History Mike Tyson ends four-year layoff with victory over the wild Peter McNeeley MIKE TYSON w dq 1 PETER McNEELEYAugust 19, 1995; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NVNOBODY gave Peter McNeeley a sniff of a chance against Mike Tyson. No matter. This was all about the return of a superstar after imprisonment kept him out of
Six years after his retirement, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (51-3-2) will return to boxing to face the Jose Miguel Fandino (15-6) of Spain on Friday, August 21, at El Malecon in Torrelavega. The 45-year-old boxer has been away from the ring since getting stopped by Miguel Cotto in June of 2014. There are many critics who prefer that Martinez
Posted on 08/18/2020 By: Sean Crose Oddly enough, the talk of late summer – at least when it came to boxing – was the upcoming exhibition bout between former heavyweight great Mike Tyson and former pound for pound king Roy Jones. Although experts and analysts rolled their eyes, much of the public appeared ready and
With the big lightweight fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez back on for this fall, Lopez tells RingTV that he can’t wait to get his hands on the unified titleholder. Lopez says that despite whatever confidence or bravado the Ukrainian champion might be outwardly showing, on the inside he’s really training his ass off
4:03 PM ET The World Boxing Council has ordered a fight between Canelo Alvarez and Avni Yildirim for its vacant super middleweight belt. The WBC decision leaves WBA super middleweight titlist Callum Smith, who was hoping to fight for the vacant belt, without an immediate shot for the time being. The title was left vacant
Undefeated welterweight Livan Navarro will battle tough contender Justin DeLoach in a 10-round attraction that headlines action live on FS1 this Saturday, August 22 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Unbeaten super welterweights Ivan Pandzic and Jeffrey Torres will square off in a six-round showdown in the co-feature, while super lightweight prospect Justin Pauldo faces Josec
7:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Dillian Whyte has said it has been a “frustrating time” waiting over 1,000 days for his shot at the WBC world heavyweight title as
The undercard for this Saturday’s Whyte-Povetkin show on DAZN and Sky Box Office features a very intriguing UK domestic welterweight matchup between Chris Kongo and Luther Clay, a fight that some believe has show-stealing potential as both fighters aim to take a step up the ladder at 147 pounds. The 27-year-old Kongo (11-0, 6 KO)
Frank Warren says he’s spoken to Eddie Hearn on the phone and the two have agreed to meet for lunch to discuss some cross-over fights. 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
Issue • Opinion • Premium In his own words, Isaac Dogboe on his vision to become a two-time world champion FIGHTING in ‘The Bubble’ wasn’t that bad. The week of the fight, fighters don’t really do much. You just kick back, rest and relax. Do what you have to do, thinking about the fight. For
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Dillian Whyte returns with Box Office boxing this weekend THERE has been something of a honeymoon period in boxing as the sport rallies against a coronavirus pandemic running riot all over the world. Old rows have been forgotten and that nagging feeling of discontentment has eased. Almost everyone working
David Haye wasn’t especially pleased with how Joe Joyce performed during his third-round, technical-knockout victory over Michael Wallisch last month in London. The former WBA heavyweight champion considered Joyce too heavy and too reckless, even against an unimposing opponent who had been stopped in three of his previous four fights. Haye, an analyst for BT
Posted on 08/15/2020 By: Hans Themistode The need to prove himself has become perpetual at this point for heavyweight contender Otto Wallin. The Swedish born native became an overnight rockstar with his competitive loss to Lineal and WBC champion Tyson Fury in September of 2019. Even with wins over the likes of Dereck Chisora, Wladimir
Steve Bunce on Jimmy Cable, a fighter from a different world and one of his first idols It would be hard to invent the twists, wicked turns, joy and chaos of Jimmy Cable’s boxing year in 1984. Not to mention the rest of his life. After a quick win on cuts in January 1984, Cable
Arguably the best amateur out of Puerto Rico, 2020 Olympic Trials winner Omar Rosario, has signed with Top Rank ahead of his professional debut this Friday. Via Top Rank’s press release: “My dream has always been to be promoted by Top Rank, and I am excited that my dreams are coming true,” Rosario said. “I
Former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn has issued a firm warning to his Australian rival, Tim Tszyu. Horn and Tszyu are scheduled to collide on August 26th in a very highly anticipated fight on Australian soil. A crowd of 16,000 is expected at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. There will be WBO, IBF
Posted on 08/17/2020 By: Sean Crose It shouldn’t have been surprising. It had happened so often over the years, with such regularity, that no one had any right to be taken aback by what was essentially a common occurrence. And yet there fans were Saturday night, lifting their jaws off their living room floors when
3:55 PM ET Steve KimESPN Reigning WBO bantamweight titlist John Riel Casimero will face Duke Micah on Sept. 26 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Casimero had been scheduled to face unified WBA “super” and IBF champion Naoya Inoue on April 25 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in a highly anticipated