WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo and WBC Super Welterweight Champion Jermell Charlo previewed the CHARLO DOUBLEHEADER at final press conferences Wednesday, as they went face to face with the opponents presenting the toughest tests of their careers. (photos by Amanda Westcott) Jermall will face top contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko headlining part one of the doubleheader, while
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Ukrainian pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk will finally face British favourite Derek Chisora on Saturday October 31, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the US, after their original May 23 date was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) made the move to Heavyweight after dominating at Cruiserweight, ending his extraordinary spell at 200lbs as the
Adrien Broner is more than willing to give Ivan Redkach what he wants. Broner told Showtime’s Brian Custer on the newest episode of his podcast, “The Last Stand,” he is interested facing Redkach when he returns to the ring. The 31-year-old Broner has not fought since losing a 12-round unanimous decision to Filipino legend Manny
Gabriel Flores Jr. returns for his MGM Grand Las Vegas “Bubble” encore Saturday, Oct. 3 against veteran contender Ryan “The Polish Prince” Kielczweski in the 10-round lightweight co-feature to the highly anticipated junior welterweight bout between Ivan Baranchyk and Jose Zepeda. Flores, from Stockton, Calif., headlined on ESPN June 18 against Josec Ruiz and prevailed via
There was never going to be any other summer plans for Jeison Rosario other than to get himself into supreme condition for the biggest fight of his career. Fortunately, that vision came free of distraction. Rosario (20-1-1, 14KOs) is in the stretch run of a training camp spent in preparation for his three-belt junior middleweight
The last time that Jermall and Jermell Charlo shared a card, they were left with what both believe to be the toughest fights of their respective careers. For Jermell, that December 2018 night resulted in the lone loss of his career—a highly questionable 12-round decision in favor of Tony Harrison to end his first junior
IBF female featherweight champ Sarah Mahfoud (9-0) could, according to a press release from promoter Mogens Palle, be facing WBO queen Amanda Serrano (38-1-1) in December. There’s also been some talk of a an all-Danish fight between Mahfoud and WBO super bantamweight champ Dina Thorslund but Palle is adamant that the fight can only happen
Unified welterweight world titleholder Errol Spence Jr. is preparing for a defense against former world titlist Danny Garcia, which will headline a Fox PPV card on Nov. 21 in Los Angeles, but he is also a boxing fan and looking forward to seeing stablemate Jermell Charlo’s title unification fight with Jeison Rosario. Charlo, who owns
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has applied pressure on his domestic rival, Anthony Joshua, to bypass any further obligations that stand in the way of a 2021 showdown. Fury is going to face Deontay Wilder in a trilogy fight on the tentative date of December 19. Joshua, who holds the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA world titles,
Mohegan Sun, CT. – In a WBC featherweight eliminator, Olympic silver medal winner Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar (12-1, 9 KOs) won a tough twelve round split decision over previously undefeated Cobia Breedy (15-1, 5 KOs). The scores were 115-111 for Breedy, 114-112 for Nyambayar, 114-113 for Nyambayar. (photos by Amanda Westcott) Nyambayar and Breedy went to
In late July, Showtime Sports president and general manager Stephen Espinoza outlined most of the network’s boxing schedule for the rest of the year, but not all of the televised slots had been filled and other events might still be added. Now, Espinoza is in the process of filling in those openings and scheduling additional
Jose Pedraza has officially settled in as a junior welterweight. The former two-division titlist picked up his second straight win at the weight, the latest coming in a lopsided unanimous decision win over Javier Molina. Pedraza won by scores of 98-92, 98-92 and 99-91 on the respective cards of judges Julie Lederman, Patricia Morse-Jarman and
Jaron Ennis isn’t unnerved by Juan Carlos Abreu’s attempt at gaining a physical and psychological advantage over him. The gifted Philadelphia welterweight spars with super middleweights and light heavyweights, so Abreu will be far from the biggest boxer with whom he has traded punches. The Dominican Republic’s Abreu weighed in at 150¼ pounds Friday, 3¼
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Jaron Ennis, the upcoming pay-per-view fights with the Charlo brothers, the career of Michael Spinks, the death of Alan Minter, Canelo’s pound-for-pound spot, and more. I’m sure, being around combat sports, you are familiar with Bruce Lee’s famous mantra “Be Water”. I will
Olympian Vijender Singh (12-0, 8 KOs) of India is optimistic that he can resume his career after being inactive since November of 2019. At 34-years-old, Singh does not have the luxury of waiting around for the COVID-19 pandemic to blow over. As an amateur, Singh won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won bronze at the 2009 World
Top super welterweight contenders Erickson “Hammer” Lubin and Terrell Gausha made weight for their showdown on this Saturday’s SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION. (photos by Amanda Westcott) Lubin and Gausha meet in a WBC Super Welterweight title eliminator headlining the event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The event will also feature featherweight contenders Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar and
Eddie Hearn says he wants a fight between Joshua Buatsi and Anthony Yarde to take place next year and believes it doesn’t need a world title to be attached to make it a big fight. A Buatsi vs. Yarde fight was one of the stand-outs of a list sent to Hearn by Frank Warren of
The return of undefeated junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu is being targeted for dates in December, in Sydney. Last month, Tszyu picked up the biggest win of his pro career when he demolished former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn in Townsville. Tszyu (16-0, 12 KOs), now ranked at two by the World Boxing Organization at 154-pounds, was