About three weeks ago, Tim Tszyu announced that his return to action would be a September 22nd IBF final eliminator and named Erickson Lubin as the probably opponent. That wound up falling though due to a hand injury on Lubin’s part, with “Hammer” adding that they’d agreed to fight in December instead. Those plans may
admin
Boxing at the Paris Olympics is in full swing! We’ll have daily live coverage and updates, plus we’ll be keeping track of all the results from the 2024 Summer Games in this post, which will update with every session daily through the final bouts on Aug. 10. Full results, latest to oldest, listed below. Saturday,
Kellie Harrington of Ireland won her second straight Olympic gold medal today, outboxing China’s Yang Wenlu in the women’s 60kg (lightweight) final bout today in Paris. Harrington also won gold in Tokyo three years ago. Harrington won the bout 4-1, taking four scorecards at 29-28 apiece, with Yang winning the remaining card, also scored 29-28.
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz is licking the wounds of the narrow loss that cost him his title by taking his family to a Southern California theme park on Tuesday, mulling how he lost to Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela, and resolving how to revive his magnetic persona immediately. The popular Cruz (26-3-1,
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez doesn’t like to discuss future plans when he has a fight on his immediate schedule, and he emphasized how that point applies even when pressed by boxing’s newest big power broker, Turki Alalshikh. Alvarez said he was contacted by Alalshikh on Monday about the possibility of taking a
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – No longer is the spotlight evasive. No more is the dodging by others possible. For Vergil Ortiz, there is no more time to waste. Boasting the imposing record of 21-0 with 21 knockouts, Texas’ Ortiz returns to the ring for the third time this year Saturday night at Mandalay Bay’s Ultra Arena
Shakur Stevenson, 27, is a three-division titleholder who has entered his prime and appears committed to exploring his options after the expiration of his promotional contract with Top Rank last month. In boxing, it’s as close to the catbird seat as a fighter can get – yet it doesn’t come without certain complications, especially for
If Edgar Berlanga is serious about matching wits with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in the ring, he may be in even more trouble than anyone thought. Puerto Rico’s Berlanga will attempt an almost unimaginable leap into a matchup with three-belt unified super middleweight champion Canelo in the main event of a Mexican Independence Day weekend extravaganza
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has been calm, cool and collected ever since he took his throne as the super middleweight king. Opponents have come and gone, heaping combinations of praise and respect toward him. Even archrival Gennadiy Golovkin kept it kind during their trilogy meeting, after years of animosity. The last fighter
Bryan Flores believes his victory over Shinard Bunch didn’t get the credit it deserved, but on August 10 he gets a chance to make another impression. Flores (26-0, 15 KOs) faces undefeated Mexican Olympian Lindolfo Delgado in a 10-round co-feature at Tingley Coliseum, marking the biggest opportunity of his career. Flores, 28, from Mexico, is
Caleb Plant and Trevor McCumby went at each other during Tuesday’s Los Angeles press conference ahead of their upcoming interim super middleweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sept. 14. Plant (22-2, 13 KOs), a former 168-pound titleholder, was upset with McCumby (28-0, 21 KOs) for mocking him on Instagram about being
Before the perspiration from 12 rounds of battle with Israil Madrimov on Saturday night had even dried from Terence Crawford’s body, the new four-division champion and junior middleweight titleholder was asked about what comes next – and, specifically, if what’s coming will be a red-headed Guadalajaran cash cow. Crawford has said that a fight with
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has reportedly ordered its reigning 154-pound titleholder Bakhram Murtazaliev to defend his belt against Tim Tszyu. According to Dan Rafael of Fight Freaks Unite, Murtazaliev and Tszyu have been given 30 days to reach an agreement, putting promoters Main Events and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on alert. The development could
By: Sean Crose Andy Ruiz was unquestionably the toast of boxing back in 2019. In fact, after shocking Anthony Joshua in Joshua’s American debut in June of that year, Ruiz became a legitimate fan favorite. It was hard not to admire a man who agreed to take on a heavyweight champion of the world on
By: Sean Crose “I feel good, ” says the one and only Terence Crawford on the eve of his junior middleweight ring debut. “I’m feeling great. I’m ready to fight but all my people always try to remind me to enjoy the moment because one day it’s all going to be gone, so embrace it
By: Sean Crose The Olympic Games in Paris have another major controversy on their hands – and this time the controversy comes courtesy the sport of boxing. While competing in the women’s boxing category Thursday, Italy’s Angele Carini quit her fight against Imane Khelif just 46 seconds into the first round. After getting hit clean,
By: Sean Crose He was one of the more interesting fighters on the heavyweight scene. A confident, outspoken New Yorker who could turn out the nights at a moment’s notice. Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller was unquestionably a fighter to watch in a newly invigorated, post-Klitschko heavyweight division. Then came a scheduled bout against heavyweight multititlist
By: Sean Crose Jared “Big Baby” Anderson and Martin Bakole, two supersized heavyweights, met in a ring in Los Angeles Saturday night to do battle in a scheduled ten rounder. A Bakole combination put Anderson down at the end of the first, a round Anderson had previously been fighting well in. Anderson got up and
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- …
- 566
- Next Page »