Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn was like all of us, intrigued to see the return of lightweight star Ryan Garcia this past Saturday night, where Garcia won a decision over Emmanuel Tagoe in San Antonio, and believes he’s got the guy to face Garcia next: Maxi Hughes. Hearn told The DAZN Boxing Show that watched “most
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7:52 AM ET They can envision April 30 now. Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano walking toward the ring in the main arena of New York’s Madison Square Garden, one of the most iconic sporting venues in the world. Thousands of fans cheering. Irish and Puerto Rican flags flying. A buzz in the air, a fight
News Daniel Kinahan, an influential figure in boxing, is sanctioned by the US Treasury Department ONLY a fortnight ago no less a figure from the boxing world than Mauricio Sulaiman, the head of the WBC, one of the major sanctioning bodies in the sport, was praising Daniel Kinahan for his involvement in boxing. Now Kinahan
Issue • News • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing After becoming adept at upsetting the odds, Jason Cunningham is enjoying life as the favourite, writes Elliot Worsell IN a sport forever ready to celebrate ‘Cinderella men’, Doncaster’s Jason Cunningham has to be considered one of the finest examples competing today. The never-say-die 32-year-old has lost six
Conor Benn is riding the crest of a wave, but as he takes a moment during the build-up to next week’s fight against South African Chris Van Heerden the bravado slips and the fighting talk dims. Instead, the 25-year-old husband, father and son of a British boxing icon gets very real. There are no soundbites
Posted on 04/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Photo by Ryan Hafey / Premier Boxing Champions There’s a certain art that’s associated with the sport of boxing. Of course, there’s the obvious, the barbaric actions of two fighters entering the ring shirtless, beating one another until someone shamefully says “no mas.” But boxing is more than just
Super welterweight Tony Harrison took a few minutes to catch up with Fight Hype and talk about potentially making a fight against Tim Tszyu, who is coming off a win over Terrell Gausha. Harrison, who just came off a win over Sergio Garcia, says he’s fully open to making that fight against Tszyu, and is
Conor Benn has warned South Africa’s Chris van Heerden that he needs to be prepared for “a whole lot of firepower” when they clash over 12 rounds for the WBA Continental Welterweight Title at the AO Arena in Manchester this Saturday April 16, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia). ‘The Destroyer’ (20-0,
Posted on 04/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Generally, Gervonta Davis isn’t the most loquacious person when he walks into a room. Even as his fight dates draw near, the Baltimore native is calm, cool, and collected while his opponents are animated and truculent. However, despite his normally serene demeanor, Davis and Rolando “Rolly” Romero nearly came
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Fight Hub TV was able to catch up with former titleholder Joseph Diaz Jr over the weekend to discuss his upcoming plans. Diaz was asked about potentially fighting Ryan Garcia at some point, and while Diaz said that the two will likely cross paths at some point he’s currently looking to move back down in
Issue • News • Premium Mark Robinson Lee Selby hangs up the gloves and he can look back with pride on a stellar career, writes Gareth Jones WHEN Lee Selby turned pro, there was barely a ripple of interest beyond the Welsh border. No million-pound deal from the BBC to launch him into a new
Issue • Opinion • Premium In his media review, George Gigney reacts to Floyd Mayweather’s latest pronouncement, the Golovkin broadcast and more IT’S not often we get live boxing from Japan to watch here in the UK but when we do, it’s always welcome. And that’s not just because the main event ends up taking
SAN ANTONIO – Oscar De La Hoya has always viewed fighting in San Antonio as a rite of passage for the biggest stars at Golden Boy Promotions. It was among the reasons that the city was chosen for the anticipated ring return of Ryan Garcia following a 15-month hiatus. The 23-year-old lightweight didn’t get up
Posted on 04/09/2022 Gabe Rosado was desperate to turn his career around. With three defeats in his past five contests, the longtime gatekeeper believed that if he was successful in his contest against Shane Mosley Jr., he could right the ship. Unfortunately for the shopworn Philadelphia native, he’s come up short yet again. Serving as
8:53 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gennadiy Golovkin is inching closer to a long-awaited trilogy fight with Canelo Alvarez. One day after he turned 40, Golovkin captured a second middleweight title with a ninth-round stoppage of Ryota Murata on Saturday in Saitama, Japan, in an early candidate for Fight of the Year. Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs)
Ryan Garcia broke a 15-month layoff with a win over Emmanuel Tagoe on Saturday in San Antonio, and now attention will turn to what comes next for the 23-year-old star fighter, one of boxing’s true main event A-sides at the moment. Garcia (22-0, 18 KO) is getting sort of mixed reviews. He went 12 rounds
While the boxing public was asking questions about what Gennadiy Golovkin had left, his upcoming opponent Ryota Murata was asking questions about himself. (photo by Naoki Fukuda) In his two years and four months out of the ring, a good portion of it dedicated to hoping then waiting for a bout with Golovkin, Murata had