Month: February 2022

1:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, at long last, are on the verge of a trilogy fight. Canelo and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing are closing in on a two-fight deal worth upward of $85 million for boxing’s top star to compete on DAZN, sources told ESPN. The first fight of the
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PHOENIX – Days after nearly sinking a hole-in-one that would have netted a six-figure bonus on the golf course, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is poised to resume his multimillion-dollar boxing career. The sport’s pound-for-pound king and reigning undisputed super middleweight champion is expected to make a decision in the coming days regarding his next opponent for
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Frank Warren, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has raised doubts on Anthony Joshua moving forward with a contracted rematch against Oleksandr Usyk, Back in September, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight titles. Following the loss, Joshua exercised an immediate rematch clause. There was a brief
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Posted on 02/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Whenever Errol Spence Jr.’s name was brought up in conversations, Yordenis Ugas couldn’t help but smile. The Cuban-born 147 pound titlist has always considered the unified champion one of the best fighters in the world. With the 35-year-old anxious to unify titles, Ugas was incensed when he was originally
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9:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tony Yoka, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist at super heavyweight, will fight Martin Bakole rather than Filip Hrgovic following a contract dispute. Yoka announced on social media Tuesday that he’ll fight Bakole on May 14 in Paris. Yoka is co-promoted by Top Rank, ensuring the fight will be streamed stateside
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AllStar Boxing announced today that Tony Yoka and Martin Bakole are once again scheduled to trade hands at Paris’ Accor Arena, this time on March 14th. The new date comes almost exactly four months after the original, January 15th, which fell through due to France limiting the venue’s maximum capacity as part of their anti-omicron
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1:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence and Yordenis Ugas will unify welterweight titles on April 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Spence announced on social media. The bout will be Spence’s third at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, which is near his hometown of DeSoto; he defeated Mikey Garcia and Danny Garcia
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“El Alacran” is back after a year away. Mike Coppinger, confirming an earlier report from Salvador Rodriguez, brings word that Miguel Berchelt has “agreed” to face Jeremiah Nakathila in March 26th ESPN main event. Berchelt (38-2, 34 KO) enjoyed a four-year reign as WBC super featherweight champion, ultimately establishing himself as the division’s clear number
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Posted on 02/07/2022 By: Hans Themistode Chris Eubank Jr. boxed, moved, brawled, and simply outclassed his longtime rival Liam Williams this past weekend. The two squared off at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom. Though the jam-packed crowd stood and cheered when Eubank Jr. was handed the unanimous decision victory, several miles
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The Filip Hrgovic IBF Eliminator Saga may finally be over. Dan Rafael reports that 13th-ranked Zhang Zhilei has accepted the call to face “El Animal” for a shot at the heavyweight title after 12th-ranked Demsey McKean declined. For those counting at home, that makes for a final total of four contenders that declined due to
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