According to promoter Frank Warren, a heavyweight fight between Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois is more than likely to be pushed back from it’s targeted October 24th date. Warren reportedly wants (or probably needs) fans in attendance for this fight at London’s O2 Arena, which hasn’t been the case ever since the coronavirus swept the
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Saturday night on Showtime, Erickson Lubin and Terrell Gausha meet in a WBC eliminator at 154 pounds, headlining a three-fight PBC card from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. This is a chance for both fighters to break out, as both have had world title fights already, each coming up well short. They’re also at
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn tells Sky Sports that he’s “very sure” we’ll be seeing an undisputed heavyweight championship clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in 2021 — two of them, in fact. Hearn, who promotes WBA/IBF/WBO titleholder Joshua, says he’s been speaking with Fury co-promoter Bob Arum, saying that everyone involved really wants
About three years ago, Erickson Lubin was an unbeaten, 22-year-old prospect with a lot of hype behind him, stepping into a world title shot against Jermell Charlo. Lubin was stopped in just two minutes and 41 seconds, a humbling defeat that killed his buzz — but only for a minute. Now 24, Lubin (22-1, 16
This Saturday streaming live on ESPN+ (7:30 pm ET), Jose Pedraza and Javier Molina headline in something of a crossroads-style matchup at 140 pounds on the next edition of Top Rank Boxing. The 31-year-old Pedraza (27-3, 13 KO) has been one of the standout fighters from Puerto Rico in recent years, which is a combination
In this video interview with Fight Hype, Mickey Bey shares his perspective on a potential fight between Devin Haney and Gary Russell Jr. and why he thinks it’s be an easy noteworthy win for his friend. Check out a couple excerpts below… Bey on how he sees the matchup between Haney and Russell: “I’m not
Oleksandr Usyk vs Derek Chisora, which has seen multiple delays due to injury and COVID, is now targeted for October 31st. Eddie Hearn is confident that he can put the fight together, telling Sky Sports that the fight is “close” and that both men “fancy” the matchup despite their reduced purses. “We’re close. I mean
Cecilia Braekhus is coming back for he world titles, expecting to avenge her August 15th loss to Jessica McCaskill when they meet in a rematch. In fact, Braekhus is so confident that she’s got the ability to beat McCaskill that she doesn’t even think she needs to shake things up or make any real adjustments
Earlier this month, Eddie Hearn revealed that champions Juan Fracisco Estrada, Roman Gonzalez, and Julio Cesar Martinez would likely share an October tripleheader. Now, Mike Coppinger’s got a potential date and suite of opponents: Estrada vs. Carlos Cuadras, Gonzalez against Israel Gonzalez, and Martinez against Maximino Flores on October 23rd. Nicaragua’s TN8 also reports the
Anthony Yarde’s (20-1, 19KO) professional career has been a curious one. The 29-year-old has been one of Frank Warren’s prized assets over at Queensberry Promotions for the last few years, with his career only really beginning to take shape over the past 12 months. Before Yarde’s 11th-round TKO at the hands of an under-par “Krusher”
51-year-old Roy Jones Jr is still slated to face 54-year-old Mike Tyson in a pay-per-view exhibition fight on Nov. 28, despite nearly dropping out of the fight when it was moved from its original September date. While it’s very much an exhibition — and the California commission has stressed that they won’t let it go
Dillian Whyte won’t have to wait long to try and settle the score. Mike Coppinger reports that he and Alexander Povetkin are set to duke it out once again on November 21st. According to Whyte (27-2, 18 KO), a full announcement should drop tomorrow. Their first go-round back on August 22nd proved among the year’s
After inking a deal for an undisputed lightweight unification between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez, Lopez has been making the media rounds and hasn’t been shy about his intentions to do damage to the Ukrainian champion. Lomachenko, though, isn’t making much of Lopez’s bravado, saying talking a big game is just one of the things
Last week, Canelo Alvarez filed suit against DAZN, Golden Boy Promotions, and Oscar De La Hoya, alleging breach of contract and seeking $280 million in damages. On Friday, though, a court in California dismissed the suit in its submitted form, giving Alvarez and his team just over two weeks to amend the claim and file
The Oct. 17 fight between WBA/WBO lightweight titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko and WBO lightweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez has everyone fired up. Not only is it a great fight, a unification between No. 1 and No. 2 at 135 pounds, a veteran master against a young knockout artist, but it won’t be on pay-per-view or behind any
Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas bounced back from his first career to defeat to stop Mikael Zewski in what was a must-win welterweight main event for both fighters tonight in Las Vegas, and hopes he made a case for another shot at a world title. Kavaliauskas (22-1-1, 18 KO) and Zewski (34-2, 23 KO) were pretty
Light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde returned with a somewhat rusty performance, but got an arguably early stoppage win over Dec Spelman today at York Hall, setting up a Commonwealth title shot against Lyndon Arthur. Yarde (20-1, 19 KO) hadn’t had a serious fight since Aug. 2019, when he went to Russia and lost in a
Tonight at 7:30 pm ET streaming live on ESPN+, Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas looks to bounce back from his first career loss, facing Mikael Zewski in a welterweight main event from The Bubble in Las Vegas. We’ll be here with live updates as the results come in, plus discussion down in the comments of the