Posted on 06/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode In just a few short days, Gervonta Davis will have the opportunity to become a three-division world champion. The Baltimore native is set to take on WBA “Regular” super lightweight champion Mario Barrios at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia this Saturday night. But while the entire Davis
With Mario Barrios set to defend his secondary title against Gervonta Davis this weekend in Atlanta, Barrios joins Brian Custer’s Last Stand Podcast to discuss the bout and explain why he thinks he’s the one to be feared in his match-up with Davis. Check out some excerpts below with the full video interview above. Barrios
Josh Taylor’s undisputed title win continued this morning – as he was on hand to display his world title belts to the British media for the very first time. The special media event took place at Sports Direct’s newly refurbished flagship store on Oxford Street, with Taylor and his partner Danielle Murphy in attendance to
Posted on 06/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode When it was first announced that Chris Colbert, the WBA interim 130-pound titlist would be taking on long-faded former champion Yuriokis Gamboa, many believed that it would be a walk in the park. Now, however, after the 39-year-old Gamboa was forced to pull out due to injuries to both
7:52 AM ET The world titlists held serve Saturday night in Las Vegas, as Naoya Inoue, Mikaela Mayer and Jermall Charlo successfully retained their belts. But while this upcoming weekend does offer up another world title fight in the form of Gervonta Davis facing Mario Barrios at 140 pounds — perhaps Davis’ best fighting weight
Jake Donovan reports that PBC is putting together a July 31st FOX card in Newark that will see unbeaten heavyweight Michael Coffie meet veteran Gerald Washington and 19-year-old welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. look to avenge his upset loss to James Martin. The 35-year-old Coffie (12-0, 9 KO) didn’t turn pro until he was 29,
Cuban sensation and unbeaten WBA Super Middleweight Champion David O. Morrell Jr. defends his title against undefeated challenger Mario Cázares in a 12-round duel that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Sunday, June 27 from The Armory in Minneapolis. The broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and features cruiserweight knockout
Joe Joyce passionately threw his support behind Frazer Clarke, as he explained how important Team GB and the Olympics was for him as a boxer. He praised his old teammates Lawrence Okolie, Josh Taylor and Joshua Buatsi, and he also credited his own success over Daniel Dubois to all of hard work he put in
Eddie Hearn says that he expects members of his stable will be approached by promoters working for Sky, but he does not expect any exodus of talent since his switch from Sky to DAZN. Hearn ended at 27-year partnership between Matchroom and Sky in boxing this month and launches his association with DAZN with Fight
Posted on 06/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oscar De La Hoya wasn’t kidding around when he said he wanted to make his return to the boxing ring. After spending several months getting his body back into fighting shape, the former six-division world champion is finally ready to place his skills back on display. First up, is
7:00 AM ET Samuel Braslow THE VOICE of the announcer yo-yoed across the boxing arena at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. “Your winner, by unanimous decision … and now undefeated in his professional career: Patricio ‘Cacahuate’ Manuel!” The applause and cheers came first, concentrated in Section VV, packed with Manuel’s family, biological
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Even when Rocky Marciano was cut, dropped and losing, he could take a man out with one punch, writes Steve Bunce WHEN Rocky Marciano made his retirement from boxing official, it was a time of mob rule, a time of confusion, blood, lies and invented history in the boxing
Issue • Opinion • Premium Alexis Cuarezma/Getty Images Admirable veteran Nonito Donaire steps in for Rigondeaux to fight Casimero in hugely enticing bantamweight scrap, writes George Gigney as he rounds up the breaking stories NONITO DONAIRE, at the age of 38, continues to show boxing’s young stars how it’s done. The Filipino star, just weeks
News Dave Thompson/Getty Images Stephen Smith walks away at the age of 35 ONE of the best British boxers of recent years, Stephen Smith, has retired at the ago of 35. The announcement came exactly 13 years after he made his professional debut. His record reads 28-4 (15) and included winning British (feather and super-feather)
Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have decided to fire up the old trash talk, going back-and-forth a bit in the media this week. Wilder, of course, is set to face Tyson Fury for a third time on July 24, while it’s expected that Joshua will face WBO mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk later this summer or
Heavyweight hellraiser Tommy Welch blew away Gyorgy Kutasi inside two rounds in Brussels on Saturday night and received high praise from the former WBO world heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs. Welch featured on Belgium promoter Claridge Events show and made quick work of Hungarian Kutasi who couldn’t stand up to the Brighton puncher’s bombs and was
Posted on 06/21/2021 By: Sean Crose Without doubt, Mikey Garcia knows what it’s like to face Errol Spence. Having never lost a fight, the Californian stepped into the ring at AT&T stadium in Dallas back in 2019 to face welterweight titlist Spence in a pay per view event. It was a brave move, a jump
8:32 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Mikaela Mayer’s next fight, as long as she wins Saturday night against Erica Farias, will start to unify the junior lightweight division. Mayer, the WBO junior lightweight titlist, will next fight IBF junior lightweight titleholder Maiva Hamadouche, a source told ESPN on Saturday. The date and venue have yet