Juan Roldan – 1980’s Middleweight Warrior – Passes Away From Covid-19 At Age 63 Posted on 11/19/2020 By: Sean Crose There once was a time when winning four titles in four weight divisions seemed unheard of. That may seem strange to read if you started watching boxing in the past ten years or so. There’s
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Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Steven Bunce highlights a forgotten journalist who moved a young Frank Bruno towards stardom THIS is a story of a forgotten man in British boxing, a journalist, a fixer, a mixer and ducker and diver during a time of great change, conflict and hate in British rings. Al Hamilton
It just never ends with these two, does it? The all-Kiwi heavyweight showdown between rivals Joseph Parker and Junior Fa will not, in fact, take place on December 12th. Fa’s manager, Mark Keddell, tells the NZ Herald that his charge “will have an operation on Tuesday” after a “routine blood test” revealed something he’s not
O’Shaquie Foster finally caught the big break his boxing career has long deserved. A masterful performance by the Houston native paved the way for a 9th round stoppage over former title challenger Miguel ‘Mickey’ Roman. in their NBC Sports Network-televised headliner Thursday evening at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood. Foster floored Roman twice, the
Errol Spence Jr: “This Is One Of The Best I’ve Ever Felt, I’m Going To Make An Impactful statement” Posted on 11/19/2020 By: Hans Themistode Vulnerability and Errol Spence Jr. has never been associated with one another. Yet, following a horrific car wreck in October of 2019, Spence Jr. found himself inside of a hospital
10:50 AM ET The most important thing that happens in boxing in 2020 might be what occurs inside the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California, on Thursday night. The fabled gym founded by Freddie Roach and occupied by many boxing greats over the years, including Manny Pacquiao, will host the first three installments of
Miguel Roman is set to fight tonight in the premiere event of NBC Sports Network’s Ring City USA series in California, but the 35-year-old veteran from Mexico was reportedly caught with illegal gloves ahead of his main event bout with O’Shaquie Foster. The fight will still go on, it seems. Jonathan Leir spoke with Foster
Former three-time middleweight world title challenger Juan Domingo Roldan, the powerful and rugged Argentinean, died from Covid-19 on Wednesday in his hometown of San Francisco, Argentina. He was 63. The barrel-chested Roldan grew up on a dairy farm and eventually emerged as one of Argentina’s best fighters during the 1980s, but he is best known
Terence Crawford Gives His Criteria For The Pound For Pound List And Defends His Resume: “The Guys That I Fought Are World Class Fighters” Posted on 11/19/2020 By: Hans Themistode Pound for pound lists are subjective to each individual. Not everyone views things the same. Some may value a person’s resume and the level of
8:52 AM ET Katie Taylor, an Olympic gold medalist, two-weight world champion and current undisputed lightweight champion of the world, is now ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. Taylor dominated Miriam Gutierrez to score a one-sided unanimous decision victory on Nov. 14. That win impressed most of our voters and pushed her past Claressa Shields for
Feature The making of Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith and much more under discussion on the latest Opening Bell podcast with Matt Christie and Alex Steedman CALLUM SMITH defends his WBA super-middleweight title against the mighty Canelo Alvarez on December 19 and Smith’s trainer and manager, Joe Gallagher, explains how they managed to get the
News Mark Robinson Updates throughout the week from the Boxing News team November 19: Conor Benn is in Matchroom’s Bubble as he waits for Saturday’s test against Sebastian Formella. “My life has changed drastically over the last six months,” Benn said. “Now that I’ve got a son coming it gives you a different perspective on
Conor Benn is planning on announcing himself on the world stage when he takes on former IBO Welterweight World Champion Sebastian Formella at the top of a bill at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday November 21, live on Sky Sports and DAZN. ‘The Destroyer’ (16-0, 11 KOs) heads into his toughest assignment to date
There is plenty of ground to cover before the two might actually fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, but Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will surely continue to talk up that possible encounter until they do, and both will definitely express their confidence of picking up the victory and all four belts
Deontay Wilder Back Tracks From Previous Costume Claims: “It had a little weight on it, But It wasn’t enough to cause me to not have my legs” Posted on 11/18/2020 By: Hans Themistode For Deontay Wilder, losing was never an option. The six-foot-six-inch former heavyweight titlist felt he was unbeatable in the ring. Yet, after
Sensational Cuban prospect David Morrell Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs) scored a quick knockdown against North Carolina’s Quinton Rankin (15-7-2, 12 KOs) in the first frame, another knockdown in the second round, with the contest being waved off at the 1:01 mark of round two in their light heavyweight contest. “I never really go into a
Richie Woodhall is joined on the latest episode of #FightBreakdown by two former world champions in David Haye and Tyson Fury’s cornerman Andy Lee. The trio discuss and analyse the keys to victory for both Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce as the two undefeated heavyweights look to make the next step to world glory. Watch
Opinion We ask an expert panel what they think of the WBC introducing a new bridgerweight division Anthony CrollaFormer WBA lightweight championI don’t agree with the division. If it gets established in time, but right now I didn’t think it was the move that boxing needed. It’s just more world titles. I don’t believe another