News Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury aren’t fighting each other, and both set their next fights for opponents who are dangerous in different ways. John Dennen reports THE plan is for Anthony Joshua to fight Oleksandr Usyk in front of 70,000 fans in London on September 18 or 25. That contest, for the WBO, IBF
Shakur Stevenson got the win tonight over Jeremiah Nakathila, but those talking about the fight have been pretty harshly critical of the bout as entertainment. Stevenson admitted post-fight on ESPN+ that he wasn’t happy with his own performance, and took to Twitter quickly after that to send an apology to fans: I apologize to all
News Shakur Stevenson unanimously outscores Nakathila and looks for greater challenges SHAKUR STEVENSON defeated Jeremia Nakathila with a unanimous points decision on Top Rank’s Saturday (June 12) show at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas. But he wanted more. He wanted to send a message to the super-featherweight champions he’s been chasing. Even though no
Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas – For the WBO’s interim-super featherweight title, Shakur Stevenson (16-0, 8 KOs) dominated Jeremiah Nakathila (21-2, 17 KOs) over twelve rounds to secure a lopsided unanimous decision. The scores were 120-107 across the board. Stevenson is now in line to fight full WBO champion Jamel Herring, who was ringside to watch the fight.
Posted on 06/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Some fans may find it surprising but not all professional boxers are full-time. Unfortunately for some, the bills simply pile up higher than their pugilistic paychecks can afford. For Jeremia Nakathila, it’s unclear if he has a second job for financial reasons or simply because he loves it but
6:36 PM ET Shakur Stevenson could get closer to a title opportunity at junior lightweight if he defeats Jeremiah Nakathila for the WBO interim belt on Saturday (ESPN and ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET, with undercard at 6:30 on ESPN+). Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs), 23, of Newark, New Jersey, won the vacant WBO featherweight belt in
News Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing A brutal fight finishes in a wild ending as Lewis Ritson succumbs to Jeremias Ponce. John Dennen reports from Newcastle THE ending was extraordinary. Argentine puncher Jeremias Ponce had hammered Lewis Ritson to his knees in the 10th round of their ferocious super-lightweight clash at the Eagles Community Arena in Newcastle
Tonight on ESPN+ and ESPN, Shakur Stevenson returns to action fighting for the interim WBO junior lightweight title, taking on Jeremiah Nakathila in Top Rank’s main event. BLH will be here with live coverage starting at 6:30 pm ET for the prelims, with the main card starting at 10 pm ET. We’ll have round-by-round coverage
Newcastle – In a heavyweight contest, Alen Babic (7-0, 7 KOs) blasted out Damian Chambers (11-2, 7 KOs) in the third round. Babic was fighting for the first time since his stoppage win over Tom Little in November of last year. And Chambers, a career cruiserweight, was coming back from more than a year of
Posted on 06/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode The fight was practically his, and then it wasn’t. For Yordenis Ugas, he believed that a showdown against unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. was next up on his fight calendar. In September of 2020, the Cuban native reeled off his third win in a row as he defeated
Former 154-pound champion #JermallCharlo sent a statement to the middleweight division in the co-main event, knocking out previously once-beaten contender #HugoCenteno Jr. to capture the interim WBC 160-pound title. Charlo is now the mandatory for Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and didn’t shy away from calling out the WBC, WBA and IBF Middleweight World Champion. “It’s been
Feature Eddie Hearn on what Canelo Alvarez means for Matchroom’s global plans, and how he’s ‘addicted’ to boxing PROMOTER Eddie Hearn rarely has a quiet day. But the last few weeks have been as tumultuous as they come. He took over from his father Barry as chairman of the Matchroom Sport group, came close to
Lyndon Arthur took on the toughest test of his career against Emmanuel Anim, in October 2019, at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. He secured the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title by coming through a 12-round war and showed fight fans why he is nicknamed King Arthur. Arthur returns to BT Sport on July 10th, when he
With Showtime’s June 26 PPV approaching, headlined by Gervonta Davis jumping up to 140 to face secondary titleholder Mario Barrios, the network releases their first installment of All Access, going behind the scenes with both fighters as they prepare for the bout. The opening episode begins with Tank and his team discussing their aspirations behind
Jamel Herring isn’t the 130-pound champion that Shakur Stevenson really wants to fight next. Stevenson would prefer to challenge unbeaten WBC champion Oscar Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs), the fighter Stevenson considers the man to beat in their division. Based on their schedules, however, Stevenson thinks it is more likely that he’ll box WBO junior lightweight
Posted on 06/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Vasiliy Lomachenko is busy putting the final finishing touches on his training camp as he prepares to return to the ring against lightweight contender Masayoshi Nakatani on June 26th, at the Virgin Hotels, in Las Vegas, Nevada. But even as the Ukrainian is fully focused on the task at
10:28 PM ET Jaime Munguia will have a new opponent in his main event on June 19 in El Paso, Texas, with Kamil Szeremeta stepping in on short-notice to take the bout, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Munguia (36-0, 29 KO), the former WBO light middleweight champion, has since moved up to middleweight.
Feature Lewis Ritson explains why he would have preferred just to lose his last fight and how he will set things right in his hometown on Saturday LEWIS RITSON likes to fight. “It’s one of them where you can let out the inner demon a bit, just get stuck in. I don’t think any fighter