Ring City USA, the new sports media startup that debuted its Thursday night boxing series in November 2020 on NBC Sports Network, will take over Puerto Rico in less than one month to kick off their 2021 schedule. The March 4 event will take place at Felix Pagan Pintor Gym in Guaynabo, while the March
Month: February 2021
Posted on 02/08/2021 By: Sean Crose “I have tried my best to ignore the allegations that are constantly made about me,” 43 year old Daniel Kinahan said in a statement to TalkSport on Monday. “I have dedicated myself to my work in boxing for over 15 years.” For those who don’t know, Kinahan is a
8:14 AM ET There’s no boxing division creating more buzz than lightweight, headed by four young stars — Teofimo Lopez, Gervonta “Tank” Davis, Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney. Of that group, Lopez has the biggest win to date and the most belts. Lopez is still enjoying the fruits of his massive victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko
Saturday, Dec. 13 DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Josh Warrington vs Mauricio Lara. Warrington has given up his IBF featherweight title after trouble making a unification with Xu Can, which probably has multiple layers. The IBF could have just approved it, but at the same time the WBA refuses to “promote” Xu to “super world” status,
Dillian Whyte didn’t underestimate Alexander Povetkin. Whyte insists he took Povetkin seriously prior to their fight five months ago. He realized that Povetkin’s power would be the last thing to go, which made the Russian underdog, then 39 years old, a legitimate threat entering their 12-round fight August 22 for Whyte’s WBC interim heavyweight title.
Posted on 02/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode Daniel Dubois could barely see once he walked back to the locker room following his bout against Joe Joyce. The heavyweight prospect suffered a badly damaged left orbital bone along with several other ailments. But while the physical aches and pains bothered him for weeks on end, the mental
Undefeated contender Kanat Islam (21-0, 18 KOs) stopped Colombia’s Jesus De Angel (18-4-1, 17 KOs) in the sixth round of Sunday night’s main event on Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce TV from the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida on May 8, 2016. The rising 154-pounder from Kazakhstan stopped his ninth straight opponent
Carl Frampton and a whole host of stars, including Liam Williams and Sunny Edwards are bidding to add a shiny new world title belt to their collection in 2021. Our BT Sport panel were asked which British or Irish fighter they saw as a future world champion. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️
Junior middleweight contender Dennis Hogan (28-3-1, 7 KOs) is hungry to secure another world title shot. Back in 2019, Hogan traveled to Mexico and lost a controversial twelve round decision to then WBO world champion Jamie Munguia. And then in December of the same year, Hogan took a big risk when he moved up to
Posted on 02/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Standing six feet, nine inches tall is almost par for the course when it comes to modern boxing. Heavyweight notables Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, and Deontay Wilder are all pushing seven feet in height. Back in 1979, however, being extremely tall was something unusual for a fighter. It was
If you were looking for last-minute betting advice from Claressa Shields for tonight’s Super Bowl matchup between the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, great news! “The Chiefs are the reigning champs and Patrick Mahomes has been amazing, but there is only one GOAT,” said Shields. “Tom Brady has a history of
Heavyweight Hasim Rahman Jr. remained unbeaten Friday night, knocking out journeyman Alejandro de la Torre in round two at the Salon de Eventos in Matamoros, Mexico. With the victory, Rahman, who is originally from Baltimore, Maryland and now lives and trains in Las Vegas, Nevada, improves to 10-0, 5 knockouts Friday was a rematch of their
Posted on 02/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode Super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim has essentially become an afterthought. His upcoming showdown against the consensus best boxer in the world in Canelo Alvarez has already been chalked up as a loss. In addition to what round Yildirim will be knocked out in, fans are already discussing how Alvarez
4:00 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 British boxer Josh Warrington said he is inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo in how to maintain his mindset at the top level, as he returns
Teofimo Lopez, who holds the WBA, IBF, and WBO lightweight titles and is considered far and wide the top man at 135 pounds right now, is never one to shy away from offering an opinion, whether asked for one or not. Lopez listed his top five current lightweights in the sport, with himself rightly in
A few weeks ago chatter of a potential fight between future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2) and WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan “Kingry” Garcia (21-0) began on various social media outlets. The potential showdown was first discussed as an exhibition bout but that talk was squashed when Manny Pacquiao Promotions’ president Sean Gibbons revealed
Posted on 02/06/2021 Former World Heavyweight Champion Leon Spinks, Jr. lost his five-year battle with prostate and other cancers, at the age of 67 on Friday, Feb. 5 at 8:15 p.m. At the time of his passing his wife Brenda Glur Spinks was by his side. Due to COVID restrictions, only a few close friends
6:32 PM ET Leon Spinks, who surprised the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1978, died Friday night at age 67, according to the Firm PR, which represents him. Spinks had been suffering from prostate and other cancers. The St. Louis native, who had won a gold medal as
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