A decade after the passing of great warrior Arturo Gatti, Declan Warrington caught up with the fighter’s mentor and manager, Pat Lynch, his sister, Anna-Marie Gatti and old rival and friend, Micky Ward Ten years have passed since, following an incident that remains shrouded in mystery, Arturo Gatti, perhaps the most entertaining fighter of his
While promoter still try to sort out a venue for a proposed heavyweight title unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, Fury’s father John says the clock is ticking on getting the deal across the line or else his son will just be looking elsewhere. Speaking to Sky Sports, John Fury makes it clear that
Undefeated super lightweight sensation Omar “El Relampago” Juarez will look to continue his ascent up the 140-pound rankings when he takes on Argentina’s Elias “El Macho” Araujo in a 10-round showdown that serves as the FOX PBC Fight Night co-main event and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, April 17 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall
Posted on 04/14/2021 By: Sean Crose FiteTV has been purchased by TrillerNet, which owns up and coming fight broadcaster Triller Fight Club. According to a Wednesday press release, “TrillerNet is a first of its kind company consolidating technology and content platforms to lead the move to Internet 3.0. TrillerNet pairs the culture of music with
James Tennyson will face Jovanni Straffon for the vacant IBO Lightweight World Title on the undercard of Derek Chisora vs. Joseph Parker in Manchester on Saturday May 1, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all markets excluding the UK, Ireland, China, New Zealand and Samoa. The hard-hitting Belfast
Posted on 04/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oscar Valdez still has his head in the clouds at the moment. The now two-division star, picked up the biggest win of his career earlier this year against Miguel Berchelt. Going into their showdown, Valdez was given slim odds to pick up the win according to the betting world.
11:21 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields has a date and an opponent for her mixed martial arts debut with the Professional Fighters League. Shields will fight Brittney Elkin on June 10, the PFL announced Wednesday (TV: 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+; 9 p.m. ET, ESPN2). The
As Liam Williams readies himself for this weekend’s middleweight title fight against champion Demetrius Andrade, Williams tells RingTV that he’s become a much more well-rounded fighter since teaming up with trainer Dominic Ingle. Williams cites his dedication and focus but also says with his personal life also in a good place, he believes everything is
Feature Dan Azeez calls for Britain’s crop of talented light-heavies to get fighting one another DAN AZEEZ is taking an old school approach with his boxing. He is not looking to bypass the domestic scene. He’s hoping to thrive in it. In his 12-0 career, he’s boxed British rival after British rival, winning the Southern
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium The tales of Joe Bugner and co are cruel but irresistible chunks of boxing folklore, writes Steve Bunce THERE has to be a bit of truth, a few lies, excess, invention, delusion and suffering in any good boxing story. The history of the men and women that travelled on
The handlers for Maxim Vlasov (45-4, 26 KOs) have filed a protest with the World Boxing Organization over the officiating for this past Saturday’s fight in Tulsa, where the Russian boxer lost a twelve round majority decision to Joe Smith (27-3, 21 KOs). Based on scores of 114-114, 115-113 and 115-112 – Smith walked away
Posted on 04/13/2021 By: Sean Crose “I don’t think he has the same intensity as me,’ says Liam Williams as he prepares face WBO middleweight titlist Demtrius Andrade. “I wear my heart on my sleeve. I can punch harder than him. I have a better engine than him. I’m going to bring it all on
11:54 AM ET The date for Ryan Garcia bout against Javier Fortuna has been finalized. Garcia will face Fortuna on July 9, Golden Boy Promotions announced Tuesday. Venue and undercard details have yet to be determined. Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) is coming off the biggest win of his young career. The 22-year-old recovered after an
(August 5, 2016) Powerful 19-year-old prospect David Benavidez broke down Denis Douglin to gain a 10th-round TKO. Benavidez went deeper into a fight than he had ever been before the 19-year-old power puncher earned a 10th-round TKO of Douglin. Douglin was able to smother the 6-foot-2 Phoenix native for much of the fight despite giving
Nathan Gorman put on an impressive display to stop Pavel Sour in two rounds and set up a British heavyweight title shot in the near future. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on
YouTube star Jake Paul has been accused of forcing TikTok celebrity Justine Paradise to perform oral sex on him in 2019. Paradise released a 20-minute video to YouTube on Friday detailing her claims. Paul, who has a pay-per-view boxing fight with Ben Askren this coming Saturday, posted to Twitter to deny the accusations. His attorney
WBC, WBA super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is not concerned with the boxing ability of his upcoming opponent, WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders. Canelo and Saunders will unify their titles on May 8th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Saunders believes that he’s the best boxer that Canelo has faced since Floyd Mayweather, who
Posted on 04/13/2021 By: Max Padrid If you’ve ever had a chance to physically interact with an elite professional athlete, you’ve likely had a similar experience to the few that I’ve had. The way they carry themselves and move with such fluidity is immediately palpable. I remember spending some time with one of my favorite