Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders are set to meet for three of the four major world titles at 168 lbs on May 8 in Texas, and the two fighters spoke at a virtual press conference that premiered today, which you can watch above. Here are the quotes if you can’t watch the video. Billy
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Katie Taylor is set to defend her undisputed lightweight championship on May 1 against a familiar face in Natasha Jonas. The fighters met at the London 2012 Olympics in front of an absolutely outrageously loud crowd, and the hope is some of that passion will be brought to Manchester for the pro meeting. Promoter Eddie
As expected, the IBF heavyweight final eliminator between top prospect Filip Hrgovic and dangerous contender Michael Hunter went to a purse bid today, and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing emerged victorious. Neither a date nor a location has yet been revealed. DAZN already has a few summer dates set aside for fights like Jaime Munguia vs.
After 40 years in the sports promotion business, RingTV reports that Barry Hearn — who founded Matchroom Sports Group — will be leaving the successful business while handing they keys of the kingdom to his son Eddie Hearn, who had essentially taken over Matchroom Boxing in place of his father in recent years. Eddie Hearn
2021’s glut of exhibitions and freakshow fights, which continue to be stunningly lucrative endeavors, may leave dedicated boxing fans bewildered and furious. There is a deep, abiding solemnity to the art of consenting adults punching each other for money, and a YouTuber decking a retired wrestler seemingly flies in the face of that. Speaking as
One part of what we’ll see next for Demetrius Andrade seems settled, as Andrade indicated in a Tweet this weekend that he’ll defend his WBO middleweight title this summer, and sent respect to Liam Williams after their Saturday bout: Congrats @Liamwilliamsko & @dominicingle on a great fight and for showing how tough u are, Liam
During his post fight press conference following his technical decision win over Ivan Redkach, Regis Prograis fields media questions about the fight and talks a bit about where he looking to go from here — notably mentioning a fight against Adrien Broner. Both Prograis and Broner have gone back and forth in the media for
With Jake Paul’s win over Ben Askren in the books, focus is now on what’s next for Paul. Joe Fournier may be the front-runner right now, but there are other options out there, and Paul is talking about them. As for this whole thing maybe going away, don’t bank on it, as the PPV numbers
FS1, 8:00 pm ET, Frank Martin vs Jerry Perez, Marcus Browne vs Denis Grachev. PBC basically chucked this card into existence by all but pretending it’s not happening, same as we’ve seen them do with other FS1 cards. They’re clearly not very proud of what they’re offering to the point they don’t even seem to
There frankly wasn’t much action in Jake Paul’s fight with Ben Askren on Saturday night in Atlanta, but what action there was made an impression. Paul dropped Askren in the first round and won the fight by somewhat questionable TKO (not that it seemed to bother Askren all that much). Here’s a ringside look at
Demetrius Andrade once again retained his WBO middleweight title today in Florida, beating Liam Williams by unanimous decision over 12 rounds. Andrade (30-0, 18 KO) won on scores of 116-111, 118-109, and 118-109. Bad Left Hook scored the fight 118-109 for Andrade, as well. Andrade had Williams (23-3-1, 18 KO) down in the second round,
Tonight at 8 pm ET on FOX, former titleholder Tony Harrison returns against Bryant Perrella in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions from Los Angeles. Wil Esco will be on the round-by-round call for the main event, and will have results from the two undercard bouts, as well. Harrison and Perrella are both returning
Jake Paul and Ben Askren showed up at about the same weight, but in notably different physical condition ahead of Saturday night’s Triller Fight Club PPV main event. Paul (2-0, 2 KO) weighed in at 191½ while Askren, making his boxing debut, weighed in at 191. But Askren, the 36-year-old former MMA standout, was soft
As Jake Paul continues to set the boxing world on fire with his mastery of the craft, Paul said during yesterday’s final press conference that he already considers himself an elite fighter, even with only two professional boxing matches under his belt — both coming against individuals were themselves weren’t even fighters at all. “I
Demetrius Andrade is set to defend his WBO middleweight title against Liam Williams Saturday on DAZN, while Carlos Gongora and Christopher Pearson meet in a solid co-feature at super middleweight, with the winner in the mix for something bigger. Who wins the two fights? We’ve got our picks in. Scott Christ (22-6-1) Gongora’s win over
In what appears to be a bit of a ray of sunshine on the ongoing talks to stage an undisputed heavyweight title unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn tells Behind The Gloves that both fighters have finally agreed to a location to host their fight — although he wouldn’t specify
When Ryan Garcia beat Luke Campbell to win the interim WBC lightweight title on Jan. 2, Devin Haney — who holds the WBC lightweight belt — figured he’d face Garcia next. Haney was in attendance in Dallas and the two were even shown speaking afterward. The WBC ordered the fight. But it’s not happening. After
While promoter still try to sort out a venue for a proposed heavyweight title unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, Fury’s father John says the clock is ticking on getting the deal across the line or else his son will just be looking elsewhere. Speaking to Sky Sports, John Fury makes it clear that