Month: December 2021

Andre Ward did not come away feeling overawed by light heavyweight powerhouse Artur Beterbiev’s latest performance inside the ring. Beterbiev, the IBF and WBC 175-pound titlist, dropped mandatory challenger Marcus Browne twice en route to stopping him in the ninth round at the Bell Centre in Montreal. After the second knockdown, Browne declined to get
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Dec 20, 2021 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers •Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years •Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Trying to separate the outstanding successes of Tyson Fury and Josh Taylor is desperately hard —
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No matter how many historical milestones he checks off and titles he collects, Canelo Alvarez believes there is no satisfying certain critics. The Mexican superstar and current unified super middleweight champion recently expressed his dismay with the notion – popular in some corners of the boxing peanut gallery – that he is avoiding top contenders
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Posted on 12/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode A showdown between Teofimo Lopez and Josh Taylor appeared to be inevitable. With Lopez in possession of the WBA, IBF, WBO, and WBC “Franchise” lightweight titles following his win over Vasiliy Lomachenko in October of 2020, the rising young star targeted a matchup against Taylor. Believing that there was
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Dec 18, 2021 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Joseph Parker left no room for argument this time as his reliable right uppercut forced three counts on his way to a unanimous points
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4:35 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Michael McKinson have agreed to a fight that will headline a DAZN event in early 2022, sources told ESPN on Monday. Ortiz, ESPN’s No. 4 welterweight, is one of boxing’s fastest-rising stars. In his toughest test yet, Ortiz encountered some early rocky moments before scoring an
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(April 17, 2021) Former super welterweight world champion Tony “Superbad” Harrison and hard-hitting southpaw Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella fought to a split-draw in the 12-round main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday night from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. The tactical showdown saw both Harrison (28-3-1, 21 KOs)
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