Nov 1, 2017 Editor’s note: Thsi story was originally published on Dec. 7, 2017. Lightweight world titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He’s also very good at pretty much everything else he does. Lomachenko is very active on social media and we
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Steve Kim reports that while nothing’s “finalized,” PBC on Showtime’s September 11th super bantamweight unification match between Stephen Fulton and Brandon Figueroa has an excellent co-feature brewing, as former unified champ Danny Roman is in talks to face surging contender Ra’eese Aleem. Roman (29-3-1, 10 KO) took the WBA belt from Shun Kubo in 2017
Undefeated “regular” junior welterweight world champion boxer, Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (26-0, 17 KOs) is only days away from his upcoming fight against four-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis. Barrios’ fight with Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) will take place on Saturday night in Atlanta. The bout headlines a Showtime pay-per-view telecast that begins at 9
Posted on 06/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Keith Thurman believes his time on the shelf is slowly but surely coming to an end. The former unified welterweight titlist is back in the gym and working hard to return to form. Recently, rumors surfaced of a possible rematch between Thurman and long-time rival, Shawn Porter. In 2016,
#PBCPodcast: It’s the summer of PBC and the hits just keep on coming. This Week on The PBC Podcast, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal preview Saturday night’s entire SHOWTIME pay-per-view card, live from State Farm Arena in Atlanta, with a main event featuring undefeated two-division champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis moving up two weight classes
Joe Joyce discussed his upcoming fight with heavyweight warrior Carlos Takam on July 24th, and how he has shifted his preparations, after initially expecting a bout with Oleksandr Usyk. 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/
Oct 13, 2020 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 Andres Ferrari Close ESPN Editor Andres Ferrari is ESPN.com’s boxing and MMA editor. The much-anticipated fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez Jr. to
During this video interview with Fight Hype, former junior welterweight champion Regis Prograis discusses where he might go next in his fighting career and also give his two cents on the upcoming PPV bout between Gervonta Davis and Mario Barrios. Check out what Prograis had to say on who he could fight next below. “I
Naoya Inoue never underestimates any of his opponents, though he admits to finding additional inspiration upon scanning the crowd ahead of his most recent performance. All of the claimants to the major bantamweight titles were in the house this past Saturday at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, where Japan’s Inoue (21-0, 18KOs) defended his WBA/IBF belts
Posted on 06/22/2021 By: Sean Crose “He isn’t an elite-level fighter, in my opinion.” So says heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua in a recent interview with Sky Sports. Joshua isn’t referring to Aleksandr Usyk here, the man who is likely to be his next opponent, but to former WBC titlist Deontay Wilder, who is currently training
Jun 16, 2021 ESPN staff Welcome to the 2021 ESPYS presented by Capital One, where you, the fans, get to help decide the stars of the show (aka the award winners). The nominees for Best Boxer are: Canelo Alvarez, who owns three of the four major super middleweight world titles; Teofimo Lopez, who dethroned Vasiliy
With Mario Barrios set to defend his secondary title against Gervonta Davis this weekend in Atlanta, Barrios joins Brian Custer’s Last Stand Podcast to discuss the bout and explain why he thinks he’s the one to be feared in his match-up with Davis. Check out some excerpts below with the full video interview above. Barrios
Vasiliy Lomachenko is ready to embark on the road to reclaim his status as among the sport’s very best fighters. The former three-division titlist returns to the ring this Saturday in an intriguing showdown versus perennial Top ten lightweight contender Masayoshi Nakatani. Their scheduled twelve-round lightweight bout—which airs live on ESPN+ from The Theater at
Posted on 06/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode In just a few short days, Gervonta Davis will have the opportunity to become a three-division world champion. The Baltimore native is set to take on WBA “Regular” super lightweight champion Mario Barrios at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia this Saturday night. But while the entire Davis
7:52 AM ET The world titlists held serve Saturday night in Las Vegas, as Naoya Inoue, Mikaela Mayer and Jermall Charlo successfully retained their belts. But while this upcoming weekend does offer up another world title fight in the form of Gervonta Davis facing Mario Barrios at 140 pounds — perhaps Davis’ best fighting weight
Undefeated Interim WBA Super Featherweight Champion Chris “Primetime” Colbert will face hard-hitting contender Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar on Saturday, July 3, headlining the live Showtime telecast at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., in a Premier Boxing Champions event. Nyambayar replaces Yuriorkis Gamboa, who was originally scheduled to face Colbert before suffering an injury
Posted on 06/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode When it was first announced that Chris Colbert, the WBA interim 130-pound titlist would be taking on long-faded former champion Yuriokis Gamboa, many believed that it would be a walk in the park. Now, however, after the 39-year-old Gamboa was forced to pull out due to injuries to both
Cuban sensation and unbeaten WBA Super Middleweight Champion David O. Morrell Jr. defends his title against undefeated challenger Mario Cázares in a 12-round duel that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Sunday, June 27 from The Armory in Minneapolis. The broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and features cruiserweight knockout