Posted on 08/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode Over the past few years, Canelo Alvarez has truly solidified himself as the best fighter in the world, at least, according to most. The unified super middleweight champion has gone from weight division to weight division and laid waste to most of the top names. After settling the score
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 3:29 AM ET Associated Press Arlen Lopez won his second Olympic boxing gold medal for Cuba, beating Britain’s Benjamin Whittaker in the light heavyweight final at the Kokugikan Arena. Lopez outclassed the defense-minded Whittaker to win the fight on four of the five judges’ scorecards. Cuba had never won
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Former super middleweight titleholder Jose Uzcategui was on hand for yesterday’s opening virtual press conference, formally announcing his August 28th fight against David Benavidez, airing live on Showtime. And looking ahead to the bout, Uzcategui tells the world that he’s preparing himself for the best performance he’s ever had, expecting Benavidez to bring out the
Luis Nery is looking to return to action in the very near future. When he does step in the ring he will have a new face in his corner. Jorge Capetillo has notified BoxingScene.com that he now will be working with the former bantamweight champion. The 26-year-old Mexico native last fought in May when
Posted on 08/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode Whenever Bob Arum lays his eyes on unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, they immediately fill with dollar signs. The long-time promoter knows good and well that Joshua represents a massive payday for himself, his promotional company Top Rank, and of course, WBC/Ring Magazine heavyweight titlist, Tyson Fury. Just a
7:30 AM ET Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi If Derrick Lewis beats Ciryl Gane in the UFC 265 main event Saturday night in Houston to capture the interim heavyweight title, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him scan the crowd for a familiar face. And he wouldn’t necessarily be searching for heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou, who
Jazza Dickens believes that Kid Galahad’s inactivity will be a major factor in their all-British showdown for the vacant IBF Featherweight World Title this Saturday August 7 at the top of the bill at Matchroom HQ in Brentwood, Essex, live worldwide on DAZN. Galahad (27-1, 16 KOs) hasn’t fought since retiring Claudio Marrero in eight
Posted on 08/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Michael Hunter has long craved to face some of the best in the heavyweight division. While he didn’t get exactly what he was hoping for, as he took on journeymen Mike Wilson, Hunter moved one step closer to a bigger contest. As New York City has begun to open
1:13 AM ET Associated Press Sena Irie of Japan has claimed the first-ever women’s featherweight boxing gold medal with a unanimous decision over the Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio. Irie became the first female boxer to win a medal for Japan when she secured the first gold of the Tokyo boxing tournament by sweeping the third round
10) Jason Moloney vs Joshua Greer Jr, Aug. 14 (ESPN) Why to Watch: Moloney (21-2, 18 KO) and Greer (22-2-2, 12 KO) are relatively well-matched. Moloney is a back-end top 10 bantamweight, and the Aussie returns to America on his twin brother’s undercard again. He’s a good fighter, usually good to watch, obviously was no
Eight-Division World Champion and Philippine Senator Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao and Undefeated Unified WBC and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. will meet in a blockbuster championship showdown that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event. 🔗: https://pbcham.ps/PacSpencePPV-5 #PacquiaoSpence Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US:
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NEW YORK – Michael Hunter thinks the judges scored his amateur fight against Mike Wilson closer than Wilson deserved. The heavyweight contender made sure the judges weren’t involved in the outcome of their professional fight Tuesday night. Las Vegas’ Hunter knocked out Wilson in the fourth round of a scheduled 10-rounder Triller Fight Club streamed
Posted on 08/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Stepping into the ring had become somewhat foreign territory for Chris Algieri. The former 140-pound titlist spent the past 26 months on the sidelines. With a chance to place his name back amongst the upper echelon of the 140-pound division, Algieri didn’t disappoint. Despite being absent from the ring
7:18 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For decades, Team USA was the standard-bearer of Olympic boxing, a factory of future heavyweight champions no matter the weight class. Floyd Paterson won middleweight gold at the 1952 Helsinki Games before capturing the heavyweight championship. Eight years later, Cassius Clay claimed light heavyweight gold in Rome and went on
If Eddie Hearn wants to stage a light flyweight unification match between Hiroto Kyoguchi and Elwin Soto, he’ll have to work fast. Alongside yesterday’s quickly mooted order for Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson, Paco Valcarcel gave Soto a seven-day deadline to negotiate with mandatory challenger Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez before going to an $80,000-minimum purse bid.
On Monday, it was announced that light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (6-0, 4 KOs) was officially added to the Showtime Pay-Per-View telecast on August 29, from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Fury, who is the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, will open up the pay-per-view portion of the show against against