Results Shakhram Giyasov KO-3 Wiston Campos (3:00) Raymond Ford UD-6 Eric Manriquez (59-54, 60-53, 60-53) Tonight at 8 pm ET, Matchroom Boxing return to the USA with a live card from Tulsa, Okla., streaming live on DAZN. We’ll be here with live updates and discussion for the full show. In the main event, undisputed welterweight
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Tonight at 9 pm ET, Showtime Championship Boxing is back with a tripleheader from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., headlined by the return of David Benavidez, now a two-time former super middleweight titlist and still unbeaten. Wil Esco will be on the coverage for tonight’s show, including round-by-round updates for the fights. The big
Boxing is back on ESPN and ESPN+ this afternoon, with prelim bouts streaming live somewhere between 2 pm and 3 pm ET on ESPN+ (they currently are listing 2:30 pm ET, but BT Sport’s UK broadcast of these fights isn’t set to start until 3, so check in at 2 and see what’s what), and
Sorry, Mahmoud. Mike Coppinger reports that former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. and longtime contender Chris Arreola have “agreed in principle” to meet in “late 2020.” Ruiz’s father and trainer had previously expressed a desire for this matchup to take place in November. Ruiz (33-2, 22 KO) will be fighting under the tutelage of
Today at 2 pm ET streaming live on DAZN in the United States and airing on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, Matchroom Boxing’s Fight Camp is back for its third week, with Felix Cash defending the Commonwealth middleweight title against Jason Welborn in the main event. The unbeaten, 27-year-old Cash is looking to step
After successfully staging a purse bid for Ryan Garcia vs Luke Campbell, the WBC will now add a bullet point to their agenda for their annual convention where they will consider permanently moving all future purse bids to an electronic format. The WBC just recently used the Zoom platform to conduct that bit of business,
Recent Matchroom signing Marc Castro’s Saturday pro debut has been canceled after the elite amateur and his father/trainer tested positive for the coronavirus. It is the second August 15th bout to fall through, following in the footsteps of original main event Julio Cesar Martinez vs. McWilliams Arroyo. “We are all extremely disappointed for Marc that
Despite facing a seemingly insurmountable disagreement over purse size late last month, The Athletic reports that WBC franchise/WBO/WBA “super” lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and IBF champion Teofimo Lopez have “agreed to terms” to meet in an October unification match. Originally penciled in for an October 3rd pay-per-view, the bout is now targeted for the 17th
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn emphatically states that Dillian Whyte will finally have his time to shine in 2021, when he’s expected to finally get his mandatory title shot at the bet currently held by Tyson Fury. The WBC ordered Whyte to get his shot by February, but with the way this pandemic has been making
Despite Top Rank promoting both fighters, the WBO’s mandated featherweight title fight between Emanuel Navarrete and Jessie Magdaleno went to a purse bid yesterday. Bob Arum and co. submitted the winning (and only) bid of $250,000, and despite previously aiming for September 19th/26th, now target October 17th or 24th. Whoever wins will claim the title
With Carl Frampton (27-2, 15 KOs) set to take on Darren Traynor (16-3, 7 KOs) this weekend, in what’s been pretty well established as a tune-up fight, Frampton isn’t even pretending to talk up his opponent as somebody who should really give him trouble, telling RingTV: “It’s a stay-busy fight and I expect to deal
Just minutes ahead of a planned purse bid via Zoom, Eddie Hearn revealed that Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell have reached an agreement “in principle” for their WBC-mandated interim title fight, which would see the winner face Devin Haney after the latter’s planned voluntary defense. . He requested and, along with Golden Boy’s Eric Gomez,
It’s not a stretch to say that IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas has had one of the weakest reigns of any legitimate titlist; he’s yet to face a genuinely elite fighter in his eight defenses and barely escaped with a draw against Alejandro Santiago Barrios in 2018. Now, however, “Pretty Boy” tells Inquirer.net that
Yet another of America’s great amateurs has elected to take the professional plunge. Top Rank today announced the signing of top featherweight Duke Ragan, who will make his professional debut on the August 22nd Eleider Alvarez-Joe Smith Jr. undercard. “This opportunity means the world to me,” Ragan said. “Since I didn’t go to the Olympics,
Rankings go up on Mondays at Noon ET. Ranked fights this week: Super Middleweight: (2) David Benavidez vs Roamer Alexis Angulo, Aug. 15 Junior Lightweight: (8) Carl Frampton vs TBA, Aug. 15 Upcoming Fights: (5) Dillian Whyte vs (7) Alexander Povetkin, Aug. 22 … (1) Tyson Fury vs (3) Deontay Wilder, TBA … (2) Anthony
The Ring reports that the upcoming exhibition match between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. has been pushed from September 12th to November 28th. Tyson’s team “felt they could maximize revenue by rescheduling,” and Jones “approved of the switch.” The original date would have put the $49.99 pay-per-view in conflict with Top Rank’s planned doubleheader,
UFC boss Dana White says that the ship hasn’t sailed on him possibly putting together some type of event with retired former pound-for-pound and dollar-for-dollar boxing king Floyd Mayweather. “Floyd and I still have dialogue and go back-and-forth. We’re still interested on both sides,” White told TMZ. “[It’s] very possible.” White denied that the idea
Wednesday, Aug. 12 ESPN+, 3:00 pm ET, Jono Carroll vs Maxi Hughes. MTK Global gets back in the mix with a Wednesday show featuring 130-pound contender Jono Carroll, plus prospects Sean McComb, Sahir Iqbal, Craig MacIntyre, and Pierce O’Leary. BLH will have live coverage. Friday, Aug. 14 DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Felix Cash vs Jason