Dereck Chisora’s confidence is just as high as when he was supposed to fight Joseph Parker in October 2019. Chisora has since suffered his 10th professional loss – a 12-round, unanimous-decision defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on October 31 at Wembley Arena in London. He is 37 years old, too, but Chisora recognizes that he can
Posted on 04/03/2021 Donnie Nietes had little to no trouble in taking care of his younger opponent Pablo Carrillo. The two battled it out at Caesars Palace in Dubai in front of a sparse crowd. Although he recently spent a long stretch on the sidelines due to various reasons, he showed no ill effects as
Carl Frampton’s boxing career came to an end on Saturday in Dubai, where he was beaten inside of six rounds when making a challenge for Jamel Herring’s WBO junior lightweight title. The fight Frampton goes out on was an ambitious bid to win a world title in a third weight class, to add something more
(February 9, 2019) Gervonta Davis defended his WBA Super Featherweight World Championship with a thrilling first-round TKO of former world champion Hugo Ruiz before a sellout crowd of 8,048 at Dignity Health Sports Park Saturday on SHOWTIME. Baltimore’s Davis (21-0, 20 KOs) recorded his eighth career first-round knockout as referee Jack Reiss called off the
The Frank Warren Story is the latest production from the acclaimed BT Sport Films series. It takes a complete look at the life and times of one of sport’s most colourful figures. The film premieres for the first time on Sunday 11th April at 9.30pm on BT Sport 1 HD. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing
Mixed martial arts veteran Ben Askren is not impressed with the boxing ability of Youtube star Jake Paul. The two are scheduled to collide in a boxing match on April 17th, in the main event of a pay-per-view card from the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Askren, a former world champion with Bellator and ONE Championship,
Posted on 04/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode It’s been a long time since Amir Khan has been seen inside a boxing ring, two years come July to be exact. Although his most recent appearance came in a winning effort against Billy Dib, the brutal sixth-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Terence Crawford three months prior
Shakur Stevenson isn’t being unclear at all: He wants a belt at 130, and he’s got Jamel Herring in his sights. Herring (23-2, 11 KO) retained his WBO belt on Saturday, dominating Carl Frampton in Dubai. Stevenson (15-0, 8 KO) has also called out WBC titlist Oscar Valdez, who is now seen as the real
Undefeated welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis will look to cement his status as a rising star in the welterweight division when he takes on rugged former world champion Sergey Lipinets in a 12-round battle that headlines action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, April 10 from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Posted on 04/04/2021 By: Oliver McManus Jamel Herring proved his championship credentials out in Dubai on Saturday evening with a near perfect display against Carl Frampton. The WBO champion boxed beautifully from the beginning to ask questions of his challenger before a monumental sixth-rounder saw Herring dismantle Frampton through a series of well-worked punches. The
DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Conor Benn vs Samuel Vargas, Shannon Courtenay vs Ebanie Bridges, Savannah Marshall vs Femke Hermans. Matchroom return in the UK with a mild step up for Benn, more a test of style for him than a big step up from his last fight against Sebastian Formella. Vargas definitely brings a different,
Leigh Wood is not satisfied with being British champion. After securing the Lonsdale featherweight strap in February following an emphatic stoppage of Reece Mould, Wood is eager to progress. His form in the last three years has been very impressive with his only setback being a narrow points loss to Liverpool’s James Dickens in a
Posted on 04/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode There were questions surrounding Jamel Herring. The WBO lightweight titlist may have taken home the victory in his last ring appearance against Jonathan Oquendo but many believed he quit the moment an inadvertent headbutt ended their bout. With former two-division world champion Carl Frampton up next, the betting world
6:44 PM 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 Jamel Herring sent Carl Frampton into retirement with a sixth-round TKO win in a third defense of his WBO world junior lightweight title Saturday.
Feature Al Bello/Getty Images Listing 10 Hall-of-Fame fighters who were born in the month of April 1. BENNY LEONARD Arguably the greatest lightweight who ever lived, Leonard was a supremely gifted technician who packed potent force in his punches. Referred to as “The Ghetto Wizard”, he made his professional debut at just 15 years old.
Feature • Premium Author Jay Glennie speaks about The Making of Raging Bull – his limited edition book featuring interviews with the cast and crew of the acclaimed Jake LaMotta biopic, starring Robert De Niro HOW did your book on the making of Raging Bull come about? I met up with Robert De Niro, or
Where exactly are we as a nation regarding COVID and how people are behaving? It sure seems to me in the East, as the temps edge up, thoughts of spring are conjured. People I know are reserving tickets to see live music, and anyone reading this has a good idea that plenty of people are
39-year old Guillermo Rigondeaux moved down in weight to win a world title in a second-division, capturing the vacant WBA Bantamweight World Title with a split-decision win against former champion Liborio Solís. Rigondeaux became the oldest boxer to win the world title at 118 pounds. The scores were 116-111 and 115-112 in favor of Rigondeaux