(September 26, 2020) Former unified super bantamweight champion Danny Román overcame a slow start and survived 36-year-old former champion Juan Carlos Payano in a WBC Super Bantamweight title eliminator. All three judges saw it 116-112 in favor of Los Angeles’ Roman, who rallied in the later rounds to earn the unanimous decision. “It’s always good
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With Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte’s all-British title fight fast approaching Joseph Parker, Richie Woodhall, and Mark Tibbs break down their fight. #FuryWhyte Watch #FuryWhyte on BT Sport Box Office on April 23rd. Hit ‘Subscribe’ above to ensure you never miss a video from the BT Sport YouTube channel. Get a BT Sport Monthly Pass
LAS VEGAS – Sebastian Fundora feels he has proven himself to be ready for the winner of the Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano rematch. Fundora’s fantastic showing during his technical knockout of Erickson Lubin on Saturday night didn’t just make him the WBC’s interim super welterweight champion. It proved that the 6-foot-6 Fundora isn’t some limited novelty
Posted on 04/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Getty Images Andy Ruiz Jr. admitted where he went wrong. After shocking the boxing world in 2019 by dethroning Anthony Joshua and claiming three of the four major world titles in the heavyweight division, Ruiz Jr. rested on his laurels. As a result, the Mexican star spent the next
7:45 AM ET Ismael Salas remembers the first time Yordenis Ugas caught his eye. Just three weeks after Ugas started training with Salas, he had a sparring session with Gabriel Rosado, one of boxing’s top action fighters. Until that moment six years ago, Salas had never seen Ugas, who was in the midst of an
Benn (20-0, 13 KO) feels his ability will carry the day, and that the experience of South Africa’s van Heerden (28-2-1, 12 KO) won’t be an issue. “Every fighter I fight now moving forward is going to be more experienced, but it means nothing to me,” said Benn. “Who they’ve fought and what they’ve done
Issue • Premium • Preview Mark Robinson Against Luke Willis, Gavin Gwynne hopes his time to become British champion has finally come, writes John Dennen FOR the third time Gavin Gwynne is fighting for the British title. On Friday (April 15) at York Hall against Liverpool’s Luke Willis, the Welshman hopes that this is his
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Canelo vs Golovkin III remains the hottest ticket in the world of boxing outside of the heavyweight division, writes Matt Christie GENNADIY GOLOVKIN seemed to have one eye on a more peaceful existence during the first two rounds of his fight with Ryota Murata. Though he didn’t look old
Feature • Issue • Premium Craig Woodruff’s career was going nowhere when he found himself in hot water for an out-of-the-ring altercation. The memory of David Pearce and a plan to win the British title rescued him, writes Dewi Powell WHEN Craig Woodruff lifted the Welsh title above his head in February 2013, the Newport
This Saturday night on Showtime PPV (9 PM EST), two of the best welterweights in the world will lock horns to unify three titles in their weight class and narrow the championship field to just two men. One of those men, WBO titlist Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KO), will play interested observer this weekend. The
Posted on 04/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Isabel Infantes/PA Images via Getty Images Terence Crawford shook his head in disbelief as he took in the sights from this past weekend’s junior middleweight Fight of the Year candidate. At the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, both Sebastian Fundora and Erickson Lubin waged an all-out war. Although
6:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Andy Ruiz Jr. is set for yet another comeback, but in a twist, his next bout will be promoted by Triller, not PBC. The former unified heavyweight champion will meet ex-Glory Kickboxing champion Tyrone Spong in a 10-round Triller Fight Club pay-per-view bout on July 16 at the Plaza de
Probellum, the apparent brainchild of former Golden Boy president Richard Schaefer, has amassed a considerable stable of fighters since its inception last September. It has also been dogged by credible allegations of an incestuous relationship with MTK Global and its founder, alleged crime lord Daniel Kinahan. Now, with Kinahan the target of major sanctions and
Triller Fight Club has announced a heavyweight clash between former unified heavyweight world champion Andy ‘The Destroyer’ Ruiz Jr., (34-2, 22 KOs), of Imperial, CA and top rated and undefeated contender Tyrone ‘King of the Ring’ Spong, (14-0, 13 KOs) of Paramaribo, Suriname set for Saturday, July 16 and emanating from the historic Plaza de
Posted on 04/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Eric Jamison, AP Adrien Broner has been incredibly inactive over the past few years. But that hasn’t stopped some of the top names in the welterweight division from calling him out. Amongst a long list of fighters that are poking and daring Broner to face them in the ring,
3:00 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 After turning down the chance to have dinner with Yordenis Ugas, Conor Benn hopes they can meet again in the ring later this year.
(December 28, 2019) Malik Hawkins (18-0, 11 KOs), a rising super lightweight prospect out of Baltimore, defeated previously unbeaten Darwin Price (16-1, 9 KOs) via fifth-round TKO. Both fighters showed glimpses of their potential throughout the five rounds before Price suffered a right knee injury and was unable to continue. The 30-year-old Price pulled up
It appears that lightweight Joseph Diaz Jr. might have his next fight in a California civil court as the fighter has been officially accused of attempting to coerce a minor into sexual activity, as reported by ESPN. The plaintiff, “Jane Doe,” alleges Diaz sent her sexually graphic material through the social media platform Snapchat in