Posted on 08/15/2022 By: Sean Crose Rewatching the first Anthony Joshua-Oleksandr Usyk fight from last September, it becomes instantly obvious that Usyk controlled the tempo. From the opening bell on, the Ukrainian employed an extremely fast paced, herky-jerky style, effectively throwing Joshua off his rhythm from the start. In this, Joshua was not alone. Dempsey-Tunney
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Letters • Premium Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua at a press conference to announce their August 20 rematch in Saudi Arabia (Picture: Mark Robinson) This week’s panellists were asked to predict a winner in Saturday’s heavyweight fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua Chris Billam-Smith (European cruiserweight champion) Robert Garcia could be beneficial to AJ
On February 16, 2019, Omar “Panterita” Figueroa and John Molina Jr. treated fans to a 10RD brawl that ended with a UD for Figueroa. If a war is what you’re looking for, be ready for Figueroa vs Sergey Lipnets this Sat. 8/20 on Showtime Boxing. Watch the #FigueroaMolina full fight today 📺: https://youtu.be/CfHB9Z57keo #OmarFigueroa #FigueroaMolina
33-year-old heavyweight knockout artist Arslanbek Makhmudov has signed a “multi-year co-promotional contract” with Top Rank, who will work alongside existing promoter Eye of the Tiger to manage “The Lion’s” career going forward. “I’m fortunate to work with the top promoters in the world,” Makhmudov said. “This represents an important step toward achieving my goal of
Undefeated super featherweight, Pedro Valencia (10-0, 7 KOs), of Los Angeles, CA, will put his unblemished record on the line when he clashes with fellow unbeaten foe, Adrian Corona (9-0-1, 2 KOs), of Rialto, CA. Valencia vs. Corona, an eight-round bout scheduled this Saturday, August 20, 2022, will set off a string of exciting prospects
Posted on 08/15/2022 By: Sean Crose With Adrien Broner having removed himself from Saturday’s scheduled bout with with Omar Figueroa, Sergey Lipinets, who was scheduled to fight on the undercard, has been chosen to take Broner’s place. “Former world champ @unionsamurai,” Showtime Boxing tweeted, “steps in to battle @OmarFigueroaJr in a WBC 140-lb title eliminator
11:35 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Adrien Broner withdrew from his junior welterweight fight Saturday vs. Omar Figueroa because of the need to address his mental health, he announced on Instagram. Sergey Lipinets will replace Broner in the PBC on Showtime main event in Hollywood, Florida, sources told ESPN. This is the second time a fight
It’s official. After news broke this morning that Adrien Broner was withdrawing from this weekend’s Showtime main event against Omar Figueroa, Showtime has just announced that they’ve slotted Sergey Lipinets to take Broner’s place in the featured fight. Lipinets had already been lined up to appear on the undercard of this fight, and will now
In an all-action crossroads clash, former world champions Omar “Panterita” Figueroa Jr. and Sergey Lipinets will battle in a 12-round WBC Super Lightweight title eliminator headlining live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, August 20 from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. in a Premier Boxing Champions Event. The SHOWTIME
Posted on 08/15/2022 By: Sean Crose “Sorry to all my fans,” Adrien Broner posted on Instagram Monday morning, “but #MentalHealth is real and I’m not about to play inside the ring I’ve watched a lot of people die playing with they boxing career and that is something I won’t do (sic).” With those words, Broner made it
9:56 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 If you want some insight into how Saturday’s world heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua will go, Joe Joyce is a
Letters • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Ahead of their rematch this weekend, we look at the best wins registered by both Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua 1 Usyk UD 12 Anthony Joshua While a dominant and special cruiserweight, the jury was out on Usyk as a heavyweight until the night in 2021 when he entered
Letters • Premium This week’s panellists were asked to name their number one heavyweight fight involving a British boxer Chris Billam-Smith (European cruiserweight champion) I’d probably go with one containing two British fighters and that’s Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno. It was a great fight between two great jabbers; a high energy fight with bragging
Anthony Joshua should be quite proud of the career he’s had. He’s an Olympic gold medalist. He’s won 24 of 26 pro bouts and 22 by knockout. And he’s a two-time heavyweight champion with seven successful title defenses. But he’s got a big date coming up. His rematch with Oleksandr Usyk next weekend in Saudi
ProBox TV, 9:00 pm ET, Juan Carlos Camacho Jr vs Fernando Diaz. This is a Miguel Cotto-promoted show and ProBox’s first from Puerto Rico. Glad to see them with another card so quickly, and looking to expand around for different deals and ideas. Bad Left Hook might have live coverage (at the very least we’ll
Posted on 08/14/2022 By: Sean Crose A dedicated North American boxing fan no doubt has known for a while that Anthony Joshua will try to win back the heavyweight belts he lost last fall to Oleksandr Usyk when he rematches the masterful Ukrainian this coming weekend in Saudi Arabia. What that dedicated North American boxing
An Olympian with the Turkish National Team, Batyr Akhmedov carries himself like a silent assassin. He’s quiet, but is fundamentally sound and extremely dangerous. When he fought Manny Perez in September 2020, his body focused attack was more than enough to get him a victory inside of one round. Akhmedov returns to the ring on
World title challenger Jeo “Santino” Santisima (W22 KO 19 L4) ended the drought of Filipino victories in Japan as he impressively demolished veteran Hiroshige Osawa (37-5) with a fifth round stoppage. The fight was held at the Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan. It was a sweet victory for the Filipino having recently suffered a stoppage
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