During a conversation with Ray Flores, former super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez talks about why he doesn’t think he’ll ever get a shot at Canelo Alvarez, believing that Canelo will end up vacating his WBC belt when it comes time to defend against him. Check out some of what Benavidez had to say below. Benavidez
Amateur Even a club that has produced a world heavyweight champion and been visited by a prime minister is struggling, writes John Dennen IT looks like gyms will be able to open on April 12, though what forms of boxing training can then happen are still to be confirmed. There is a long way to
Amateur • Issue • Premium Sam Mellish/GB Boxing Peter McGrail has his place at the Tokyo Olympics. He’s one of Britain’s best medal prospects. But he just needs the Games to happen, writes John Dennen THERE will be good news and bad news. Since the unprecedented postponement of the Olympics to July of this year,
Heavyweight contenders Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin are only a few weeks away from their anticipated rematch, which takes place on March 27 in Gibraltor. The two punchers collide back in August at Matchroom’s Fight Camp in Brentwood. Whyte scored two knockdowns in the fourth round – but he was brutally knocked out cold in
Posted on 03/01/2021 By: Sean Crose It’s true that novelty boxing may indeed be more popular than serious boxing these days. Just don’t tell Canelo Alvarez that. The sport’s premiere attraction (at least as far as fighters in their primes go) didn’t take kindly to Jake Paul fans trying to steal his spotlight after a
Floyd Mayweather’s 50-0 record screams perfection but that’s not to say he didn’t have a scare or two along the way, writes Elliot Worsell “PERFECTION is not attainable,” said Vince Lombardi, the legendary NFL player and coach, “but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” At first glance, the word perfection would appear to
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Unbeaten two-time super middleweight world champion David “El Bandera Roja” joins Time Out with Ray Flores to preview his upcoming fight with Ronald Ellis March 13, 2021 on SHOWTIME and to send a strong message to the super middleweight division. Learn more about David Benavidez: http://pbcham.ps/DavidBENAVIDEZ Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT
Josh Taylor is going into a unification bout with Jose Ramirez supremely confident, and hopes the fight will happen in May 2021. 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 ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read
WBC junior lightweight titlist Oscar Valdez put in a high-level contender for performance of the year — and knockout of the year — when he upset Miguel Berchelt in their highly-anticipated Feb. 20 fight, and now he says he’s seriously ready to go right in with Shakur Stevenson. Interviewed by Max Kellerman on Max on
The fight itself wasn’t at all competitive, although Caleb Plant was able to get all of the information he needed about Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s latest title defense. Guadalajara’s Alvarez had his way with Istanbul’s Avni Yildirim (21-3, 12KOs), scoring a one-side stoppage after three rounds Saturday evening at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Posted on 03/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode We all knew it was going to happen, we just didn’t know when. That is, until now. Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. will return to the ring on April 24th when he takes on fringe contender Chris Arreola. No specific site has been revealed just yet, but
“I’m the most complete heavyweight in boxing,” Tony Yoka told me last week ahead of his third fight in just over six months. The Frenchman is unbeaten in the pros after turning over in 2017 off the back of a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Yoka fights Joel Djeko for the European heavyweight
Six-time world champion Zab Judah will launch Celebrity Championship Boxing on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 8pm ET in Atlanta, Georgia. This new boxing exhibition league will include social media influencers, sports figures, entertainers, actors, and street fighters competing in exhibition matches. New fights will be presented on PPV with FITE every 90 days. “I
Posted on 03/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Fighting on the elite level has provided fighters with more time for leisurely fun. Normally, when a fighter first jumps onto the scene, they can find themselves fighting anywhere from five to ten times per year. Once they’ve established themselves on the very good to elite level, the ring
Feb 1, 2021 It wasn’t close on Saturday night, and as expected, Canelo Alvarez took care of WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim to retain his titles. Immediately after the fight, Alvarez’s next fight was announced — a unification bout against Billy Joe Saunders. Will Alvarez achieve his goal of unifying the super middleweight division in
Issue • Premium • Reports Greg Bowker/Getty Images Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa, the ‘most anticipated fight in New Zealand boxing history’ surely disappoints, writes Elliot Worsell THE February 27 battle between heavyweights Joseph Parker and Junior Fa was billed as the most anticipated fight in New Zealand boxing history and took place just hours
With Canelo Alvarez now having blown past Avni Yildirim and officially announced a May 8 super middleweight unification fight with Billy Joe Saunders, we’re all free to move forward to a much more interesting matchup — and it’s one where the underdog Saunders believes he’s the only man who can beat Canelo. “Canelo, I’m ready