11:53 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Since Canelo Alvarez narrowly defeated Gennadiy Golovkin in 2018, he’s rarely lost a round. The one fight that was a genuine challenge came at a career-high weight of 174.5 pounds when Alvarez met Sergey Kovalev in 2019. The bout was even on one scorecard entering Round 11
Month: May 2022
Freshly unveiled subscription service ProBox TV, which kicks off with Jean Pascal vs. Meng Fanlong on May 20th, has its first title fight. WBO light flyweight champion Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez will make his inaugural defense against #9 Mark Anthony Barriga on June 24th in Kissimee, Florida. Puerto Rico’s Gonzalez (25-3-1, 14 KO) has found his
Undefeated WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo will hold a Juneteenth celebration in his hometown for the second-straight year when he steps into the ring to face tough former title challenger Maciej Sulecki on Saturday, June 18 live on SHOWTIME from Toyota Center in Houston in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The SHOWTIME
Posted on 05/04/2022 By: Hans Themistode From the moment Joe Smith Jr. wrapped light-heavyweight gold around his waist in 2021, the Long Island native was anxious to face off against the best that the 175-pound division had to offer. Although initially, Smith Jr. had been linked to pound-for-pound star Canelo Alvarez, he quickly rebuffed those
Eimantas Stanionis has emerged as a legitimate welterweight contender following his April 16 win over Radzhab Butaev, and his name is bouncing around for some possible noteworthy fights. One is Matchroom Boxing rising star Conor Benn. When asked about the fight, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn sort of downplayed it, giving Stanionis respect as a “really
Canelo Alvarez sees no reason to abandon his long standing ring philosophy in his next fight. The 31-year-old Mexican superstar and current undisputed 168-pound champion is set to take on WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol of Russia in a 12-round, 175-pound title bout May 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view
Posted on 05/03/2022 By: Sean Crose Make no mistake about it, Bernard Hopkins, the legendary former multi division champion, has no problem speaking his mind. And he certainly let his thoughts be known loud and clear in a recent chat with FightHube. “He smashes him,” Hopkins said of Canelo Alvarez’ fight this Cinco de Mayo
7:49 AM ET Katie Taylor continues to lead the way in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings. But the battle for No. 2 continues after a great weekend of boxing. Taylor (21-0, 6 KOs) defeated Amanda Serrano (42-2-1, 30 KOs) by split decision in one of the best fights of the year. A back-and-forth battle in
(Feb. 25, 2017) Heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder overcame a slow start to defeat Gerald Washington by fifth-round TKO. Deontay Wilder didn’t come out with his usual ferocity early on against Gerald Washington, but it didn’t take the champ long to end things once he got rolling. Deontay Wilder and Gerald Washington Deontay Wilder catches Gerald
Tyson Fury serenades the 94,000 fans with Don McLean’s iconic American Pie song after his dramatic TKO stopped Dillian Whyte in the sixth round. 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/BTSpo… Follow us on Instagram ➡️
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Less than a month before Saul “Canelo” Alvarez invaded the light heavyweight division for the first time and knocked out Sergey Kovalev in 11 rounds in November 2019, Dmitry Bivol was preparing for another defense of his WBA title, which turned out to be a near-shutout 12-round victory over
Posted on 05/03/2022 By: Hans Themistode Paul Devlin/SNS Group via Getty Images A look of despair and uncertainty was plastered onto the face of Josh Taylor following 12 hard-fought rounds against Jack Catterall. Pegged as a considerable favorite heading into their February 26th showdown, most were under the assumption that Taylor would waltz through the
With junior middleweight champions Brian Castano and Jermall Charlo set to duke it out once again in a May 14 Showtime main event, Castano held a media workout today and spoke about what it’s going to take to make a clear and decisive win following their split draw last summer. “I’m very happy to be
Another dominant performance from Shakur Stevenson drew higher viewership than the previous Stevenson fight ESPN televised. Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that an average of 1,353,000 viewers watched Stevenson’s 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over Oscar Valdez in their 130-pound title unification fight Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. ESPN’s audience for Stevenson-Valdez,
Posted on 05/03/2022 By: Hans Themistode Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images Although Shakur Stevenson is still in the infancy stages of his career, the former Olympic silver medalist believed that the world would soon realize his greatness. Following his most recent performance, Stevenson is now convinced that his name should now be mentioned
10:11 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford told ESPN he’ll be “surprised” if he doesn’t strike a deal to fight Errol Spence Jr. in 2022 for the undisputed welterweight championship. Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) and Spence have been circling around each other for years as fans have lobbied for the matchup. Now
As revealed about a month back, newly crowned IBF junior lightweight champion Kenichi Ogawa will make his inaugural defense on June 4th when he faces Joe Cordina in Cardiff. Ogawa’s (26-1-1, 18 KO) first title reign was both brief and controversial, as he won the belt via questionable decision over Tevin Farmer and lost it