Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera and former world champion Daniel Ponce De Leon will square off in a six-round exhibition bout on Saturday, November 20, with the event available on FITE TV for $9.99. It probably goes without saying that this isn’t going to be anyone’s focus on that evening, which also features the
Month: November 2021
Right now, it looks like a before and after. Saul Alvarez was already one of the better fighters in the world before his second bout with Gennady Golovkin. Their rematch, like the first fight, was hotly contested and the scoring continues to be debated but there was something different about Alvarez’s performance that night. Alvarez
Posted on 11/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the vast majority of his career, Canelo Alvarez has walked through the ropes as a considerable favorite. Come this Saturday night on November 6th, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, Alvarez will assume that familiar position. On the night, Alvarez will attempt to unify his WBA,
Joshua Buatsi will face former World Title challenger Maxim Vlasov on the undercard of Joseph Parker’s huge rematch with Derek Chisora at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday December 18, live worldwide on DAZN (with the exception of New Zealand and Samoa). Buatsi (15-0, 13 KOs) scored his tenth knockout in a row when
Posted on 11/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Boxing fans all around the world are flocking to Las Vegas, Nevada, this coming weekend. Not just because they want to witness Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant live but because they want to fill their pockets with a few extra bucks. No matter who steps up to the betting
3:49 PM ET NEW YORK — Kamaru Usman has one of the top fighters in the world in his crosshairs. It just so happens that it’s not a fellow MMA fighter. The UFC welterweight champion and ESPN’s No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound mixed martial artist said Wednesday at UFC 268 media day that he is targeting a
That was quick. News broke yesterday that WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney had agreed to meet Joseph Diaz Jr. on December 4th, and now its official. The two will face off atop a DAZN card at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand. The undercard will be revealed “shortly.” Haney (26-0, 15 KO) fights for the second time
Mexican superstar and unified WBA/WBC/WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Canelo Álvarez and undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant made their grand arrivals in Las Vegas on Tuesday, before they meet in a historic showdown that headlines a SHOWTIME PPV this Saturday, November 6 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from the MGM
Steve Bunce sat down with the Caleb Plant ahead of his huge undisputed super-middleweight showdown with Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas for all the marbles! Plant spoke about his realising his dreams, the hardships he’s overcome, wanting to etch his name in boxing history and discusses that scuffle at the kick-off presser. #CaneloPlant #CalebPlant Watch
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez didn’t callously claim recently that Ryan Garcia is “wasting” his talent. The measured Mexican icon issued his opinion of Garcia’s career publicly to serve as “constructive criticism” of his stablemate, in hopes of motivating the former WBC interim lightweight champion once he recovers from recent surgery on his fractured right
Posted on 11/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode The career of Gabe Rosado has been filled with multiple highs but even lower lows. With understandable knockout losses at the hands of Peter Quillin and Gennadiy Golovkin, to go along with unforgivable wide decision defeats at the hands of Joshua Onyango and Chris Gray, Rosado has seen it
7:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN On Saturday, we’re set to see arguably the biggest fight night of the year. Canelo Alvarez, the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world, looks to become an undisputed world champion for the first time in his career as he faces Caleb Plant in a super middleweight unification fight at
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn spoke with iFL TV about a bevy of topics, including Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte, the state of Anthony Joshua’s TV deals in the UK especially, Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury, and much more. On the chance of doing Alen Babic vs Dave Allen “Without saying too much, after I
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Caleb Plant never has to fight again after Saturday night. Win or lose against “Canelo” Alvarez, the Tennessee native can walk out of the MGM Grand Garden Arena with a check in the reported neighborhood of ten million dollars and never throw a punch for pay for the rest
Posted on 11/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode Having spent the better part of the past decade as either a welterweight contender or a world champion, Shawn Porter knows a great fighter when he sees one. Jaron Ennis, the highly touted Philadelphia contender, has that look. This past weekend, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las
According to Mike Coppinger’s sources, Devin Haney will get the notable fight he desires as he’s come to terms with Joseph Diaz Jr. for a December 4th WBC lightweight title fight that will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will stream live on DAZN. We’ve been aware this fight has been in the
Frank Warren, co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, feels confident that his boxer would beat Anthony Joshua ‘in every department’ if the two domestic rivals collide in the ring. Last month, Fury retained his title when he overcame two knockdowns to score an eleventh round knockout of Deontay Wilder at the T-Mobile Arena in
Posted on 11/02/2021 By: Sean Crose The last time fans saw IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant the world was still in the midst of the pandemic lockdown. And so it was that he had to fight veteran Caleb Truax in a virtually empty auditorium this past January in defense of his belt. Despite the