Lawrence Okolie won his first world championship today in London, dominating the fight with Krzysztof Glowacki en route to a big knockout in the sixth round to take the vacant WBO cruiserweight title. Okolie has now won a world title as well as the European, British, and Commonwealth titles in just 16 fights since turning
News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Lawrence Okolie demolishes Krzysztof Glowacki to become a new world champion. John Dennen reports from Wembley Arena LAWRENCE OKOLIE became the WBO world cruiserweight champion at Wembley Arena on Saturday (March 20) as he left Krzysztof Glowacki laid out on the canvas 46 seconds into the sixth round. Okolie, already a
(June 3, 2016) Undefeated Puerto Rican bantamweight Emmanuel Rodriguez (15-0, 10 KOs) beat experienced Mexican Alberto “Metro” Guevara (24-3, 9 KOs) by unanimous decision (99-91, 100-90, 99-91). Rodriguez controlled the opening rounds with a variety of left hooks and overhand rights, backing Guevara up at will. “My strategy was to come in and attack him
Having not fought in more than two years, the last thing Hekkie Budler wanted to hear was that he will have to wait even longer to step into the ring. Such was the fate awaiting the former two-division titlist, whose attempted comeback was aborted at the scale. Budler was due to face Tanzania’s Hamidu Kwata
Posted on 03/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was viewed as a grotesque mismatch on paper and it proved to be just that. Unified light heavyweight titlist Artur Beterbiev (16-0, 16 KOs) had long been known for his concussive knockout power. However, his inability to actually step inside the ring had recently plagued him. Coming into
Tonight at 9 pm ET streaming live on DAZN, top rising welterweight Vergil Ortiz Jr looks to keep his hype train rolling when he faces former junior welterweight titlist Maurice Hooker in the 12-round main event from Fort Worth, Texas. Wil Esco will be on the round-by-round call for Ortiz-Hooker, as well as the co-feature
If Vergil Ortiz Jr. performs the way Oscar De La Hoya expects Saturday night, Ortiz’s promoter would be willing to put him in a much more difficult fight later this year. De La Hoya stated during an appearance Thursday on “The Ak & Barak Show” that he’d be comfortable making an Ortiz-Terence Crawford welterweight title
Posted on 03/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode At this point, Maurice Hooker has lost track. March 9, 2019; Verona, NY, USA; WBO super lightweight champion Maurice Hooker and Mikkel LesPierre during their bout at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA For most of his ten-year career, Hooker believes
News England Boxing launches #WinWithThe Jab Covid-19 vaccine campaign ENGLAND BOXING is helping to support the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in the UK. London 2012 Olympic medalist Anthony Ogogo and professional prospect Joe Maphosa are among those joining in with the #WinWithTheJab campaign. With almost 1,000 clubs and 20,000 members around the country at the onset
Leonard Garcia hadn’t fought since a first round TKO loss to Jim Alers in 2019, but made a big comeback tonight at BKFC 16, beating Joe Elmore by clear unanimous decision over five rounds — then announced his retirement. Garcia (2-1 in BKFC, 18-13 in MMA) won the fight on scores of 49-46, 50-45, and
Boxers • Issue • Premium Vergil Ortiz tells Paul Wheeler about the moment people realised he was the real deal, and much more When and why you started boxing:I started at the age of five. My dad took me to the gym one day to check it out. I didn’t like it at first because
Saul Sanchez continues to thrive on the Telemundo circuit. A quick night’s work came of Sanchez’s most recent performance, a 1st round knockout of Miami’s Frank Gonzalez in their regional bantamweight title fight. Three knockdowns came of the Telemundo-televised main event, the last of which prompted a stoppage at 1:47 of the first round Friday
Posted on 03/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode Normally, Dereck Chisora can be found scowling. This time around, he couldn’t stop smiling. With news of the heavyweight contender finalizing a deal to take on former WBO belt holder Joseph Parker, Chisora was happy as can be. After witnessing Parker pick up his fourth win in a row
11:36 AM ET Canelo Alvarez will continue his pursuit to unify the super middleweight division May 8 vs. Billy Joe Saunders at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where more than 60,000 fans will be allowed in attendance, Matchroom Promotions said Friday. Alvarez, boxing’s biggest star and one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world,
Matchroom Boxing have announced a big May 1 card featuring a heavyweight clash between Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker in the main event, Katie Taylor defending her undisputed lightweight crown against Natasha Jonas, Dmitry Bivol putting his WBA light heavyweight belt up against Craig Richards, and Chris Eubank Jr taking on Marcus Morrison. Derek Chisora
Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker will collide in a heavyweight clash on a night of action that sees Irish star Katie Taylor defend her Undisputed Lightweight crown against former amateur rival Natasha Jonas and undefeated WBA Light-Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol put his Title on the line against Craig Richards, as well as the return
Posted on 03/19/2021 By: Sean Crose Now that he’s a certified 21st century pop culture icon, it’s sometimes easy to forget just how SKILLED a boxer Iron Mike Tyson was back in the 80s and even into the 90s. Thirty years ago this week, Tyson battled Donovan “Razor” Ruddock in a highly controversial fight. Watching
8:55 AM ET During his youth in Dagestan, Artur Beterbiev read a book on the sport of boxing that he still remembers to this day — and one line in particular. “I read it as a child, and it was advice for a young boxer,” Beterbiev told ESPN. “It had an idea in the book