Month: January 2022

Many industry insiders were caught off guard by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez declaring a willingness to move up to cruiserweight for a fight with WBC cruiserweight titlist Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu. Among them was Makabu’s next opponent, Thabiso Mchunu. What will surprise the veteran cruiserweight contender is if Alvarez’s quest for a fifth divisional title remains intact
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2:54 PM ET Bantamweight Ebanie Bridges is getting her second shot at a world title in the span of a year. The 35-year-old Australian fighter will be facing IBF bantamweight titleholder Maria Cecilia Roman on March 26 in Leeds, England, as part of the Kiko Martinez-Josh Warrington IBF featherweight title card. Roman, 39, has held
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5:01 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Teofimo Lopez is preparing to mount a comeback. Top Rank is exploring the possibility of a 140-pound bout between Lopez and Arnold Barboza Jr. in the spring, sources told ESPN. Lopez, who defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko in 2020 to win the undisputed 135-pound championship, was upset by George Kambosos Jr. in
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Here’s a new update on the “Demetrius Andrade to super middleweight” news that broke earlier this week. The WBO has officially ordered a pair of interim title fights: Andrade vs. Zach Parker at super middleweight and Janibek Alimkhanuly vs. Esquiva Falcao at middleweight. All parties have 10 days to come to terms and avoid purse
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Posted on 01/28/2022 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin will be forever linked. In 2017, after spending years calling out the Mexican star, Golovkin and Alvarez officially squared off. Following the conclusion of 12 rounds, Golovkin believed that he would be awarded a unanimous decision victory. However, the Kazakhstan monster was stunned at
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2:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For the first time since September 2019, Tyson Fury will fight someone other than Deontay Wilder. Fury’s co-promoter, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, won the rights to the WBC heavyweight title fight between Fury and Dillian Whyte with a commitment of $41 million at Friday’s purse bid. Fury, the champion, is
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Order #ThurmanBarrios on FOX Sports PPV: https://pbcham.ps/ThurmanBarrios-5 Two-time welterweight world champion Shawn Porter, two-division world champion Danny Garcia, and WBA world welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas chime in with their thoughts on Keith Thurman’s return to the ring on February 5, 2022, against Mario Barrios, live on FOX Sports PPV. Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN
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Around two weeks back, Top Rank matchmaker Bruce Trampler stated his desire to pit Teofimo Lopez against undefeated Arnold Barboza in the former’s super lightweight debut. Now, Lopez manager David McWater tells Dan Rafael that while “there have been no offers yet or a specific date,” they are “looking at” staging the fight in April
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Frank Warren, co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has secured the promotional rights to the mandatory fight with Dillian Whyte, by dropping down a record $41,025,000. Eddie Hearn, who promotes Whyte, bid $32,222,222. Fury, who gets 80% pursuant to the WBC’s purse split, will receive a career-high $32,820,000.
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Posted on 01/28/2022 By: Hans Themistode 2021 played out exactly how Stephen Fulton envisioned it. The Philadelphia product began his year by achieving his lifelong dream of becoming a world champion. Despite Angelo Leo promising to put a halt to Fulton’s hype train, the former WBO super bantamweight titlist was thoroughly out-boxed by Fulton, resulting
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