Unbeaten underdog Marie-Eve Dicaire, the reigning IBF female super welterweight World champion, has fully prepared physically and mentally for this Friday night’s undisputed showdown against undefeated WBC, WBA and WBO titleholder and self-proclaimed WGOAT Claressa Shields (10-2, 2 KOs). A tribute to International Women’s Day, “SUPERWOMEN: SHIELDS VS. DICAIRE” will be broadcast live in USA
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Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, (41-0, 27 KOs), the Mexican light heavyweight contender and undefeated former world champion, has signed a multi-fight deal with Golden Boy. Details for Ramirez’s imminent return will be announced shortly. Despite being only 29 years old, Ramirez has over a decade of experience under his belt, debuting as a professional in 2009
WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is hoping everything gets wrapped up for the highly anticipated unification with Tyson Fury. Fury recently took to social media and blasted Joshua – claiming the once-beaten boxer was stalling their ongoing negotiations. The two sides have been exchanging contracts and looking to finalize the terms for
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Otto Wallin wasn’t completely pleased with how he performed last month. The Swedish southpaw defeated Dominic Breazeale pretty easily, yet Wallin didn’t do quite enough to convince himself that he is where he needs to be on his journey toward a heavyweight title shot. The 6-feet-5, 240-pound Wallin boxed well, landed countless
Eddie Hearn, who is currently working with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez under a two-fight deal, says there is no debating the Mexican star’s position as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. This past Saturday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Canelo dominated and stopped mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim in three one-sided rounds. Back
Tough contender Kyrone “Shut It Down’’ Davis disagreed with the outcome of Saturday night. He fought two-time super middleweight champion Anthony “The Dog’’ Dirrell to a hard-fought 12-round split draw in a WBC super middleweight title elimination match in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night from the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in
Lightweight prospect Jair Valtierra defeated Jerson Aguilar by unanimous decision Friday night at the FIT Center in Mexico City. Scores were 99-91, 99-91, and 98-91 for Valtierra, who improves to 14-0, 7 knockouts. Valtierra, who resides in Leon, Mexico, had not fought since June 6, defeating Aurelio Hernandez by unanimous decision. In his previous fight
Anthony Dirrell’s hopes of chasing a third title reign hit a speed bump. The former two-time WBC super middleweight titlist struggled to turn away the challenge of Kyrone Davis in their Fox-televised main event Saturday evening at Shrine Auditorium & Expo in Los Angeles. The two fought to a 12-round split decision draw in their
Regis Prograis entered 2021 with the intention of pursuing nothing but high-profile fights and opportunities. That wish has been granted for his first one out of the gate. The former junior welterweight titlist has secured a spot on the undercard of the April 17 Triller Pay-Per-View event to take place at a venue to be
Joseph Parker truly enjoyed a hero’s welcome back home. The former WBO heavyweight titlist over countryman and former amateur rival Junior Fa. Parker claimed a 12-round unanimous decision in their long-awaited clash Saturday evening (local time) at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Scores were 115-113, 117-111 and an investigation-worthy 119-109 in favor of Parker,
Former two-time World Super Middleweight Champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell and Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis stepped on the scale on Friday, ahead of their main event showdown taking place this Saturday, February 27, live on FOX PBC Fight Night and FOX Deportes from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (photos by Sean
MIAMI – Eddie Hearn doesn’t expect Bob Arum’s antagonistic reaction to Hearn’s company bidding on the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos Jr. lightweight championship match to negatively impact ongoing negotiations for the biggest fight in boxing. Despite Arum’s controversial comments about Hearn on Thursday, Hearn still believes they’re close to finalizing a deal for the heavyweight title
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Prince Ranch Boxing’s unbeaten featherweight prospect, Ricky “El Castigo” Medina (8-0, 6 KOs), will be making his 2021 debut on Saturday, March 6th, in Matamoros, Mexico. Medina will face Jose Alfredo Cobos (7-3-2, 2 KOs) in a bout scheduled for 6-rounds. “I really want to take a giant step in my
The biggest fight on the New Zealand boxing calendar is officially one sleep away. Joseph Parker and Junior Fa are set to collide in their highly anticipated heavyweight showdown, which takes place Saturday evening at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Both boxers took the fight seriously, offering trimmer and fitter physiques than was the
Teofimo Lopez Jr. received the king’s ransom he feels he deserves, just not from the party with whom such demands were previously made. Triller Fight Club’s Ryan Kavanaugh has secured the promotional rights to Lopez’s mandatory title defense versus Australia’s George Kambosos Jr. The Triller CEO submitted a whopping $6,018,000 during a purse bid hearing
Dave Coldwell was a delighted observer at Wembley Arena two weeks ago as both Leigh Wood and Hopey Price registered impressive victories. Wood, managed by Coldwell, demonstrated his much talked about power with a stunning ninth round stoppage of Reece Mould. Price, a fighter trained by Coldwell, added more experience to his record with a
Heavyweight contender Mahmoud “Manuel” Charr, 36-years-old, is still motivated to secure the biggest fights possible – including the winner of a potential summer unification between world champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Charr has been out of the ring since November 2017, when he defeated Alexander Ustinov for the WBA’s “regular” heavyweight title. In January, he
Michel Rivera was expecting a different date and network for his next ring appearance but will gladly settle for the contingency plan. A short notice opportunity was accepted by the unbeaten Dominican lightweight, who will face Puerto Rico’s Anthony Mercado Raices this weekend. Their junior welterweight bout will air live on FS1 (Saturday, 7:00 p.m.