Issue • Premium • Preview Getty Images John McCallum insists his best days are still to come, writes Matt Bozeat JOHN McCallum says that at 33 years old and after more than a decade as a pro, it’s “time to roll the dice and see how far I can get”. He failed to pull off
Issue • Premium • Preview Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Kid Galahad and Jazza Dickens have both developed since their first encounter. They meet again to headline the second Fight Camp bill, writes Declan Taylor KID GALAHAD and James ‘Jazza’ Dickens’ clash in a rematch almost eight years in the making at the top of the second
With Guillermo Rigondeaux set to make his return next weekend, taking on WBO titleholder John Riel Casimero in an August 14th Showtime main event, Rigondeaux shares some thoughts from his training camp as he comes into this fight with a chip on his shoulder and eager to show the world how great he still is.
Promoter Eddie Hearn appears to have taken a page from the deficit hawks on Capitol Hill. The Matchroom head, who has made a name for himself based, in part, for his extravagant payouts, recently expressed some uncommon financial discretion after he was asked if he would submit offers for potential purse bids, particularly as it
Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Sean Crose “It’s an all-Irish fight, the biggest all-Irish fight in the last 40 years or so,” Michael Conlon says of his upcoming hometown bout against TJ Doheny. The battle will go down at Belfast’s Falls Park in Ireland, is scheduled for 12 rounds, and is for one of the WBA’s
3:23 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Heavyweight Julio Cesar La Cruz won Cuba’s third gold medal in boxing at the Tokyo Olympics, putting on a defensive masterclass in his final 5:0 victory over Russian athlete Muslim Gadzhimagomedov on Friday. Gadzhimagomedov pressed forward throughout the bout, but La Cruz showed off his spectacular footwork and
Amateur Lauren Price beats her great rival Nouchka Fontijn on the finest of margins to reach the middleweight final at the Olympic Games LAUREN PRICE is many things. She’s quick, she’s clever, she’s a European and World champion. She also has character. She showed that in her Olympic semi-final against Nouchka Fontijn at the Kokugikan
Before Joshua Franco and Andrew Moloney’s August 14th trilogy match on ESPN, ESPN+ viewers will get to see a returning featherweight veteran and a number of strong young prospects. The lead bout sees former title challenger Genesis Servania (34-2, 16 KO) move up to 130 for his first fight since 2019 against unbeaten Andres Cortes
Two-division world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux is gearing up for a very dangerous clash, which takes place on August 14th at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Rigondeaux will challenge WBO bantamweight world champion John Riel Casimero in a Showtime televised main event. The two-time Olympic gold medal winner has won three bouts in a
Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Hector Franco Manny Pacquiao has a chance to accomplish something he never has against Errol Spence Jr. Coming up in just a few short weeks on August 21st, one of the most anticipated fights of the year will take place in the capital of combat sports in Las Vegas. Eight-division champion
6:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Audie Attar’s attempt to stop Manny Pacquiao from fighting Errol Spence Jr. has been tentatively denied. Judge Walter Schwarm, in a tentative ruling on Thursday obtained by ESPN through a court records search, denied Paradigm Sports Management’s effort to obtain a preliminary injunction against Pacquiao that would have halted the
Luis Collazo showed why he is a fan favorite in his MD win over Bryant Perrella in 2018. He fights with heart, guts, and tenacity, leaving it all in the ring every-time he fights. Watch Luis Collazo fight Eimantas Stanionis Saturday, August 7th, on @PBC ON FOX ????????. ????: https://pbcham.ps/2U9gLPi #LuisCollazo #BryantPerrella #CollazoPerrella Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com
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Manny Pacquiao is not worried about the possibility of Floyd Mayweather helping Errol Spence prepare in his ongoing training camp. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Pacquiao will challenge Spence for the WBC, IBF welterweight titles on August 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 42-year-old Pacquiao will be snapping a two-year layoff, with his
Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode There was nothing Canelo Alvarez wanted more than to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion of all time. With the Mexican product ending the title reign of Callum Smith and seemingly ending the career of Billy Joe Saunders, the pound-for-pound star was one title away from achieving his
1:08 PM ET Claressa Shields At the age of 17, a young woman from Flint, Michigan overcame inner city struggles to win gold at the 2012 London Olympics, which were the first Games to award medals for women’s boxing. Not only did she win once, Claressa Shields went back-to-back, winning another Olympic gold medal in
Day 12 of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the gold medal match at men’s featherweight, where Team USA’s Duke Ragan will look to win the first gold medal for the men’s American team since Andre Ward in 2004, facing the ROC’s Albert Batyrgaziev in the final bout. We’ll also see semifinal action in
Amateur • Premium LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images After a final of the highest quality, Pat McCormack reflects on boxing the best of the best and considers what’s next. He speaks to John Dennen WITH the GB team securing Britain’s largest haul of Olympic boxing medals in 100 years, a squad of remarkable talents will