Opinion On the Opening Bell podcast Alex Steedman and Matt Christie examine the complexities of a sport that continues to excite and frustrate in equal measure, considering Gervonta Davis’ ‘world title,’ Lomachenko, DAZN and more GERVONTA DAVIS was hailed a ‘three-weight world champion’ after his latest victory at the weekend but the truth remains he’s
53 year old former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe is getting into the celebrity boxing exhibition business. In an Instagram post, Bowe announced he’s signed a deal with a promotion and called out a series of potential opponents: Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Shaq, and “Joe Mama”. Bowe and Holyfield fought a legendary trilogy between 1993 and
Issue • Premium • Preview Jack Massey steps up to headline status after Mahmood vs Ramabeletsa is postponed, writes Matt Bozeat CRUISERWEIGHT Jack Massey tops the bill on Dennis Hobson’s Fightzone show on Friday night (July 2) after Michael Ramabeletsa was ruled out of fighting Ramez Mahmood for the vacant English super-bantamweight championship. The 28-year-old
A LONG-PLANNED fight date being aborted with a few day’s notice is usually a source of great anguish for the affected fighter concerned. In the case of Archie Sharp a few weeks or so back it was a blessing in disguise and he was more than happy to be absent for the events taking place
Posted on 07/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode When former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley first revealed that he would be taking on Jake Paul, many believed that he would simply become another victim of the social media star. Whether anyone likes it or not, Paul is currently riding a three-fight win streak in the boxing ring
6:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Triller, the organization that delivered the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition and the Jake Paul-Ben Askren event, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Madison Square Garden company to bring a monthly, Tuesday night boxing series to New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG, Triller co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh tells ESPN.
Feature • Issue • Premium John Gichigi/Allsport Racism. Boxing ignoring the colour of his skin. The rocky road to the British title. Fighting Steve Collins with a potbelly. No cash on the hip. Late-notice fights accepted. Prostate cancer. Tragedy. Neville Brown speaks to Terry Dooley OUTSIDERS find out that they are different at an early
Despite some pretty clear setbacks in the last couple of months — including Jake Paul skipping to Showtime and the repeated postponement of the Teofimo Lopez fight they overpaid to get — Triller are still taking their swings in boxing. The company are lining up a monthly boxing series that will run on Tuesday nights
Feature • Issue • Premium British boxers explain what it’s like to fight in truly hostile territory where almost everyone they encounter is baying for their blood. By Elliot Worsell DESPITE the intimacy they share with their opponent, a boxer is perhaps never lonelier than they are when gloved up on fight night. It is
Five division champion Floyd Mayweather made good on a promise to help former UFC champion Tyron Woodley prepare for his upcoming boxing match with Youtube star Jake Paul (3-0, 3 KOs). The fight will be the pro boxing debut for Woodley – with contest slated to land on the tentative date of August 28th on
Posted on 07/01/2021 By: Sean Crose Boxing is a sport that’s known for having it’s share of bad blood. You can go on YouTube and watch a video from over a century ago where former 1800s star John L Sullivan is clearly unhappy shaking the hand of James Corbett, the man who had won the
4:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former four-division champion Mikey Garcia and ex-titleholder Regis Prograis are in advanced talks for a fall clash at 140 pounds, both fighters and promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN. If a deal is completed, the bout would land in the U.S., and be streamed on DAZN. Garcia, 33, is one of
Looks like this smoke might actually mean there’s fire. Eddie Hearn tells Mike Coppinger that Regis Prograis and Mikey Garcia “are in advanced talks for a fall clash at 140 pounds,” which would take place on American soil and stream on DAZN. Both men spoke to ESPN about the matchup, which has been brewing for
Cruiserweight #BrandonGlanton (14-0, 11 KOs) defeated #EfetoborApochi (11-1, 11 KOs) by split decision in their 10-round bout. Glanton scored a knockdown to close out the sixth stanza as Apochi fell into the ropes. That knockdown proved the difference as judge Nelson Vazquez scored the bout 96-93 for Apochi, but was overruled by judges Mike Fitzgerald
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Kazakhstan sensation Tursynbay Kulakhmet will now go up against experienced Aleksei Evchenko when MTK Fight Night heads to Almaty this month. The event takes place on Saturday 10 July, and will be broadcast on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank in the US, on SportTimeKZ in Kazakhstan, and on IFL TV for the rest of
Posted on 06/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was somewhat ironic to have both Gervonta Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko compete on the same night. The pair have had a long feud with one another but have yet to settle their differences in the ring. This past weekend at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta Georgia, Davis
7:45 AM ET Former pound-for-pound king and lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko returned to the ring for the first time since losing to Teofimo Lopez in October 2020 and reminded the boxing world that he’s still one of the best fighters in the sport. Lomachenko scored a dominant ninth-round TKO victory over Masayoshi Nakatani on June