Month: May 2021

Posted on 05/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode It wasn’t that long ago where Jarrett Hurd was considered the best the super welterweight division had to offer. The Maryland native had grown accustomed to being introduced as the unified champion of the world. Now, however, that distinction is held by long-time rival Jermell Charlo. Although most of
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3:32 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Moments after his super middleweight unification victory over Billy Joe Saunders earlier this month, champion Canelo Alvarez turned his attention to another division titleholder: Caleb Plant. “That’s the plan, to go for the belt, and I’m coming, man,” Alvarez said during his postfight interview. “I’m coming, my friend.” Plant (21-0,
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Despite reports that last week’s announcement was premature, DAZN’s July 9th doubleheader in Los Angeles is official. Former super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez takes on light heavyweight veteran Sullivan Barrera in the main event, while recently stripped super featherweight champion Joseph Diaz Jr. moves up in weight to challenge Javier Fortuna in Ryan Garcia’s
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10:29 AM ET Anthony Joshua could have his next opponent quickly — even if it isn’t Tyson Fury. In a video released Tuesday by Joshua’s promoter, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn indicated that a bout between Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk is a possibility if Fury is unavailable this summer. Hearn’s comments came one day after
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Brandon Figueroa stopped Luis Nery by way seventh-round body shot knockout, becoming the WBA and WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion on May 15, 2021, live on SHOWTIME. Fight Night Recap: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-051521 #NeryFigueroa #PBConSHOWTIME Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
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6:02 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN A day after Tyson Fury tweeted that his heavyweight unification fight with Anthony Joshua was “100 percent on” for Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia, an arbitrator ruled Monday that Fury must face Deontay Wilder in a rematch by Sept. 15, ESPN has learned. In granting Wilder’s injunction, former federal judge
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Posted on 05/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode Reality is slowly setting in for Demetrius Andrade. The current WBO middleweight belt holder has always had an eye on a showdown against Canelo Alvarez. Following the Mexican native’s recent win over Billy Joe Saunders roughly a week and a half ago, Andrade took it upon himself to crash
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Sep 23, 2020 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 Editor’s note: This story was originally published in September. It has been updated to reference that Josh Taylor will face Jose Ramirez on May
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