Month: August 2022

Results Callum Smith KO-4 Mathieu Bauderlique (1:53) Badou Jack SD-10 Richard Rivera (94-96, 96-94, 96-94) Ziyad Almaayouf TKO-1 Jose Alatorre (2:55) Ramla Ali TKO-1 Crystal Garcia Nova (1:05) Andrew Tabiti RTD-5 James Wilson (3:00) Ben Whittaker UD-6 Petar Nosic (59-55, 59-55, 60-54) Daniel Lapin UD-8 Jozef Jurko (80-72, 80-72, 80-72) Traycho Georgiev SD-4 Rashed “Money
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Posted on 08/20/2022 By: Sean Crose It might well be the biggest fight of the year. Oleksandr Usyk surprised quite a few people last September when he decisioned defending WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua after 12 rounds of combat. Now the two men are squaring off again, only this time it’s Usyk
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Trainer Robert Garcia wants Anthony Joshua to pursue the middle course in his upcoming rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. London’s Joshua was criticized last September for failing to be more aggressive against Ukraine’s Usyk, a former cruiserweight and current unified heavyweight champion. Joshua himself has acknowledged the need to fight more assertively against Usyk and went
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8:58 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Challenger Anthony Joshua on Friday weighed in at 244.5 pounds — the heaviest he’s been for a fight since June 2019 — ahead of his unified heavyweight championship rematch Saturday against Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) tipped the scales at 221.5 pounds, a quarter-pound heavier
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Showtime Championship Boxing is back tonight with a rare four-fight bill, headlined by a makeshift main event between Omar Figueroa Jr and Sergey Lipinets. Figueroa, a former lightweight titlist, was originally meant to face Adrien Broner, but when Broner pulled out citing mental health issues, he was replaced by former 140 lb titleholder Lipinets, who
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Former world champions Omar Figueroa Jr. and Sergey Lipinets will battle in a 12-round WBC Super Lightweight title eliminator. Lipinets steps in for four-division champion Adrien Broner who withdrew from the main event due to personal issues. 📰: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-082022 #OmarFigueroa #SergeyLipinets #FigueroaLipinets Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US:
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HOLLYWOOD, Florida – Omar Figueroa Jr. stepped on the Florida Athletic Commission’s scale at his lowest weight in eight years Friday afternoon. Figueroa officially weighed 139¾ pounds for his 12-round, 140-pound fight against Sergey Lipinets on Saturday night at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Lipinets, a late replacement for Adrien Broner, came in at
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Posted on 08/19/2022 By: Sean Crose One of the biggest – if not the single biggest – matchups of the year is set to go down Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The undefeated, 19-0 Oleksandr Usyk will be defending his WBA, IBF, and WBO titles against the man he won them from, the 24-2 Anthony
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7:51 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Athletes are often asked — indeed, they ask themselves — “How bad do you want it?” It’s as if desire could be quantified. Truth is, that’s an empty question that elicits mostly vacant responses. The athlete usually understands his or her role in this exchange: To make it pass as
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