David Morrell Jr. has never been shy about pursuing opportunities far beyond his youth and experience. The latest win leaves the 23-year-old Cuban southpaw seeking out the very best that the super middleweight division has to offer. “I would love to fight Caleb Plant,” insisted Morrell about the reigning IBF super middleweight titlist. The claim
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Posted on 07/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode The boxing future of Conor McGregor will have to wait, at least for now. Heading into his third and, presumed, final showdown against Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor believed everything was going to go his way. After knocking out Poirier seven years earlier, McGregor saw the series tied at one
Triller are attempting to once again move the date for the Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr fight, and now they also intend on changing the location. Mike Coppinger reports at ESPN that Triller want to push Lopez-Kambosos back to Oct. 17, and move the fight to Australia. Lopez’s team are not on board with
A few days removed from flying around the world to Los Angeles, eight-division world champion and boxer laureate Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs), who hails from Sarangani Province in the Philippines, had the head gear on and sparred four rounds with two taller and younger southpaws at world-famous Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing
Posted on 07/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode His time in the boxing ring was a spectacle but it didn’t go the way he was hoping. It wasn’t the first time that someone was a dominant figure inside the UFC but it just felt different. Once Conor McGregor broke onto the mixed martial arts stage, he became
4:42 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Featherweight Yarisel Ramirez was added to the Tokyo Olympics boxing tournament Saturday, becoming the 10th member of the U.S. team to qualify. She had already traveled to Japan in anticipation of gaining a late slot, and news of her addition by USA Boxing set off a celebration
With unified junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo set to clash with fellow titleholder Brian Castano on July 17, Showtime Sports releases it’s teaser trailer for it’s All Access treatment on the fight, highlighting behind the scenes footage of both fighters leading into this historic bout. “I’m a deep shark,” Charlo says, “I take my opponent
Charlo vs. Castaño will see unified WBC, WBA and IBF World Champion Jermell Charlo and WBO World Champion Brian Castaño battle for undisputed status at super welterweight as all four 154-pound belts hang in the balance for the first time in history on Saturday, July 17 live on SHOWTIME from AT&T Center in San Antonio
Frank Warren looks ahead to Joe Joyce’s upcoming bout with Carlos Takam and considers when we might see trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. 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
Lyndon Arthur did his part of the bargain as he stopped Italy’s Davide Faraci in the ninth round at the Royal Albert Hall in London to set up his rematch with Anthony Yarde. The light-heavyweight should have co-headlined the show with Yarde, but his opponent, Emin Atra, pulled out. That fight is likely to go
Posted on 07/10/2021 By: Sean Crose “I don’t know the ins and outs, the facts, what to believe,” Eddie Hearn says of the third Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder fight supposedly being pushed back. Still, he’s quick to tell iFL TV: “I’ve told you the fight wouldn’t happen.” Suffice to say Anthony Joshua’s promoter is a bit
The past few days have been full of bad news for boxing fans. Tyson Fury seems to have caught COVID, and his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder is getting delayed three months. Yorgos Kambosos fans worldwide are going to have to wait even longer than expected for their man to finally take down Teofimo Lopez,
In This Corner’s James Smith a.k.a. “Smitty” talks to Ricky Hatton about his approach to punishing his opponents. Smitty laces ’em up for you to get close up and personal with one of the best body punchers of all time.
Oscar De La Hoya does not plan on futzing around in the kiddie pool for long. The boxing icon and founder of Golden Boy Promotions made his boldest declaration to date for a comeback during an in-studio appearance on Mike Tyson’s podcast Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson. After a few warm-up exhibition bouts, De La Hoya
Posted on 07/08/2021 By: Sean Crose For a sport that perpetually exists under a barrage of criticism, boxing certainly has its appeal. While it’s true UFC star Conor McGregor earned himself a fortune when he slipped on a pair of gloves to face Floyd Mayweather in 2017, a boxing match with Manny Pacquiao, while still
2:13 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. promised 135 pounds would be his best weight yet after campaigns at 126 and 130 pounds. He just might be right. Diaz delivered the most impressive performance of his career Friday in Los Angeles, scoring a unanimous decision over Javier Fortuna to claim the vacant WBC
Zurdo Ramirez made a strong debut with Golden Boy Promotions tonight on DAZN, dropping veteran Sullivan Barrera three times and scoring a fourth round stoppage win, as he looks forward now and targets world titles at light heavyweight. Ramirez (42-0, 28 KO) and Barrera (22-4, 14 KO) looked evenly matched enough for the first two
Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles – In his quest to capture another world title, light heavyweight contender Gilberto Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) crushed the more experienced Sullivan Barrera (22-4, 14 KOs) in four rounds. Ramirez was working the jab in the first round and keeping Barrera at a distance. The second round was closer, as Barrera