Eddie Hearn resents the implication that Billy Joe Saunders and his team weren’t well-prepared for the process of selecting judges for his upcoming showdown with Canelo Alvarez. Hearn, who promotes Saunders and Alvarez, responded to criticism from Tom Saunders, Billy Joe’s father, during a recent interview with IFL TV. Among other things, Hearn explained that
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Posted on 04/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode Chris Arreola has sat back and listened as boxing fans are already playing matchmakers. In the mind of many, fantasy showdowns involving former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. and several of the top names in the division are on the verge of taking place. Standing in the way
Apr 24, 2021 It had to end eventually. At some point in Edgar Berlanga’s pro career, he wasn’t going to finish his opponent in the first three minutes. Not only did Berlanga’s streak of first-round knockouts end on Saturday night against Demond Nicholson, but Berlanga’s opponent somehow found himself standing at the end of the
With the massive financial success of Jake Paul’s pay-per-view win over Ben Askren on April 17, it’s inevitable that Paul is going to fight again, no matter how much diehard boxing fans might want him to go away. Paul (officially 3-0, 3 KO) has faced nobody with a legitimate boxing background to date. 38-year-old entrepreneur
When the bell rang to signify the end of the first round of a fight for the first time in his career, Edgar Berlanga walked back to his corner gesturing downwards with his hands towards the crowd, telling them to remain calm. Berlanga had to be taken beyond the first round at some point, and
Posted on 04/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode While Shakur Stevenson is still getting acclimated to life at 130 pounds, the former Olympic silver medalist continues to keep tabs on his old weight class. Although it no longer concerns him, Stevenson sat back and watched closely as WBO featherweight belt holder Emanuel Navarrete, took on former Stevenson
1:39 PM ET Ryan Garcia’s next fight is off. The lightweight contender announced on Instagram that he is pulling out of his July 9 fight against Javier Fortuna. Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) did not list a specific reason for his withdrawal. “At this time it is important to manage my health and wellbeing,” Garcia wrote
Teofimo Lopez has become a pretty good trash talker along with a world-class professional fighter, but he flipped that switch off to show some public support for fellow young star Ryan Garcia, who has withdrawn from his scheduled July 9 fight with Javier Fortuna to deal with some mental health issues. Lopez posted this on
On April 24 in Hamburg, Germany – lightweight Artem Harutyunyan (10-0) won the vacant WBA International title with a close but unanimous decision over late sub Vladyslav Melnik (13-4). It was scored 115-113 twice and 115-114. Melnik was a sub for Pablo Manuel Ojeda, who in turn was a sub for Oliver Flores. This fight headlined
Posted on 04/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode With Josue Vargas slowly moving from top prospect to world title contender, the slick New York, native found himself in a slugfest early on against Willie Shaw. The two battle it out in Kissimmee Florida, at Silver Sports Arena on the undercard of WBO featherweight champion, Emanuel Navarrete vs
8:02 PM ET Former lightweight titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko will return to the ring June 26 to face Masayoshi Nakatani, sources told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel on Saturday. The fight will take place in Las Vegas, according to a source. Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs), 33, hasn’t been in the ring since he lost a unanimous decision to
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David Adeleye said he’d happily rematch Kamil Sokolowski, and admitted he’d be furious if he didn’t stop him in a second bout. He also insisted that he would beat Nathan Gorman too, as he continues to chase that fight. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️
ESPN+, 2:00 pm ET, Moruti Mthalane vs Sunny Edwards, Michael Conlan vs Ionut Baluta. Mthalane has been a long-reigning top flyweight, and defends his IBF belt against Edwards in a really good crossroads main event. If Edwards is going to stake his claim as a top flyweight now, he’s trying to do it against a
Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida - WBO featherweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete fought off a very game Christopher Diaz for a twelfth round stoppage. The Mexican star knocked down Puerto Rican contender Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz four times. It was the first successful featherweight title defense for Navarrete (34-1, 29 KOs), who also reigned as WBO
Posted on 04/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Christopher Diaz believed he was ready. Following his one-sided decision loss at the hands of Shakur Stevenson roughly two years ago, Diaz not only reeled off two straight victories. Immediately following his latest win against Jason Sanchez, Diaz called for his shot at a world title. Answering the call
12:31 AM ET Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Emanuel
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