During an ESPN State of Boxing segment, hosted by Bernando Osuna, Timothy Bradley, Andre Ward, and Mike Coppinger, both Bradley and Ward weigh-in on the matchup and discuss why they think this is going to be a difficult fight to predict the winner of. Check out some of what the former world champions had to
Terence Crawford didn’t expect to go this long between fights. It doesn’t make him any less ready for the next one. The undefeated three-division champ is set for the biggest fight of his current WBO welterweight title reign, which comes against former two-time titlist Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17KOs). The bout takes place November 20 atop
Posted on 09/15/2021 By Sean Crose “I’ve never lost a fight,” WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said in a lengthy interview with The Overlap’s Gary Neville. “I don’t think I’ll ever lose a fight.” He may be facing the explosive Deontay Wilder for the third time on October 9th, but the towering Englishman
After failing to secure fights with division standouts Brian Castano and Tony Harrison, WBO #1 super welterweight contender Tim Tszyu has announced that he’ll return to the ring November 17th against former title challenger Takeshi Inoue. Tszyu (19-0, 15 KO) tells Wide World of Sports that the Harrison fight was “thought to be a done
Feature • Issue • Premium Al Bello/Getty Images Thomas Hauser revisits Cotto vs Foreman, one of the worst examples of a fighter being needlessly endangered ON JUNE 5, 2010, at Yankee Stadium, Yuri Foreman defended his 154-pound WBA championship against Miguel Cotto. Foreman was a Chabad rabbinical student and the first practising Orthodox Jew to
Feature • History • Premium Mark Thompson/Allsport Mark Prince didn’t like what he saw in the mirror when he emerged from a night on crack with nothing to show for his life. From that point on, any adversity he encountered, whether in life or in a boxing ring, only made him stronger. He explains in
Otto Wallin is hoping victory over Dillian Whyte later this year is a springboard to world title fights. The New York-based Swede gave Tyson Fury a tough time over 12 rounds back in 2019 in Las Vegas and he meets Whyte in London’s O2 Arena on October 30. “It’s what I wanted and I’m thankful
Posted on 09/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode Dereck Chisora was incredulous when the results were first announced. Believing he did more than enough to earn a victory against Joseph Parker, Chisora was stunned when it was actually Parker’s hand that was raised after a hard-fought 12 rounds on May 1st. After admitting that their bout was
In the conclusion of Episode 1 of INSIDE Fury vs Wilder III, we look past the press conference, the war of words, and the lack thereof. Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder count down the days to their epic trilogy fight on Oct. 9, 2021. Visit our website for more on Fury vs Wilder III ????
A panel of pundits including John Fury, Frank Warren, Shane McGuigan and Tris Dixon joined The Heavyweight Debate to discuss Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder 3. You can see the full episode on Sunday 19th September from 7pm. Watch Fury v Wilder 3 exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK & Ireland
While the Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano situation at the top remains unresolved, the super welterweight division is making some interesting moves. Brazil’s Estadão newspaper reports that former champion Patrick Teixeira will return to action December 11th against unbeaten contender Magomed Kurbanov, while BoxRec lists the location as Ekaterinburg, Russia. Teixeira (31-2, 22 KO) ended his home
Billy Joe Saunders may not exactly be known for his humility, but the British southpaw apparently has no problem conceding his loss to Canelo Alvarez. The brash Saunders was stopped by Alvarez inside eight rounds in their WBO/WBA/WBC 168-pound title unification bout on May 8 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. “I think that,
Posted on 09/17/2021 By: Sean Crose He’s held titles in four different weight divisions. He’s also spends considerable periods of time outside the ring. Now, Mikey Garcia is set to return to action this October 16th, in his first fight since the winter of 2020. Time away from the ring aside, no one can say
7:54 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 Oleksandr Usyk’s journey to his heavyweight title fight against unified champion Anthony Joshua in London on Sept. 25 has not been without success or
Following the official announcement of Terence Crawford defending his welterweight world title against Shawn Porter, Crawford chatted with ESPN about his thoughts on the fight and why this bout ended up being a long time coming. Check out some excerpts of what Crawford had to say on the fight below. Crawford on what took so
History Michael Carbajal wins his first world title against Muangchai Kittikasem IT was a long time ago – when I was five years old and I said to my dad, “Dad, I’m going to be a world champion.” He said, “Amigo, if you become a world champion always be the same, don’t ever change. Stay
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Late on Sunday evening, after a long wait for the doctors and an impromptu party, a 20-year-old made his professional debut in Walsall. Steve Bunce was there IN Walsall last Sunday, the medics went missing, one fighter fell over at a swimming pool, one had Covid, one vanished and
Issue • Premium • Preview Scott Heavey/Getty Images Kash Ali seems to be coming of age while Tommy Frank will scrap with Matt Windle for domestic supremacy, writes Matt Bozeat ROTHERHAM heavyweight Kash Ali headlines in Sheffield on Saturday night. Fightzone screens a show from Ponds Forge Arena that also features local favourite Tommy Frank