News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing John Ryder reacts to his split points win over Danny Jacobs and says now he doesn’t need to wait for Canelo to get big fights WITH a split decision victory over Danny Jacobs in London on Saturday, John Ryder believes he’s opened a path to more major super-middleweight fights, and maybe
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John Ryder’s win over Daniel Jacobs won’t go down without any controversy or debate, but in the end, he got the split decision in their WBA super middleweight eliminator in a strangely compelling fight that looked one-sided early but became a lot more interesting in the middle rounds. Ryder (31-5, 17 KO) won two cards
Danny Dignum produced a superb performance as he stopped Grant Dennis to retain his WBO European middleweight title on Friday’s MTK Fight Night. The two men went head to head at York Hall in London, with undefeated Dignum dropping Dennis several times in round six to keep hold of his title. Elsewhere on the card,
Posted on 02/12/2022 By: Hans Themistode Daniel Jacobs admitted that he was disappointed in his performance in his last ring appearance against Gabriel Rosado. While Jacobs was tabbed and expected to walk right through his man, he struggled throughout before eking out a close split decision victory. With Jacobs taking a bit of time off
7:00 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 Daniel Jacobs’ hopes of fighting for a world title again were dealt a major blow by a split points loss to John Ryder on
Opinion Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing It was a close, competitive fight but Danny Jacobs can count himself aggrieved to come out of Alexandra Palace on the wrong end of a split decision, writes John Dennen from ringside FOR John Ryder it is a fairy-tale victory. On Saturday night he edged out Danny Jacobs on a split
Eddie Hearn isn’t sure if he’ll be doing more than cheering on his longtime charge Dillian Whyte from the sidelines when he faces WBC beltholder Tyson Fury in their projected title bout later this spring. Matchroom Boxing’s Hearn, the longtime promoter of the Whyte, says it will be up to the Jamaican-born, London native whether
Posted on 02/12/2022 By: Sean Crose No doubt people were surprised last September when Anthony Joshua lost his numerous heavyweight titles to Oleksandr Usyk via unanimous decision in Joshua’s hometown of London. The towering Englishman was supposed to best Usyk and then finally fight Tyson Fury for the undisputed championship of the world. That, of
Lightweight Ryan Garcia has make a sudden but perhaps not-all-so surprising change in his team as he’s announced that he’ll be parting ways with lead trainer Eddy Reynoso and enlisting Joe Goosen in his place as he’ll move his training camp to his own gym in San Diego. Garcia is scheduled to make his return
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It has been a long time since Daniel Jacobs boxed in the UK, but an ambition that was formed as a 17-year-old is being fulfilled on Saturday night when he boxes John Ryder at Alexandra Palace in London. It was December 2004 when Jacobs came to the UK as part of a United States amateur
Posted on 02/11/2022 By: Sean Crose It was a snowy late afternoon in Manhattan as I slushed my way from Grand Central Terminal to Madison Square Garden. After getting past the security check, I received my press pass and made my way through the cavernous back rooms of the venue towards the arena itself. It’s
Our live coverage will begin at 2 pm ET. We’ll have fight-by-fight updates, results, and highlights, including round-by-round for the main event: Along with Jacobs vs Ryder, the main card features returns for Matchroom prospects Johnny Fisher, Ellie Scotney, and Austin Williams, plus middleweight contender Felix Cash coming back and looking to move toward a
Boxers Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Ellie Scotney goes into her fourth pro fight on the Danny Jacobs-John Ryder undercard tonight When and why you started boxing:I first walked into a gym when I was nine. I followed my brother but I only lasted a year, I was a little fat thing. I went back when I
Opinion Brooklyn’s former middleweight titlist Danny Jacobs makes his UK debut this Saturday at Alexandra Palace. Here are his 10 best performances to date 1. Peter QuillinQuillin hadn’t lost in 33 fights when he faced Jacobs in 2015 and most expected to see a close, competitive fight. What they didn’t expect to see was Jacobs
Ryan Garcia is not only back but with an entirely new supporting cast. The unbeaten lightweight dropped a stunning announcement ahead of his ring return, as he will now work under the guidance of renowned trainer Joe Goossen. The move comes two months out from Garcia’s upcoming fight with Ghana’s Emmanuel Tagoe (32-1, 15KOs), which
Posted on 02/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Jermall Charlo had been anxiously waiting to see if his name will be chosen from the Canelo Alvarez hat. However, while the current WBC middleweight titlist is still playing the waiting game with the Mexican star, he’ll now patiently wait on the verdict of a Texas judge. Earlier today,
7:33 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Middleweight champion Jermall Charlo was arrested Friday in Texas on a felony charge of assaulting a family/household member with a previous conviction, according to Fort Bend Jail records. Charlo, 31, was still in custody on Friday night, a jail official told ESPN. According to records, he was arrested at 1:29