8:07 AM ET Mike Coppinger 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 a slow start to the year, the boxing schedule heats up starting next month. April 9 really kicks the action off
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Reports Martin Rose/Getty Images Felix Sturm’s comeback surely ends with defeat to Szili, writes Pete Carvill A MAJORITY decision was ridiculous. The 43-year-old Felix Sturm looked like a clear loser to Hungary’s Istvan Szili after 12 rounds at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund on Saturday (March 26). The first event from LIB Boxpromotion was the first
Reports Gareth Jones watches a 35-year-old Lee Selby fail to turn back the clock against Gustavo Lemos LEE SELBY saw his dreams of becoming Wales’s first two-weight ‘world’ titlist turn to dust beneath the relentless fists of new star Gustavo Lemos in front of a delirious crowd in Buenos Aires on Saturday (March 26). “Time
The negotiations were chippy but it looks like we’re officially set for a true undisputed lightweight title unification between George Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney. Kambosos currently holds the IBF, WBA, WBO, and the WBC’s ‘franchise’ title, while Haney holds the WBC’s ‘world’ title, and they’ll all go on the line this summer in a
(Video by Ryan Burton) – Teofimo Lopez Sr was ringside as Jeremiah Nakathila knocked out former world champion Miguel Berchelt in a stunning upset Saturday evening at Resorts World Las Vegas. The fight was stopped after six one-sided rounds. Berchelt was knocked down in the third with a jab and behind on the scorecards at
Posted on 03/27/2022 By: Sean Crose Floyd Mayweather is nothing if not a deliberate person. Whether he’s in or out of the ring, the man chooses his actions, as well as his words, very carefully. Perhaps that’s why it’s worth noting that, in an interview with FightHype, Mayweather addressed rumors of a split with his
8:03 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 Josh Warrington turned around his career with a spiteful seventh round win over Kiko Martinez to reclaim the IBF world featherweight title Saturday. Warrington
Former world champions Orlando “Siri” Salido and Erik “Terrible” Morale traded punches in an exhibition bout for charity. (photos by Stacey Snyder) “The LastCombat” fight night took place this Saturday at the Mesquite Rodeo in Dallas, TX – promoted by The Boxing Showcase Salido is a Mexican warrior who will always be remembered for the
Posted on 03/27/2022 By: Hans Themistode Despite his normally joyous attitude, Devin Haney would become enraged whenever either Teofimo Lopez or now, George Kambosos Jr., would scream and shout to the world that they are in fact, an undisputed champion. With the 23-year-old proudly holding his WBC lightweight title, he’s stated time and time again,
2:11 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN George Kambosos and Devin Haney have struck a deal for a June 5 fight for the undisputed lightweight championship at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, sources tell ESPN. The bout will take place Sunday afternoon in Australia to accommodate a June 4 prime-time broadcast in the United States on ESPN,
“The Survivor”, the upcoming film about boxer and Holocaust survivor Harry Haft, will premiere on HBO and HBO Max next month. The debut is scheduled for April 27th, Holocaust Remembrance Day, at 8 p.m. Eastern on HBO and streaming on HBO Max. Bad Left Hook first shared news of HBO’s acquisition of the film after
#RiveraAdorno Fight Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-032622 Michel Rivera improves to 23-0 (14 KOs) following his unanimous decision win over Joseph Adorno in their 10-round lightweight bout, live on SHOWTIME from The Armory in Minneapolis, MN. #Highlights 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
Dennis McCann went the distance with Charles Tondo at Wembley Arena to win the WBO Youth Title! 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/BTSpo… Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more on upcoming fights on
Jeremiah Nakathila is certain he would’ve delivered the crushing knockout of Miguel Berchelt that he predicted had referee Russell Mora and a ringside physician allowed their lightweight fight to continue after the sixth round Saturday night. Nakathila basically dominated the favored Berchelt before Mora halted their scheduled 10-rounder at Resorts World Las Vegas. The 32-year-old
Posted on 03/26/2022 By: Sean Crose Boxing returned to Showtime on Saturday as Tim Tszyu made his American debut by squaring off against Terrell Gausha at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. First, however, the12-1-1 Elvis Rodriguez appeared in a scheduled 10 rounder against the 23-2-0 Juan Velasco at junior welterweight. Velasco pursued his man throughout
12:14 AM ET Australian boxing star Tim Tszyu has announced his arrival on the international stage with a unanimous points decision over Terrell Gausha in his much-anticipated US debut in Minneapolis. Tszyu was dropped in the opening round before recovering to win over the trio of American judges and claim a brave victory in his
Opinion Jack Hirsch makes the case why Joe Louis should be considered a greater fighter than even Muhammad Ali THE year was 1979 and Muhammad Ali was heavyweight champion of the world having regained the title from Leon Spinks the year before. I was hanging around the ring at the Sweeney Center Police Athletic League
In an unusual thing, we won’t have any live coverage coming this weekend. Neither of the two fights — only one of which is available in the U.S. as of this moment, anyway — are major events, and with the boxing schedule set to absolutely explode after this weekend, we’re taking this as one to