Mikaela Mayer won her first world title back on Oct. 31, beating Ewa Brodnicka to claim the WBO junior lightweight title in Las Vegas, and continues to set her sights on full unification in what she rightly believes is one of the best — if not the best — divisions in women’s boxing. The 30-year-old
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The quartet of Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler were known as the “Four Kings” in the 1980s because they all stepped into the ring and faced one another throughout the decade in memorable fights. With the recent rise of the lightweights in Devin Haney (25-0, 15 KOs), Teofimo Lopez (16-0,
Alexander Krassyuk, manager Of Oleksandr Usyk, Expects Him To Challenge For A World Title This Spring Posted on 01/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oleksandr Usyk just can’t seem to process why there has been so much buzz surrounding the possibility of an undisputed heavyweight contest between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Mainly because he isn’t moving
History Tris Dixon pays tribute to the career of Joe Frazier, one of the finest of them all WHEN the late Philadelphian warrior was laid to rest in 2011, Joe Frazier’s fortune was long gone and his health had been waning for some years but his reputation as one of the best gunslingers the heavyweight
Well, that didn’t last long. Just days after news broke that Adrien Broner would end a two-year hiatus against Mexico’s Pedro Campa in a February 13th Showtime main event, “AB” is in need of a new opponent. Fernando Barbosa revealed earlier this afternoon that Campa was out, while Mike Coppinger later clarified that one of
A boxing match between UFC superstar Conor McGregor and WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is ‘inevitable’ – according to Audi Attar. Attar’s management company works with both fighters. Pacquiao, 42-years-old, has been out of the ring since July of 2019 – when he won a twelve round split decision over unbeaten Keith Thurman to capture the WBA
Posted on 01/11/2021 By: Sean Crose After losing a close decision to the forty year old Manny Pacquiao in the summer of 2019, former WBA welterweight titlist Keith Thurman walked away from the public eye. Although he did an interesting interview with the Boxing Insider podcast late last year, and has spoken with several other
6:32 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 Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. has signed with European promoter Team Sauerland as he targets a world title shot in 2021. Eubank Jr. (29-2,
Gabriel Flores Jr. will have to find another opponent against whom he can take a step up in competition. BoxingScene.com has learned that Andrew Cancio has suffered a back injury and has withdrawn from their 10-round junior lightweight fight. The 20-year-old Flores (19-0, 6 KOs), a developing 130-pound prospect from Stockton, California, and the 32-year-old
8:49 AM ET Mikaela Mayer Amid the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, boxer Mikaela Mayer had a breakout 2020. Despite fight cancellations and postponements, including a false positive prefight test for the virus that led to her removal from Top Rank’s first card back from hiatus in June, Mayer captured the attention of the boxing
According to a statement just released by the British Boxing Board of Control, the commission will allow for boxing activities to resume in the middle of next month after a spike in COVID cases forced a temporary suspension of all cards planned for January. “The British Boxing Board of Control will be resuming boxing tournaments
Issue • Opinion • Premium George Gigney examines the best (and worst) of the New Year boxing media output Broadcasts SEEMINGLY overnight, lightweight has become one of the hottest divisions in the sport. To be clear, this isn’t necessarily in terms of talent or accomplishments, but rather the marketability of fights that can be made
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images The passing of Johnny Clark prompts Steve Bunce to recall a champion who deserves a much higher position in our boxing conscience, and his own prized autograph book AT some point in the winter of 1973, I jumped out of a car at a set
Fighting in front of a raucous hometown crowd for the first time in his professional career, undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant (20-0, 12 KOs) put on a show. Plant dominated mandatory challenger Vincent Feigenbutz (31-3, 28 KOs) of Germany, scoring a 10th-round TKO Saturday night in the FOX PBC Fight Night
Mike Tyson (220lbs) and Roy Jones Jr (210lbs) hit the scales and then faced off ahead of their comeback fight tomorrow night. Click here to buy #TysonJones on BT Sport Box Office on Saturday, November 28th ➡️ https://bt.com/sport/box-office Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing
DAZN Group announced today that Shay Segev and James Rushton have been named Co-Chief Executive Officers. Segev will join DAZN Group in the coming months from Entain (formerly GVC Holdings), a FTSE 100 sports betting and gaming company. Segev’s background in technology and proven experience in digital transformation at both Entain and previously Videobet and
Opinion A panel of boxing experts looks forward to the year ahead and back at 2020 Mike CostelloAward-winning commentatorThe return of crowds. When 1,000 fans sang Sweet Caroline at Joshua-Pulev it seemed to have a deeper impact than usual. Dillian Whyte was with us on BBC 5Live and he said it signalled a return to
Adrien Broner has a dance partner for his February return to the ring, though it’s not anyone you’ll recognize. Mike Coppinger, confirming an earlier report from Fernando Barbosa, reports that “AB” will meet Mexico’s Pedro Campa in a Showtime main event that BoxRec has down for the 13th. If you do recognize Campa (31-1-1, 21