Month: October 2021

7:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga underwent surgery Wednesday in Stamford, Connecticut, to repair a torn left biceps and will be sidelined for approximately three months, manager Keith Connolly told ESPN. The 24-year-old, who scored 16 first-round KOs in his first 16 fights, suffered the injury in the third round of his decision victory
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Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero certainly isn’t short on confidence—or insults—when it comes to his next opponent. The brash Las Vegas-based contender is living in the moment as it relates to his upcoming showdown with one of the sport’s most promising young stars in Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. The pair of undefeated lightweights will collide December 5 on
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2:35 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Josh Taylor’s undisputed 140-pound championship fight vs. Jack Catterall has been postponed from Dec. 18 to Feb. 26 after the champion suffered a knee injury, Top Rank announced on Thursday. The title defense, Taylor’s first since capturing all four belts with a decision victory over Jose Ramirez in May, will
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Undisputed junior welterweight world champion Josh Taylor’s title defense against top contender Jack Catterall — originally scheduled for Dec. 18 at The OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland — has been postponed to Saturday, Feb. 26 at the same venue due to a knee injury Taylor suffered in training.  Ticket and undercard information will be announced
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Posted on 10/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode Photos by Esther Lin Canelo Alvarez has never been particularly fond of any of his opponents but he’s never been completely angered by them either. Throughout the course of his career, the Mexican star has traded verbal insults with Gennadiy Golovkin, nearly came to blows with Daniel Jacobs, and
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#CaneloPlant Fight Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-110621 Eddy Reynoso is focused on preparing Mexican superstar Canelo Álvarez for his undisputed super middleweight showdown versus Caleb Plant Saturday, November 6 on SHOWTIME PPV. But the trainer/manager is carving out his own legacy in the process, not only as the best trainer today, but one of the greatest ever. You
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Frank Warren discusses what lies ahead for Tyson Fury and the high stakes involved in the rematch between Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde. 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/BTSpo… Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing
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SOUTH LAKE, Tex. – World Cup Boxing Series (WCBS), co-founded by CEO Terry Hollan and matchmaker Guy Taylor, announced today that WCBS has signed undefeated Mexican lightweight prospect Luis “Koreano” Torres (15-0, 11 KOs) to a long term, multi-year promotional contract. The 19-year-old Torres, the reigning WBC Youth Lightweight World Champion, is a rising star
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Posted on 10/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode After several starts and stops, Teofimo Lopez will finally defend his WBO, WBA, and IBF lightweight titles against mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr. Their contest is now officially set to take place on November 27th, at Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. Both Kambosos Jr. and Lopez have gone
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11:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The WBA on Wednesday, in a ruling obtained by ESPN, upheld its decision mandating Yordenis Ugas to immediately defend his welterweight title against Eimantas Stanionis. Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) petitioned the WBA for a special permit to unify his title against two-belt champion Errol Spence Jr., but president Gilberto Mendoza
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Mexican superstar, four-division world champion and unified WBC/WBO/WBA Super Middleweight Champion Canelo Alvarez held a virtual workout on Wednesday, as he showed off his skills ahead of his highly anticipated undisputed 168-pound championship showdown against undefeated IBF Super Middleweight Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant taking place Saturday, November 6 live on SHOWTIME PPV from the MGM
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Posted on 10/20/2021 By: Sean Crose “Sparring’s been going great,” Caleb Plant recently told Fight Hub TV’s Marcos Villegas in an interview. “I’m just going to continue to sharpen up.” With just weeks to go before the undisputed super middleweight championship battle between himself and Canelo Alvarez, Plant is undoubtedly feeling the heat. You wouldn’t
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