11:21 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields has a date and an opponent for her mixed martial arts debut with the Professional Fighters League. Shields will fight Brittney Elkin on June 10, the PFL announced Wednesday (TV: 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+; 9 p.m. ET, ESPN2). The
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As Liam Williams readies himself for this weekend’s middleweight title fight against champion Demetrius Andrade, Williams tells RingTV that he’s become a much more well-rounded fighter since teaming up with trainer Dominic Ingle. Williams cites his dedication and focus but also says with his personal life also in a good place, he believes everything is
Dan Azeez says he is expecting fireworks when he defends his English light-heavyweight title against Ricky Summers on Saturday’s action-packed MTK Fight Night. Azeez (12-0, 8 KOs) puts his belt on the line against Summers (17-2-1, 6 KOs) at the University of Bolton Stadium this weekend, live on IFL TV. Summers has previously challenged for
Posted on 04/13/2021 By: Sean Crose “I don’t think he has the same intensity as me,’ says Liam Williams as he prepares face WBO middleweight titlist Demtrius Andrade. “I wear my heart on my sleeve. I can punch harder than him. I have a better engine than him. I’m going to bring it all on
11:54 AM ET The date for Ryan Garcia bout against Javier Fortuna has been finalized. Garcia will face Fortuna on July 9, Golden Boy Promotions announced Tuesday. Venue and undercard details have yet to be determined. Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) is coming off the biggest win of his young career. The 22-year-old recovered after an
YouTube star Jake Paul has been accused of forcing TikTok celebrity Justine Paradise to perform oral sex on him in 2019. Paradise released a 20-minute video to YouTube on Friday detailing her claims. Paul, who has a pay-per-view boxing fight with Ben Askren this coming Saturday, posted to Twitter to deny the accusations. His attorney
Demetrius Andrade will defend his WBO World Middleweight title against mandatory challenger Liam Williams at Hard Rock Live at Hard Rock Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida on Saturday April 17 in America, live worldwide on DAZN – with the main event set for 6pm ET/11pm GMT. (photos by Ed Mulholland) Andrade (29-0
Posted on 04/13/2021 By: Max Padrid If you’ve ever had a chance to physically interact with an elite professional athlete, you’ve likely had a similar experience to the few that I’ve had. The way they carry themselves and move with such fluidity is immediately palpable. I remember spending some time with one of my favorite
5:25 PM ET A star on the social media platform TikTok said that YouTube-star-turned-boxer Jake Paul forced her to perform a sex act without consent in the summer of 2019. Justine Paradise said in a 20-minute video posted on YouTube last Friday that she didn’t say anything about the alleged attack sooner because she signed
(May 2 ,2017) Former world champion #ArgenisMendez outboxed southpaw #IvanRedkach over 10 rounds and earned a split decision. The former world champion ended a two-fight skid with a 10-round split decision over Ivan Redkach in the main event of a PBC on FS1 card in Studio City, California. The difference in the 137-pound bout? A
Nathan Gorman put on an impressive display to stop Pavel Sour in two rounds and set up a British heavyweight title shot in the near future. 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
The planned fight between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos Jr will be officially announced this Friday, April 16, with Triller Fight Club streaming a live press conference on FITE TV one day ahead of Jake Paul vs Ben Askren. If you want to watch the presser on Friday, you can stream it here for free
Ring City USA today announced the entire loaded undercard for its Thursday, April 22 event from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y, the first professional fight card to take place in the state since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. Five professional fights including top prospects and four amateur bouts featuring West
Posted on 04/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite claiming that he is only interested in facing either Gervonta Davis or Manny Pacquiao, Ryan Garcia will reportedly settle for a lesser-known foe. Garcia, the interim WBC lightweight champion, will face off against multiple division champion Javier Fortuna on July 9th from a yet-to-be-determined location. The 22-year-old California
8:24 AM ET While the world waits for Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury, Jose Ramirez-Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos, the boxing spotlight will be placed on the sideshows as celebrities and former champions are making their way into the squared circle. There is little doubt that boxing purists hate what’s on tap this weekend, but the
Jose Felix Jr. (38-4-1) will have an experienced opponent on April 24, when he faces experienced Adalberto “Terrible” Borquez (30-21-1) in a ten-round battle in the super lightweight division in the Boxing Club Promotions featured bout to be held at the PTV Arena, in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. The Mochitense boxer has embarked on a strong
Posted on 04/12/2021 By: Sean Crose “If I don’t know anything by Tuesday, I’m just going to move on,” Tyson Fury told Behind the Gloves this past weekend. He was referring, of course, to developments regarding his much hoped for heavyweight title match with Anthony Joshua. “It’s been a long time in the making,” the WBC
Shannon Courtenay won the WBA bantamweight title in a show-stealing war with Ebanie Bridges this past Saturday in London, and was overwhelmed by emotion live in the building, and after when discussing the fight on social media. “I achieved my dream and cemented my name in the history books, and Britain crowned a new world