Posted on 02/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode After receiving her walking papers from the UFC, Paige VanZant made the move from the Octagon to the Bare Knuckle Boxing ring. Welcoming her to her first fight in a new world was former boxer, Britain Hart. While her boxing career may have been a choppy one, finishing up
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Following her minor upset loss to Britain Hart at BKFC KnuckleMania, Paige VanZant took to social media after skipping any post-fight interview in the ring. VanZant, 26, lost a decision on clear scores of 49-46 from all three judges. It was the former UFC fighter’s first bout in bare knuckle boxing, and was heavily promoted
Boxers • Issue • Premium Paul Wheeler talks to O’Shaquie Foster, a man who knows that it always comes back to the basics When and why you started boxing:I started when I was eight years old. I followed my older cousin to the gym and it took off from there. Favourite all-time fighter:Floyd Mayweather because
History • Issue • Premium Ray Opoku and the history of Ghanaian fighters in the UK GHANA has a long and proud tradition of producing top-class boxers. In recent years, Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey and David Kotey stand out among the finest, while current stars include Isaac Dogboe and Richard Commey. Back in the 1950s,
Frank Warren, promoter for Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce, is hoping to nail down a deal for an April fight with Oleksandr Usyk. The contest would involve the interim-WBO heavyweight title. And the winner would get a mandatory shot at the victor of the planned full division unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Posted on 02/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode According to Billy Joe Saunders, Canelo Alvarez has fooled everyone. His pound for pound standing, world championship status and future Hall of Fame stature has all been built on a fraudulent resume. “He’s boxed all of the greats and beaten all of the greats, at the end of their
Which fight is closer to being made: the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua heavyweight super-fight, or the mandated Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr lightweight title bout? That was my query for Bob Arum, the Top Rank promoter behind Fury and Lopez. “For the Teofimo fight, we’re going to purse bid,” Arum told Bad Left
On January 14, 2017, Gervonta Davis overpowered 130-pound world champion Jose Pedraza, winning his first title by seventh-round TKO. Gervonta Davis predicted he would knock out 130-pound champion Jose Pedraza, but was noncommittal on when the stoppage would occur, suggesting it could happen in “the eighth, nine or 10th round.” In the end, the 5-foot-6
Eddie Hearn does not believe that the BBC Panorama documentary about Daniel Kinahan has made any difference to the world of boxing. The episode entitled “Boxing and the Mob” referred to Kinahan as “a suspected Mob boss”, connected him drug dealing, gun running, money laundering and a string of killings, and focused on his links to
Posted on 02/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode Joe Joyce truly enjoyed his tenth round stoppage victory over Daniel Dubois. However, the moment his hand was raised in victory, the British native immediately moved on to his next goal, winning the heavyweight title. At the moment, Joyce’s championship dreams will have to wait as unified champion Anthony
Boxing is starting to pick up the pace again, and with that, everyone in the game is getting busier, Eddie Hearn no exception. After boxing was shut down again in the United Kingdom for January, Matchroom will get their first 2021 show out on Saturday, Feb. 13, with Josh Warrington headlining against Mauricio Lara on
Chris Walker sat down with Luis Resto – a man who will forever be remembered for one of the most notorious incidents in the sport LUIS RESTO stands on a Bronx street corner, outside the Morris Park Boxing Club where he sometimes offers valuable nuggets of advice. The ex-fighter, notorious for a single sickening moment
Feature • Issue • Premium John Gichigi/ALLSPORT Robbie Regan plunged into alcoholism when his career was cut short while still a world champion. Now he recounts the darkest times while revealing what made him see the light, writes Oliver Fennell ROBBIE REGAN’S tale is a love story – and like so many love stories, it
Feature • Issue • Premium In last week’s Desert Island Fights the first Ali-Frazier contest was named as the best fight of the seventies, but what will your choice be for the eighties? THE premise for Desert Island Fights is simple: You will soon be stranded on a desert island. To ease the boredom, you
Pierce O’Leary says that sparring with Josh Kelly has made him sharper than ever ahead of his fight against Irvin Magno on this month’s stacked MTK Fight Night event. Unbeaten O’Leary (5-0, 2 KOs) faces Magno (5-3-1, 1 KO) as part of the huge card taking place at the University of Bolton Stadium on February
Posted on 02/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode Everything seemed all lined up for Errol Spence Jr. Coming into his showdown against Mikey Garcia in March of 2019, the Dallas native had a surprising but welcoming guest sit ringside in Manny Pacquiao. On the night, Spence Jr. dominated Garcia, winning every single round. The powerful southpaw’s eye-catching
Feature • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson Tommy McCarthy is living proof that persistence pays off in the end, writes Paul Wheeler BEFORE he was the European cruiserweight champion, Tommy McCarthy was a wide-eyed 11-year-old putting on boxing gloves for the first time under the tutelage of Patsy McAllister at Oliver Plunkett ABC in West
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