Unbeaten prospect Fabian Maidana overcame a slow start and dominated Jorge Maysonet on Saturday, July 23, 2016 on PBC on NBCSN. Maidana plodded his way through the opening round of his eight-round main-event clash with Puerto Rican slugger Jorge Maysonet, generally taking the worst of it—including a hard right hand that bloodied his nose. From
Month: April 2021
Tyson Fury praised the impact of Frank Warren after he became a two-time world champion, which completed a remarkable turnaround. Fury explained in the BT Sport Films production, what made his promoter so special to him. Make It Or Die Trying: The Frank Warren Story premieres on BT Sport 1 HD on Sunday 11th April
Former world champion Sergey Lipinets shared insights into his training camp as he prepares to take on rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis in a 12-round battle that headlines action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, April 10 from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin) The 32-year-old
Posted on 04/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Bernard Hopkins can hear the criticism coming from all angles. The former two-division world champion and current partner of Golden Boy Promotions may not be involved in the handling of Canelo Alvarez and his career anymore, but he still notices what’s going on around him. The Mexican star is
Carl Frampton’s boxing career came to an end on Saturday in Dubai, where he was beaten inside of six rounds when making a challenge for Jamel Herring’s WBO junior lightweight title. The fight Frampton goes out on was an ambitious bid to win a world title in a third weight class, to add something more
Josh Taylor continues to prepare himself for the biggest fight of his pro career, which takes place on May 22 in Las Vegas. Taylor will collide with Jose Ramirez in a battle of unbeatens – with the IBF, WBA, WBO, WBC world titles at stake. A victory would make Taylor the first Scottish boxer to
Posted on 04/04/2021 By: Oliver McManus Jamel Herring proved his championship credentials out in Dubai on Saturday evening with a near perfect display against Carl Frampton. The WBO champion boxed beautifully from the beginning to ask questions of his challenger before a monumental sixth-rounder saw Herring dismantle Frampton through a series of well-worked punches. The
Shakur Stevenson isn’t being unclear at all: He wants a belt at 130, and he’s got Jamel Herring in his sights. Herring (23-2, 11 KO) retained his WBO belt on Saturday, dominating Carl Frampton in Dubai. Stevenson (15-0, 8 KO) has also called out WBC titlist Oscar Valdez, who is now seen as the real
Former two division world champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon is determined to give himself a new opportunity in the ring even though he’s been retired from boxing since 2012. A few days ago, Calderon hinted at the probability of a ring return. Calderon assured that he still has several goals to achieve. The first is
Posted on 04/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode It’s been a long time since Amir Khan has been seen inside a boxing ring, two years come July to be exact. Although his most recent appearance came in a winning effort against Billy Dib, the brutal sixth-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Terence Crawford three months prior
WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. successfully defended his title by winning a unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Tugstsogt Nyambayar live on SHOWTIME Saturday night in a Premier Boxing Champions event from PPL Center in Allentown, Pa. Russell won by the scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112. Russell (31-1, 18 KOs) made the fifth
Tommy Fury looked at how his career is going to progress with his dad John Fury as they spoke about Tyson Fury’s influence, watching Floyd Mayweather and avoiding social media. 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 ➡️
DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Conor Benn vs Samuel Vargas, Shannon Courtenay vs Ebanie Bridges, Savannah Marshall vs Femke Hermans. Matchroom return in the UK with a mild step up for Benn, more a test of style for him than a big step up from his last fight against Sebastian Formella. Vargas definitely brings a different,
In a perfect world, Maxim Vlasov would have been back in the ring long ago. Sadly, the universe would not allow him to fight, several times, in the last few months. The veteran light heavyweight contender continues to go with the flow, confident that through patience would come good fortune. A planned title eliminator versus
Posted on 04/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode There were questions surrounding Jamel Herring. The WBO lightweight titlist may have taken home the victory in his last ring appearance against Jonathan Oquendo but many believed he quit the moment an inadvertent headbutt ended their bout. With former two-division world champion Carl Frampton up next, the betting world
6:44 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 Jamel Herring sent Carl Frampton into retirement with a sixth-round TKO win in a third defense of his WBO world junior lightweight title Saturday.
Where exactly are we as a nation regarding COVID and how people are behaving? It sure seems to me in the East, as the temps edge up, thoughts of spring are conjured. People I know are reserving tickets to see live music, and anyone reading this has a good idea that plenty of people are
Youtuber Logan Paul believes a fight with his younger brother, Jake Paul, would be ’one of the highest grossing pay-per-view combat sports events of all time’. Both social media stars have transitioned to the sport of boxing in the last few years. Logan is scheduled to face five division champion Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition bout in