Julio la Cruz of Cuba has gone back-to-back with gold medals at the Olympics, winning men’s heavyweight (201 lbs) gold today with a dominant showing against the Russian Olympic Committee’s Muslim Gadzhimagomedov. la Cruz, who also won at Rio 2016 as a light heavyweight, saved his best for last in Tokyo. As good as he
Month: August 2021
Luis Collazo showed why he is a fan favorite in his MD win over Bryant Perrella in 2018. He fights with heart, guts, and tenacity, leaving it all in the ring every-time he fights. Watch Luis Collazo fight Eimantas Stanionis Saturday, August 7th, on @PBC ON FOX 👊💥. 📰: https://pbcham.ps/2U9gLPi #LuisCollazo #BryantPerrella #CollazoPerrella Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com
British heavyweight Joe Joyce stopped Carlos Takam at Wembley Arena to move a step closer to a world title shot. #JoyceTakam 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
6:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Audie Attar’s attempt to stop Manny Pacquiao from fighting Errol Spence Jr. has been tentatively denied. Judge Walter Schwarm, in a tentative ruling on Thursday obtained by ESPN through a court records search, denied Paradigm Sports Management’s effort to obtain a preliminary injunction against Pacquiao that would have halted the
Former world champion Luis Collazo is looking to close out his career with a bang. The 40-year-old veteran is returning to the ring on Saturday night, when he faces undefeated rising welterweight contender Eimantas Stanionis. Their bout will headline a PBC on FOX card from The Armory in Minneapolis. Collazo is coming off technical decision loss
Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Hector Franco Manny Pacquiao has a chance to accomplish something he never has against Errol Spence Jr. Coming up in just a few short weeks on August 21st, one of the most anticipated fights of the year will take place in the capital of combat sports in Las Vegas. Eight-division champion
Day 12 of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the gold medal match at men’s featherweight, where Team USA’s Duke Ragan will look to win the first gold medal for the men’s American team since Andre Ward in 2004, facing the ROC’s Albert Batyrgaziev in the final bout. We’ll also see semifinal action in
1:08 PM ET Claressa Shields At the age of 17, a young woman from Flint, Michigan overcame inner city struggles to win gold at the 2012 London Olympics, which were the first Games to award medals for women’s boxing. Not only did she win once, Claressa Shields went back-to-back, winning another Olympic gold medal in
Amir Khan wants to finish career in the country where it all began for him more than 15 years ago, and one of his final fights could still involve – knock on wood – longtime countryman Kell Brook. “I wanna fight by the end of the year,” Khan, 34, told FightHype. “I’m looking at a
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Sean Crose Addressing the media before his highly anticipated bout with Errol Spence later this month, Manny Pacquiao spoke out on a wide range of subjects. The only matters he didn’t seem particularly willing to speak of were his political ambitions in his native Philippines,
During this video interview with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV, Manny Pacquiao fields some questions about his upcoming title fight with unified champion Errol Spence. Pacquiao says he could’ve easily taken novelty fights just to earn some bucks, but is instead striving for something much deeper, looking to solidify his already astounding legacy in
Kid Galahad has vowed to win his first World Title in style as he clashes with familiar foe Jazza Dickens for the IBF Featherweight crown at the top of the bill on Matchroom Fight Camp Week 2 this Saturday August 7 in Brentwood, Essex, live worldwide on DAZN. Galahad (27-1, 16 KOs) fights for the
Posted on 08/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode Yordenis Ugas stood patiently as he awaited word on what would happen to his WBA world title. The Cuban native saw his championship dreams come true when he captured the vacant “Regular” title in his last contest against fringe contender Abel Ramos. The two clashed in the main event
3:21 AM ET Associated Press Albert Batyrgaziev of the Russian team has won the gold medal in men’s featherweight boxing, beating American Duke Ragan in a meeting of two professional fighters chasing Olympic glory. Batyrgaziev won the bout 3 to 2, cruising to victory after winning the first two rounds on three of the five
Keith Thurman, Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosely, Amir Khan… are just a few of the opponents Luis Collazo has been in the ring with. With his experience, one mistake could cost you the fight. That’s exactly what happened to Sammy Vasquez on February 2, 2017. Vasquez was showing dominance early on in the fight, landing power
Tommy Fury fully intends on wearing a hat for his next fight week where he will be bump into long-term rival Jake Paul. 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
Day 12 of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the gold medal match at men’s featherweight, where Team USA’s Duke Ragan will look to win the first gold medal for the men’s American team since Andre Ward in 2004, facing the ROC’s Albert Batyrgaziev in the final bout. We’ll also see semifinal action in
Former IBF super middleweight world champion Jose Uzcategui is motivated to pull off a major upset on August 28, when he faces undefeated two-time champion David Benavidez at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The fight will be televised by Showtime. The winner will be in line for a world title shot – which is