WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has admitted that he was not optimistic when a deal was in place to face Anthony Joshua in an undisputed title clash. There had been a deal in position to fight Joshua – who holds the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO titles – on a date in August in Saudi Arabia.
Month: September 2021
Posted on 09/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Today, the referee wouldn’t have even counted. He or she would have simply stopped the fight. Still, when Bruce Seldon went down for the second time in the first round against Mike Tyson on September 7th, 1996, famed referee Richard Steele began the count over Seldon’s prone, face down
7:49 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Oscar Valdez tested positive for the banned substance phentermine last month, but his WBC junior lightweight title defense against Robson Conceicao in Tucson, Arizona, will go on after a ruling made by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Athletic Commission on Thursday. The WBC further stated it will not strip Valdez of
In a conversation with Fight Hype, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn gives some of his reaction to the latest YouTuber fight between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley. In Hearn’s estimation the in-the-ring product Paul has been putting on is starting to fall a little flat and he thinks Paul should just look to cash in against
Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, the 18-year-old female Mexican boxer who died of traumatic brain injuries last week after participating on a fight card in Montreal, was ready to face any fatal outcomes inside the ring and, what’s more, was apparently warned by doctors after her previous knockout loss in May that she would need surgery, according
Posted on 09/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode No matter who was placed in front of him, Conor Benn made it look incredibly easy whenever he walked through the ropes. With the British native taking care of business against Samuel Vargas earlier this year, knocking him out in the first round in what was supposed to be
Sensational welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki, Jr. (8-0, 5 KOs), displayed good poise, patience and power, scored an impressive KO victory over Jalisco, Mexico’s Nóe López (10-4-1, 4 KOs) when referee Gerard White stopped the contest at 2:50 of the third round. In the second, the 18-year-old Mielnicki floored López when he rolled under a lazy
Lyndon Arthur and Sunny Edwards discuss the latest twists and turns in their unique friendship. They looked back at some of their great boxing memories from the Anthony Yarde win to Sunny securing a world title. Both boxers were, of course, on the wind-up with each other… as always. Watch Edwards v Mama on September
Maxi Hughes’ impressive career resurgence has netted him some serious promotional muscle, as he’s signed a multi-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing after his latest victory. Matchroom have provided so many opportunities for fighters, past and present, and to know those opportunities will be heading my way is all I could ask for,” said Hughes. “The
Indian boxer Vikas Krishan, 29-years-old, saw his Olympic campaign end abruptly after a dislocated right shoulder caused an opening-round loss. He underwent surgery to fix the injury which will keep him out of action until the end of the year. Krishan was competing in his third Olympic games, which this year took place in Tokyo. He
Posted on 09/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode Chris Eubank Jr. simply isn’t falling for it. The 160-pound contender took a comfortable seat in his palatial estate to watch long-time rival Billy Joe Saunders, take on pound for pound star, Canelo Alvarez. The two went toe to toe on May 8th, at the AT&T Stadium, in Arlington
SES has just announced that Robin Krasniqi (51-6) and Dominic Boesel (30-2) will do it again October 9 at the Getec Arena in Magdeburg, Germany. Krasnigi won their first round encounter with a stunning knockout of Boesel to win the IBO and WBA interim light heavyweight titles last October 10, also in Magdeburg. The ending
Posted on 09/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the most part, Gervonta “Tank” Davis was praised for his efforts. Recently, the hard-hitting Baltimore native had his “dare to be great” moment, when he moved up two weight divisions to take on Mario Barrios. The two squared off at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta Georgia on
Gary Russell Jr took some time to speak to our friend Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV and share some of his thoughts on the state of boxing, his career, and why he thinks Gervonta Davis and his promotional team have been cherry picking opponents and trying to fool the public into thinking they’re great
As a professional, world ranked welter Conor Benn can boast more fights (19) than Stevie McKenna has had rounds (15) so far, but that doesn’t dissuade the smoking Smithsborough, County Monaghan ‘Hitman’ from actively staking a shootout with the son of Hall of Fame legend Nigel Benn. ‘I want to get to Conor Benn before
Posted on 09/05/2021 By: Sean Crose Premiere Boxing Champions returned to Fox on Sunday with a card broadcast live from the Minneapolis Armory and featuring the rising super welterweight Jesus Ramos. First up, however, was a scheduled 10 round middleweight throwdown between the 12-0 Armando Resendiz and the 14-4-2 Marcos Hernandez. Both men appeared confident
RESULTS: Mauricio Lara vs Josh Warrington – TECHNICAL DRAW-2 Katie Taylor UD-10 Jennifer Han (100-89 x3) Connor Benn UD-10 Adrian Granados (100-90, 99-91, 97-93) Maxi Hughes UD-12 Jovanni Straffon (120-107 x2, 119-109) Ebanie Bridges PTS-8 Mailys Gangloff Today at 2 pm ET live on DAZN, Matchroom Boxing are back with four fights from Leeds, England,
Jesus Ramos improved to 16-0 following a dominating unanimous decision win over Brian Mendoza in their 10-round super welterweight bout, live on FOX from The Armory in Minneapolis, MN. #RamosMendoza Fight Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-090521 #PBConFOX #Highlights 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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