Opinion PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images What would have happened if Manny Pacquiao had been fighting Errol Spence on Saturday? What would have happened if Manny Pacquiao had been fighting Errol Spence on Saturday? Paul EdwardsFormer British flyweight champI think Pacquiao would have got stopped. An absolute blessing in disguise. He’s one of our
COVID uncertainty is still impacting the fight game, cementing the adage that if you wanna make God laugh, make plans for the future and assume they are immutable. But Bob Arum and Top Rank are proceeding full steam ahead, as fast as is prudent. Top Rank have a show in Tucson, Arizona, topped by WBC
Sports arguments. They’re the topic of a million bar bets and the fodder for just as many afternoon drive-time radio shows. LeBron or Jordan. Brady or Manning. Gretzky or Orr. And so on. Turns out boxing is no different. The internet is chock full of lists espousing their authors as a definitive source for both
Posted on 08/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Teofimo Lopez was adamant that he would not be traveling to the backyard of IBF mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr., to defend his lightweight world titles. Lopez, 24, was so headstrong in his decision in fact, that he threatened to drop the IBF title entirely. Now, after a lengthy
3:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos soap opera appears to be reaching its conclusion. Triller’s Ryan Kavanaugh told ESPN he sent contracts on Monday to both Lopez and Kambosos for the undisputed lightweight title fight to take place Oct. 5 at New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG. “We’re really excited about it:
In a career-defining fight, Yordenis Ugas shone bright on the biggest of stages. A boisterous crowd of 17,438 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas watched the underdog Ugas outbox and out-fight the great Manny Pacquiao to win a 12-round unanimous decision and retain his WBA Welterweight World title in the main event of FOX Sports
Rankings go up on Mondays. There will be no update on August 30. Ranked fights for the next two weeks: Junior Welterweight: (7) Ivan Baranchyk vs Montana Love [welterweight], Aug. 29 Featherweight: (4) Mauricio Lara vs (6) Josh Warrington, Sept. 4 Junior Bantamweight: (2) Kazuto Ioka vs (10) Francisco Rodriguez Jr, Sept. 1 Women’s P4P:
John Fury admitted that YouTube and influencer boxing is bringing a lot of entertainment to the sport, but doesn’t believe any of these stars will become established in the professional game anytime soon. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing
Undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) feels he’ll get his first world light heavyweight title shot because he believes in himself, his promoter Golden Boy Promotions, and his Mexican heritage. The former World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight World champion is a leading light heavyweight contender, currently rated No. 2 by the World Boxing
Posted on 08/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford have never quite seen eye to eye. The two welterweight belt holders have failed to hammer out a deal that would see them face off in the ring. They also have a hard time believing that anyone, other than themselves, should be considered
10:35 AM ET Sometimes the best thing for a narrative is a little disruption. On Saturday night in Las Vegas, one could argue Yordenis Ugas didn’t just play a spoiler role. He provided an intervention. Had the odds played out accordingly and Manny Pacquiao beat Ugas to regain the WBA “super” welterweight title, it would
Issue • Premium • Reports Steve Marcus/Getty Images After one of the greatest of all boxing careers, the only thing left for Manny Pacquiao is retirement following loss to Yordenis Ugas, writes Matt Christie THE eighth loss of his career did not feel like the other seven. Manny Pacquaio could justify, explain and then wipe
It’s no secret that welterweight champion Errol Spence was disappointed he wasn’t the one who got beat Manny Pacquiao this past weekend. For Spence the Pacquiao fight represented not only what would’ve been the biggest payday of his career, but also a chance to thrust him into true superstardom given the global platform Pacquiao brings
News Alex Livesey/Getty Images Marcus Morrison is back with a win, Callum Thompson makes his pro debut and there’s a nightmare start for Anthony Phythian. Andy Whittle reports from Manchester HAVING been outpointed over 10 by Chris Eubank Jr up the road at Manchester Arena in May, Hattersley middleweight Marcus Morrison returned to winning ways
An impromptu Instagram Live session by Conor McGregor provided a glimpse into how the MMA star plans to move forward with his combat sports career. Prompted by a comment by the trainer of the year and Canelo Alvarez coach Eddy Reynoso saying “bless you champ,” the 33-year-old Irishman offered a look into his on-again, off-again
Posted on 08/22/2021 By: Sean Crose The one and only Manny Pacquiao returned to the ring on Saturday night after a two year absence. Now 42, the 62-7-2 Filipino legend squared off against the 26-4 Yordenis Ugas in a scheduled twelve rounder. The fight was for a WBA welterweight title and was aired live on
7:42 PM ET A private plane carrying world champion boxer Gervonta Davis headed for Las Vegas aborted its takeoff out of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport on Saturday afternoon sometime before 2 ET. The plane, which was carrying between four and 10 passengers, experienced nose gear failure as it was heading down the runway, leading
Issue • News • Premium Steve Marcus/Getty Images Michael Conlan tells Elliot Worsell that whoever comes next, and in whatever division, his dreams are close to being realised HAVING defused the brave challenge of TJ Doheny at Falls Park on August 6, featherweight and super-bantamweight contender Michael Conlan is now considering which of those two