The 37th edition of the World Boxing Association (WBA) “KO Drugs” Festival ended on Saturday night at the Roberto Duran Arena in Panama. Former world champion Jezreel Corrales (27-4, 10 KOs) outboxed undefeated Miguel Madueno (27-1, 25 KOs) in their WBA lightweight eliminator fight, while former champion Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno also got a big stoppage
Month: March 2022
Posted on 03/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson was fairly confident that Chris Colbert was going to get the job done. The highly ranked super featherweight contender from Brooklyn, New York, strolled into his showdown against late replacement Hector Luis Garcia brimming with an excessive amount of hubris on February 26th. Yet, despite the betting
4:47 PM ET Former ESPN anchor Alan Massengale has died, his former TV station KCBS reported. He was 63. Massengale was diagnosed with colon cancer more than six years ago and was placed on life support after suffering a brain bleed following a slip and fall. Massengale was a SportsCenter anchor in the 1980s. His
ESPN+ and Social Media, 1:00 pm ET, Berlanga vs Rolls press conference. DAZN and Social Media, 4:00 pm ET, Ortiz vs McKinson press conference. Note: Probellum’s show in Dubai headlined by Estelle Mossely will be available on discovery+ and Eurosport app for people in the proper territories. The U.S. is not one of those. ESPN+
Leigh Wood drew closer to Michael Conlan on the scorecards than Eddie Hearn thought entering the 12th round Saturday night. Wood’s promoter assumed Conlan had a larger lead on the scorecards than 105-102, 104-103, 104-103. Regardless, Hearn was convinced that his fighter needed a knockout in the 12th and final round of their WBA world
Posted on 03/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Michael Conlan had always dreamed of becoming a world champion. With roughly one minute and 30 seconds remaining on the clock in his first crack at championship gold against secondary WBA featherweight titlist Leigh Wood, Conlan was only a few feet away from crossing the finish line. However, as
UPDATE: Matchroom’s Frank Smith says that Conlan was “conscious and stable” when he arrived at the hospital. Leigh Wood scored one of the most dramatic, unbelievable comeback knockouts you’ll ever see tonight, roaring back to stop Michael Conlan in the 12th and final round of their main event in Nottingham, England. It was a truly
Nottingham - Lightweight Gary Cully (14-0, 8 KOs) picked up the biggest win of his pro career when he dropped and stopped former world champion Miguel Vazquez (44-11) in the fifth round. (photos by Mark Robinson) Cully dropped Vazquez in the third round and then finished him off with a combination in the fifth. It marked
Posted on 03/12/2022 By: Hans Themistode Michael Conlan was increasingly confident as his showdown against Leigh Wood inched closer. With the former Olympic standout earning his first crack at a world title, albeit a secondary one, the 30-year-old from Ireland refused to let his golden opportunity go to waste. As the sound of the opening
5:18 PM ET Jake Paul says he would be willing to fight once in the UFC against either Conor McGregor or Jorge Masvidal — with some caveats. The YouTube influencer-turned-boxer said Saturday in a statement to ESPN that he would sign a one-fight UFC contract to compete against either McGregor or Masvidal in MMA with
#SpenceUgas Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-041622 Watch live coverage of the kickoff press conference featuring WBC and IBF world champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and WBA world champion Yordenis Ugas ahead of their welterweight title unification clash set for Saturday, April 16, 2022, live on SHOWTIME PPV from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. #PressConference Visit
Chatham’s Karol Itauma improves to 6-0 with a fourth stoppage victory over Jiri Kroupa at York Hall. 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/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more on upcoming fights on
There were scary moments after Michael Conlan was knocked out by Leigh Wood earlier today in Nottingham, England, with DAZN cameras never showing the Irish fighter after he was punched clean through the ropes and out of the ring in the 12th and final round, and only word that paramedics were attending to him, and
An unbelievable finish, as Michael Conlan seemingly ahead on all cards and outlanding Leigh Wood 171-135 in total punches, got caught on the ropes and was send head first out of the ring. Wood showed unbelievable grit, as 80 of Conlan’s 171 landed punches were body shots. Conlan landed 44% of his power shots. Wood
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 03/12/2022 By: Sean Crose It was, truth be told, the best Michael Conlan had ever looked. Fighting for the WBA lightweight title, the man not only knocked down Leigh Wood at the end of the first, he continued to fire hard and land well against the defending
7:33 PM ET 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 Leigh Wood produced a stunning comeback win to halt Michael Conlan with a brutal knockout in the 12th round and retain his WBA “regular”
Blue chip lightweight prospect Keyshawn Davis will not be making his return on March 19 as originally planned, as the Olympic silver medalist posted on social media that he has withdrawn from his scheduled fight with “a non-COVID related virus.” The 23-year-old Davis (4-0, 3 KO) turned pro in early 2021 and fought three times
When you are the boxing’s cash cow, as Canelo Alvarez currently is, you can be sure that there will be no shortage of heel-nipping opponents longing for a payday. Enter Kamaru Usman. The Nigerian-American mixed martial artist, who holds the UFC’s welterweight title, has recently been busy calling out the Mexican superstar to a showdown.
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