The long-delayed junior lightweight title clash between WBO champion Jamel Herring and former two-division champion Carl Frampton has its latest (and hopefully final) date and location. The pair will meet on April 3rd at The Rotunda in Dubai atop a card that also features a pair of Filipino standouts. Though they were originally slated to
WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says he is ready for battle with Tyson Fury, who holds the WBC world titles. Their respective teams are currently engaged in serious negotiations to finalize a fight for the summer. The location, due to COVID restrictions, is still up in the air – but Joshua is
Posted on 02/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode If you were to ask around, it’s as though Canelo Alvarez is facing someone who is stepping into the ring for the first time in their life. Oddsmakers, fans and media personnel have essentially given mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim no chance of winning when the two face off at
9:27 AM ET Steve Kim Anna Katherine Clemmons Close Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine. Editor’s note: This story was originally published in Oct. 28, 2019. Canelo Alvarez is boxing’s biggest superstar. At 29, Alvarez — who will jump two weight classes to try to win a world title when
Tyson Fury’s rise from troubled former champion on the brink of retirement to the now WBC heavyweight champion should have come as no surprise, writes Elliot Worsell IF rising from the 12th-round knockdown in their first fight was a microcosm of the Tyson Fury story so far, the ‘Gypsy King’s performance in his rematch with
Floyd Mayweather uses his 50-0 record as evidence that he is ‘The Best Ever’. Eric Armit investigated some other unbeaten runs in boxing history that test ‘Money’s’ theory to the max PERHAPS the biggest controversy to emerge from Floyd Mayweather beating Conor McGregor in August of 2017 was that “Money”, while beating a debutant, officially
Josh Warrington say he does not remember the punches that knocked him down against Mauricio Lara, but says that he felt clear-headed when he was allowed to continue in the fight. The former IBF featherweight champion was knocked out by Lara, a little-known Mexican, in the ninth round at Wembley this month. He had been
Posted on 02/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oscar Valdez walked into his contest against Miguel Berchelt virtually without a single soul believing in him. However, by the time he left the ring a few minutes later, just about everyone was riding his coattails. From the moment the opening bell rang, it was clear that Valdez was
The IBF has yet to fill the heavyweight mandatory challenger vacancy left behind by Kubrat Pulev; considering the current push for total unification and ensuing cluster[expletive] of conflicting obligations, that’s not a huge surprise. That said, #4 contender Michael Hunter claims that with #3 Oleksandr Usyk otherwise occupied, the sanctioning ordered him to face #2
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Steve Bunce remembers the infamous night of Tijunana Tumblers when a selection of visiting Mexican fighters could barely stand up IT was a night of infamy in the boxing game, it was dubbed the Night of the Tijuana Tumblers and every single bad night of professional boxing is measured
#PBCTimeOut: Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis joins PBC Host and Announcer Ray Flores to preview his upcoming super middleweight throwdown with Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell on February 27, 2021, live on FOX. #DirrellDavis Fight Details: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-022721 Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Frank Warren looks ahead to BT Sport’s first card of 2021 headlined by the British Super Featherweight Title fight between Anthony Cacace and Lyon Woodstock. Warren also speaks AJ-Fury and why he think’s Fury is miles ahead of Joshua. He also touches on Deontay Wilder, Joyce v Usky, Daniel Dubois’ return and a whole host
MTK Global and Rick Mirigian have announced the signing of world-ranked Kazakhstan superstar Batyrzhan Jukembayev. The highly-rated super-lightweight fighter will be advised by MTK Global and managed by Mirigian, as he looks to build on the incredible success that has led to him being ranked #8 with the IBF and the WBC, #14 with the
Posted on 02/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Eddy Reynoso, trainer of unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, knows it’s just a matter of time. Even with Reynoso focusing all of his energy on the game plan of Alvarez as he prepares to take on Avni Yildirim this Saturday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami
The big boys aren’t the only ones getting marching orders. The IBF has ordered a final eliminator between Wales’ Jay Harris and California’s Ricardo Sandoval for a crack at the flyweight title, which Moruti Mthalane has held since 2018. You’ll recall Harris (18-1, 9 KO), the #6 contender, from last February’s terrific scrap with Julio
Adrien Broner brought more viewers to Showtime than other boxers once again Saturday night. Nielsen Media Research statistics released Tuesday indicated Showtime’s tripleheader that featured Broner and Jovanie Santiago produced higher viewership than any of the premium cable network’s first seven telecasts on Saturday nights since it brought boxing back to its airwaves August 1.
Posted on 02/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Former WBO featherweight titlist Shakur Stevenson continues to shake his head whenever a possible matchup between Shawn Porter and Terence Crawford is mentioned. With Porter holding the number one ranking in the WBO sanctioning body, the former welterweight belt holder is aiming to knock off Crawford and claim his
11:28 AM ET The small, bold font at the bottom of a full-page spread in the Feb. 2 edition of Fanatik, a daily sports newspaper in Turkey, posed a simple question: “So who is Canelo Alvarez?” The query was accompanied by a short paragraph and an unremarkable, expressionless headshot of the Mexican fighter. It accurately