Kicking off three consecutive weekends of fights from Matchroom HQ, Brentwood, champion featherweight XU CAN looks to defend his WBA strap for the third time, facing off against British challenger LEIGH WOOD. (photos by Mark Robinson) The Chinese featherweight comes into the bout on an impressive 15 fight win streak, recently edging out Manny Robles
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Posted on 07/28/2021 By: Charles Jay Some observers have thought that the inclusion of professional boxers into the Olympics would have an impact, and in fact, a major one. Needless to say, things have fallen short of that. And naturally, this can be rationalized. It is admittedly very difficult to explain the concept of long-time
8:07 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. There are a lot of good fights on the schedule for the rest of 2021, but there are a lot of good matchups still waiting to be made — some fights that have been talked about, and some that haven’t. Former two-division world champion and current ESPN boxing analyst
Luke Campbell, who won a gold medal for Great Britain at the London Olympics in 2012 and fought for a world lightweight title as a pro, has decided to retire from the sport at age 33, releasing a statement this morning via social media. “After a lot of thought and reflection, I have decided that
Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has compared upcoming opponent Deontay Wilder to a “loaded gun.” (photo by Ryan Hafey) Fury will defend his title against Wilder in a trilogy fight on October 9th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. When they met back in February 2020, Fury
Posted on 07/29/2021 By: Sean Crose “It popped in my feed,” Keith Thurman says of a video apparently making the rounds showing Errol Spence sparing in preparation for his fight with Manny Pacquiao in late August. “It was too juicy not to click it,” Thurman tells FightHype. There is indeed a video on social media,
3:02 PM ET Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe is getting back in the ring. Bowe, 53, will face former NBA player Lamar Odom in a celebrity boxing event on Oct. 2 at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, event promoter Damon Feldman told ESPN. Bowe, a member of the International Boxing Hall of
#VitoMielnickiJr displayed the full arsenal of his power when he took on Nóe López on February 27, 2021 on PBC on FOX. Mielnicki delivered a knockout performance displaying poise, patience and power in his third round stoppage. In the second, the 18-year-old Mielnicki floored López when he rolled under a lazy jab and landed a
Sam Noakes makes it seven KO’s in seven fights and becomes the first man to stop Naeem Ali in 73 fights. #NoakesAli #JoyceTakam Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing
Looks like the celebrity boxing trend isn’t ending anytime soon. TMZ Sports reports that retired former champions Riddick Bowe and Paulie Malignaggi are set to appear on capital-letters Celebrity Boxing’s October 2nd card, which will air on FITE. The 53-year-old Bowe (43-1, 33 KO) was one of the great fighters of the 90s in his
Elwin Soto could be pressed with a hard decision to make. For now, it’s his promoter who is currently on the hook to bring resolution to his next due title fight. The World Boxing Organization has issued a Status Update—Negotiations letter to the camps of Soto, the sanctioning body’s junior flyweight champion and mandatory challenger
Posted on 07/29/2021 By: Sean Crose ESPN is reporting that negotiations between Canelo Alvarez’ team and Caleb Plant’s team are now dead in the water. There had been a report earlier in the week that the hoped for super middleweight title unifier was close to dead. Now the matter appears to be confirmed. Details, frankly,
6:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez is still in search of a foe after a long-negotiated deal with Caleb Plant fell through at the 11th hour. Boxing’s top star traditionally fights on two weekends: Cinco de Mayo and again on Mexican Independence Day weekend in September. Those are the dates Floyd Mayweather and Alvarez’s
Kicking off three consecutive weekends of fights from Matchroom HQ, Brentwood, champion featherweight XU CAN looks to defend his WBA strap for the third time, facing off against British challenger LEIGH WOOD. (photos by Mark Robinson) The Chinese featherweight comes into the bout on an impressive 15 fight win streak, recently edging out Manny Robles
Posted on 07/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode Before Terence Crawford even fought his first at 147 pounds, both he and trainer Brian McIntyre believed he was the best fighter the division had to offer. But while the Nebraska native continued to show otherworldly skills in the ring, his competition left much to be desired. In his
7:51 AM ET The welterweight clash between Conor Benn and Adrian Granados has been postponed as Benn tested positive for COVID-19, DAZN announced on Thursday. Benn (18-0-0) and Granados (21-8-3) were originally scheduled to meet in the WBA continental title fight at Matchroom Boxing’s Essex headquarters on Saturday. DAZN said a new date for the
Timothy Bradley caught up with Fight Hub TV to share some of his quick thoughts on the upcoming third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Looking ahead to the fight Bradley says he thinks Fury has the advantages leading into the bout and is unsure how much of a positive impact Malik Scott will
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