10:55 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 When Britain’s Ricky Hatton made his professional debut in 1997, he recalled hardly anyone turning up at the Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes to
Adrien Broner battled his way to a unanimous decision victory over Jovanie Santiago in their 12-round welterweight bout on February 20, 2021, live on SHOWTIME. #BronerSantiago Fight Recap: #AdrienBroner #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Watch the weigh-ins ahead of Zach Parker v Vaughn Alexander, with Dennis McCann and Brad Foster featuring on the undercard on Friday 26th March. 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 Instagram ➡️
Feature • Issue • Premium James Metcalf was shielded from the sport at an early age but that didn’t stop him from wanting to follow in his famous father’s footsteps, writes Chris Walker A YOUNG James Metcalf wasn’t allowed to attend his father’s fights. As Shea Neary planted the seeds for a Liverpool boxing boom
It won’t be the homecoming he wanted, but unified bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue will indeed face IBF mandatory challenger Michael Dasmarinas in his next defense. Bob Arum tells The Ring that due to Japan’s mandatory two-week quarantine procedures, the fight will take place June 19th in Las Vegas, ideally with “at least a limited number
Fresh off his recent third-round stoppage of Sylvera “Sly” Louis in their rematch, Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (27-1, 19 KOs) is on a special mission to not only become the first WBC bridgerweight world champion but capture the world heavyweight crown as well. A 2008 Colombian Olympian, Rivas is currently rated as the WBC’s No. 1-rated
Posted on 03/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode With numerous reports surfacing that former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson turned down a 25 million dollars offer to face his long-time rival Evander Holyfield, Tyson has decided to put an end to those erroneous statements. “I just want everybody to know, the fight is on with me and
Issue • Premium • Preview Zach Parker steps up to headliner after cruel luck rules Ennis-Brown out of appealing Sam Maxwell showdown, writes Matt Bozeat QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS have back-to-back shows this weekend, starting on Friday night. Top of the bill was supposed to Gloucester southpaw Akeem Ennis-Brown defending his British and Commonwealth super-lightweight titles against
The heavyweight clash between former three-belt holder Andy Ruiz Jr and veteran Chris Arreola is now official, with the FOX PBC pay-per-view set for May 1 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The pay-per-view will be priced at $49.95, which is really as low a price as you’re going to get for something
Boxing fans looking to see the best against the best aren’t really all that short on options these days. We’re just weeks past a rematch class at Jr. bantamweight between lineal champion Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez. Soon, there will be a four-belt unification at Jr. welterweight between Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez and
Posted on 03/24/2021 By: Sean Crose Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz will be facing the popular and longtime heavyweight contender Chris Arreola on May 1’st at Carson, California’s Dignity Health Sports Park. The bout was originally set for April. Although this promises to be an intriguing and most likely entertaining affair, the fact the Premiere
Despite having contractual dibs on the winner of Jamel Herring vs Carl Frampton, ESPN reports that WBO mandatory super featherweight challenger Shakur Stevenson is set to headline a June 12th ESPN card in New York City, “most likely” against #2 contender Jeremiah Nakathila. Said card, which would come on Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend, will
Rising undefeated welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis talks about his upcoming bout, a major step up in class versus former world champion Sergey Lipinets Saturday, April 10 in the main event on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing. Also, we discuss when the time is right for a young fighter to face the elite, examining examples from the past
Willy Hutchinson’s trainer Dominic Ingle warned his charge that he can’t get carried away with the hype surrounding him, as he prepares to take on Lennox Clarke for the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles on Saturday 27th March. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing
Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz expects all-out drama when he returns for the first time since December 2019, when he face fellow Mexican Chris Arreola. Their fight will headline a pay-per-view card on Saturday, May 1, from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. In his last fight, Ruiz was outboxed over the
Posted on 03/24/2021 Cuban star and WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will seek a third world title in a second weight class when he faces veteran contender Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna for the WBA Middleweight Title in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, May 1 as part of a
10:23 PM ET Shakur Stevenson will headline a June 12 card on ESPN in New York City, a source told ESPN. The opponent is not finalized yet and might not be until following the Carl Frampton-Jamel Herring April 3 WBO junior lightweight title bout, but it most likely will be South African Jeremiah Nakathila (21-1,
Feature • Issue • Premium Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs boxing’s powers-that-be and white supremacy. By Springs Toledo “YOU’RE not welcome in here,” the bartender said. The bar was across the street from a truck stop in Moody, Alabama where the Confederate flags drooped in the buzzing heat and the population was 98.8 per cent white