Kieron Conway has vowed that Saturday’s fight with Souleymane Cissokho has already made him a better fighter and allowed him to learn a hell of a lot about himself. Conway came up narrowly short as he suffered a split decision defeat to Cissokho at the AT&T Stadium in Texas over the weekend. While he may
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Posted on 05/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode An epiphany of sorts hit Mikey Garcia. The former four-division world champion sat ringside this past weekend at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas as unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez dominated Billy Joe Saunders, causing the British native to retire on his stool at the end of round eight.
8:07 PM ET Billy Joe Saunders had successful surgery to repair a fractured right orbital bone suffered in a loss to Canelo Alvarez, his promoter said Monday. According to a Matchroom Boxing spokesman, Saunders fractured his eye socket in three different places in last Saturday’s super middleweight unification bout at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Well, Scott called it. After going through a whole stretch of negotiations that culminated in Matchroom winning the purse bid, Michael Hunter has officially withdrawn from his ordered IBF eliminator against Filip Hrgovic. Eddie Hearn had some choice words for “The Bounty” on Boxing Social; Boxing News 24/7 transcribed the relevant bits. “What a waste
World champions Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor took part in the World Boxing Council’s 14-day weigh-in. Both fighters submitted their 14-day pre-weight results. Ramirez weighed in 146.1 pounds, while Taylor came in at 147.2 pounds. The two undefeated boxers will collide on Saturday, May 22 in Las Vegas, with ESPN broadcasting the fight – with
Posted on 05/10/2021 By: Sean Crose He didn’t necessarily make it look easy, but Canelo Alvarez certainly let the world know how to defeat the slick, skilled, and previously undefeated Billy Joe Saunders this past weekend. In front of 70 plus thousand people at AT&T Stadium near Dallas, Canelo landed the kind of shot people
8:31 AM ET Lightweight undisputed champion Katie Taylor regained the No. 1 spot in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings with an impressive unanimous decision victory over Natasha Jonas on May 1. Taylor, a previous No. 1, was leapfrogged by Claressa Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and now two-division undisputed champion, back in March, after Shields dominated
Rankings go up on Mondays at Noon ET. Ranked fights this week: Junior Featherweight: (3) Danny Roman vs Ricardo Espinoza, May 15 Junior Featherweight: (4) Brandon Figueroa vs (5) Luis Nery, May 15 Junior Flyweight: (5) Elwin Soto vs Katsunari Takayama, May 8 Upcoming Fights: (1) Tyson Fury vs (2) Anthony Joshua, TBA … (9)
Indian amateur standout Mandeep Jangra emerged successfully from his professional debut, and he outclassed the game Luciano Ramos to win via a unanimous decision. Ramos came out swinging early, providing a brief scare for Jangra in the early stages, but Jangra, the 2014 Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist found his rhythm in the second round, as
Posted on 05/09/2021 By: Steven Galeano Hard-hitting prospect Shinard Bunch (15-1, 13 KOs) of Brooklyn, New York, recorded a first-round knockout over Diego Vicente Perez (13-13-1, 11 KOs) of Buenos Aires, Argentina Saturday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The card was promoted by RDR Promotions and streamed live on BXNG TV. The bout
12:16 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Canelo Alvarez could feel it coming. In the eighth round at AT&T Stadium on Saturday night, the Mexican champion egged on a record-breaking crowd as he pelted Billy Joe Saunders in their super middleweight unification fight. Alvarez inflicted enough damage to enhance his legacy, winning the fight after it
Billy Joe Saunders was pulled from his fight with Canelo Alvarez on Saturday after eight rounds, suffering a very clear injury to the eye. The severity was speculated on overnight, with a broken orbital bone seeming most likely, and we do have an update today from promoter Eddie Hearn, who says Saunders will undergo surgery
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Former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev could potentially return to the ring in the cruiserweight division, according to a source in the boxer’s team. Kovalev (34-4-1, 29 KOs), 38-years-old, made his pro debut in 2009 and he’s fought at the light heavyweight limit for the entire duration of career. “The cruiserweight division is one of
Posted on 05/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermall Charlo watched closely from beginning to sudden end as Canelo Alvarez dominated Billy Joe Saunders. The two faced off last night at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas in a super middleweight unification bout. Although the British product expressed an enormous amount of hubris heading into their showdown, Alvarez
12:27 AM ET The first half of the super middleweight title unification fight between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was closer and more competitive than many expected. But one big round tilted the scales to such a dramatic extent that Saunders couldn’t get off his stool