Posted on 03/16/2024 By: Sean Crose An IBF and WBA lightweight title eliminator between the undefeated, 29-0 William Zepeda and the 26-6-2 Maxie Hughes went down at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Saturday. The scheduled 12 rounder was the main event of a DAZN broadcast card. Both men took to trading jabs in a
Month: March 2024
Posted on 03/18/2024 By: Sean Crose Former welterweight titlist Keith Thurman will not be fighting Tim Tszyu as scheduled on March 30th due to a bicep injury, numerous outlets are reporting. Thurman, who essentially fights on a part time basis these days, apparently suffered a bicep injury while in training. ESPN reports that Tszyu will
Posted on 03/18/2024 By: Sean Crose Another dream of a Keith Thurman fight has been deferred. While a fight was set for later this month between the former welterweight world titlist and the red hot Tim Tszyu, word arrived on Monday that an injury to one of Thurman’s biceps will keep the fighter known as
Posted on 03/19/2024 Tickets are on sale for the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) 8th Annual Awards & Induction Weekend to be held Friday September 27th, Saturday September 28th, and Sunday September 29th, 2024 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City and Boardwalk Resorts – Flagship Hotel. The ACBHOF induction weekend commences at Hard Rock Hotel
Posted on 03/19/2024 By: Sean Crose “Yes, I’ve said I don’t want to fight Mexican fighters,” the one and only Canelo Alvarez admitted Tuesday at a Beverly Hills press conference for his upcoming fight against the undefeated Jaime Munguia. “But someone respectful like Munguía, someone who has earned this fight, it’s something that I’m glad
Posted on 03/20/2024 By: Sean Crose Junior welterweight fight veteran Jose Zepeda has travelled to Great Britain to take what may be a final crack at glory this weekend. Having now unsuccessfully battled for a world title several times, Zepeda is now set to face the rising Dalton Smith in a scheduled 12 rounder in
Posted on 03/22/2024 By: Sean Crose Mike Tyson is no kid. In the minds of many, that doesn’t matter. He’s the great “Iron Mike” and that’s all there is to it. To these people – and they seem to be legion – it may as well be 1988. Tyson is a indestructible fighting machine, and
Posted on 03/22/2024 Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By: Sean Crose Just how much does super middleweight terror David Benavidez want a piece of undisputed divisional champion Canelo Alvarez? So much that he took to Instagram on Friday to address Saudi sports big shot Turki Alalshikh. “@turkialalshik,” posted 28-0 contender Benavidez, “let’s bring the biggest
Posted on 03/23/2024 By: Sean Crose It was a thing of beauty, a straight and perfectly thrown shot that landed smack in the midsection of long time contender Jose Zepeda Saturday in Sheffield, England. Rising junior welterweight Dalton Smith appeared almost surprised at the damage he had done as the referee counted out the wounded
Terence Crawford and Chris Eubank Jr may meet next in a middleweight bout, which would see briefly-undisputed welterweight champ and three-division titleholder Crawford moving up another two weight divisions. Crawford (40-0, 31 KO) last fought in July 2023, destroying Errol Spence Jr in a long-awaited undisputed clash at 147 lbs. A rematch was expected, and
Following the news of the upcoming fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya shares his reaction to a nearly 60-year-old Tyson heading back into the boxing ring against Jake Paul. De La Hoya has no doubts that the fight will generate good business, but says it doesn’t stand
Anthony Joshua faces Francis Ngannou in the main event of “Knockout Chaos,” the latest big event boxing show in Saudi Arabia, today on DAZN PPV. You can watch all the action live on DAZN PPV for a cost of $39.99 on top of a DAZN subscription, and you can also purchase the show through non-DAZN
Joseph Parker got dropped twice, but came off the canvas both times and earned a majority decision win over Zhilei Zhang in Saudi Arabia. Judges had the fight 113-113, 114-112, and 115-111 in Parker’s favor. Bad Left Hook had the fight 114-112 for Parker. Parker (35-3, 23 KO) now has consecutive wins over Deontay Wilder
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Anthony Joshua knocked Francis Ngannou clean out in the second round of their much-hyped fight today in Saudi Arabia, scoring three knockdowns in two rounds on route to an easy victory. Ngannou (0-2) was having a decent first round before he foolishly switched to a southpaw stance and was
Canelo Alvarez has made it official: He will be fighting Jaime Munguia in a pay-per-view main event on May 4 in Las Vegas. “Mexicans to the war cry,” Canelo posted on social media. “See you May 4 at the T-Mobile in Las Vegas.” The poster art that Alvarez shared with the announcement has Premier Boxing
Francis Ngannou got demolished by Anthony Joshua on Friday in Saudi Arabia, brutally knocked out in the second round of his second pro boxing bout. The former UFC heavyweight champion was dropped three times including the vicious final right hand that ended things, a much different experience this time than he had last October when
Tyson Fury still feels strongly that he’ll beat Anthony Joshua, and says he hopes the two will meet in a pair of fights that would send him into retirement. Fury, who will face Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship on May 18, was in attendance on Friday in Riyadh to see Joshua demolish Francis
Francis Ngannou dusted himself off to attend last night’s post-fight press conference after his second-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua. The Cameroonian UFC star was down three times in all, against a rampant Joshua, who lined Ngannou up for several chilling right hands before emphatically closing the show. Sportingly, Ngannou said: “I was just on