6:07 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano will meet to determine the best junior middleweight in the world – again. The boxers have agreed to terms for a rematch on Feb. 26 at Toyota Center in Houston that will crown an undisputed 154-pound champion, multiple sources tell ESPN. All four belts were
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Erika Cruz will look to make a successful first defense of her WBA featherweight title tonight on DAZN, headlining a card from Mexico against challenger Melissa Esquivel. Live coverage will begin at 8 pm ET, and we’re just going to have laid back coverage tonight, join us down in the comments section for all the
Brandon Figueroa has grown so accustomed to playing the role of dismissed underdog that he can’t even recall what it’s like to have anyone’s support. It has worked out well for the unbeaten junior featherweight, who faces his second straight undefeated divisional titlist this weekend. Figueroa (22-0-1, 17KOs) puts his recently acquired WBC title on
Posted on 11/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Photo by Mikey Williams Even with his newly won WBO super featherweight title, Shakur Stevenson is anxious to get his hands on even more gold. The former 2016 Olympic silver medalist, fresh off his one-sided victory over Jamel Herring, has called for a unification showdown against WBC belt holder,
7:32 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Teofimo Lopez bounced off the ropes, thrusting his entire body into each side of the ring, before stopping in the center and doing a backflip. Then he lay down on the mat and added a few snow angels for good measure. Lopez had plenty to be exuberant about on that
History • Issue • Premium Jimmy Warnock is the fighter who highlighted Benny Lynch’s sudden demise, writes Miles Templeton THERE has always been some debate about who was the best of Britain’s two pre-war flyweight world champions: Jimmy Wilde or Benny Lynch? After two early losses as a teenager, Wilde only lost four more times
Opinion The Opening Bell podcast looks back on Mike Tyson versus Trevor Berbick, discusses Terence Crawford and looks ahead to the weekend’s action IT is 35 years since Mike Tyson, then barely 20, confirmed his status as the most fearsome heavyweight in the land when he destroyed Trevor Berbick in two unforgettable rounds. But did
Issue • Premium • Preview Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty Images Teofimo Lopez makes his long-awaited return against feisty George Kambosos Jnr, writes Matt Christie BRACE yourselves, we were told, the lightweight division is about to catch fire. Teófimo López had out-bedazzled Vasiliy Lomachenko, Ryan García looked mustard while halting Luke Campbell, Devin Haney was getting better
Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos Jr will hit the scales early this afternoon, with the weigh-in show set to begin streaming at 1 pm ET live on DAZN, and for free up top in the video via YouTube. We’ll be here with live updates for all of the weigh-ins and what may well be plenty
CALI, COLOMBIA – The first ever Junior Pan American Games gets underway tomorrow at the Coliseo Luis Ignacio Alvarez in Cali, Colombia for the 13 boxers who will represent Team USA, Nov. 26 – Dec. 1. Julius Ballo (San Diego, Calif.), the 2021 Pan American Games Qualifier 57 kg champion, will face Lucas Conoe of
Posted on 11/25/2021 By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez showed earlier this month just how great a fighter he is. Not only did he become the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world, he did so by besting the undefeated and excellent Caleb Plant. Now the biggest star in boxing is setting his sights on the
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Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant exchanged heated words at their weigh-in face-off as Mike Tyson soaked in all the drama. Watch Canelo v Plant on November 6, live on BT Sport Box Office. 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
Opinion Esther Lin/Showtime This weekend’s super-bantamweight showdown between Stephen Fulton and Brandon Figueroa has the makings of a supreme contest AT Las Vegas’ Park Theater on Saturday night (November 27), Stephen Fulton and Brandon Figueroa [above right] are set to collide over 12 rounds. It’s matchup to be applauded and a fight, we expect, to
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is still looking for his domestic rival, Anthony Joshua, to step aside in order to allow a full division unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk. Back in September, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the four belts at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A month later, Fury
Posted on 11/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermall Charlo has made his feelings abundantly clear that he is no fan of David Benavidez. Over the past few months, both sides have taken shots at one another. Recently, however, Benavidez has grown tired of the inconsequential words and has urged Charlo to step inside the ring against
There was plenty of beefing going on between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos Jr at the Tuesday media workout to hype Saturday night’s Matchroom main event on DAZN. So what was that all about? You may have seen some video snippets going round. In one version from Boxing Social, you hear and see Teofimo’s dad
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