3:16 PM 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 Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte will face each other in a heavyweight rematch on March 6, promoter Matchroom announced Friday. Despite the United Kingdom
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With UK boxing back on the menu, Matchroom has unveiled its full lineup for the coming months. There’s a whole lot going on here, so let’s just stick with the highlights. Warrington (30-0, 7 KO) had been targeting a unification match with WBA “world” champ Xu Can, but that’s now reportedly planned for later this
Eddie Hearn, promoter for undefeated welterweight contender Conor Benn, says the boxer is only three or four fights away from a world title fight. He believes the young boxer has “emerged from the shadow” of his famous father, Nigel Benn. Benn will return on April 10 against his toughest opponent to date, Samuel Vargas, who fought
William Haney, Father Of Devin Haney, Details Sparring Session Between His Son And Floyd Mayweather: “Floyd Didn’t Touch Him And Devin Touched Floyd Up” Posted on 01/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode The clips have become legendary. A jam-packed boxing gym crowded around one singular sparring session. They hoot, holler and bang on the ring apron as
11:46 AM ET Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said a deal for the world heavyweight champion to meet Tyson Fury in an undisputed world heavyweight title bout this year is all but done, with a venue in the Middle East a front-runner to host it. Joshua beat Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev last month to retain his
According to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, nearly all negotiation points to stage an heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have been agreed, with Hearn saying the fight is a done deal although still formally unsigned. “The deal is done, really — without being signed. The financial elements of the deal are done. We’re
On November 14, 2020, Eros Correa scored a hard-fought majority decision victory over Henry Arredondo in their eight-round super bantamweight bout. This fight was broadcast live on FS1 from Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA as part of the Premier Boxing Champions series. FIGHT RECAP: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-11-14-20 #PBConFS1 #ArredondoCorrea #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN
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Demetrius Andrade is dead tired of fielding inquiries about the time he supposedly “ducked” Jermell Charlo. Whatever it was, the incident stretches back to 2014–Barack Obama was president, HBO was still pumping money into boxing telecasts, and the coronavirus was a nonentity–when Andrade was scheduled to defend his junior middleweight title against Charlo on a
Posted on 01/14/2021 By: Sean Crose To say Keith Thurman is back with a vengeance may be something of an understatement at this point. In an Instagram post on Thursday, the former WBA welterweight titlist went off on all variety of things. Mainly, however, he went off on Top Rank honcho Bob Arum, who has
2:28 PM ET One of boxing’s top events in early 2021 is officially canceled. The Jan. 30 bout between former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev and Bek Melikuziev has been nixed after Kovalev failed a drug test because of banned substances, Golden Boy Promotions announced on Friday. 2 Related Kovalev was informed earlier this week
News • Premium James Chance/Getty Images Eddie Hearn and Matchroom announce their UK schedule, plus Povetkin-Whyte II JOSH WARRINGTON, Josh Kelly, Lawrence Okolie and Conor Benn are the headline attractions on Matchroom’s upcoming UK schedule, with the Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte rematch looking likely to be staged outside of Britain. After a rise in coronavirus cases
The Jan. 30 fight between Sergey Kovalev and Bektemir Melikuziev has officially been canceled, which is probably news you expected after it was reported that Kovalev failed a drug test for synthetic testosterone. “Upon learning of Kovalev’s adverse finding, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) determined that they must cancel the event,” Golden Boy Promotions
Josh Taylor says he is not ruling out a future showdown with Teofimo Lopez, but believes the unbeaten boxer has more to achieve at lightweight before meeting him. Unified WBA and IBF junior welterweight champion, Taylor, is awaiting confirmation on a clash with unified WBC and WBO titlist, Jose Ramirez, for the undisputed crown. Lopez, who holds the
Posted on 01/15/2021 By: Sean Crose Former light heavyweight kingpin Sergey Kovalev’s fall from on high continues. Once one of the most rightfully feared fighters in the sport, the 37 year old has dealt with crushing defeats, and legal problems over the past several years. Now the fighter known as “Krusher” is seeing his January
3:31 PM ET Ryan Garcia believes he’ll be done with boxing early. He plans to retire at the age of 26. But the red-hot prospect is not saying he’ll give up all combat sport at that time. The popular Garcia said on The Rich Eisen Show on Thursday that he will consider moving over to
History Mike Tyson doesn’t exactly wipe the slate clean after biting Evander Holyfield MIKE TYSON w ko 5 FRANS BOTHAJanuary 16, 1999; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NVMIKE TYSON was previously seen in a boxing ring spitting out chunks of Evander Holyfield’s ear. Banned from the sport, he was forced to undergo five days of mental
History In one of eight non-title fights while super-middleweight champ, James Toney halts Anthony Hembrick in seven rounds JAMES TONEY w rsf 7 ANTHONY HEMBRICKJanuary 16, 1994; Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, PA“I DON’T know the guy but I don’t like him,” said the brooding James Toney of Anthony Hembrick in the pre-fight interviews. Toney would tell