AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas – In a unification showdown for the WBC, WBO, WBA super middleweight titles, a crowd of over 73,000 saw Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) stop Billy Joe Saunders (30-1, 14 KOs) in eight rounds. Saunders was moving and boxing well in the eight. Canelo would then hurt Saunders with a
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The official outcome of Canelo Alvarez’s last fight against a championship-caliber, technically sound southpaw caused controversy. Alvarez edged Erislandy Lara by split decision in July 2014, but one judge, countless fans and some media members believe Lara did enough to beat Alvarez that night. Nearly seven years later, Alvarez will encounter an elite-level, left-handed technician,
WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders will be landing the biggest payday of his career when he squares off against boxing’s biggest breadwinner in Canelo Alvarez on May 8 at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas. Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs) said he’s not interested in breaking the bank, or adulation, should he come away victorious
Super middleweight champions Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will collide tomorrow night in a unification showdown as part of the Cinco De Mayo celebration in the United States. The WBC, WBA, WBO world titles will be at stake in the fight. The World Boxing Council will present the Mestizo belt to the winner
WBA “regular” heavyweight champion Trevor Bryan is eager to secure a much bigger opportunity, with a big name in the weight class, as he continues training in Florida following winning the title. The 31-year-old Bryan won the regular WBA title on January 29 when he stopped former WBC world champion Bermane Stiverne in the eleventh
Gadwin Rosa and George Acosta are set to meet in the spring season premiere of Boxeo Telemundo. Both boxers made weight for their scheduled 10-round regional junior lightweight title fight, which airs live on Telemundo in front of a sellout crowd at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. Puerto Rico’s Rosa weighed right at the
Liam Smith is confident that he would defeat Magomed Kurbanov 10 times out of 10 ahead of their showdown on Friday. Former world champion Smith (29-2-1, 16 KOs) is in Russia to face Kurbanov (21-0, 13 KOs) this week, with the WBO International super welterweight title also on the line. A victory for the Liverpool
LENNOX CLARKE has vowed to “iron out” Lerrone Richards and doesn’t even want paying for their rematch. The Halesowen roughhouse suffered his only defeat in 22 fights when he dropped a split decision against Richards, who Clarke challenged for the British and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight titles in November 2019. Clarke won those titles at the second
The long-awaited trilogy fight between Juan Francisco ‘Gallo’ Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez could potentially happen in September or October, according to promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport. Estrada and Chocolatito electrified the fans this past March in a tremendous fight that included more than 2,500 punches. The rematch saw Estrada walk away with the
Terri Harper is unable to move forward with a scheduled WBC, WBA, IBO super featherweight unification against Hyun Mi Choi. The fight was taking place next Saturday night in Manchester. The unbeaten Harper suffered a hand injury during a sparring session. Harper, 24-years-old, injured her right hand several months back when he stopped Katharina Thanderz in
History will not be denied, though it will be met with a delay as it relates to the Bridgerweight division. Oscar Rivas and Bryant Jennings will have to wait nearly three months longer to collide in the inaugural WBC Bridgerweight title fight, which was due to take place June 18 at Bell Centre in Montreal,
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is boasting that he will expose IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO champion Anthony Joshua. The two fighters are expected to collide in the ring this year, with the contest reportedly tabbed to land in Saudi Arabia. At the moment they are nailing down the terms for site fee agreement. “I will
Matthew Hatton says he knew almost immediately that Canelo Alvarez was a “special fighter,” but believes Billy Joe Saunders has the style to trouble him. WBC and WBA super middleweight world champion, Canelo, faces WBO champion Saunders in a unification clash at AT&T Stadium in Texas on Saturday night. Hatton was beaten on a unanimous
Chris Arreola was impressed by the version of Andy Ruiz Jr. that survived serious trouble early in their fight Saturday night and came back to beat him. The veteran heavyweight believes the reason Ruiz experienced so much difficulty early in their 12-round fight, though, was that Arreola was better than Ruiz and his team anticipated.
This Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will collide with undefeated Billy Joe Saunders in a super middleweight unification. The WBA, WBC, WBO world titles will be at stake. Saunders has been spending a lot of time out in Las Vegas with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and his
Andy Lee, who is part of the Tyson Fury’s training team, says the WBC heavyweight champion is not very happy with the increased delay in finalizing the fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. The two sides are currently reviewing the contracts for the site fee agreement, with the contest targeted to take
Manchester Arena in Manchester, Chris Eubank Jr marked his return to Britain with a punishing points victory over Marcus Morrison to stay on course for a big name fight later this year. Eubank Jr ended a lengthy absence from the ring, hurting Morrison on a number of occasions before sealing victory with three scores of
Manchester Arena, Manchester – In a crossroads heavyweight clash, former WBO champion Joseph Parker (29-2, 21 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over Derek Chisora (32-11, 23 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson) The scores were 115-113 for Chisora, 116-111 for Parker and 115-113 for Parker. In the first few seconds of the first, Chisora