Two familiar results came of Anthony Mundine’s latest comeback—a loss and a subsequent retirement declaration. The former super middleweight titlist suffered his third straight defeat, coming in a 1st round knockout at the hands of Michael Zerafa in an all-Aussie showdown Saturday at Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. Mundine was floored twice before the bout
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American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas – For the WBC, WBA super flyweight titles, Juan Francisco Estrada (42-3, 28 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (50-3, 41 KOs). The scores were 115-113 for Gonzalez, 117-111 for Estrada and 115-113 for Estrada. They initially met eight years ago, with Gonzalez winning a
Returning to the ring was always the primary objective for Jamontay Clark. Whomever stands opposite corner was never going to be the issue. For this fight, it just so happens to be another Ohio boxer as the Cincinnati-bred southpaw faces Cleveland’s Terrell Gausha (21-2-1, 10KOs), a 2012 U.S. Olympian and former title challenger. On the
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as winning titles in both boxing and mixed martial arts, Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Roman Gonzalez trilogy, Manny Pacquiao, career of Claressa Shields, and more. Hey Breadman, Thanks for all the Saturday reading, it has become one of my weekend reads over the
If ever the cliche ‘better late than never’ applied, it is for this Saturday’s Jr. bantamweight unification in Texas (DAZN/PPV, 8 PM EST). The quiet, extended rivalry between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez has been there ever since their fantastic Jr. flyweight clash in November 2012. In a more perfect world, this might be
Lewis Crocker never stopped punching for ten rounds, but try as he might, he couldn’t get rid of the incredibly tough Deniz Ilbay, who took just about every punch the Northern Irishman threw in their welterweight top of the bill in Bolton. Crocker claimed a unanimous decision and, while he had the German on the
Promising lightweight Michel “La Zarza” Rivera (20-0) is looking to have a very big year. He kicked off his 2021 campaign with an eigth round knockout victory over Anthony Mercado on February 27th. The bout topped a Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 card that supported the Anthony Dirrell-Kyrone Davis main card that aired on FOX.
Isaac Lowe is targeting a huge fight this summer – provided he can return to the ring in style on Friday’s MTK Fight Night. Undefeated Lowe (20-0-3, 6 KOs) faces Ed Harrison (2-5) over six rounds at the event, which takes place at the University of Bolton Stadium and is broadcast live in the US
Ronald Eliis is well aware of his status as a massive underdog this weekend. That doesn’t dismiss the fact that fights are settled in the ring and not on paper. It hasn’t been lost on Ellis that his higher-profile opponent, David Benavidez (23-0, 20KOs) has discussed the division’s elite throughout the buildup to their clash
Rising undefeated super lightweight prospect Brandun Lee passed his latest test in dominating fashion in the highly anticipated main event on ShoBox: The New Generation, registering a devastating third-round knockout over Samuel Teah Wednesday night from Mohegan Sun Arena and live on SHOWTIME. Click here to watch Brandun Lee’s entry for ‘Knockout of the Year’
Raymond Ford believes he’s the best prospect in boxing, and he wants to underline that with another stand-out performance as he steps up against Aaron Perez over eight rounds at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN. Ford (8-0 4 KOs) had a great finish to 2020 with
Undefeated mandatory challenger George Kambosos is promising to do a real number on IBF, WBC Franchise, WBA, WBO lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez. At the moment, the lightweight division is one of the hottest weight classes in the sport. Besides Lopez, there are big names like Ryan Garcia, Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney. Some observers
Brandon Adams hopes his spectacular knockout of Serhii Bohachuk leads to a high-profile fight in the junior middleweight division. Adams understands, though, that upsetting a previously undefeated knockout artist might hurt his cause in the short term. Ukraine’s Bohachuk was 18-0 entering their 10-round fight Thursday night and he had won each of his professional
Almost seven months later, Cecilia Braekhus is just as sure Jessica McCaskill didn’t do enough to beat her in their welterweight title fight. Braekus believes she should’ve won their 10-round championship match August 15 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. None of the judges agreed with the former champion’s assessment of their closely contested fight, which she lost
To commemorate the 50th anniversary for the fight of the century and his win over Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier was memorialized with a bronze statue in his adopted hometown of Philadelphia on Monday. The 9-foot-tall, 1,600-pound statue designed by Chris Collins captures Smokin’ Joe connecting with his trademark left hook on Ali, much like he
Claressa Shields is willing to shed seven more pounds to fight Katie Taylor, but only for what she considers an appropriate purse. Shields declared her willingness to box the unbeaten Taylor at a catch weight of 147 pounds after defeating Marie-Eve Dicaire on Friday night to fully unify the 154-pound titles. Ireland’s Taylor is women’s
The immediate discussion amongst the team for David Benavidez regarding his future at super middleweight was that he would have to be put to the test in order to remain in the division. From that slightly awkward conversation came the hard part—finding the right opponent for his first fight back following his second title reign.
Heavyweight contender Carlos Takam is looking for the biggest fight possible, according to his promoter Joe DeGuardia. Last year, Takam was hoping to become the opponent for WBC world champion Tyson Fury – for a planned voluntary defense in December. The fight never happened when Fury canceled his plan to make a year-end ring return.