Posted on 03/31/2021 By: Hans Themistode More and more retired fighters are wiping off the dust that collected on their boxing gloves and entering the ring. Joining 54-year-old Mike Tyson, 48-year-old Oscar De La Hoya, 58-year-old Julio Cesar Chavez and a long list of others will be 47-year-old Marco Antonio Barrera and 44-year-old Erik Morales.
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5:40 PM ET Former four-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez is planning a return to the ring against fellow former four-division champ Miguel Cotto in an exhibition match on June 12 in Miami, a source confirmed to ESPN. Even as an exhibition, Cotto-Marquez will add to the rich boxing rivalry between Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Top super featherweight prospect O’Shaquie Foster appears to have a fight on his hands, though it won’t take place in a ring. Chris Mannix reports that promoter Lou DiBella has filed suit against the 27-year-old “alleging breach of contract and seeking damages” Per Mannix, Foster (18-2, 11 KO) “wants out of a promotional agreement that
It’s not always easy to identify the beginning of something in boxing. As pieces come together in a weight class, or the span of a couple of classes, what appears tantalizing can evaporate rapidly. This Saturday on DAZN (10 AM EST), two of the best Jr. featherweights in the world will lock horns for two
Posted on 03/31/2021 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Fox Sports/PictureGroup) Shawn Porter has a feeling that Errol Spence Jr. will have an easy time in the ring his next time out. Although nothing is official just yet, all signs point to the unified welterweight champion taking on WBA belt holder Yordenis Ugas. Having spent
5:13 PM ET WBC world lightweight champion Devin Haney will defend his title against Jorge Linares in Las Vegas on May 29. The 22-year-old Haney (25-0, 15 KO) will make his third title defense after unanimous decision wins over Alfredo Santiago and Yuriorkis Gamboa in November, 2020. He won the belt by defeating Zaur Abdullaev
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Promoter Lou DiBella has sued junior lightweight contender O’Shaquie Foster for breach of contract. In an 11-page lawsuit filed by attorney John Wirt with United States federal court for the Southern District of New York—a copy of which has been obtained by BoxingScene.com—DiBella is asking a court to uphold the validity of his promotional contract
Posted on 03/31/2021 Jaime Munguia (36-0, 29 KOs) will face his toughest challenge to date as he defends his WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Championship against Maciej Sulecki (29-2, 11 KOs) in a 12-round battle on Saturday, April 24 at The University of Texas at El Paso’s Don Haskins Center under strict COVID-19 fan safety protocols and with a reduced event
6:44 AM ET 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 Carl Frampton believes his experience, rather than his size and reach, will be the defining factor when he challenges Jamel Herring on Saturday. The
Dennis Hogan got to wear his shorts for his battle with Tim Tszyu this morning, albeit censored on the broadcast, but that’s the only victory he managed en route to a fifth-round stoppage loss. Tszyu (18-0, 14 KO) was his usual stalking self, walking through Hogan’s (28-4-1, 7 KO) jabs to tee off with power
Former world super welterweight champion Tony Harrison and unbeaten welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Harrison discusses the loss of his father, his outlook for 2021 and beyond and, of course, his April 17 headliner versus Bryant Perrella on FOX PBC Fight Night. Mielnicki also breaks down his
Steve Bunce caught up with Sunny Edwards to look ahead to his huge IBF Flyweight World Title shot live on BT Sport. 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 Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read
Radio Rahim interviews Saul Canelo Alvarez about upcoming fight vs Erislandy Lara. Saul Canelo Alvarez also answers rumors about possible fight vs Manny Pacquiao
Demetrius Andrade still would love to fight Gennadiy Golovkin. Andrade doesn’t sense that the feeling is mutual, not unless promoter Eddie Hearn and DAZN offer the Kazakh knockout artist more money. The unbeaten WBO middleweight champion believes Golovkin would like to continue facing less imposing opposition while waiting to land an elusive, lucrative third fight
Posted on 03/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode For those clamoring for Terence Crawford to step into the ring with a marquee opponent, they may finally get their wish. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of The Athletic, former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and current WBO welterweight belt holder Terence Crawford, are currently discussing a showdown
7:48 AM ET JAMEL HERRING STILL vividly remembers the day. Even 30 years later, it stands out as something he can replay in his mind if he needed to. If he wanted to. Not that he ever would. Why would you ever want to remember the day you were taken from your mother? The day
Putting together these “10 best coming this month” posts can be weird when you don’t have a clear number one choice, and we really don’t have a clear number one choice for April. There are a lot of fights coming, mind you. But there is no mega-star boxing attraction in a traditional sense in action