April 21st at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, CA. Also in attendance was undefeated prospect Manuel Flores (11-0, 8 KOs) of Coachella, CA, who
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Posted on 04/19/2022 By: Sean Crose “One of us is going to get knocked out,” WBC and lineal heavyweight challenger Dillian Whyte says of Saturday’s title fight against defending champion Tyson Fury. Whyte has been keeping things low key in the leadup to the match, but during an interview with Sky Sports, the 28-2 fighter
2:56 AM ET Amir Khan said on Monday he had been robbed at gunpoint in London but that both he and his wife were unharmed in the incident. “Just had my watch taken off me at gunpoint in East London, Leyton,” Khan wrote on Twitter. “I crossed the road with Faryal [Makhdoom], luckily she was
It’s truly incredible how much drama John Riel Casimero can generate without actually stepping into the ring. The British Boxing Board of Control revealed today that Casimero, who’s slated to defend his WBO bantamweight title against Paul Butler in Liverpool this Friday, violated BBBofC medical guidelines by using a sauna to cut weight “in close
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury expects Oleksandr Usyk to retain his unified crown against Anthony Joshua. Last September, Usyk outboxed the bigger Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, WBA, IBO, IBF heavyweight titles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A rematch is being positioned to take place on a date in June or July. Not
Posted on 04/19/2022 By: Hans Themistode Chris Farina / Mayweather Promotions For what seems like forever now, both David Benavidez and Caleb Plant have exchanged menacing looks in person, and hurled vulgar threats at one another over social media. The genesis of their long hatred for one another travels back further than Benavidez can remember.
5:52 AM ET After Mzuvukile Magacwa had been shot in the leg, his femur held in place by shreds of skin, the boxer says he lay on the floor of his home and listened while his assailants debated whether or not to shoot him in the head. At the time, in 2018, ‘Old Bones’ was
Order #SpenceUgas on SHOWTIME PPV: https://pbcham.ps/SpenceUgas5 Watch live as Errol Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas host their final press conference ahead of their welterweight unification matchup, live on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View on April 16, 2022. #PressConference #LiveStream Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte hit the scales the day before their monumental fight at Wembley Stadium. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more on upcoming fights on
Following Tyson Fury’s open media workout ahead of this weekend’s WBC heavyweight title defense against Dillian Whyte, Fury’s trainer SugarHill Steward talks a bit about what they were trying to show in the workout and why they’ve had such a fun and productive training camp. Check out some excerpts of what Hill said below. Steward
Devin Haney doesn’t plan to leave anything to chance ahead of the type of blockbuster fight he has long craved. The unbeaten WBC lightweight titlist will hit the road for a shot at becoming undisputed champ when he faces lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO champ George Kambosos Jr. on June 5 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. The fight
Posted on 04/18/2022 By: Hans Themistode Amanda Westcott/Showtime Jermell Charlo has built a reputation as a pernicious puncher, superb boxer, world championship level talent, and one of the more vulgar trash talkers in the entire sport of boxing. However, despite being ready, willing, and able to face anyone placed in front of him, Charlo is
7:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show In front of approximately 200 people, Dillian Whyte had his arm raised in victory. Inside the Chadwell St Mary Working Men’s Club, just 40
News Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Will Tyson Fury fight Dillian Whyte as a southpaw? There are hints at the public workout DILLIAN WHYTE declined to attend Tuesday’s public workout ahead of challenging Tyson Fury for the world heavyweight championship at Wembley stadium this weekend. Whyte has yet to appear in person with Fury in the build
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Reports James Chance/Getty Images Gavin Gwynne added the British title to his Commonwealth belt, although Daniel Herbert saw a different fight from ringside MERTHYR TYDFIL’S Gavin Gwynne added the vacant British lightweight title to the Commonwealth belt he already held when he outpointed Liverpool southpaw Luke Willis over 12 rounds atop the MTK Global show
It’s been more than two years since boxing fans last saw a Thursday Fight Night from Golden Boy Promotions. COVID forced a pause to the series that brought us young prospects, rising and rebuilding talents, and the first two installments of the trilogy between Joshua Franco and Oscar Negrete. The show returns this Thursday, April
Issue • Opinion • Premium James Chance/Getty Images The Zoom media call for Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte certainly put the spotlight on the event but for all the wrong reasons, writes George Gigney EVER since it was officially announced, the Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte all-British heavyweight title showdown has been battling an avalanche