Pick It: Olympic Boxing (NBCOlympics.com/USA, Check Listings) A US team of ten boxers, five men and five women, has whittled down to four as the Tokyo Olympics hits the home stretch. On the men’s side, lightweight Keyshawn Davis and super heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. have advanced to the semi-finals while welterweight Oshae Jones has guaranteed
Posted on 08/02/2021 By: Sean Crose According to Freddie Roach, the legendary Manny Pacquiao has no interest in facing UFC superstar Conor McGregor in the boxing ring or anywhere else for that matter. “Manny does not have any interest in fighting an MMA fighter,” Roach, Pacquiao’s longtime trainer tells The Sun, “he wants to fight
Filed under: Team USA’s Duke Ragan will fight for gold, there was some notable judging controversy in the first fight, and much more. Share this story Share All sharing options for: Olympics 2020 boxing results (Day 10, Morning): USA’s Duke Ragan to fight for gold, Keyshawn Davis also wins, Japan-Colombia controversy
Keyshawn Davis once again powered his way to victory. This one takes him all the way to the medal round. Long regarded as the U.S. men’s team’s best shot at winning, Davis is now one fight away from fighting for that prize. The 22-year-old southpaw advanced to the semifinal round of the Tokyo Olympics following
Posted on 08/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode At first, Oscar De La Hoya was simply attempting to get back into the ring and shake off the cobwebs. After spending 13 years on the sidelines, the 2014 Hall of Famer was scheduled to end his retirement with an exhibition showdown against former UFC light heavyweight titlist, Vitor
9:20 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson are finally going to get their hands on each other after months and months of verbal sparring. “We are in agreement with everything,” Stevenson’s manager, James Prince, told ESPN on Monday. “It’s a done deal. We’re just waiting on the date.” The 130-pound title fight,
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Daniel Dubois threw his support behind his sister Caroline Dubois as she continues her pursuit of Olympic gold. Shane McGuigan also talked up the skills of Olympian and hopes to welcome her into his gym again 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
Dan Rafael reports that Triller’s August 29 PPV featuring Jake Paul vs Tyrone Woodley has just added some British talent to its undercard, courtesy of heavyweight Daniel Dubois and cruiserweight (and younger brother of Tyson) Tommy Fury. Daniel Dubois (16-1, 15 KO) will take on Joe Cusumano (19-3, 17 KO) in a ten-round bout, while
Alen Babic has predicted that he will knockout Mark Bennett in “two or three rounds” when they collide in a scheduled eight round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp Week 2 this Saturday August 7 in Brentwood, Essex, live worldwide on DAZN. ‘The Savage’ (7-0, 7 KOs) blasted aside Damian Chambers with a huge left hook
Posted on 08/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode The boxing world was immediately left deflated when the news broke. With Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder set to settle the score on July 24th, fans were forced to wait as it was revealed that Fury contracted COVID-19. While many of the WBC/Ring Magazine’s fans wished him a speedy
1:09 PM ET Tyson Fury’s brother is being added to the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley undercard — with an eye toward him fighting Paul in the future. Tommy Fury, the half brother of Tyson, will fight MMA fighter Anthony Taylor on the Aug. 29 card from Cleveland in a six-round cruiserweight fight, sources told
Amateur James Chance/Getty Images Cuban’s Roniel Iglesias stands between Pat McCormack and an Olympic gold medal GB welterweight Pat McCormack faces the ultimate test when he meets Cuba’s Roniel Iglesias in the final of the Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on Tuesday (August 3). The Cuban has a remarkable track record of
Boxers • Issue • Premium Ed Mulholland/Matchroom ‘My biggest strength is my boxing talent, though I still get thoughts of doubt that I have to overcome,’ says Daniyar Yeleussinov When and why you started boxing:I started boxing when I was nine years old, as my dad [Marat Yeleussinov] was a boxing coach and my brother
Barry McGuigan believes that Anthony Joshua will beat both Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Joshua defends his unified WBA ‘Super’, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight world titles against former undisputed cruiserweight king and WBO mandatory challenger, Usyk on September 25 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The 31-year-old was on course for an all-British undisputed title
Posted on 08/01/2021 By: Sean Crose “PSM (Paradigm Sports Management) never intended to arrange a bout between Pacquiao and McGregor.” So reads a Manny Pacquiao complaint that was submitted to the state court of California on Friday. “PSM never secured any of the many endorsement deals it claimed were ‘lined up,’” the complaint – obtained
Issue • News • Premium KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images One moment Colin Nathan was preparing his boxer for a contest, the next he was lying in a Russian hospital with very real fears for his life. Tris Dixon reports SOUTH AFRICAN trainer and fight manager Colin Nathan is finally back home after a month
Day nine of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see quarterfinal action for the women’s flyweights, men’s featherweights, men’s middleweights, and men’s super heavyweights, as well as semifinal bouts at men’s welterweight and men’s light heavyweight. You can stream live on NBCOlympics.com if you’re in the United States, I’m sure there are options elsewhere if