Terence Crawford will be presented with the toughest test of his 13-year professional career when he takes on Shawn Porter next month in an ESPN+ pay-per-view show at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. He knows it as well. “It’s put up or shut up. In my eyes, I can stand up and pull my
Month: October 2021
Posted on 10/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anthony Joshua is seemingly on the prowl for the next lead man in his corner. After suffering a close but clear unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk on September 25th, in front of his hometown crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the United Kingdom, Joshua appears
1:02 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN ATLANTA — Shakur Stevenson has heard the criticism loud and clear: not entertaining enough, not aggressive enough, not mean enough. So Stevenson peeked his head through the ropes at perhaps his loudest skeptic, former champion Timothy Bradley, with the knowledge the narrative can now be laid to rest for good.
ESPN+, 2:00 pm ET, Archie Sharp vs Alexis Boureima, Tursynbay Kulakhmet vs Juan Carlos Abreu. An MTK Global show from the famed York Hall in London, nothing special about it really, but it’s boxing. Bad Left Hook might have live coverage. Telemundo, 11:30 pm ET, Fanlong Meng vs Israel Duffus. Other Shows: Hector Manuel Zepeda
David Benavidez kept his unbeaten record intact after 23 fights with a dominating performance against Alexis Angulo in the main event of an exciting night of boxing live on SHOWTIME Saturday night from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., presented by Premier Boxing Champions. In the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader card, the 23-year-old Benavídez (23-0,
Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde traded verbally as the trainers of both boxers got extremely heated at the launch press conference for the rematch in London. Arthur v Yarde 2 takes place on December 4, live on BT Sport. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️
Coventry, UK – Former British light heavyweight Champion Shakan Pitters reckons he could beat Usain Bolt running backwards… over 800m! The Birmingham star headlines at the Coventry Skydome Arena on Saturday, November 13, when he takes on the Leeds puncher Reece Cartwright, for the Vacant WBC International Light-Heavyweight Championship, live and free on Channel 5.
Posted on 10/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jamel Herring had an unspoken confidence about him heading into his WBO super featherweight title defense against mandatory challenger Shakur Stevenson. That self-belief, however, was immediately zapped away the moment the opening bell rang. Despite sharing a cordial relationship outside the ring, there was nothing friendly about their encounter.
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 1:41 AM ET Shakur Stevenson talked up his intentions for weeks ahead of his title opportunity against Jamel Herring. He spoke about his goals to showcase his ability to be aggressive and do more than offer a second consecutive lackluster performance. On Saturday night, Stevenson backed up all of
Not even two months ago, when Oscar Valdez scored a controversial (for a few reasons) win over Robson Conceicao, we wrote then that the winner of the Oct. 23 fight between Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson was the only real option for Valdez next, including this bit: Top Rank have guided themselves to what Bob
ATLANTA – Evan Holyfield made the most of his first opportunity to fight in his hometown and the city where his legendary father engaged in one of most memorable bouts. With his famous father sitting ringside, Holyfield, on his 24th birthday, knocked Charles Stanford cold in the second round of their junior middleweight match on
Posted on 10/23/2021 Despite being the massive underdog, Eric Palmer (13-14-5 1 KO) wouldn’t allow the betting market to determine the outcome of his fight against Roddricus Livsey (8-1-1 5 KOs). The two battled it out at State Farm Arena in Atlanta Georgia, in front of a fairly sparse crowd. Palmer mostly used his aggression
7:00 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson will meet in the main event of a Top Rank card on Saturday at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta (ESPN, ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET, with undercard fights at 7:25 p.m. ET on ESPN+). Herring (23-2, 11 KOs), 35, will defend his WBO junior lightweight
Matchroom appears to have successfully taken their lemons and made lemonade. Mike Coppinger reports that Joseph Diaz Jr., who was slated to face WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia before “Kingry” injured his hand, has agreed to meet world titlist Devin Haney on December 3rd or 4th. The contracts are “not signed but should be
As officially announced last week, a big boxing night is set for Friday, December 17 at the Bell Center in Montreal. Three world championship fights and four world belts will be contested there as part of this gala presented by Top Rank and Groupe Yvon Michel. As the main attraction, unified light heavyweight champion Artur
Posted on 10/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Once upon a time, boxing was considered to be in a golden era. Leading the way were “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, and last but certainly not least – Thomas Hearns. At various points throughout their careers, the four laced up their gloves and fought each other
11:31 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oscar Rivas defeated Ryan Rozicki on Friday in Montreal to become the inaugural WBC bridgerweight champion. Rivas, 222 1/4 pounds, dished out punishment on the undersized Rozicki over 12 rounds en route to the unanimous decision victory via scores of 116-111, 115-112 and 115-112. Rozicki, 203 pounds, applied pressure and
In the co-main event, rising lightweight Rolando “Rolly” Romero (12-0, 10 KOs) scored a controversial unanimous decision over previously fellow unbeaten Jackson Maríñez (19-1, 7 KOs) to capture the interim WBA Lightweight Title. The scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 118-110, all in favor of Romero. The story of the fight was Maríñez’s reliable jabs as
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