Posted on 08/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode For most of Guillermo Rigondeaux’s career, he’s sat back and listened as his competition has lobbied disparaging words in his direction. Yet, no matter how many times someone has threatened to hand him a vicious beating, the Cuban native has simply dissected his rivals once he stepped foot inside
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After getting sent to a purse bid and immediately canceling it by coming to terms, WBO super featherweight champ Jamel Herring and mandatory challenger Shakur Stevenson have a date and location for their long-brewing showdown. ESPN reports that the pair have signed contracts to meet on October 23rd in Atlanta, GA’s State Farm Arena. Per
A fight that looked interesting on paper before it was replaced remains interesting now that things have circled back to where they started. Saturday night (Showtime, 10 PM EST), we almost had a Nonito Donaire-John Riel Casimero unification match at bantamweight. It was a surprising move with Casimero already slated to defend against Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Posted on 08/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Ever since Danny Garcia declared that he planned on dipping his toes in the 154-pound waters, the Philadelphia native has gotten his fair share of interested opponents. After unified champion Jermell Charlo claimed that he would be willing to take him on, so too has WBO titlist, Brian Castano.
8:34 AM ET Canelo Alvarez is still looking for an opponent to fight later this year, but the rest of the 2021 boxing schedule is quickly filling up with title fights. Shakur Stevenson will face a test in WBO junior lightweight champion Jamel Herring, Andrew Moloney and Joshua Franco will complete their trilogy, Josh Taylor
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Anthony Yarde was given a special birthday cake by BT Sport in his gym in London, to celebrate turning 30. Various members of his team praised Yarde’s contribution to the community and the man himself spoke about his birthday being an emotional time for him. Watch Yarde return to action on BT Sport on August
Last November, controversy reigned supreme. Andrew Moloney thought he’d done enough to snatch the WBA super flyweight world title from Joshua Franco. Moloney contended that numerous jabs caused swelling under Franco’s right eye, which forced the fight to be stopped after two rounds. Following a nearly 30-minute video review, the referee’s decision of a headbutt
Posted on 08/13/2021 By: Sean Crose “It’s one of those things where sometimes I forget,” Ramon Cardenas said of becoming a top ten contender for the WBA in the bantamweight division. Talking to Texas Boxing Scene, the San Antonio native made it clear that, despite his climb up the rankings, he needed to remain driven.
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 6:21 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant are nearing a deal for a November fight that would crown an undisputed super middleweight champion, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. Alvarez-Plant was agreed to last month for Sept. 18, sources said, and officials were simply awaiting signatures
With PBC’s August 28th David Benavidez vs Jose Uzcategui show delayed indefinitely and their August 21st Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas show in need of an extra fight, they’ve decided to make the most of what they’ve got. The promotion announced yesterday that the featherweight clash between Carlos Castro and Oscar Escandon has been bumped
Andrew Moloney was fine with anywhere but Las Vegas. As much as Moloney wanted a third crack at rival Joshua Franco, the Australian contender wasn’t willing to face Franco in Las Vegas again. Moloney narrowly lost a closely contested, 12-round unanimous decision to Franco in their first fight 13½ months ago and settled for an
Posted on 08/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson was left grinning from ear to ear once the ink dried. The former Olympic Silver medalist and one-time 126-pound titlist, officially signed his part of a bout agreement to take on WBO belt holder Jamel Herring. Shortly after, Herring placed his pen to paper to make their
6:51 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN On Dec. 11, 1981, when Rasheda was 11, she went with her brothers and sisters to watch their daddy fight a man named Trevor Berbick. As no state athletic commission would sanction the bout, the fight was held in the Bahamas and promoted by a convicted felon. None of that
With John Riel Casimero set to defend his WBO bantamweight title this weekend against Cuban legend Guillermo Rigondeaux, Casimero makes some bold claims about his expectations for the bout, sure that he’ll get the knockout over the defensive wizard and even predicting it to come in short order. Check out what Casimero had to say
The next installment of the popular RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS series will be held Thursday night, August 26th at Humble Civic Center in Humble, Texas. RJJ Boxing’s last scheduled event this past July 29th in Mexico was canceled due to COVID-19 issues. The Aug. 26th show is presented by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ)
Posted on 08/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Rich, great boxer, icon, money-hungry, extravagant, boring, and flamboyant are some of the words, whether fair or not, that have been used to describe Floyd Mayweather. One word that has seldom, if ever, been used to describe the Hall of Famer, however, is compassionate. Yet, according to DeJuan Blake,
5:41 AM ET Former world heavyweight champion boxer David Haye will return to the ring after a three-year absence to fight Joe Fournier next month, the 40-year-old Briton said on Thursday. Haye, who won the world heavyweight title in 2009 when he beat Nikolai Valuev, retired in 2018 with a 28-4 record following a re-match