There are big fighters. And there are talented fighters. A lot of guys have one quality but not the other. In fact, only a very precious few possess both on an elite level. Tyson Fury is one of those guys. And when it comes to all-time heavyweight fighters, none have blended them better. Just look
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Posted on 04/18/2022 By: Sean Crose Floyd Mayweather wants in on the Terence Crawford business. Now that the undefeated WBO welterweight titlist is making his leave of long time promoter Top Rank, Mayweather wants to guide Crawford’s career along. “I’ve always wanted the best for Terence Crawford,” Mayweather told FightHype, “always, and we spoke on
8:32 PM ET Kim Clavel’s chance to win the WBC junior flyweight title is going to have to wait at least a little while longer. Clavel, who was set to challenge Yesenia Gomez on Thursday in Montreal for Gomez’s title, contracted COVID-19, according to her promoter, Yvon Michel. Michel tweeted Monday that Clavel has “quite
As far as the undercard goes, Naoya Inoue’s June 7th rematch with Nonito Donaire is much more reminiscent of a standard Japanese show than a Top Rank blockbuster. The co-main event pits Inoue’s brother Takuma against veteran countryman Gakuya Fukuhara, while rising super lightweight prospect Andy Hiraoka takes on Shun Akaiwa. Inoue (15-1, 3 KO)
The decision made by Eimantas Stanionis to step aside from an owed title shot allowed a three-belt unification fight to take place this weekend. A similar decision will allow for a fight that would crown the first-ever undisputed male welterweight champion in the four-belt era. Lithuania’s Stanionis (14-0, 9KOs; 1ND) collected a consolation prize in
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Posted on 04/18/2022 By: Hans Themistode Erickson Lubin pushed himself to the limit for his past training camp. The highly ranked junior middleweight contender knew that in order to successfully remove Sebastian Fundora from his title path, he would be forced to reach the sort of heights that few 154-pounders are able. On April 9th,
11:00 AM ET Jake Paul, the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter, has already made a major splash in boxing inside the ring. But he continues to make waves out of it as well. Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) added a new member to its fighter roster Monday, signing top boxing prospect Ashton Sylve to a deal, Paul and his
(April 16, 2022) Errol Spence Jr. navigated treacherous waters on Saturday night to pick up a third welterweight title. The IBF and WBC welterweight champion showed his greatness against WBA champion Yordenis Ugás, battling back from early adversity to stop Ugás in the tenth round. The remaining welterweight title not in Spence’s possession belongs to
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Issue • Premium • Reports LAWRENCE LUSTIG/BOXXER Yet again the Boxxer Series delivers by matching young and ambitious fighters against young and ambitious fighters, writes Matt Christie THOUGH none of the eight fighters in Coventry on Saturday were well known, they each played their part in an engrossing card that proved how much better small
Junior middleweight titleholder Jermall Charlo spent some time catching up with the media ahead of his impending rematch with Brian Castano, whom he fought to a draw last year. Charlo says if Castano tries to fight him the same way it’s going to go badly for Castano before fielding a question about potentially facing Terence
Errol Spence doesn’t miss a beat. For the second time in as many fights, Spence returned from over a year out of active competition and recovery from injury to dominate a world-class professional. Spence’s win over Danny Garcia was efficient and steady. What Spence did Saturday night to Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas was more violent and
Posted on 04/16/2022 Neither Eimantas Stanionis nor Radzhab Butaev would allow themselves to take a stepback. As a result, they thrilled a jam-packed crowd at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. While Butaev enjoyed plenty of moments of success, it was Stanionis who emerged with the win via split decision.
Issue • Premium • Reports Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Jason Cunningham hammers overmatched Le Couvir, writes Matt Bozeat from ringside EUROPEAN super-bantamweight champion Jason Cunningham outclassed mandatory challenger Terry Le Couvoir at the International Centre in Telford on Saturday.The fight was waved off by referee Fabian Guggenheim 53 seconds into the sixth after Cunningham had dropped
6:11 PM 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 Conor Benn edged closer to the welterweight boxing elite with another display of his ruthless finishing in a two-round destruction of Chris van Heerden
The BOXXER Series heads to Manchester on Saturday May 14 with a one-night tournament which will see eight of the nation’s cruiserweight prospects battle it out live on Sky Sports. Substantial prize money and career-breakout opportunities are on the line in a tournament which will showcase the depth of talent in one of British boxing’s
Posted on 04/17/2022 By: Sean Crose Give this to Yordenis Ugas – the man has guts. Sure he ended up taking a beating at the gloved hands of Errol Spence last night in Texas. Sure he lost his WBA title belt as a result of that beating. Sure people are now – not without justification