Tyron Woodley knows he may not talk the game Jake Paul does, but he has no question that he’s got it where it counts and will look to demonstrate exactly that when he faces Paul this Sunday in a Showtime PPV. During yesterday’s final press conference for the bout Woodley makes it clear that he’s
The stage is set for the Boxeo Telemundo summer season finale. Dennis ‘El Martillo’ Contreras and Cesar Juarez both made weight ahead of their scheduled ten-round regional title fight. Both boxers weighed right at the 126-pound divisional limit for their televised main event Friday evening on Telemundo from White Sands Event Center in Plant City,
Posted on 08/26/2021 By: Sean Crose Just three years ago, the man was a social media star – a figure for the young generation – a presence well known by the children and grandchildren of those born before 1985, but probably not many others. Now, he may well be one of the top drawing pay
11:24 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga has agreed to terms on a two-fight plan with Top Rank, the boxer told ESPN on Thursday. The first bout comes Oct. 9 in Las Vegas against Marcelo Esteban Coceres, Berlanga said, in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing show on an ESPN platform that will
Feature Is there a secret to taking a punch? In order to find out, Elliot Worsell speaks to three former world titlists, each known for having a great chin ONE moment he was doing all he could to avoid the punches of his opponent and the next he was sitting in a hotel room watching
Issue • Premium • Preview James Chance/Getty Images Daniel Dubois and Tommy Fury set to win mismatches on Jake Paul undercard though Serrano-Mercado is passable DANIEL DUBOIS and Tommy Fury make their Stateside debuts on Sunday night (August 29). Showtime and BT Sport screen a show from Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse that also features women’s
Issue • Premium • Preview Anthony Yarde must defeat Theran to secure Lyndon Arthur rematch but the best fights are elsewhere on the card, writes Matt Bozeat FRANK WARREN says the Anthony Yarde-Lyndon Arthur rematch goes ahead on October 9 – unless there’s a surprise result in Birmingham on Saturday night (August 28). Anthony Yarde
Heavyweight Joe Cusumano gets a big opportunity on Sunday’s Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley PPV, where he’ll face British prospect Daniel Dubois as part of the undercard. The 33-year-old Cusumano (19-3, 17 KO), a Virginia native, has been mostly a club fighter in his career, if we’re being honest, and is a massive underdog against
Top contender Yordenis Ugas (24-4, 11 KOs) drops previously unbeaten Omar Figueroa (28-1-1, 19 KOs) on his way to a unanimous decision in their WBC welterweight title eliminator. Ugas got off to a strong start, connecting on a straight right hand that sent Figueroa into the ropes, which he held onto so he didn’t hit
The highlights and best bits as Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley, Tommy Fury and Daniel Dubois spoke to the media ahead of their fights on Sunday. Watch #PaulWoodley on BT Sport Box Office on Sunday 29 August – https://www.bt.com/sport/box-office/ Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing
Every fighter talks and dreams about that “opportunity of a lifetime,” but few ever get it, and the percentage that actually come out on top is even smaller. Heavyweight Juiseppe Cusumano, the hard-hitting, 6-foot-4 giant from Sicily – appropriately nicknamed “The Sicilian Nightmare” – finally gets that coveted, life-changing opportunity Sunday, August 29 in Cleveland
Posted on 08/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode There was something incredibly odd about Yordenis Ugas. The Cuban native removed his shirt during last weekend’s weigh-ins for his contest against Manny Pacquiao and revealed an unbelievable physique. But while Ugas appeared to be in the best shape of his professional career, something seemed off. Although Ugas is
2:20 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. suffered a retinal detachment/break in his left eye during sparring weeks before his scheduled fight with Manny Pacquiao, the 31-year-old unified welterweight champion told ESPN. During a session at the World Class Boxing Gym in downtown Dallas, Spence said, he felt something amiss, stopped the session and
Earlier this year, Olympic bronze medalist Filip Hrgovic got the call to fight Michael Hunter in an IBF final eliminator. “The Bounty” wound up bailing on the fight in favor of a WBA eliminator against the hapless Mike Wilson, and three months later, it seems Hrgovic couldn’t find an alternate opponent to the IBF’s liking,
Issue • Premium • Preview Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Dave Allen comes back on the same bill as Anthony Tomlinson in Sheffield on Friday night. Allen says he’s ultimately looking for a showdown with Alen Babic THE Fightzone cameras return to Sheffield on Friday night (August 27) for a show at the Ponds Forge Arena that’s
John Riel Casimero would welcome an opportunity to challenge Naoya Inoue in Inoue’s home country of Japan. The WBO bantamweight champion senses, though, that Inoue doesn’t want to face him in what would be an intriguing 118-pound title unification fight. The Philippines’ Casimero discussed a potential showdown with Inoue following his 12-round, split-decision defeat of
Posted on 08/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oscar De La Hoya was very much serious when he announced that he wanted to return to the boxing ring several months ago. The former six-division world champion showed off his older but still shredded physique during a recent workout to promote his showdown against former UFC champion, Vitor
7:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith THE GOLF CART is already moving when the driver, Ben Askren, waves his hand for me to get in. The tour of the Funky Farms ranch has begun. It’s a wild, rocky ride over 11 acres of property 20 miles east of Milwaukee. Funky Farms is tucked into a suburban