4:25 PM ET WBO super featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer’s first title defense will come June 19 against Argentine fighter Erica Farias as a co-feature bout in Las Vegas, multiple sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Thirty-year-old Mayer (14-0, 5 KO) last fought on Oct. 31, 2020, when she won the WBO belt over Ewa Brodnicka. Mayer
With his planned June 5th clash against Terence Crawford dead in the water, Manny Pacquiao reportedly has a new target in mind. His business manager, Arnold Vegafria, posted a teaser on Instagram claiming “Pac-Man” would meet Mikey Garcia in Dubai later this year. Vegafria went on to tell ABS-CBN that they’re still working on the
David Haye, manager of heavyweight contender Derek Chisora, claims the team behind Oleksandr Usyk admitted that Chisora could have been the winner last October. Usyk, in his second fight as a heavyweight, won a twelve round unanimous decision based on two tight scorecards and one wider card. Two judges saw it 115-113, while a third had Usyk
Posted on 04/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Dereck Chisora continues to jump in tough fight after tough fight. The heavyweight contender is scheduled to take on former heavyweight belt holder, Joseph Parker, at the Manchester Arena this coming Saturday night. The British native is fresh off a closer than expected unanimous decision loss against top contender
7:47 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show While the date and venue for the undisputed world heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have yet to be finalized, there are
Opinion Sehun Han/TGB Promotions On Saturday Andy Ruiz will box Chris Arreola, in his own words he looks forward to his first contest since losing the Anthony Joshua rematch IT’S great to be back. I feel really good right now with all the hard work we’ve put in at the gym. I know Chris Arreola
Issue • Opinion • Premium In his own words Michael Conlan explains why he wants to destroy Ionut Baluta I was supposed to fight in Dubai on April 3 but then Top Rank wanted me on my own date for ESPN. I know Sunny Edwards is the main event here in the UK but in
News After a surreal trip to Tijuana, Kallia Kourouni hopes another win will put her on course for a shot at WBC titlist Terri Harper THE minor belts sanctioning bodies issue can be a nuisance, confusing the world title picture for observers of the sport. But for a boxer trying to work their way up
Pre-order #RuizArreola—May 1st on FOX Sports PPV—for $49.99: http://pbcham.ps/RuizArreolaPPV5 Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. makes no excuses for his rematch loss to Anthony Joshua and assures that boxing fans will see a “new Andy” on May 1st when he battles Chris Arreola, live on FOX Sports PPV. Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for
Sunny Edwards has dedicated himself to his hardest training camp yet, as he prepares to face Moruti Mthalane for the IBF Flyweight world title. He discusses his elusive fighting style and comparisons to greats such as Vasyl Lomachenko. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing
Conor Benn isn’t planning on taking a victory lap after his most impressive victory to date. “The Destroyer” recently sat down with iFL TV to discuss his plans for the rest of 2021, which include a “step up” in July and an interim title bout by the end of the year. He doesn’t say which
Kazuto Ioka is once again at the mercy of his local commission. A drug test surrounding Ioka’s 8th round knockout win of countryman Kosei Tanaka to defend his WBO junior bantamweight title last New Year’s Eve at Tokyo’s Ota-City Gymnasium. The Mainichi Shimbun—a leading newspaper in Japan—reported that Ioka tested for cannabis, with the sample
Posted on 04/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the past few years, promoter Eddie Hearn has had front row tickets to watch Demetrius Andrade fight in the ring. Normally, oftentimes pretty early, Hearn would simply shake his head as the WBO middleweight belt holder outclasses his opponents. Roughly one week ago, Hearn shook his head once
Triller have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court of Central California seeking to fight back against massive piracy for their April 17 Fight Club pay-per-view event, seeking $100 million in damages. The event was headlined by Jake Paul’s win over Ben Askren, and was a major success, clocking in north of a million legitimate
Sive Nontshinga was not only was taken a distance for the first time in his career but he was dropped hard, and survived, Christian Araneta’s late rally to win their IBF junior flyweight title eliminator at Boardwalk Casino in Gqeberha, South Africa this past weekend. The 22-year-old had promised to knock out the Filipino but
Posted on 04/26/2021 By: Sean Crose With a major bout with current WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford having fallen through, word is now out that boxing legend Manny Pacquiao may be facing IBF and WBC welterweight titlist Errol Spence this summer. At this point it’s important to note that these reports should be taken with
Apr 24, 2021 It had to end eventually. At some point in Edgar Berlanga’s pro career, he wasn’t going to finish his opponent in the first three minutes. Not only did Berlanga’s streak of first-round knockouts end on Saturday night against Demond Nicholson, but Berlanga’s opponent somehow found himself standing at the end of the
Feature • Issue • Premium Moruti Mthalane admits he looks easy to beat but, as he tells Phil Rogers, that’s exactly why he isn’t AFTER all this time the imitation gold still gleams in the searing African sun. Twenty-five years have passed since a modest prize was first placed into teenage hands. Grander accolades have