(August 5, 2016) David Benavidez went deeper into a fight than he had ever been before the 19-year-old power puncher earned a 10th-round TKO of southpaw Denis Douglin in a 168-pound bout at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. Douglin (20-5, 13 KOs) was able to smother the 6-foot-2 Phoenix native for much of the fight
We asked our panel of experts who would win in a bout between Joe Calzaghe and Carl Froch. We even put the question to Calzaghe himself. The opinions were in unanimous agreement with this fantasy match-up. 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
Pick It: World Champion Juan Francisco Estrada vs. TBRB #2 Roman Gonzalez (Saturday, DAZN/PPV, 8:00 PM EST) This might be the ‘pick it’ of the year. Sure, any fight can miss; an errant butt can end an affair before it begins. Sometimes, things just don’t launch. This doesn’t feel like that. In nine previous fights
Posted on 03/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode David Lemieux vs Glen Tapia (Round 4) Vacant NABO Middleweight Title Referee: Russell Mora photo credit: WILL HART Former middleweight titlist David Lemieux will look to get back into championship contention next month when he takes on Ronny Landaeta. Originally, Lemieux (42-4, 35 KOs) was scheduled to take on
Last year was a good year for thinking about retiring, if you were a fighter edging in that direction. The tunnel we’re still making our way through was dark and twisted and we will feel reverberations of trauma from COVID for generations to come. But people fought to live, to get through this shit because
Amateur • Issue • Premium People look for the future of heavyweight boxing. Edwin Cleary says he’s found it, writes Matt Bozeat EDWIN Cleary believes he has “the future of heavyweight boxing” in his Leamington gym. “I know people say this sort of thing all the time,” said ex-pro Cleary, “but we’ve not just got
Opinion A panel of experts consider the highlights of Carl Froch’s career Kal YafaiFormer world championMy favourite Carl Froch moment was seeing him take apart Lucien Bute live. The atmosphere and Carl’s performance was unreal. Lisa WhitesideCommonwealth Games gold medallistFor me it would probably be his last fight against George Groves. After the controversy of
Opinion Jaime Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images What’s your prediction for the Roman Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada fight on Saturday? Kal YafaiFought GonzalezI can’t see Roman Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada being anything other than a war! A high-paced fight with pure quality. And I tip Chocolatito [Gonzalez] to win. Lisa WhitesideCommonwealth Games gold medallistI think
Opinion Know your Viper from your Turtle, top 10 reptilian boxing nicknames CARL FROCH (THE COBRA)Thomas Hearns is more “Hitman” than “Motor City Cobra.” Cases can be made for Kubrat Pulev and Alfred Kotey, among others, but the fighter who is most synonymous with the popular “Cobra” nickname has to be ex-super-middleweight star Froch. VERNON
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has responded to the recent New Zealand headlines, which revealed that his name is linked to a major international drug importation and supply conspiracy. Parker has not been charged in connection with the case. Parker has legally fought for two years, at several hearings in the High Court and
Posted on 03/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. has seemingly had a change of heart. Over the past several years, fans of the unified welterweight champion have urged him to push all his chips to the middle of the table and take on WBO belt holder Terence Crawford. Despite the ongoing call for their
Zhilei Zhang started out strong in his Feb. 27 fight against Jerry Forrest, and it looked imminent that the 37-year-old Chinese heavyweight would finish off Forrest, after buzzing and dropping him in rounds one, two, and three. The 6’6” southpaw, 256 pounds at the weigh-in, had a considerable strength advantage over the 32-year-old Forrest, five
Lawrence Okolie is confident of winning his first World Title in style by stopping former World Champion Krzysztof Glowacki when they clash for the vacant WBO Title at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday March 20, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN in the U.S. and more than 200 countries and
Posted on 03/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode It’s been a long time since Roy Jones Jr. officially entered the ring. It’s been even longer since he held a world title. Regardless of that, Jones Jr. feels like a new man ever since he took on former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson during an exhibition match late
Tonight at 9 pm ET on Showtime, ShoBox: The New Generation returns with a four-fight card from Connecticut, with Brandun Lee returning to face Samuel Teah in the 10-round, 140-pound main event. The 21-year-old Lee is one of the most exciting prospects to hit the series in a while now, and this is another main
Feature Charles McQuillan/Getty Images Lewis Crocker takes on Deniz Ilbay in Bolton on Friday THIS Friday (March 12) at the Bolton Whites Hotel, Belfast’s Lewis Crocker risks his spotless 12-0 (7) ledger in a welterweight 10-rounder against visiting German Deniz Ilbay, 22-2 (10), live on iFL TV (UK) and ESPN+ (US). The fight represents a
Opinion Jaime Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images The Opening Bell podcast on Roman Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada and much more THIS weekend sees a potential Fight of the Year as Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada engage in a scrumptious rematch at super-flyweight. News that Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez will clash in an undisputed
(March 10, 2018) Mikey Garcia captured a world title in his fourth weight division, outpointing previously undefeated Sergey Lipinets to win the IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship Saturday on SHOWTIME from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. With the victory, Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) joined Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez as the only fighters in