Mykal Fox isn’t the only member of his fighting family who is on standby. BoxingScene.com has been informed that Alantez Fox, Mykal’s older brother, is a potential replacement preparing to fill in for Showtime’s main event August 15 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Alantez Fox could face either WBC super middleweight champion David
Friday, August 7th Terri Harper vs. Natasha Jonas Brentwood, England (DAZN) Friday, August 7th Chris Billam-Smith vs. Nathan Thorley Brentwood, England (DAZN) Saturday, August 8th Jamal James vs. Thomas Dulorme Los Angeles (Fox/Fox Deportes/FS1) Saturday, August 8th David Morrell vs. Lennox Allen Los Angeles (Fox/Fox Deportes/FS1) Friday, August 14th Felix Cash vs. Jason Welborn Brentwood,
8:14 AM ET VITO MIELNICKI JR. WAS dripping sweat. On a steamy July morning in New Jersey, in the middle of the West Essex High School football field, the promising teenage boxer was about to receive his reward in the culmination of years of hard work. All those 4 a.m. alarms to get strength and
Welterweight contender Jamal “Shango” James joins The PBC Podcast this week to discuss the protests in his native Minneapolis, helping out his community and, of course, his headlining event versus Thomas Dulorme for the vacant WBA Interim World Welterweight title this Saturday night on FOX PBC Fight Night. Plus, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal
Carl Frampton has been as unlucky as any other boxer over the past year, with numerous fights cancelled and postponed as well as suffering freak injuries. You can’t keep a good man down, though, and The Jackal is still targeting a fight with Jamel Herring as he attempts to become Ireland’s first ever three-weight world
Opinion An expert panel answers our questions on Miguel Cotto and Matchroom’s Fight Camp What was your favourite Miguel Cotto moment? Jordan GillRising featherweightMy favourite Miguel Cotto moment is when he avenged his loss against [Antonio] Margarito in that second fight that they had. It was sweet justice after the scandal with the loaded wraps
Letters Don’t do it, a message from Boxing News readers for Mike Tyson, Roy Jones and Sergio Martinez Now that boxing is once again well and truly back on the sporting calendar, I was looking through the upcoming events for August. I noticed that there is an event on the 21st in Cantabria, Spain featuring
Opinion Ranking the current top 10 female boxers in the UK, based on their achievements as professionals TERRI HARPERHarper, from Denaby in Yorkshire, is the reigning WBC super-featherweight champ. She also holds the less well-regarded IBO strap at the weight. She has won all 10 of her fights so far. CHANTELLE CAMERONNorthampton’s Cameron has a
Undefeated junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu is only a few weeks away from his anticipated clash with former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn. Their fight is scheduled for August 26 bout in Townsville. A crowd of 16,000 – all socially distanced – is expected at Queensland Bank Stadium. Horn has a clear edge in experience,
In this video interview with Fight Hub TV, Roy Jones Jr. explains why Mike Tyson will be dangerous early but hopes to take him into deep waters where he thinks the action will favor him. Jones also responds to those who think he’s crazy for taking this fight. Check it out… “Those early rounds are
Friday, August 7th Terri Harper vs. Natasha Jonas Brentwood, England (DAZN) Friday, August 7th Chris Billam-Smith vs. Nathan Thorley Brentwood, England (DAZN) Saturday, August 8th Jamal James vs. Thomas Dulorme Los Angeles (Fox/Fox Deportes/FS1) Saturday, August 8th David Morrell vs. Lennox Allen Los Angeles (Fox/Fox Deportes/FS1) Friday, August 14th Felix Cash vs. Jason Welborn Brentwood,
History Roy Jones Jnr drops Montell Griffin three times with one punch ROY JONES JNR w ko 1 MONTELL GRIFFINAugust 7, 1997; Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, CTONE of the most savage revenge missions in boxing history. Enraged by the disqualification he suffered in their first meeting, Roy Jones Jnr entered the rematch with Montell Griffin consumed
Bradley Pryce fought for too long, drifting into the away corner in his hometown and ignoring failing eyesight because he had no other means of making money. Today he tells Craig Scott exactly where he went wrong INSIDE Newbridge, South Wales’ tin can of a boxing gym, former Commonwealth champion and British title challenger Bradley
History • Issue • Premium Although only a novice, Ewart Potgieter’s immense size earned him star billing in Britain in the mid-1950s JUST over a decade ago, David Haye made worldwide headlines when he relieved Russia’s Nikolay Valuev of his WBA heavyweight crown. The fight garnered great attention, not for its quality but for the
While Europe is slowly getting back to its new normal, Belarus is at the front line of a boxing revival – thanks in part to British promoter Al Siesta, his efforts united with those of local former Olympian Khavazhy Khatsygov, who staged a fan-friendly, intensive streak of events at the DiaMond in Minsk. Five tourneys
It’s unfathomable that Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren haven’t properly met, yet it’s a detail that both British promoters cling onto with increasing commitment. “I’ve never spoken to him in my life. Remarkable,” Hearn told Sky Sports earlier this year. “The only one time, it’s quite a funny story actually, I came out of a