Posted on 10/20/2022 By: Sean Crose “I obviously know I can’t do this forever,” Katie Taylor told The DAZN Boxing Show. “I don’t know if I want to take punches for the rest of my life.” Taylor has already had the kind of career that, if she were to step aside right now, her eventual
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6:56 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 Tyson Fury regularly takes aim at rival heavyweights and promoters he doesn’t work with, but no amount of talking is likely to silence the
In a conversation with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV, former junior welterweight titleholder Regis Prograis talks about his upcoming shot at a vacant belt against Jose Zepeda while also touching on yet another fighter testing positive for banned substances. Prograis, who admits that he doesn’t know much about Conor Benn, does find it curious
Mario Barrios (26-2) is making the move to the desert. BoxingScene.com has been advised that the former super lightweight champion will now be training in Las Vegas under the guidance of Bob Santos alongside several other world class fighters in his deep stable. 2022 has been a big year for Santos. The long time industry
Posted on 10/19/2022 By: Sean Crose When looked at as a whole, the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder franchise has been pretty entertaining as far as heavyweight pairings go. It may not be Ali-Frazier, but what is? I might take some heat for this, but I would argue it’s perhaps up there with (or just behind) the
6:12 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tyson Fury has confirmed he will take on Derek Chisora in their trilogy fight on Dec. 3 at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Fury’s WBC heavyweight title, as reported by ESPN’s Mike Coppinger last week. On Thursday Fury tweeted confirmation of the bout, which will be streamed on ESPN+, as
To get you ready for all the fights on Saturday, October 15th’s PBC on Fox Wilder vs Helenius PPV event or showcasing 6 hours of non-stop full fights from Deontay Wilder, Robert Helenius, Caleb Plant, Anthony Dirrell, Frank Sanchez and Gary Antonio Russell. Get acquainted with all these fighters their last fights before tuning into
Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora come face-to-face for the first time ahead of their clash for the WBC World Heavyweight Championship at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 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
“Doctor Mike” Varshavski showed deft footwork and pop in his punches during a workout in front of New York City media on Tuesday before he ducked out to make his afternoon shift at the Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., where he’s an attending physician. Dr. Mike will balance practicing medicine with training for his
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 10/19/2022 By: Sean Crose He was called the “Bible of Boxing.” At 17, he was the youngest world champion in history at the time. He was so slick in the ring, a young “Sugar” Ray Leonard was almost unable to defeat him. The same was true for
7:46 AM ET There’s a new face atop the junior lightweight division. Alycia Baumgardner continued her massive rise by beating Mikaela Mayer by split decision to become the unified champion at 130 pounds, now holding the IBF, WBC and WBO belts. Baumgardner (13-1, 7 KO) jumped out early in the fight to take a lead
LONDON — I’d love to tell you that there was a different feeling inside London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night, but in truth, there wasn’t. The same characters swayed along the gangways, balancing six beers across two trembling hands. The same queues snaked around corners for overpriced pizza and chips. And the same rendition of
The one-sided nature of their first fight and direct competition from a boxing pay-per-view show apparently impacted viewership of the Devin Haney-George Kambosos Jr. rematch Saturday night on ESPN. Nielsen Media Research revealed that their second 135-pound championship match drew an average audience of 935,000. Viewership peaked at 970,000 for a main event that ended
7:45 AM ET Claressa Shields is back on top in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings after a dominant victory over Savannah Marshall. With the victory, Shields (13-0, 2 KOs), became the undisputed middleweight champion for the second time. She is the first fighter, male or female, to be undisputed in the same division twice. She’s
As reports suggest that we’re nearing a junior welterweight rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, who officially lost a much disputed split decision to Taylor the first time around, Catterall says he’s even more confident in his ability to compete at the highest level and looks to turn things up a notch. There’s no
Adrien Broner wasn’t too pleased when he heard that Conor Benn tested for a banned substance. The brash multi-weight champion from Cincinnati was often invoked as a possible option for Benn, the rising welterweight whose fight with Chris Eubank Jr., at a 157-pound catchweight, was axed earlier this month after it was revealed that Benn,
Joe Calzaghe joins David Haye, Josh Denzel and Carl Frampton on Chatterbox – BT Sport’s new monthly programme which will review everything boxing. The crew looks back at Joe Calzaghe’s INCREDIBLE undefeated career. #Chatterbox #JoeCalzaghe #DavidHaye Go to btsport.com or the App for the full show ➡️ http://www.bt.com/sport/watch/video/clips/2022/september/chatterbox-joyce-calzaghe-haye-and-frampton?s_cid=con_social_bt-sport_youtube__ Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube