Undefeated WBC World Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo and unbeaten WBA super lightweight champ Mario Barrios are this week’s guests. Charlo discusses his June 19 battle versus Juan Macias Montiel on SHOWTIME, as well as fighting the other big names in and around the 160-pound division. Barrios breaks down his SHOWTIME PPV headliner versus Gervonta “Tank”
Month: May 2021
Willo Hayden is the newest addition to Frank Warren’s stable of fighters. He discusses sparring with Conor McGregor and the Notorious recommending him to Frank Warren as well as calling out Khabib Nurmagomedov. 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
All the action from York Hall as Sunny Edwards achieved his dream to be crowned IBF Flyweight Champion of the World. 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 more
Michael Conlan and Jamie Conlan reflected on Michael’s win over Ionut Baluta, what’s next, and the impact Carl Frampton has had on Irish boxing. 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 ➡️
Andy Lee, who is part of the Tyson Fury’s training team, says the WBC heavyweight champion is not very happy with the increased delay in finalizing the fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. The two sides are currently reviewing the contracts for the site fee agreement, with the contest targeted to take
Posted on 05/02/2021 By: Sean Crose Welterweight fighter Felix Verdejo turned himself into the FBI for murdering 27 year told Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz and her unborn child. Ortiz went missing on Thursday. Her family told authorities that she had planned to meet Verdejo to tell him she was pregnant with their child. Ortiz’ body was
7:53 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 Joseph Parker overcame an early scare to earn a split decision win over Derek Chisora on Saturday, which keeps him in the hunt for
News broke Saturday that former Puerto Rican Olympian Felix Verdejo was a “person of interest” in the death of Keishla Marlen Rodríguez Ortiz, with whom he was allegedly having an affair. Yesterday, Verdejo turned himself in to the authorities, and he now faces charges that will likely be revealed within the day. According to Jake
Manchester Arena in Manchester, Chris Eubank Jr marked his return to Britain with a punishing points victory over Marcus Morrison to stay on course for a big name fight later this year. Eubank Jr ended a lengthy absence from the ring, hurting Morrison on a number of occasions before sealing victory with three scores of
Posted on 05/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode When Danny Garcia tasted defeat for the first in his career against Keith Thurman in March of 2017, the Philadelphia native was adamant that he was the recipient of a bad decision. The former two-division champion dropped his WBC welterweight title via split decision after his second-half rally fell
4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services A 27-year-old woman whose body was found in a lagoon in Puerto Rico was a companion of lightweight boxer Felix Verdejo, who has been questioned by police and whose car was seized overnight, Puerto Rican authorities said Sunday. No one has been arrested in the case, and Verdejo and
Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (28-3-3, 16 KOs) delivered a one-punch knockout victory over Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (30-5-1, 12 KOs) in the first round to capture the WBA Middleweight Title. “He said at the press conference that he was going to knock me out, but he ran right into that punch,” said Lara. “Maybe he
Felix Cash reflected on his third round stoppage of Denzel Bentley to add the British middleweight title to his Commomwealth. Alongside trainer Tony Sims, he looked at what’s next for him. 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, 1:00 pm ET, Canelo vs Saunders press conference. Talking, sponsors nobody cares about, etc. We’ll be here with a stream. BLH will have live coverage. DAZN, 3:00 pm ET, Canelo vs Saunders weigh-in. Underpants, scales, the usual. We’ll be here with a stream. BLH will have live coverage. Telemundo, 11:35 pm ET, Gadwin Rosa
Manchester Arena, Manchester – In a crossroads heavyweight clash, former WBO champion Joseph Parker (29-2, 21 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over Derek Chisora (32-11, 23 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson) The scores were 115-113 for Chisora, 116-111 for Parker and 115-113 for Parker. In the first few seconds of the first, Chisora
Posted on 05/01/2021 By: Sean Crose The 28-1-1 Omar Figueroa fought on the pay per view portion of Saturday’s Ruiz Arreola in Carson California. He was engaged in a scheduled 12 round welterweight affair against the 26-4-2 Abel Ramos. Both these men were coming off losses to Yordenis Ugas, which was odd enough. What was
1:40 AM ET Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo met with local police this week in Puerto Rico regarding an investigation into the disappearance of a 27-year-old woman, according to multiple reports. Verdejo (27-2, 17 KOs) reportedly met with police on Friday morning and refused to answer questions about the disappearance of Keishla Marlen Rodriguez. According to
We had a very busy weekend in boxing, no massive marquee fights, but a lot of interesting developments in various divisions, chiefly at heavyweight where two top 10 contenders picked up wins, one controversial and one not. What could be on tap for the weekend’s winners? Andy Ruiz Jr Ruiz got a solid if not