Top tier boxing promoter Eddie Hearn made his usual weekly drop-in on the Ak and Barak program on SiriusXM, and as he’s currently working with superstar Canelo Alvarez on a two-fight deal — Feb. 27 against Avni Yildirim and a May 8 target date for Billy Joe Saunders — he had some thoughts on Canelo’s
Month: February 2021
Kudratillo Abdukakhorov’s prolonged pursuit of a welterweight title shot will resume March 13. BoxingScene.com has learned that Abdukakhorov will face Javier Flores that night in a 10-round fight Showtime will televise from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Uzbekistan’s Abdukakhorov (17-0, 9 KOs) and Puerto Rico’s Flores (15-2, 13 KOs, 1 NC) will meet on
Posted on 02/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermell Charlo is as confident as they come. To the unified Jr middleweight champion, he is head and shoulders above the rest of his contemporaries. Ranking himself number one in the division isn’t solely based on just his belief, but mainly because of the level of opposition he has
1:47 PM ET Lightweight star Teofimo Lopez Jr., focused on keeping all five of his lightweight titles, is beginning to gear up for his next fight. Mandatory IBF challenger George Kambosos Jr. is the frontrunner to fight Lopez next in a bout that would likely take place in the early spring in the United States,
Unified WBA, IBF, and WBO lightweight titlist Teofimo Lopez has been outspoken for months that boxing needs its promoters and other power plays to simply make the biggest fights possible, and continued that push this week on social media. “In order for us to bring boxing back to its fullest, we have to fight the
Stylish boxer Jesse Manyo Plange, who was recently voted Best Professional Boxer in Ghana 2020 by boxing journalists, has been tipped to wear a world title belt. With a record of no defeats in 21 victories against one draw, he is seen by many local boxing experts as a star of the future and plans
Posted on 02/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode Erickson Lubin has placed a lot of time between himself and the worst night of his boxing career. After winning ESPN’s prospect of the year in 2016, Lubin found himself standing across the ring from Jermell Charlo. Everything seemed perfect for the Florida native. With one more win against
5:31 PM ET Associated Press The International Boxing Hall of Fame is postponing its induction weekend for the second straight year due to the “many unknowns” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hall of Fame executive director Ed Brophy says next year’s ceremony is scheduled for June 12 and will be themed a Hall of Fame
Once-beaten Sammy Vasquez Jr. faced off against veteran Luis Collazo in a scheduled 10-round welterweight bout on February, 2, 2017 at the Horsehoe Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Aftera a 19-month layoff, Luis Collazo returned to the ring after 19 months in spectacular fashion. With one right hook, former world champion Luis Collazo
Joe Joyce warned Oleksandr Usyk that he will use all of his physical advantages over him, should the two meet in the ring in April. Joyce put himself in the number two spot with the WBO, in the heavyweight rankings, after beating Daniel Dubois in November 2020. The Juggernaut, as well as previewing a potential
Well, it looks like we might be getting the worst-case scenario. Mike Coppinger reports that Canelo Alvarez’s planned unification clash with Billy Joe Saunders, previously targeted for either May 1st or May 8th due to Cinco de Mayo landing on a Wednesday, is “slated” to land on the 8th, seemingly putting it in direct conflict
Deerfield Beach, FL – Trevor “The Dream” Bryan is now looking for a much bigger opportunity after last month’s knockout of former WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne. In that fight, Bryan sent Stiverne down to the canvas in the eleventh round and then finished him off before referee Frank Gentile stopped the fight and Bryan walked
Posted on 02/02/2021 By: Sean Crose “I love it,” trainer Jose Guzman says of his hectic – and so far very successful – 2021. “The busier I am the better.” Guzman has much to be pleased with at the moment. Last week, Guzman could appreciate the fact that a mixed martial artist he helped train
4:56 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The return of Floyd “Money” Mayweather will have to wait — for now. His much-anticipated exhibition bout originally set for Feb. 20 against YouTube personality Logan Paul has been postponed to a later date, according to Fanmio founder and CEO Solomon Engel. “After an absolutely tremendous response to the fight
With Golden Boy welterweight prospects Vergil Ortiz officially scheduled to take on Maurice Hooker on March 20th on DAZN, the fight now has a venue set, as it will take place at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, about 40 minutes from Dallas, the hometown of both fighters. “I’m very happy to be fighting in
Joel Diaz, the trainer for super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim, says his pupil is very capable of pulling off a big surprise on February 27 in Miami, Florida. Yildirim will challenge the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, for the WBC, WBA world titles. Canelo captured the WBC, WBA titles in December,
Tyson Fury, holder of the WBC heavyweight title and also LINEAL!!!!!! champion of the world, looks like he’ll be fighting Anthony Joshua next — that’s not set in stone, but the signs are good from all involved promoters (there are three of them, it’s not the easiest thing), the WBO seem to be on board
Jimmy Kelly Jr. is preparing for a big year, with two fights locked in in the early months of 2021 for the one-time world title challenger. Kelly turned pro young, emerging out of the heralded Jimmy Egan’s gym in this native Wythenshawe, Manchester. Egan’s gym has played host to countless great fighters with the most notable