When the International Olympics Committee’s Boxing Task Force (BTF) canceled the Americas qualifier, they turned to their rankings to determine who’d compete at Tokyo 2021. As a result, featherweight Bruce Carrington’s sterling run at the Olympic Trials proved moot, as Duke Ragan’s higher ranking earned him a spot on Team USA despite falling to Carrington
Undefeated welterweight, Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (15-0-1, 10 KOs), wants a big fight after his TKO victory over Brad Solomon (29-3, 9 KOs), a 10-round bout presented by Golden Boy Promotions that took place this past Saturday on DAZN at the University of Texas at El Paso’s Don Haskins Center. Cobbs, who is managed by
Posted on 06/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anthony Joshua always tries to play it cool. The current unified heavyweight titlist rarely shows his emotions but following the fallout of his undisputed showdown against Tyson Fury, Joshua was visibly apoplectic. While Joshua believed he had a deal in place to face Fury, Deontay Wilder swooped in and
10:44 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Bob Arum promoted Muhammad Ali. Now he’s putting on the professional debut of Ali’s grandson. Arum told ESPN on Saturday that Top Rank will be putting on the first fight of Nico Ali Walsh’s career on Aug. 14 as part of the undercard of the Andrew Moloney-Joshua Franco fight.
#DavisBarrios Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-062621 Four-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis sets his sights on capturing a title in a third weight class when he faces undefeated WBA Super Lightweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios in a PBC on SHOWTIME PPV main event Saturday, June 26 at the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta in
Lyndon Arthur was reunited with Anthony Yarde at the launch press conference for his bout with Davide Faraci. Arthur said his mind was purely focused on July 10th, even if a possible Yarde rematch is looming, as he also spoke to BT Sport about his special relationship with Sunny Edwards. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing
During this conversation with Fight Hub TV, Errol Spence’s trainer Derrick James discusses the big upcoming welterweight showdown against Manny Pacquiao and his expectations for the bout. James says both Spence and Pacquiao have been training for quite some time now and he’s not expecting anything less than the best version of Pacquiao for the
Issue • Premium • Reports Leo Wilson/Premier Boxing Champions Jermall Charlo overcomes Juan Montiel in a surprisingly gruelling fight, writes Jack Hirsch THE city of Houston has not had it easy with their sports teams recently. The Rockets and Texans are arguably the worst teams in the NBA and NFL respectively and their baseball team
Issue • Premium • Reports Rosendo Hugo Guarneros repeats his victory over Tommy Frank in Sheffield. Andy Whittle reports AN injured left shoulder put paid to the hopes of local flyweight Tommy Frank when he first fought Rosendo Hugo Guarneros on Dennis Hobson’s drive-in boxing event in the main Sheffield Arena car park in December.
As is often the case no matter the outcome of his fights, Jermall Charlo was met with a mixed bag of feedback regarding his latest performance. Firmly in the group of those who weren’t impressed is longtime bitter rival David Benavidez. The unbeaten former two-time super middleweight titlist is never at a loss for words
Posted on 06/20/2021 By: Hector Franco LAS VEGAS – The co-main event on ESPN’s broadcast from The Theater at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, featured WBO female super featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer (15-0, 5 KOs) making the first defense of her title over veteran and former two-division champion Erica Farias (26-5, 10 KOs).
Jun 19, 2021 Carlo Pamintuan Hours before unified World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue was scheduled to defend against the Philippines’ Michael Dasmariñas, a big fight was signed in this division, and it involved two of Dasmariñas’ countrymen. In a move that is another step closer to crowning
Jermall Charlo retained his belt and his undefeated record, but had to go the full 12 rounds against Juan Macias Montiel to do it. Fighting in front of an adoring hometown crowd in Houston, Charlo (32-0, 22 KO) largely controlled the fight from beginning to end. He waited out a very odd, awkward opening that
(video by Ryan Burton) – Undefeated WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo successfully defended his title with a unanimous decision near-shutout victory over courageous challenger Juan Montiel on Saturday night. Functional Cookies Disabled In order to view this content you need to enable Functional Cookies by clicking on “Manage Cookies” Charlo and Montiel both played
Posted on 06/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anderson Silva didn’t need to do it. The mixed martial arts legend had already carved out a Hall of Fame career in the UFC’s octagon and is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in MMA history. Still, with the chance to face the son of a legend
1:02 AM ET Jermall Charlo accomplished something on Saturday night that isn’t easy to do. The WBC middleweight champion had an unknown but very game challenger in Juan Montiel, whose awkwardness and stubbornness decreased the likelihood of a Charlo showcase in front of a hometown crowd in Houston. It wasn’t as easy as it looked
It was a busy, busy, busy weekend of fights, and one that could have been even more so if Lopez-Kambosos had happened as planned. Lots to talk about, so let’s hop into what could be coming next for the notables in action this weekend. “The Monster” monstered again, roaring through Michael Dasmarinas pretty much like
Toyota Center, Texas – Former super bantamweight world champion Angelo Leo (21-1, 9 KOs) earned a hard-fought majority decision over Aaron Alameda (25-2, 13 KOs). The judges scored the fight 98-92, 96-94 and 95-95. “I knew it was a close fight,” said the 27-year-old Leo. “Aaron Alameda is a tough fighter. He has 25 wins