Posted on 03/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Whenever Keith Thurman’s name was brought up in conversations around Errol Spence Jr., the unified welterweight titlist would screw his face up in disgust. After calling Thurman’s name for years on end while he made his way up the 147-pound ladder but to no avail, Spence Jr. has innate
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Posted on 03/08/2022 By: Sean Crose He certainly looked like a finished man back in 2017. There he was, sprawled out on the ring, having just been destroyed by Sirksaret Sor Rungvisai – his second loss in a row. Perhaps people had good reason to feel that Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez was a force no more.
Mar 8, 2022 Mike CoppingerESPN Rolando Romero will get his shot at Gervonta Davis after all. The fighters agreed to a deal for a May 28 lightweight fight on Showtime PPV, sources said. A location hasn’t been finalized yet. “Tank” Davis and Romero were set to fight on Dec. 5 in Los Angeles, but Romero
6:07 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Ron Stander, whose fight against unbeaten world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in 1972 was the highlight of his 13-year career, has died. He was 77. Toddy Stander said her husband died Tuesday from complications of diabetes at their home in the Omaha, Nebraska, suburb of Ralston. Stander
Newark’s Michael Anderson (22-3-1, 16 KOs) scored a third-round knockout over Noe Lopez (10-5-1, 4 KOs) 33 seconds into the round. #AnderonLopez #MichaelAnderson #Boxing 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
Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton has highlighted the dangers that Dillian Whyte possesses to Tyson Fury. Confident Fury will do it, The Hitman has also laid out his ideal future for The Gypsy King. Watch #FuryWhyte on BT Sport Box Office on Saturday, April 23rd. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing
Feature • Issue • Premium Al Bello/ALLSPORT Eric Bottjer remembers Mike Marley, a true character who lived for the sport of boxing WHEN I was born into professional boxing in 1988, it was as a writer (hack). To me, the Four Kings were Phil Berger (New York Times), Wally Matthews (Newsday, Mike Katz (New York
Issue • News • Premium Alex Livesey/Getty Images Gary Cully plans to take care of Miguel Vázquez before setting his sights even higher, writes Elliot Worsell IRELAND’S Gary Cully was given the nickname ‘The Diva’ when his demands and need for everything to be exactly right raised eyebrows within the offices of his management team.
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Holly Stein/Allsport Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno was a real and British heavyweight rivalry, writes Steve Bunce BACK in 1993 there were dead deals, live deals, ugly deals and then a great heavyweight fight between Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno one cold and miserable night in Cardiff. Lewis was
News Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty Images Jose Ramirez impressively decisions Jose Pedraza, writes Eric Armit in his international action round up MARCH 3BRISBANE, AUSTRALIALIAM WILSON, 10-1 (7), gains revenge for his only defeat as he crushes JOE NOYNAY, 19-3-2 (8), in two rounds of their ‘super-featherweight’ clash. Both had some success in a lively opening round
Unbeaten Cuban prospect Yoelvis Gomez (5-0, 5 KOs) earn a blistering first round knockout over Clay Collard (9-6-3, 4 KOs) in their super welterweight bout. “The strategy was to go in there nice and calm, but I felt early that he could not handle my hand speed and power,” said Gomez. “I just got loose
Tyson Fury sat down with Carl Frampton to address the highly controversial decision in the Josh Taylor v Jack Catterall undisputed fight. The Gypsy King pulled no punches when it came to the judging and insisted no British judges will be ringside for his huge Wembley heavyweight showdown with Dillian Whyte. #FuryWhyte #TaylorCatterall #TysonFury #CarlFrampton
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Issue • Premium • Reports Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Roman Gonzalez underlines his status as one of the best in the game against Julio Cesar Martinez, writes Jack Hirsch TO give a round-by-round description of Roman Gonzalez’s performance in his unanimous decision victory over Julio Cesar Martinez would distract from the artistry he showed from the first
JACK FLATLEY insists he never wants to be second best ever again. The Bolton Super-Welterweight is back in action next week less than three months after travelling into European champion Kerman Lejarraga’s Bilbao’s backyard where he lost in nine rounds. Flatley (17-2-1,4 KOs) faces Ghanian Daniel Aduku (14-2-1, 10 KOs) over eight rounds at University
History Alan Hubbard explains what it was like to be a ringside reporter at The Fight of the Century WE were strangers in the night exchanging glances when the guy with the trilby standing next to me in a men’s urinal at Madison Square Garden enquired: “How ya doing fella?” “Fine thanks, Mr Sinatra.” I
Following major controversy two weeks again, Josh Taylor says he’s open to a rematch with Jack Catterall, but that it would “most likely” happen at a catchweight, and not for Taylor’s undisputed championship at 140 lbs, which he seems destined to vacate. From Sky Sports: “We’ll see what happens down the line. We can have
Jaime Munguia is weighing his options. The former WBO junior middleweight champion has been presented with two championship choices for his next fight. The Tijuana native can either fight for the WBO interim middleweight title against Janibek Alimkhanuly or challenge unbeaten WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo. The deadline for Golden Boy Promotions and Zanfer Boxing,