Month: January 2021

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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Posted on 01/25/2021 By: Sean Crose “I’m like five-eleven, six feet,” Dominique Crowder tells me. That’s tall for a bantamweight, very tall. Yet it works well for the 7-0 Baltimore native. A protégé of Mark Breland and Jose Guzman of the famed Boca boxing gym, the 27 year old Crowder is looking to impress again
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2:12 PM 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 Joe Joyce is being lined up to dispute the WBO interim heavyweight title with Oleksandr Usyk, clearing the way for Tyson Fury and Anthony
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After a thoroughly frustrating 2020, flyweight mauler Julio Cesar Martinez will return to action in a major spotlight. ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that “Rey” will defend his WBC title against mandatory challenger McWilliams Arroyo on the February 27th Canelo Alvarez-Avni Yildirim DAZN show. As mentioned when the WBC ordered it last week, Martinez (17-1, 13
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Former unified welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (29-1) recently went ‘live’ on social media and spoke on several topics as he interacted with fans. Thurman, who fights under the Premier Boxing Champions banner, was asked multiple questions about Danny Garcia’s performance in his most recent fight against Errol Spence and about potentially facing Garcia
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Posted on 01/24/2021 By: Sean Crose If you thought Manny Pacquiao facing UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing ring would be an over the top endeavor, consider and consider well the possibility of Pacquiao squaring off with boxing’s most notable rising star, Ryan Garcia…because, according to reliable sources, a Pacquiao-Garcia bout is a legit
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Posted on 01/24/2021 By: Sean Crose First things first – there’s a lot of gloating and mockery going on now that Conor McGregor has lost another fight. That’s understandable. McGregor wasn’t interested in making friends when he was on top of the world and there’s a flip side to every coin. Here’s the thing, though
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Posted on 01/23/2021 By: Sean Crose Super bantamweight Raeese Aleem appeared on Saturday’s Showtime and PBC card at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena, taking on Vic Pasillas in a scheduled 12 round affair for the WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight title. Both men were undefeated heading into the ring.  The 17-0 Aleem and  16-0 Pasillas came
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