Issue • Premium • Reports Dillian Whyte powers past Alexander Povetkin to even the score. Declan Taylor reports from their rematch in Gibraltar DILLIAN WHYTE clambered off the yacht he called home for the week, made his way to a sports centre located directly between the pillars of Hercules and then exacted cold, brutal revenge
A re-energized Andy Ruiz Jr. is planning for a major rebound after relinquishing his throne atop the heavyweight division. The journey will start when Ruiz (33-2, 22 KOs) next faces Chris Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) on May 1 on FOX Sports pay-per-view at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. A rotund Ruiz showed
Posted on 03/30/2021 By: Sean Crose WBC world lightweight champ Devin Haney has been charged with facing less than stellar competition throughout the course of his 25 bout career. Although he’s yet to meet defeat, the biggest name the 22 year old Vegas resident has faced was the nearly 40 year old former titlist Yuriorkis
6:44 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 Carl Frampton believes his experience, rather than his size and reach, will be the defining factor when he challenges Jamel Herring on Saturday. The
The April 17 fight between Jake Paul and Ben Askren has drawn a lot of reactions from the combat sports world, but one thing you can say is that former MMA standout Askren is making the build-up fun if nothing else. Askren posted a Rocky IV parody training montage for the bout to social media
Issue • News • Premium Wasserman has acquired Sauerland to form a new promotional powerhouse. In an exclusive interview Kalle Sauerland talks to John Dennen about the impact of this move in the sport and what it means for British boxing in particular A NEW force is emerging in British and world boxing. Wasserman, one
As expected, UFC President Dana White is not in favor of Oscar De La Hoya’s planned comeback. De La Hoya, 48-years-old, has been out of the ring since 2008 – when he was battered and stopped by Manny Pacquiao. Last week, during a press conference for the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren pay-per-view, the six division
Posted on 03/27/2021 Ted Cheeseman dug deep tonight. After finding success early on against James Metcalf (21-1, 13 KOs), Ted Cheeseman (17-2-1, 10 KOs) appeared on his way to an early night at the office. However, Metcalf would hear none of it as he ralllied back. As both fighters began fighting on even terms, Cheeseman
Well, this is new. According to the Daily Telegraph, Wednesday’s super welterweight clash between Tim Tszyu and Dennis Hogan is in some last-minute danger, as Hogan “has sensationally vowed to cancel his Wednesday night showdown with Tim Tszyu if prevented from wearing a pair of sponsored boxing trunks.” More specifically, Hogan (28-3-1, 7 KO) has
(February 17, 2018) Danny Garcia delivers early candidate for 2018 Knockout of the Year—stopping Brandon Rios via ninth-round TKO. Former two-division world champion Danny Garcia returned with a vengeance, knocking out Brandon Rios in a WBC Welterweight Title Eliminator in the main event on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Returning for
Light Heavyweight Lyndon Arthur caught up with Steve Bunce on his return to boxing and when we can expect to him next as he recovers from surgery. 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
Devis Boschiero has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of the picture for the April 16th event, which is being staged behind closed doors at Allianz Cloud in Milan by Opi Since 82 and Matchroom. The show will be streamed live by DAZN. Ukraine’s Vladislav Melnyk (13-3 with 8 KOs) will challenge Belgian Francesco
Posted on 03/29/2021 By: Sean Crose Boxing is dead. You hear it again. And again. And again. And while it certainly doesn’t seem to be in its healthiest state (such things happen when big names rarely face off), boxing appears to be far from deceased, or even mortally wounded. One need only turn towards AT&T
8:32 AM ET Seven months after a shocking loss, Dillian Whyte got his revenge against Alexander Povetkin with an impressive fourth-round TKO victory. And while Whyte said afterward he would welcome a trilogy fight against Povetkin, is it really necessary? Wouldn’t it be better for Whyte to keep moving forward and step up to face
Rankings go up on Mondays at Noon ET. Ranked fights this week: Junior Lightweight: (3) Jamel Herring vs (10) Carl Frampton, Apr. 3 Junior Featherweight: (1) Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs (4) Ryosuke Iwasa, Apr. 3 Before we get going, a note this week We are no longer going to list titles in the rankings. If you
Amateur • Issue • Premium Ben Whittaker has star potential that he could realise at the Tokyo Olympics. The light-heavyweight hope speaks to John Dennen IT was announced on last week that due to the pandemic overseas spectators will not be permitted to attend the Olympic Games later this year. It’s a blow for the
Amateur It’s only outdoors but at least padwork and the comeback for amateur boxing can start WHILE professional boxers and the Olympic squad have been able to train, it’s been a long, hard lockdown for the rest of amateur boxing. But at least now the first step on the return to boxing framework can be
After more than two years without a fight, former two-division world champion Hekkie Budler (32-4) was chomping at the bit to finally get back to doing what he does best – fight. Last weekend, the South African was fully prepared for a ten-rounder to get him back on the path to the world title fights