Posted on 11/03/2022 By: Sean Crose “I really had a big dream to win this belt and I don’t want to leave it,” said WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol on the eve of his title defense against the undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez. “I will fight for this and I want to keep it. I
Month: November 2022
8:34 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The planned super middleweight bout between former champions David Benavidez and Jose Uzcategui, a PBC on Showtime main event set to take place in January, has been scrapped, multiple sources told ESPN. The reason, sources said, is public backlash surrounding Uzcategui’s positive test for the performance-enhancing drug recombinant human EPO
ESPN’s Mike Coppinger revealed last month that interim WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez was “finalizing a deal” to face former IBF champion Jose Uzcategui in January. Reception was predictably poor, and Coppinger now reports that fight has been “scrapped” due to “public backlash” over the failed drug test that tanked the matchup the first
Unbeaten WBA World Super Middleweight Champion David Morrell Jr. and undefeated rising prospect Travon Marshall are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Morrell discusses his upcoming bout versus undefeated mandatory challenger Aidos Yerbossynuly Saturday night on SHOWTIME, the state of the 168-pound division and why he believes a fight with David Benavidez is inevitable.
John Ryder is looking to cause an upset on November 26th when he takes on Zach Parker for the WBO Interim World Super Middleweight title. Check out how Ryder is getting on ahead of his ‘toughest fight to date.’ Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️
After openly struggling with making the 147-pound weight limit, Danny Garcia sought greener pastures. Ultimately, the Philadelphia native would do just that, as he opted to move on from the welterweight division and embark on a new journey as a full-fledged junior middleweight. In his first fight at 154-pounds, Garcia (37-3, 21 KOs) squared off
Posted on 11/02/2022 By: Sean Crose “I’m ready to take that belt back to Mexico” Gilbert “Zurdo” Ramirez said to ES News on the eve of his WBA heavyweight title fight with Dmitry Bivol, “to take revenge for Mexico.” Defending champion Bivol, of course, stunned a lot of people last spring when he soundly defeated
7:47 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Dmitry Bivol arrived in Las Vegas this May as an afterthought. “The Canelo Alvarez Show” was in town — and attracting all the attention. Bivol was the WBA light heavyweight champion, and Alvarez, boxing’s top star, already had a deal in place to face Gennadiy Golovkin in September for a
In a conversation with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV, light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol talks about his fight this weekend against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez, and what he might want to do afterwards. Bivol, who admits there’s a possibility of a rematch against Canelo Alvarez, says he would prefer a fight for another world title,
Ukrainian Super-Middleweight Contender Serhii ‘El Flacco’ Bohachuk, (20-1, 20 KOs), will make his long-awaited return to the ring against veteran southpaw Aaron Coley, (16-4-1, 7 KO’s), of Patterson, CA in a scheduled ten-round clash for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Title on Thursday, November 3 at The Quiet Cannon/ Montebello Country Club and broadcast live
Posted on 11/02/2022 By: Sean Crose WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk has made it clear he wants to fight Tyson Fury in order to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Fury, after all, is the WBC and lineal heavyweight champion of the world. Usyk is well aware that, in order
9:00 PM ET Andres Waters Javon “Wanna” Walton’s rise to stardom continues. The 16-year-old boxer-turned-actor made history this week when he announced via Instagram that he signed a deal with Jordan Brand, making him the youngest member of “Team Jordan.” According to SneakerNews, Nike is currently working with Walton to debut a boxing boot, in
Terence Crawford announced yesterday that he would be hold an Instagram Live stream to tell everyone ‘the truth’ on what happened as lengthy negotiations to stage an undisputed welterweight title unification with Errol Spence ultimately went nowhere. True to his word, Crawford popped up just after 10 pm ET to share with his fans why
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is fully focused on securing a fight with WBC champion Tyson Fury before the month of March. Fury is slated to face Derek Chisora in a voluntary defense on December 3 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Usyk saw action in August, when he picked up another twelve round
8:05 AM 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 Chantelle Cameron once thought she would pursue a career as a teacher, but instead she became a professional boxer. On Saturday, she’ll get the
Super middleweight Cuban knockout artist David Morrell Jr. delivered a RD3 KO in his fourth professional bout on December 26, 2020. What’s the ceiling on David Morrell’s talent and can he defeat the best fighters in the division? Time will tell. Before he tests the biggest names, he faces off with Aidos Yerbossynuly on Saturday,
Boxing journalist Tris Dixon joined Carl Frampton and Josh Denzel to reflect on the issues around ‘doping’ and much it’s impacting boxing. Hit ‘Subscribe’ above to ensure you never miss a video from the BT Sport YouTube channel. Get a BT Sport Monthly Pass now! – http://bit.ly/BTSportMonthlyPass Visit and subscribe to our ‘BT Sport Boxing’