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Opinion Al Bello/Getty Images Blessed with a knack for spoiling undefeated records, Terence Crawford’s rise to the top of the welterweight division has been paved with eye-catching victories in competitive fights Yuriorkis GamboaCrawford’s true breakout performance arrived in June 2014 when the world watched him tame the significant threat of undefeated Cuban amateur star Gamboa
Opinion Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty Images What’s your prediction for Terence Crawford vs Shawn Porter? Skye NicolsonTokyo OlympianI don’t see anyone beating Crawford at the moment if I’m honest. Porter’s amazing, don’t get me wrong, I think it’s going to be a cracking fight but I don’t see Crawford losing. Lisa WhitesideCommonwealth Games gold medallistI think
Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter have just one more stop to make ahead of Saturday’s big pay-per-view main event, as the two will hit the scales today in Las Vegas to weigh in ahead of the fight. The weigh-in will begin at 5 pm ET, and you can stream it live in the video at
Demetrius Andrade has spent the past several years pursuing a lucrative showdown with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Now all he can do is wish the pound-for-pound superstar well and congratulate him—sort of—on his continued success following Alvarez’s latest win to become the first-ever undisputed super middleweight champion. “My hat goes off to Canelo,” Andrade told BoxingScene.com,
Posted on 11/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez has continued to look far and wide for what he considers challenges. After capturing the final piece of the 168-pound puzzle against Caleb Plant roughly two weeks ago to become the division’s first undisputed world champion, the Mexican star was filled with joy. However, shortly after, a
Amateur Alex Davidson/Getty Images Clubs like this need to survive and thrive but, Chris Kempson asks, what’s next for Islington-based Angel ABC THE Angel Amateur Boxing Club has been a major part of the boxing scene in Islington for over 40 years. But it faces an uncertain future as, it is understood, the club’s landlord,
LAS VEGAS – Terence Crawford appreciates anyone who places him atop his or her pound-for-pound list. We have reached the point, however, that even the prideful Crawford considers Canelo Alvarez the number one boxer, pound-for-pound, in the sport. Crawford credited Alvarez for cleaning out the super middleweight division, in under a year no less, before
Posted on 11/18/2021 By: Sean Crose Blame it on boxing politics. Terence Crawford has been on the margins of the welterweight division, even though he’s an undefeated world titlist who used to be the undisputed champion of the junior welterweight division. Most of Crawford’s peers – and by peers we’re talking about other top divisional
7:48 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN LAS VEGAS — I met Shawn Porter in early 2016 as he was preparing to fight Keith Thurman, who was then the best welterweight in the world. Three things were immediately apparent, first among them being Porter’s distinct physicality. He had fought most of his amateur career at 165.3 pounds.
Demetrius Andrade and Jason Quigley headline tonight on DAZN, main eventing a card that has four world title fights. We’ll have live coverage and updates starting at 8 pm ET for the main card, including round-by-round for the main event and co-feature, all in this stream: Along with the Andrade-Quigley WBO middleweight title bout, we’ve
Issue • Premium • Preview James Chance/Getty Images Broadcaster Sky is rebuilding their British offering. Richard Riakporhe wants to become one of their standard bearers RICHARD RIAKPORHE tops the Sky Sports bill at Wembley Arena on Saturday (November 20) against Olanrewaju Durodola. Riakporhe is only 12 bouts into his professional career but that limited number
Issue • Premium • Preview Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty Images Terence Crawford vs Shawn Porter may not be the one welterweight fight we wanted. But it’s a very good matchup between two of the best fighters in the world, writes Matt Christie FROM fights we really want but don’t get, lesser fights, yet still very appealing
History • Issue • Premium Alex Daley tells the story of Young Joseph, a sporting hero destined for an unthinkable postscript EVERYONE in the East End knew him, but he was far from an advertisement for his former profession. To fight-mad schoolboys, too young to have known him as a boxer, it was hard to
Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is not concerned about a size disadvantage when he plans to make a serious leap in weight in 2022. Jumping up by 32-pounds, Canelo intends to challenge WBC cruiserweight world champion Ilunga Makabu in May of next year. Earlier this month, Canelo unified the entire super middleweight division when he
Posted on 11/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the past several years, the number one spot in the pound-for-pound rankings has caused great debate. Although there are several notable names, both Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford have gone back and forth as the consensus best fighter in the world. However, as of late, Alvarez has seemingly
3:45 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Deron Williams’ phone was flooded with calls and notifications once his boxing match against former NFL running back Frank Gore was announced last week. Among the first to reach out was Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul. Williams once challenged Paul for the label as the NBA’s top point guard
(June 20, 2017) lightweight prospect Dennis Galarza (16-2, 9 KOs) recorded his third straight victory via a unanimous decision over Mexico’s Omar Tienda (18-5, 11 KOs) in their 10-round contest. The taller Galarza used his length early and landed clean hooks on the inside during round one. Tienda came out in round two intent on