Junior welterweight prospect Danielito Zorrilla of Puerto Rico was released on Friday morning from a medical facility after being taken there to be evaluated for a punch that he took to the back of the head in a fight with Kazakh Ruslan Madiyev, whom he beat by split decision. The contest took place on the
Posted on 03/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode At this point, Ahmet Oner believes it doesn’t make any sense to even try. Less than one week ago, the manager of super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim sat back with his jaw glued to the ground as he witnessed his man receive a one-sided beating at the hands of
8:49 PM ET FLINT, Mich. — After a year of waiting, Claressa Shields faces Marie-Eve Dicaire in the main event of an all-women’s pay-per-view event Friday night at the Dort Financial Center in Flint. This will be the first boxing pay-per-view in 20 years to be headlined by a women’s fight, and a limited crowd
If one wants to, they can sort of see Christy Martin as the John L. Sullivan of women’s boxing. Martin wasn’t the first to make major magazine covers or capture attention but her rise in the mid-1990s is a critical fulcrum point in the evolution of women’s boxing. Unlike the single women who caught attention
Posted on 03/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode It isn’t easy walking the path you feel destined to. It’s even more difficult doing it alone. For super middleweight prospect Nadim Salloum, he’s grown accustomed to traveling an arduous road in order to accomplish his lofty goals. Even if that means packing up his bags and traveling halfway
Former 154-pound titleholder Jarrett Hurd was a guest on the PBC Podcast this week, and talked about his training, what he wants to do next, and his main goal, a fight with three-belt titlist Jermell Charlo. Hurd (24-1, 16 KO) remains a strong contender in an exciting, competitive division, where PBC has the bulk of
Amateur James Chance/Getty Images The dates and location have been announced for the rescheduled European Olympic qualification event THE dates for the European Olympic qualification event have now been set. The tournament will pick up from where it left off when it was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic last year. It will be held
Pick It: Ring #1 Claressa Shields vs. #2 Marie Dicaire (Friday, PPV/Fite, 9 PM EST) The top two Jr. middleweights in the world throw down in this all-women’s pay-per-view outing. 25-year old lineal world middleweight queen Claressa Shields (10-0, 2 KO) attempts to be the first boxer to unify the four major titles in two
Posted on 03/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode The date is set and the time is also locked in. The only thing remaining is the venue. Yet, according to reports, that appears to be on the verge of being settled upon as well. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of The Athletic, Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe
History • Issue • Premium British boxing has a long history of football ground fights, writes Miles Templeton TOP-FLIGHT boxing in Britain has always had a strong connection to football grounds. In recent years, Tony Bellew has fought at Goodison Park and Josh Warrington at Elland Road, while Ricky Hatton boxed in front of close
Today at 2:50 pm ET streaming live on ESPN+, top heavyweight prospect Tony Yoka returns to action to face Joel Djeko in the main event from France. Bad Left Hook will be here with fight-by-fight results in the main post, and discussion of the bouts during the show in the comments section below. How to
(March 2, 2019) Former 154-pound world champion Erislandy Lara and WBA Super Welterweight Champion Brian Castaño fought to a highly competitive split-draw Saturday at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. With the draw, Castaño retains the WBA belt in what was the toughest test of his
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‘He looked like Popeye after the spinach.’ Steve Bunce remembered Matthew Hatton taking on future boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez on this day in 2011 THERE was always more than just Guinness, karaoke and drinking naked at dawn in Las Vegas between Ricky and Matthew Hatton. Each time they sat down to watch each other fight,
The Puerto Rican power of Bryan Chevalier proved to be too much for Carlos Zambrano to handle, as the island fighter scored three knockdowns and a third-round stoppage on Thursday night in their super featherweight fight. The 26-year-old Chevalier (15-1, 12 KOs) owned a 3 ½ inch height advantage and used his size to zing
Posted on 03/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode No matter how he tried, Caleb Plant just couldn’t end his night early. When the current IBF super middleweight titlist took on former belt holder Caleb Truax on January 30th, Plant promised that he would deliver a knockout on the night. While that proved to be false, he did
12:29 PM ET WBO featherweight world titlist Emanuel Navarrete will make the first defense of his belt on Saturday, April 24, against former title challenger Christopher Diaz, in the main event of a Top Rank card on ESPN at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Knockout artist Edgar
Tonight at 9 pm ET on NBCSN, Ring City USA returns with a junior middleweight main event between unbeaten Serhii Bohachuk and former middleweight title challenger Brandon Adams, plus more fights on the main card and also a streaming prelim show for anyone to watch free. Prelims will start at 7 pm ET on Twitch,