Wizened promoter Bob Arum, the oft-irascible mogul, took some time to clue in Bad Left Hook on some of the upcoming Top Rank fare, including the event topped by Shakur Stevenson, which goes down Saturday night. Does Arum see Jeremiah Nakathila having a chance in hell to take down Stevenson, who is still looking to
Jamel Herring planned to use this weekend as a business trip, although recent stories have put into question what exactly lies ahead for the reigning WBO junior lightweight titlist. An interim junior lightweight title fight between Shakur Stevenson and Jeremia Nakathila—which airs live this Saturday on ESPN from The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas—is
Posted on 06/11/2021 By: Hector Franco LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 10: Jose Pedraza(L) and Julian Rodriguez(R) face-off during their Press Conference at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on June 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) This weekend at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Puerto Rico’s
5:39 PM ET LAS VEGAS – WBC junior lightweight champion Oscar Valdez is set to return to the ring in September for a voluntary title defense against veteran Andrew Cancio in Arizona, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN Thursday. Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs) is coming off a significant upset victory over Miguel Berchelt in
After nearly 18 months out of the ring, former Olympian Karlos Balderas is making moves to get his comeback started. Kevin Iole revealed yesterday that the 24-year-old joined forces with Top Rank ahead of a planned August return. Balderas (9-1, 8 KO) looked to be coming along nicely when he stepped up to face Rene
The thrill of victory could not have been more evident on the face of Claressa Shields, especially after having spent the preceding two rounds facing potential defeat. A burning desire to succeed ultimately propelled Shields to victory in her MMA debut, stopping Brittney Elkin in the 3rd round of their ESPN-televised main event Thursday evening
Posted on 06/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Billy Joe Saunders has always been loquacious. Recently, however, the former two-division world champion has been abnormally quiet. Approximately one month ago, the British native talked and fought his way into a super middleweight unification contest against Canelo Alvarez. During the lead-up to their showdown and for years before
8:01 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Shakur Stevenson nonchalantly sat on the stage rocking a gray Nike hoodie, black basketball shorts and a New York Yankees hat cocked to one side at his prefight news conference, when his opponent on Saturday — Jeremiah Nakathila — said something that made Stevenson quickly turn his head in
News Sky Sports Boxing’s Adam Smith speaks exclusively to John Dennen as they announce new deals with Top Rank and Boxxer FOR Sky Sports Boxing there is life after Matchroom. Their long-term, exclusive partnership with the UK promoter will end after the Lewis Ritson show on Saturday in Newcastle. But the broadcaster will remain a
Eimantas Stanionis retains his unblemished record following his unanimous decision victory over veteran Thomas Dulorme after 12 action-packed rounds of their welterweight affair, live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Fight Night Recap: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-041021 #StanionisDulorme #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing
David Adeleye spoke to BT Sport about his bout with Kamil Sokolowski, in which he was awarded a points decision win in a close fight. He admits that the fight showed him that he’s not going to knock everybody out. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter
Feature Matchroom Thomas Patrick Ward seeks to position himself for a shot at dangerous champion Navarrete when he fights Edy Valencia on Saturday in Newcastle THOMAS PATRICK WARD has spent a plenty of time riding high in the world rankings. But he’s been waiting for his chance to come. The wait will likely continue. He
Jeremiah Nakathila calmly promised Thursday to produce a huge upset Saturday night. The unknown Namibian contender is very confident in his power, so much that he believes he’ll knock out Shakur Stevenson in their 12-round, 130-pound championship match. ESPN will televise their fight for the WBO interim junior lightweight title as the main event of
Posted on 06/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Boxing, at least to a certain extent, had become both too easy and not rewarding enough. So after dominating as an amateur and pro, Claressa Shields figured that she could do the same in an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) octagon, she was right. For months on end, Shields trained
1:39 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Claressa Shields is a champion. She has showed that for years in the boxing ring, winning gold medals in two Olympics and becoming a three-division world champion (twice undisputed) in an undefeated professional in-ring career. On Thursday night, she showed a different side of her championship mettle by surviving a
Let’s get right to the point: If you’re reading results and highlights here on Bad Left Hook to find out how Claressa Shields did in her mixed martial arts debut? You’re probably not expecting in-depth tactical analysis of her performance. You just want to know how the two-time Olympic gold medalist and two division undisputed
Opinion Al Bello/Allsport Keith Mullings, 16-8-1 (11), sadly passed away on May 29. Here, we pay tribute to the former WBC super-welterweight titlist by picking out his 10 most notable fights TERRY NORRIS (DEC 1997)This is the fight that will forever define Mullings’ career. Going into the bout with just one win in his last
Unbeaten WBA super lightweight champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios shared updates on training camp and previewed his upcoming showdown against four-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis before they square off in the SHOWTIME PPV main event Saturday, June 26 from the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by