Promoter Lou DiBella has sued junior lightweight contender O’Shaquie Foster for breach of contract. In an 11-page lawsuit filed by attorney John Wirt with United States federal court for the Southern District of New York—a copy of which has been obtained by BoxingScene.com—DiBella is asking a court to uphold the validity of his promotional contract
Month: March 2021
Posted on 03/31/2021 Jaime Munguia (36-0, 29 KOs) will face his toughest challenge to date as he defends his WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Championship against Maciej Sulecki (29-2, 11 KOs) in a 12-round battle on Saturday, April 24 at The University of Texas at El Paso’s Don Haskins Center under strict COVID-19 fan safety protocols and with a reduced event
6:44 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 Carl Frampton believes his experience, rather than his size and reach, will be the defining factor when he challenges Jamel Herring on Saturday. The
Dennis Hogan got to wear his shorts for his battle with Tim Tszyu this morning, albeit censored on the broadcast, but that’s the only victory he managed en route to a fifth-round stoppage loss. Tszyu (18-0, 14 KO) was his usual stalking self, walking through Hogan’s (28-4-1, 7 KO) jabs to tee off with power
Former world super welterweight champion Tony Harrison and unbeaten welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Harrison discusses the loss of his father, his outlook for 2021 and beyond and, of course, his April 17 headliner versus Bryant Perrella on FOX PBC Fight Night. Mielnicki also breaks down his
Steve Bunce caught up with Sunny Edwards to look ahead to his huge IBF Flyweight World Title shot live on BT Sport. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read
Radio Rahim interviews Saul Canelo Alvarez about upcoming fight vs Erislandy Lara. Saul Canelo Alvarez also answers rumors about possible fight vs Manny Pacquiao
Demetrius Andrade still would love to fight Gennadiy Golovkin. Andrade doesn’t sense that the feeling is mutual, not unless promoter Eddie Hearn and DAZN offer the Kazakh knockout artist more money. The unbeaten WBO middleweight champion believes Golovkin would like to continue facing less imposing opposition while waiting to land an elusive, lucrative third fight
Posted on 03/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode For those clamoring for Terence Crawford to step into the ring with a marquee opponent, they may finally get their wish. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of The Athletic, former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and current WBO welterweight belt holder Terence Crawford, are currently discussing a showdown
7:48 AM ET JAMEL HERRING STILL vividly remembers the day. Even 30 years later, it stands out as something he can replay in his mind if he needed to. If he wanted to. Not that he ever would. Why would you ever want to remember the day you were taken from your mother? The day
Putting together these “10 best coming this month” posts can be weird when you don’t have a clear number one choice, and we really don’t have a clear number one choice for April. There are a lot of fights coming, mind you. But there is no mega-star boxing attraction in a traditional sense in action
Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is expecting a decision on the Deontay Wilder legal rift to get issued in the month of May. Fury captured the WBC title in February 2020 with a seven round stoppage of Wilder. After the fight, Wilder exercised an immediate rematch clause. The
Posted on 03/30/2021 By: Sean Crose Miguel Cotto is taking the lead of other former greats and returning to the ring. So, it seems is fellow former great Juan Manuel Marquez. In fact, the two men are reportedly in line to face each other in a June 12th exhibition match. Each man is an icon
4:33 PM ET Manny Pacquiao is in discussions to return to the boxing ring after an absence of nearly two years to fight WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford on June 5, a source at Top Rank confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Pacquiao, 42, would be facing ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in a pay-per-view bout
During the virtual press conference for Andy Ruiz’s next outing against Chris Arreola, Ruiz takes some media questions about where he’s at in his career today that’s different from the last time we saw him lose against Anthony Joshua in their rematch. Ruiz, of course, admits that he wasn’t dialed in nor training properly for
Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel Marquez will become the latest in a growing trend of ring legends appearing on the boxing exhibition circuit. Multiple sources have informed BoxingScene.com that the pair of former four-division titlists are due to meet in an exhibition bout on June 12 from a location to be determined. Details on the
Posted on 03/30/2021 By: Sean Crose WBC world lightweight champ Devin Haney has been charged with facing less than stellar competition throughout the course of his 25 bout career. Although he’s yet to meet defeat, the biggest name the 22 year old Vegas resident has faced was the nearly 40 year old former titlist Yuriorkis
9:37 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Fighters get better with seasoning, experience and maturity, but not, as a rule, age. That’s why I cannot share in any enthusiasm — if, in fact, there is any — for the return of Oscar De La Hoya. What plagues boxing isn’t the wave of “exhibition” fights, per se. No,
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