During this video interview with Fight Hype, former junior welterweight champion Regis Prograis discusses where he might go next in his fighting career and also give his two cents on the upcoming PPV bout between Gervonta Davis and Mario Barrios. Check out what Prograis had to say on who he could fight next below. “I
Month: June 2021
Naoya Inoue never underestimates any of his opponents, though he admits to finding additional inspiration upon scanning the crowd ahead of his most recent performance. All of the claimants to the major bantamweight titles were in the house this past Saturday at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, where Japan’s Inoue (21-0, 18KOs) defended his WBA/IBF belts
Posted on 06/22/2021 By: Sean Crose “He isn’t an elite-level fighter, in my opinion.” So says heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua in a recent interview with Sky Sports. Joshua isn’t referring to Aleksandr Usyk here, the man who is likely to be his next opponent, but to former WBC titlist Deontay Wilder, who is currently training
Jun 16, 2021 ESPN staff Welcome to the 2021 ESPYS presented by Capital One, where you, the fans, get to help decide the stars of the show (aka the award winners). The nominees for Best Boxer are: Canelo Alvarez, who owns three of the four major super middleweight world titles; Teofimo Lopez, who dethroned Vasiliy
With Mario Barrios set to defend his secondary title against Gervonta Davis this weekend in Atlanta, Barrios joins Brian Custer’s Last Stand Podcast to discuss the bout and explain why he thinks he’s the one to be feared in his match-up with Davis. Check out some excerpts below with the full video interview above. Barrios
Vasiliy Lomachenko is ready to embark on the road to reclaim his status as among the sport’s very best fighters. The former three-division titlist returns to the ring this Saturday in an intriguing showdown versus perennial Top ten lightweight contender Masayoshi Nakatani. Their scheduled twelve-round lightweight bout—which airs live on ESPN+ from The Theater at
Posted on 06/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode In just a few short days, Gervonta Davis will have the opportunity to become a three-division world champion. The Baltimore native is set to take on WBA “Regular” super lightweight champion Mario Barrios at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia this Saturday night. But while the entire Davis
7:52 AM ET The world titlists held serve Saturday night in Las Vegas, as Naoya Inoue, Mikaela Mayer and Jermall Charlo successfully retained their belts. But while this upcoming weekend does offer up another world title fight in the form of Gervonta Davis facing Mario Barrios at 140 pounds — perhaps Davis’ best fighting weight
Undefeated Interim WBA Super Featherweight Champion Chris “Primetime” Colbert will face hard-hitting contender Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar on Saturday, July 3, headlining the live Showtime telecast at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., in a Premier Boxing Champions event. Nyambayar replaces Yuriorkis Gamboa, who was originally scheduled to face Colbert before suffering an injury
Posted on 06/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode When it was first announced that Chris Colbert, the WBA interim 130-pound titlist would be taking on long-faded former champion Yuriokis Gamboa, many believed that it would be a walk in the park. Now, however, after the 39-year-old Gamboa was forced to pull out due to injuries to both
Cuban sensation and unbeaten WBA Super Middleweight Champion David O. Morrell Jr. defends his title against undefeated challenger Mario Cázares in a 12-round duel that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Sunday, June 27 from The Armory in Minneapolis. The broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and features cruiserweight knockout
Joe Joyce passionately threw his support behind Frazer Clarke, as he explained how important Team GB and the Olympics was for him as a boxer. He praised his old teammates Lawrence Okolie, Josh Taylor and Joshua Buatsi, and he also credited his own success over Daniel Dubois to all of hard work he put in
The Athletic’s Lance Pugmire reports that WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez will kick off his shiny new multi-fight deal with Top Rank against Rio gold medalist Robson Conceicao on September 10th at Tucson, Arizona’s Casino Del Sol. Bob Arum revealed earlier this month that the fight would land in Arizona in September. Conceicao (16-0,
8:32 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Mikaela Mayer’s next fight, as long as she wins Saturday night against Erica Farias, will start to unify the junior lightweight division. Mayer, the WBO junior lightweight titlist, will next fight IBF junior lightweight titleholder Maiva Hamadouche, a source told ESPN on Saturday. The date and venue have yet
Mario Barrios didn’t know what to expect beyond fight night when sharing a card with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis last Halloween. Even in the months that passed, the thought of facing the fast-rising star never really crossed his mind until he got the phone call from his team. “I was pretty surprised to hear his name
Posted on 06/21/2021 By: Kirk Jackson After another successful defense of his WBA bantamweight world title this past weekend, Naoya “The Monster” Inoue (21-0, 18 KOs), improved his unblemished record and continues to forge his path towards greatness. The pound-for-pound elite Inoue, swiftly and violently stopped Filipino challenger Michael “Hot and Spicy” Dasmarinas (30-3-1, 20
7:00 AM ET Samuel Braslow THE VOICE of the announcer yo-yoed across the boxing arena at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. “Your winner, by unanimous decision … and now undefeated in his professional career: Patricio ‘Cacahuate’ Manuel!” The applause and cheers came first, concentrated in Section VV, packed with Manuel’s family, biological
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have decided to fire up the old trash talk, going back-and-forth a bit in the media this week. Wilder, of course, is set to face Tyson Fury for a third time on July 24, while it’s expected that Joshua will face WBO mandatory challenger
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