Tommy McCarthy believes the Frampton factor has played a big role in making him believe he could win a world title. McCarthy, from Belfast, who is ranked in the top ten by WBC, WBA and IBF, defends his European cruiserweight title against Alexandru Jur, of Romania, in Manchester on Saturday and a win could see
Posted on 05/14/2021 By: Oliver McManus The heavyweight fight the world has been waiting on is finally set to take place on Saturday night at a small gym in Cologne, Germany. Mahmoud Charr, former WBA Regular champion, faces Christopher Lovejoy over a scheduled twelve rounds. Skepticism around the fate of this fight has been widespread
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History • Premium Larry Braysher Looking back on a glorious victory for British amateur boxing THE BRONX, New York City, July 2, 1935. The spectacular Yankee Stadium, home to the New York Yankees, was playing host to 48,000 fight fans there to witness a special amateur show refereed by ex-world heavyweight king Gene Tunney. New
Opinion Amanda Westcott/Showtime Luis Nery, who fights Brandon Figueroa tonight (May 15), is far from the only ‘Panther’ in boxing 1. HARRY WILLS (BLACK PANTHER) One of the very best heavyweights of his era and a bona fide all-time great, Wills was a high-profile victim of boxing’s shameful colour bar, which prevented him from deservedly
Heavyweight contender Christopher Lovejoy could be facing a legal battle with Hall of Fame promoter Don King, who claims to have an exclusive promotional agreement with the boxer. A few weeks ago, King fired off a cease & desist letter to prevent a fight from taking place on Saturday night in Germany, between Lovejoy and
Posted on 05/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Carl Froch has had the privilege of sitting ringside to watch unified super middleweight champion, Canelo Alvarez, up close and personal on several occasions. That trend continued as Froch observed closely as the Mexican star pummeled British native Billy Joe Saunders at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas last weekend.
An excellent super welterweight battle is on the horizon, as promoter Sampson Lewkowicz revealed that unbeaten contenders Sebastian Fundora and Sergio Garcia have signed to square off on FOX later this year. The date and location will “be announced shortly.” The announcement doesn’t say whether it’s an eliminator of any kind, but considering the pair
Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing has announced he has obtained signed contracts from undefeated super welterweight contenders Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora and Sergio “El Nino” Garcia to face each other. WBC #5-rated Fundora (17-0-1, 12 KOs) and WBC #2-rated Garcia (33-0, 14 KOs) will meet in an exciting 12-round showdown, to be shown
Posted on 05/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Like most of the boxing world, Caleb Plant observed closely as Canelo Alvarez took care of business against Billy Joe Saunders. The two faced off this past weekend at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas in a super middleweight unification bout. While their contest was mostly competitive, Alvarez ended
11:51 AM ET Forty-eight hours before fight night isn’t the time for introspection. Brandon Figueroa has a major championship to win. On Saturday night in Carson, California (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET). The 24-year-old Figueroa will face Luis Nery at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on Saturday (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET), in a battle
Former world titleholder Danny Roman (28-3-1, 10 KOs) is set to take on Ricardo Espinoza Franco (25-3, 21 KOs) in tomorrow evening’s Showtime co-main event and during yesterday’s final press conference Roman shared his final thoughts about fight before the two square off in the ring. “I’m a former unified champion and I’m still overlooked,”
Feature • Issue • Premium Hannah Peters/Getty Images Sherman Williams is the archetypal heavyweight nearly man. There’s excuses. There’s pride. There’s genuine hard luck. Best of all there’s lessons aplenty for the fighters he now guides through the hardest game. By Oliver Fennell LIKE many former fringe contenders, Sherman Williams has a lot of “what
Undefeated IBF World Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant discusses a potential showdown versus Canelo Alvarez, the Canelo-Saunders bout and why he will become the undisputed champ. Plus, a breakdown of last weekend’s 168-pound unification, a full preview of Saturday night’s blockbuster bout on SHOWTIME featuring a 122-pound battle between unbeaten champions Luis Nery and Brandon
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Feature • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Joshua Buatsi returns in Manchester with a new trainer, writes John Dennen Buatsi vs Dos SantosThe quiet man of Britain’s thriving light-heavyweight scene, Joshua Buatsi returns to action behind closed doors at the Manchester Arena with a new trainer in his corner. Since a tougher-than-expected bout last
Issue • Premium • Preview Amanda Westcott/Showtime Combative super-bantams Luis Nery and Brandon Figueroa prepare for battle, writes Paul Wheeler WHEN Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime announced their upcoming fight schedule last month, there were some appealing matchups on the list. One of which was the 12-rounder between WBC belt-holder Luis Nery and his fellow
Pick It: TBRB #5 Brandon Figueroa vs. #7 Luis Nery (Saturday, Showtime, 10:00 PM EST) The red hot Jr. featherweight division is center stage for what could be a fantastic scrap. 26-year old Luis Nery (31-0, 24 KO) defends the WBC belt against 24-year old Brandon Figueroa (21-0-1, 16 KO), who holds a WBA sub-title