Month: January 2021

6:59 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 Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren has said he is confident nothing will get in the way of making a Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight
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Boxing used to love its exhibitions. Exhibitions were used widely and smartly back in the day, like when Muhammad Ali was king of the world, the best known person on the planet, with people everywhere craving to see him in person. But he could and would book only so many fights. So to feed the
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Regis Prograis Wants Danny Garcia: “I Can Beat Him Very, Easily – I Think I Whoop Him Bad” Posted on 01/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite only a limited amount of seats available due to the current worldwide pandemic, former Jr welterweight world champion Regis Prograis simply couldn’t miss out on the live-action. Roughly one month
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5:20 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Former WBC super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez says he will return to the ring on March 13 against Ronald Ellis. Although the location of the bout is still being finalized, a source told ESPN that it’ll most likely happen in Connecticut as a main event of Showtime Championship Boxing. Benavidez
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A week after initial reports that top welterweight prospect Jaron “Boots” Ennis would be facing former 140-pound titleholder Sergey Lipinets, it looks like we have a set date, as Mike Coppinger reports the bout will go ahead April 10 on Showtime. At the moment, there’s nothing otherwise scheduled for U.S. TV on April 10, other
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Jake Pauls Takes His $50 Million Dollar Offer Off The Table In Possible Conor McGregor Showdown: “Conor, I Got $10,000 For You” Posted on 01/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode According to YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul, Conor McGregor has dropped the ball big time. For numerous months, the social media star has attempted to lure McGregor
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10:02 AM ET Jake Paul, the Internet personality turned pro boxer, has his next fight set, and this time he’ll be competing against an actual professional fighter. Paul will face former UFC fighter Ben Askren in an eight-round pro boxing match on April 17, Triller co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh told ESPN. The fight will take place
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Signs continue to point towards an undisputed heavyweight title fight on the horizon as ESPN reports that perhaps the biggest obstacle — Oleksandr Usyk being Anthony Joshua’s mandatory challenger — won’t be a problem as Usyk has gone forward with entertaining negotiations to face Joe Joyce for the WBO’s interim title. Adam Morallee, who’s part
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Andre Ward Has No Issue With Canelo Alvarez Facing Avni Yildirim: “It’s Not Healthy To Face A Top Guy Fight In And Fight Out” Posted on 01/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite facing countless former or current world champions, Canelo Alvarez heard the complaints of his boxing fans the moment he announced he would be taking
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