Feature • Issue • Premium Scott Heavey/Getty Images Lee Noble, a great character and much loved fighter, has passed away. Matt Bozeat pays tribute to him AT the Ingles’ gym in Sheffield, Lee Noble, who died this week aged 33 after a long battle with cancer, was known as ‘Daisy.’ “Brendan [Ingle MBE] would say:
Saturday’s rematch between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte is a pretty highly-anticipated bout, having first been scheduled for November, then January, and then early March, before finally settling for March 27 in Gibraltar, where it will stream live on DAZN and air on Sky Box Office in the UK. Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KO) pulled a
On April 16, at Allianz Cloud in Milan (Italy), 27-year-old Italian cruiserweight Fabio Turchi (18-1 with 13 KOs) will fight French champion Dylan Bregeon (11-0-1 with 3 KOs) for the vacant European Union belt in the main event of the show promoted by Opi Since 82 and Matchroom – and streamed live by DAZN. Turchi
Posted on 03/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode Terence Crawford has always been a supporter of Canelo Alvarez. Just last month the WBO welterweight belt holder was sitting front row and center as he watched the Mexican star dismantle mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim via third-round stoppage at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Florida. Alvarez is currently
Feature • Issue • Premium Even elite-level boxers suffer from feelings of anxiety and self-doubt before a fight. Elliot Worsell speaks to five former world champions to find out how they were able to combat their nerves SPEND time in a boxer’s changing room on fight night and you will come away not only certain
If Mike Tyson’s comeback tour continues, it won’t be against longtime rival Evander Holyfield. “The Real Deal’s” representatives claim that despite “intense negotiations for several months,” Tyson ultimately turned down a $25 million offer to meet on May 29th at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. “Team Holyfield sincerely believed a deal was imminent, especially after the
Triller Fight Club today announced that boxing manager/adviser Peter Kahn has been named to the newly created position of Chief Boxing Officer. “We are excited have Peter formally join us in this critical role as we expand and advance the boxing side of Triller Fight Club,” Kavanaugh said. “In a very short period of time
Posted on 03/22/2021 By: Sean Crose Although it’s 2021 and not 1997, people still can’t seem to get enough of seeing Mike Tyson facing Evander Holyfield in the ring. An anticipated third battle between the two former heavyweight champions, close to 25 years after their last match, has been widely talked about, as Tyson recently
1:12 PM ET Members of Evander Holyfield’s team say Mike Tyson has rejected a $25 million guarantee to fight Holyfield on May 29 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The two sides had been in talks for months about getting Tyson and Holyfield in the ring, after Tyson fought an exhibition against Roy
Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell and Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis fought to a split decision draw in their 12-round super middleweight title eliminator bout on February 27, 2021, live on FOX from the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, CA. Fight Night Recap: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-022721 #DirrellDavis #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP
Issue • Premium • Reports Lee McGregor was in stunning form as he captured the European title, writes Andy Whittle FRENCHMAN Karim Guerfi was looking to successfully defend his European bantamweight title in the spacious surrounds of the Whites Hotel, tucked away beneath the stand at Bolton Wanderers’ football ground. Edinburgh’s Lee McGregor, though, had
The next fight Bob Arum’s company promotes in Las Vegas will be attended by a lot more people than the shows Top Rank Inc. has staged there over the past nine months. Arum informed BoxingScene.com that Top Rank has narrowed down the possible site for the Jose Ramirez-Josh Taylor fight to two Las Vegas venues.
Posted on 03/20/2021 By: Sean Crose If Anthony Joshua doesn’t get in the ring with Tyson Fury by this summer, he may not get in the ring with him at all. So Matchroom honcho Eddie Hearn informed iFL TV on a video released Saturday. The promoter was referring to the much anticipated Anthony Joshua –
8:00 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. Saturday
In the immediate aftermath of Vergil Ortiz Jr’s stoppage win over Maurice Hooker, our friends at Fight Hub TV caught up with Terence Crawford to get his impressions of the fight, Ortiz saying he wants to fight him next, and when we might ever see him in the ring against Errol Spence. Crawford on his
Amateur Police in Camden have started a new youth initiative combining amateur boxing and education CAMDEN police have begun a new youth initiative, combining boxing training with educational workshops. The ‘Off the Hook’ programme, launched with the Queen’s Crescent Community Association and Gospel Oak Action Link, aims to direct young people away from behaviours that
It took a little while for Artur Beterbiev to get going on Saturday night. Even before he stepped foot in the ring. The event he headlined against Adam Deines in his first defense of unified light heavyweight titles at the Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia had sixteen fights in total, most of which ended
Posted on 03/20/2021 For the first time in his short career, super middleweight prospect Pavel Silyagin (7-0, 4 KOs) fought for a full 12 rounds. His opponent, the previously undefeated Azizbek Abdugofurov (13-1, 5 KOs) pushed his man to the limit but to no avail. The Russian prospect dazzled in front of his hometown crowd