Opinion Lawrence Lustig/Boxxer The Opening Bell podcast on the latest performance from Chris Eubank Jr, Daniel Jacobs vs John Ryder and more THOUGH he handily defeated Liam Williams over 12 rounds, dropping him four times along the way, questions remain regarding Chris Eubank Jr. At 32 years old can he feasibly still get better? Why
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Daniel Jacobs and John Ryder are set to headline this Saturday on DAZN, with Jacobs making his UK debut in what he sees as a “must-win” fight. “I’m looking forward to a good scrap,” said Jacobs. “He’s a good fighter from what I’ve seen. I know he’s in his hometown so I’m expecting him to
Fresh off his impressive TKO win last Saturday, rising unbeaten 154-pound sensation Jesus Ramos joins The PBC Podcast to discuss his latest big win, what’s next and his thoughts on Charlo-Castano 2. Plus, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal break down last weekend’s entire FOX Sports PBC pay-per-view card and list the five fighters they
Demetrius Andrade arrived at a point in his career where he simply needed to cut his losses, says his promoter Eddie Hearn. Andrade, the skilled southpaw and longtime middleweight titleholder from Rhode Island, has had so far a perplexing and lukewarm stint in the professional ranks, stemming mainly from the fact that he has been
Posted on 02/09/2022 By: Hans Themistode Shawn Porter isn’t backing up one iota. The former two-division world champion made headlines earlier this week when discussing the overall talent of 147 pound rising contender Jaron “Boots” Ennis. While many have tabbed Ennis as the next great welterweight, Porter believes everyone should slow their roll before anointing
6:24 AM 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 John Riel Casimero will defend his WBO world bantamweight title in front of challenger Paul Butler’s home crowd at the M&S Bank Arena in
Issue • News • Premium Alex Burstow/Getty Images Maxi Hughes is liked and respected by Ryan Walsh but he plans to beat him just like his brother did, writes Elliot Worsell WHILE lightweight Ryan Walsh has never been one to fight on emotion, he concedes it is considerably easier preparing to punch the face of
So much for that WBC tournament. The WBA has officially ordered unified super flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada to defend his “super” title against “world” champion Joshua Franco, giving the two sides until March 11th to come to terms. It’s a disappointing move, but one that makes sense. Estrada (42-3, 28 KO), who recently withdrew
Joshua Franco is now one win away from taking up his younger brother on a playful dare to unify titles. The World Boxing Association (WBA) has formally ordered a junior bantamweight title consolidation clash between Franco as the secondary titlist and lineal/WBA “Super” champion Juan Francisco Estrada. San Antonio’s Franco (18-1-2, 8KOs) was already guaranteed
Posted on 02/09/2022 By: Sean Crose ESPN is reporting that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is considering a massive deal with Eddie Hearn and the DAZN streaming service which would see the biggest star in the sport face Dmitry Bivol in the spring and Gennady Golovkin in the fall. Give Canelo this, the man doesn’t fool around.
Swedish super lightweight Anthony Yigit (24-2-1) has decided to relocate to Miami, Florida, and will dedicate himself full time to boxing. Yigit was training in the US this past summer and was scheduled to fight on the undercard to the WBA lightweight fight between champ Rollo Romero and challenger Austin Dulay July 17 in San
Posted on 02/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Ever since bursting onto the scene, Errol Spence Jr. has stated that his number one goal has been to become an undisputed world champion. Now, in a little over two months, the Dallas native will have an opportunity to move one step closer. On April 16th, at the AT&T
1:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, at long last, are on the verge of a trilogy fight. Canelo and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing are closing in on a two-fight deal worth upward of $85 million for boxing’s top star to compete on DAZN, sources told ESPN. The first fight of the
Shawn Porter made a recent appearance on his podcast yesterday where he called fast-rising welterweight Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis an overrated fighter, saying he needs to back up the hype around him with some notable wins in the welterweight division. “Boots is overrated,” Porter said on his podcast. “Boots is overrated and this is why I
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This could be the year of Conor Benn – Eddie Hearn certainly hopes so, after making him the face of DAZN’s UK output as it heads into its first full year. Any people travelling on the Tube in London in December will have seen Benn’s face in a lot of adverts ahead of his fight
Posted on 02/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Like most, Eddie Hearn is simply in awe whenever Terence Crawford steps foot inside the ring. The former three-division world champion and current WBO welterweight titlist has either out-boxed his opponents before cruising to a unanimous decision victory or eventually broken them down round after round en-route to a
9:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tony Yoka, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist at super heavyweight, will fight Martin Bakole rather than Filip Hrgovic following a contract dispute. Yoka announced on social media Tuesday that he’ll fight Bakole on May 14 in Paris. Yoka is co-promoted by Top Rank, ensuring the fight will be streamed stateside