Alongside Freddie Roach and Buboy Fernandez, Justin Fortune has been one of the key coaches guiding the evolution of all-time great fighter Manny Pacquiao over the last two decades in the United States. The former fighter-turned-trainer Fortune believes the 42-year-old Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) will turn back the clock and beat the heavily-favored Errol Spence
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The news surrounding Oscar De La Hoya’s exhibition-style ring return has created a Las Vegas logjam. Media reports have swirled of the Hall of Fame former six-division champion moving forward with a planned boxing exhibition versus UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort. The matchup will headline a Triller Fight Club Pay-Per-View show targeted for September
The verbal feud between heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Dillian Whyte has fired right back up. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Wilder is scheduled to return to the ring on July 24th, when he attempts to regain the WBC world title in a trilogy fight with Tyson Fury at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Whyte was in
There was never a moment for as long as she has been a boxer where Mikaela Mayer couldn’t envision herself one day becoming world champion. The only thing that didn’t go according to plan on the night she brought that to fruition were the surrounding parts. Her one-sided ten-round unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten
WBC, WBA and IBF junior middleweight world champion Jermell Charlo has promised to punish unbeaten Brian Castano, who holds the WBO’s version of the world title. The two champions will collide in a full division unification on Saturday, July 17, in a Showtime televised main event from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The winner
HALL OF FAME promoter Frank Warren today announced that Joe Joyce will face former World title challenger Carlos Takam at SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday July 24, live on BT. Joyce will be risking a guaranteed World title challenge when he tackles French star Takam (39-5-1, 28 KOs), who went ten rounds with Anthony Joshua
Tyson Fury isn’t convinced that even a new head trainer will be able to rid Deontay Wilder of his old habits. (photo by Ryan Hafaey) The topic came up during a press conference held Tuesday afternoon at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, where the pair of heavyweights were on
Ryan Garcia is taking his movie star looks to the silver screen. Hollywood has turned to the rise of the unbeaten lightweight contender for its latest foray into boxing cinema, as One Community and Endeavor Content have agreed to greenlight a feature film about a Mexican-American boxer loosely based on and inspired by Garcia. The
Dmitry Salita has retained the promotional rights to determine the next mandatory challenger to the IBF super middleweight title. The former title contender and current promoter was the highest bidder for the IBF-ordered title eliminator between unbeaten contenders Evgeny Shvedenko and Vladimir Shishkin. Salita Promotions—Shishkin’s promoter—submitted a bid of $355,000 during a purse bid hearing
“Action” Jackson England has moved up to number 36 in the world after winning his fight against Shiva Mishra. In his first fight back in over a year, Western Australian boxer England has come out swinging. Squaring off against New Zealand fighter Mishra on May 28, England powered his way to victory to capture the
Matchroom and DAZN announced the full schedule for the second instalment of Fight Camp – a summer of boxing based at the Matchroom HQ in Brentwood, Essex – with all of the action broadcast live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Mark Robinson) DAZN, the leading global sports streaming platform, will kick off its landmark deal
Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn has fired back at his promotional rival, Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, over some recent statements with respect to their inability to finalize the heavyweight unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. The two sides were close to an agreement for a date of August 14 in Saudi Arabia, but last month
EstrellaTV’s “Boxeo EstrellaTV” returns on Friday, June 25, with the WBC Fecarbox flyweight title fight between reigning champion Christian “Chicharito” Gonzalez (12-1 & 3 KO’s) vs. Saul “Baby” Juarez (25-13 & 13 KO’s), live at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT from Foro Viena in Mexico City. The venue will welcome fans, and tickets are now
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is expecting to beat Deontay Wilder in even quicker fashion than their February 2020 rematch. Last year, Fury dropped Wilder twice before stopping him in the seventh round to capture the WBC world title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Wilder would then exercise an immediate rematch clause to
Newcastle – Alen Babic blasted aside Damian Chambers with a huge left hook as the Croatian heavyweight contender added another knockout to his destructive record. ‘The Savage’ Babic produced a dramatic one-punch knockout of Chambers, sealing his seventh straight stoppage, as he returned to the ring following shoulder surgery. Babic had hoped to fight Nick
Former two division champion Ricky Hatton has warned Tyson Fury to take Deontay Wilder very seriously in their upcoming trilogy fight. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in December 2018 – with Wilder coming close to knocking Fury out in the twelfth and final round. The rematch, in February 2020,
Teofimo Lopez Jr.’s relationship and future with Top Rank has been restored. ESPN announced during the Shakur Stevenson vs. Jeremiah Nakathila undercard broadcast on Saturday that Top Rank and Lopez have amended their original five-year contract that runs until the end of 2023, and the plan is for Lopez to return back to the platform
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez couldn’t have dreamed up a better scenario for his first fight under the Golden Boy Promotions banner. Several options were discussed and postponed for the unbeaten former super middleweight titlist over the past few months before settling on a showdown with former light heavyweight title challenger Sullivan Barrera. The two will collide