IBF super middleweight titleholder Caleb Plant is sitting in an ideal spot right now, more or less, as he awaits a possible autumn fight with Canelo Alvarez, which could crown the first-ever undisputed champion in the 168-pound division. Canelo (55-1-2, 37 KO) will first look to unify his WBC and WBA titles with the WBO
Jessica McCaskill cannot wait for the opportunity to end any lingering debate about whether she is a better fighter than Cecilia Braekhus. McCaskill pulled off a huge upset August 15, when she beat Braekhus by majority decision in their 10-round welterweight title fight. Chicago’s McCaskill left Tulsa, Oklahoma, with the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC and
Posted on 03/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermall Charlo continues to hoot and holler in the direction of David Benavidez. The current WBC middleweight titlist has warned the super middleweight contender on several occasions that he wants to move up in weight and knock him clean out. Never has Benavidez been one to back away from
Premium • Reports MTK Global The tenacious Deniz Ilbay makes Lewis Crocker work hard for his victory BELFAST welterweight Lewis Crocker topped MTK’s bill at the Bolton Whites Hotel and maintained his 100 per cent record. The wide margin of victory over Cologne’s Deniz Ilbay at the conclusion of 10 highly entertaining rounds, though, fails
Feature MTK Global Lee McGregor is looking to add Karim Guerfi’s European bantamweight title to his British and Commonwealth belts, but it won’t be easy (A version of this article was first published in the November 5, 2020 issue of Boxing News, before the Guerfi-McGregor fight was twice postponed.) IN only his 10th fight, Lee
Tonight at 8 pm ET on DAZN, Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez headline a card that features seven world titles at stake over three fights, plus three more bouts on the undercard. Wil Esco will be on the live, round-by-round call for the top three fights on the show — Estrada-Chocolatito 2, McCaskill-Braekhus
(September 28, 2019) The Spence vs Porter pay-per-view co-main event saw unbeaten David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez (22-0, 19 KOs) regain the WBC Super Middleweight World Championship from two-time champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (33-2-1, 24 KOs) with a ninth-round TKO victory. “Everything just fell in place perfectly,” said Benavidez. “From the suspension to all
He is one of Scotland’s brightest boxing prospects, and in this all-out body assault on trainer Dominic Ingle, Willy Hutchinson shows us why he has been given the nickname ‘The Hurricane’. 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
While he is obviously biased, Jose “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (17-0-2) is very confident that his cousin Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (50-2) will come out with a victory when he faces Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada (41-3) on Saturday night in Dallas in a rematch of their 2012 fight that Gonzalez won by unanimous decision. The fight will top
Posted on 03/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Roman Gonzalez remembers the aches and pains that came from his contest against Juan Francisco Estrada in 2012. He also remembers getting his hand raised in the end. For the multiple division world champion, he’ll look to recreate that same winning feeling when they face off against one another
Youtube star Jake Paul has now taken aim at cruiserweight prospect Tommy Fury, who is the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Paul and Fury have been trading worlds on social media in the last few weeks. The feud first began when Tyson Fury called for a fight between his younger brother and
Posted on 03/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode In just over a month, Andy Ruiz Jr. will find out if the monotonous training he has done with new trainer Eddy Reynoso will yield winning results. The former unified heavyweight champion is set to take on fringe contender Chris Arreola on April 24th. While he’s focused on Arreola
6:13 PM ET Tyson Fury’s heavyweight unification fight against Anthony Joshua is not a done deal, according to an interview Fury on Friday. “I’m not training anymore,” Fury told Alex Steedman and Barry Jones on a Top Rank broadcast on ESPN+. “I’m not training no more. I’ve never stopped training since December 2017, and even
Tonight at 9:30 pm ET streaming live on DAZN, former junior bantamweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai returns to face Kwanthai Sithmorseng in a 10-round main event from Thailand, with an eye on tomorrow night’s Estrada-Chocolatito 2 card in Dallas. Rungvisai (49-5-1, 42 KO) has won two straight since losing to Juan Francisco Estrada in their
Undefeated two-time world champion David Benavidez will meet dangerous veteran Ronald Ellis in a 12-round WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator in the main event of a stacked tripleheader on Saturday, March 13 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos
Posted on 03/12/2021 By: Sean Crose Undefeated super middleweight David Benevidez returns to the ring this Saturday night when he faces Ronald Ellis in a scheduled 12 round affair from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The card will be aired live on Showtime starting at 9PM eastern time. A knockout artist who twice held
7:56 AM ET Juan Francisco Estrada was only 22 years old the first time he faced Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez. He was still learning about what kind of boxer he was, and he took a big chance against a guy who was already building his legend, owner of a junior flyweight world title and a record
Former junior bantamweight champ Srisaket Sor Rungvisai returns to the ring tonight in Thailand, and he’s not only got his mind on that fight, but on the Estrada-Chocolatito rematch coming Saturday. Rungvisai (49-5-1, 42 KO) says he’s not overlooking opponent Kwanthai Sithmorseng, but he’s expected to win and feels he will do so impressively, setting