Posted on 02/19/2024 By: Sean Crose There’s no doubt the May 18th undisputed heavyweight title bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is a major event. Yet World Boxing Council head Maurio Sulaiman, feels the match is so significant that he’s informed Sky Sports “he wants five or six officials scoring the fight ringside.” That’s
Month: February 2024
Posted on 02/20/2024 By: Sean Crose The truth is that there’s unfinished business between Scotland’s Josh Taylor and England’s Jack Catterall. When the two junior lightweights met in 2022 they fought a close battle that turned controversial when the judges awarded Taylor a unanimous decision win. Still, although Taylor was able to walk out of
Posted on 02/21/2024 By: Sean Crose Former IBO welterweight Champion Chris Van Heerden announced on social media Tuesday that his girlfriend has been detained by Russian authorities. “It deeply saddens me to share with you the distressing news that my girlfriend is currently being held in a Russian detention center,” he wrote. “This incredibly difficult
Posted on 02/22/2024 Sony Hall in Times Square has become the place to go for pro boxing in the greatest city in the world. BoxingInsider Promotions has been delivering at that location – eight times in their first 14 months, in fact – and they’re looking to do it again on Thursday, March 7 (with
Posted on 02/22/2024 By: Sean Crose ESPN is reporting that WBA lightweight titlist Gervonta Davis is set to fight notable contender Frank Martin in a 2024 pay per view event. Although the time and location have yet to be announced, the bout – which ESPN states will likely go down in the early summer or
Posted on 02/22/2024 By: Sean Crose The girlfriend of former IBO welterweight titlist Chris Van Heerden remained in custody in Russia as of Thursday. As was previously reported, 33 year old Ksenia Karelina has been detained by the Russian government on suspicion of providing money to the Ukrainian military, which Russia is at war with.
Posted on 02/23/2024 By: Sean Crose It had come as quite a surprise – word that the highly anticipated Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia pay per view fight was going to go down in New York, rather than in Las Vegas, as had been expected. It was said the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn would host the card
Posted on 02/25/2024 By: Sean Crose Super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga stepped into the ring in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night to take on Padraig McCrory in a throwdown scheduled for 12. The 21-0 Berlanga was hoping to get closer to a huge fight with the likes of Canelo Alvarez while the 18-0 McCrory was
Posted on 02/26/2024 By: Sean Crose The powerhouse contract between Canelo Alvarez and Premier Boxing Champions appears to have crumbled. ESPN has reported that, after just one bout, Canelo is stepping away from his three fight deal with PBC. There had been much talk of this break happening throughout the fight world, and the report
As Abraham Nova readies for tonight’s headlining event where he’ll challenge O’Shaquie Foster for the WBC’s 130 lb title, he talks a bit about the fight, why it’s happening now, and gives his prediction on the Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia fight. Check out some of what he had to say below. On what he
In what was by all accounts a phenomenal action fight, super featherweight contender Eduardo Nunez kept his 100% knockout rate intact by stopping Shavkat Rakhimov in the latter’s native Tajikistan. You can watch the bout in its entirety on IBA’s official website, which is something more promoters need to do. Nunez (27-1, 27 KO), a
Top heavyweight prospect Jared “Big Baby” Anderson will return to the ring on April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas, to face Ryad Merhy in an ESPN main event, Mike Coppinger reports. The 24-year-old Anderson (16-0, 15 KO) will be making his 2024 debut in what will be his first fight since August, after hitting the
Adrian Curiel upset Sivenathi Nontshinga last November to win the IBF 108 lb title, and the two meet again tonight on DAZN, this time with Curiel having home field in Oaxaca, Mexico. The rematch headlines a Matchroom card, which also features the return of former featherweight titlist Mauricio Lara, moving up to 130 lbs to
O’Shaquie Foster makes his Top Rank debut and defends his WBC super featherweight title tonight, facing Abraham Nova in a main event on ESPN and ESPN+. The undercard could also feature the winner of the main event’s next challenger, with Andres Cortes meeting Bryan Chevalier in the chief support, also at super featherweight. Live coverage
O’Shaquie Foster took a split decision win over Abraham Nova, retaining his WBC super featherweight title in an ESPN main event from New York. Foster won two cards on scores of 115-112 and 116-111, while the third went to Nova, 114-113. Bad Left Hook unofficially scored the fight 115-112 for Foster, who really sealed the
Sivenathi Nontshinga avenged his loss to Adrian Curiel and reclaimed the IBF belt tonight in Oaxaca, Mexico, but he took a very risky path to do it. Nontshinga (13-1, 10 KO) gave away most of the fight with his back on the ropes, but flipped the switch and finished the show when he saw the
We’ve got nothing notable in the proper boxing world today, but we will be here for a rare evening treat in the form of Redneck Brawl 5: Rednecks Invade Cincinnati. The show is available as a streaming pay-per-view at RedneckBrawl.tv for $22.99, and starts at 7 pm ET. If you’re a Redneck Brawl aficionado visiting
MONTREAL, Friday, February 16, 2024 — Today at 11:00 a.m. marked the first press conference leading up to the gala on April 11th at the Montreal Casino, during which Eye of the Tiger unveiled the main event of the evening between two locally beloved boxers, Erik Bazinyan (32-0, 23 KOs) and Shakeel Phinn (26-3-1, 17 KOs). On this occasion,
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