Caleb Plant put Jose Uzcategui down twice during their 12-round, 168-pound title fight in January 2019. Two fights after Plant out-pointed Uzcategui unanimously, Lionel Thompson dropped the former IBF super middleweight champion in the first round of a 10-round bout Thompson also won by unanimous decision. Never, however, has an opponent stopped Uzcategui inside the
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Posted on 10/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode Nothing appears to be off with Anthony Joshua. The former unified heavyweight titlist still possesses hulking muscles, still flashes a bright smile, and appears to be just as menacing as he always was. Yet, after watching Joshua over the past few fights, Tim Bradley believes something is off. Recently,
7:41 AM ET The current generation of young boxers has made a tremendous impact on the sport over the past few years. Look no further than the now two-time No. 1 fighter in ESPN’s top 25 boxers under 25, Teofimo Lopez. His victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko in October 2020 turned the lightweight division upside down.
News Warren Little/Getty Images Lyndon Arthur’s rematch with Anthony Yarde is set for December 4 at the Copper Box in London LYNDON ARTHUR has set his rematch with Anthony Yarde. The British light-heavyweights will box again on December 4 at the Copper Box Arena in Stratford, London. BT Sport will televise. It’s a fight Arthur
Canelo Alvarez is just a couple of weeks and change away from his return, as he faces Caleb Plant to crown the first-ever four-belt undisputed super middleweight champion in boxing history. Alvarez, 31, is a heavy betting favorite, and believes as many do that his experience in fights of this level will be a big
#CaneloPlant Fight Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-110621 Eddy Reynoso is focused on preparing Mexican superstar Canelo Álvarez for his undisputed super middleweight showdown versus Caleb Plant Saturday, November 6 on SHOWTIME PPV. But the trainer/manager is carving out his own legacy in the process, not only as the best trainer today, but one of the greatest ever. You
The second installment of “Down & Dirty,” the only ongoing professional boxing series in New England, will be Friday night, October 29th, at Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. “Down & Dirty,” presented by Reyes Boxing, will be headlined by an 8-round main event between Jeovanis “Meque” Barraza (22-1, 15 KOs) and Jorge “Tomatito” Martin
Posted on 10/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode After several starts and stops, Teofimo Lopez will finally defend his WBO, WBA, and IBF lightweight titles against mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr. Their contest is now officially set to take place on November 27th, at Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. Both Kambosos Jr. and Lopez have gone
4:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The snakebitten lightweight championship fight between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos is now set for Nov. 27 at New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG, multiple sources told ESPN on Wednesday, a bout that will be streamed on DAZN. This is the ninth new date for the fight, which was originally
Lyndon Arthur speaks after the first press conference with Anthony Yarde prior to their rematch. Arthur can’t wait to have Anthony Yarde out of the way and to move on to bigger challenges.
Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz announced in May that one of his top prospects, Sebastian Fundora, had signed to face former European champion Sergio Garcia in what was likely a WBC super welterweight eliminator. Two months later, various sources claimed the fight would take place August 21st as part of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugas undercard.
Posted on 10/20/2021 By: Sean Crose “Sparring’s been going great,” Caleb Plant recently told Fight Hub TV’s Marcos Villegas in an interview. “I’m just going to continue to sharpen up.” With just weeks to go before the undisputed super middleweight championship battle between himself and Canelo Alvarez, Plant is undoubtedly feeling the heat. You wouldn’t
Frank Warren, promoter for light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (7-0, 4 KOs), has cautioned that his boxer will disowned by older brother, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, if he loses a planned fight with Jake Paul (4-0, 3 KOs). Warren indicates that both sides are very close to reaching an agreement for a pay-per-view showdown
2:58 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Dillian Whyte, ESPN’s No. 6 heavyweight, has withdrawn from an Oct. 30 fight with Otto Wallin in London after suffering a shoulder injury, multiple sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Whyte, the WBC’s interim champion and longtime No. 1 contender, is expected to push for an immediate title shot against Tyson
News Warren Little/Getty Images ‘At the end of the day, Queensberry and I have an exclusive contract so no other boxing goes on BT, whoever buys it.’ Frank Warren speaks to John Dennen SPECULATION might be mounting that DAZN are looking to buy BT Sport. But promoter Frank Warren is relaxed. While DAZN is the
Word dropped this morning that heavyweight Dillian Whyte is out of his scheduled bout against Otto Wallin on Oct. 30, just as Wallin was set to fly to England to get acclimated for the clash. Wallin promoter Dmitry Salita spoke to Bad Left Hook this morning about the development. “Sounds like Whyte is injured,” he
Eddie Hearn can’t envision any scenario in which Caleb Plant will upset Canelo Alvarez on November 6 in Las Vegas. The British promoter accordingly has mapped out a plan for Alvarez’s return to the ring after defeating Plant in their super middleweight title unification fight next month at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Hearn believes Alvarez
Posted on 10/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode Dillian Whyte’s highly anticipated heavyweight showdown against Otto Wallin has officially been pushed to the wayside. With only a few short days left until the pair faced off on Halloween eve at the O2 Arena in Greenwich London, Whyte has reportedly suffered a shoulder injury as training camp winded