It may not be the most stacked weekend of action that we’ve seen, but there are still plenty of things to consider ahead of this weekend’s boxing. Is Bakhodir Jalolov a genuine heavyweight sleeper? Uzbekistan heavyweight Bakhodir Jalolov returns to action on Saturday night, taking on Kristaps Zutis in his eighth professional outing. At 6’7”,
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Queensberry’s April 30th show on ESPN+ and BT Sport, headlined by Moruti Mthalane vs. Sunny Edwards and also featuring Michael Conlan vs. Ionut Baluta, officially became a tripleheader yesterday when BT Sport revealed a British super welterweight eliminator between Troy Williamson and Kieran Smith. As the Tweet states, the winner gets next crack at Ted
Top super featherweight prospect O’Shaquie Foster appears to have a fight on his hands, though it won’t take place in a ring. Chris Mannix reports that promoter Lou DiBella has filed suit against the 27-year-old “alleging breach of contract and seeking damages” Per Mannix, Foster (18-2, 11 KO) “wants out of a promotional agreement that
Dennis Hogan got to wear his shorts for his battle with Tim Tszyu this morning, albeit censored on the broadcast, but that’s the only victory he managed en route to a fifth-round stoppage loss. Tszyu (18-0, 14 KO) was his usual stalking self, walking through Hogan’s (28-4-1, 7 KO) jabs to tee off with power
Putting together these “10 best coming this month” posts can be weird when you don’t have a clear number one choice, and we really don’t have a clear number one choice for April. There are a lot of fights coming, mind you. But there is no mega-star boxing attraction in a traditional sense in action
During the virtual press conference for Andy Ruiz’s next outing against Chris Arreola, Ruiz takes some media questions about where he’s at in his career today that’s different from the last time we saw him lose against Anthony Joshua in their rematch. Ruiz, of course, admits that he wasn’t dialed in nor training properly for
Teofimo Lopez is set to defend his WBA, IBF, and WBO world lightweight titles, as well as the WBC “franchise” belt, probably, against IBF mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr, likely on June 5 in Miami. Lopez-Kambosos has kicked up an unusual amount of dust for a fight of its stature, what with Top Rank being
Well, this is new. According to the Daily Telegraph, Wednesday’s super welterweight clash between Tim Tszyu and Dennis Hogan is in some last-minute danger, as Hogan “has sensationally vowed to cancel his Wednesday night showdown with Tim Tszyu if prevented from wearing a pair of sponsored boxing trunks.” More specifically, Hogan (28-3-1, 7 KO) has
Mike Coppinger, confirming news first broken by Keith Idec, reports that Devin Haney’s WBC lightweight title defense on DAZN against Jorge Linares is set for May 29th at Las Vegas’ Michelob Ultra Arena, formerly known as the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The matchup’s had a number of working dates so far, from April 17th to
As Carl Frampton readies himself for this weekend’s WBO super featherweight title fight against Jamel Herring, Frampton admits to RingTV that it’s been a while since he’s last fought a southpaw fighter, but isn’t concerned with the style so much as he says he’s been having good success in training. To that end Frampton says
38-year-old heavyweight veteran Molina (27-7, 19 KO) gave project-prospect Wardley (11-0, 10 KO) some decent work in this one, but was stopped early in the fifth round when he got caught with some shots and didn’t answer the referee’s count. He and his corner complained about it, feeling there was a trip or something —
PPV (AUS), 4:00 am ET, Tim Tszyu vs Dennis Hogan. A lot of us were hoping ESPN+ or DAZN might grab this one, but so far nothing. I was even hoping maybe it’d have FITE PPV access here, but nothing. If there comes a way to watch it, I’ll be here. If not, I won’t.
Dillian Whyte got his revenge tonight in Gibraltar, dropping and stopping Alexander Povetkin in the fourth round to regain — for what it’s worth — the interim WBC heavyweight title. Whyte (28-2, 19 KO) had the better of Povetkin (36-3-1, 25 KO) from the get-go in this one, and being completely honest, the 41-year-old Povetkin
Dillian Whyte got his revenge in pretty triumphant fashion today in Gibraltar, stopping Alexander Povetkin in the fourth round of their big heavyweight rematch, dominating the entire fight. Whyte (28-2, 19 KO) pretty much had it all his way against the aged and possibly weakened Povetkin (36-3-1, 25 KO), who simply didn’t look like even
Oscar De La Hoya isn’t one to get shown up by other past boxing greats who’ve decided to end their retirement to get back in the ring. As is being reported by Mike Coppinger, De La Hoya announced during a press conference for Jake Paul vs Ben Askren that he will end his 13-year retirement
Today at 2 pm ET streaming live on DAZN and also airing on Sky Box Office in the UK, Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte meet in a big heavyweight rematch from Gibraltar. We’re going to have something new for you today, a live feed of updates from and commentary on the show, plus live highlights
Mike Coppinger, confirming earlier reporting from Dan Rafael, brings word of two solid Ring City USA main events set for this coming month. Unbeaten Olympian Charles Conwell takes on Ivan Golub on April 8th, while April 22nd sees Jermaine Franklin face Stephan Shaw in a clash of unbeaten American heavyweights. The 23-year-old Conwell (14-0, 11
This Saturday on DAZN (3 pm ET) and Sky Box Office (8 pm UK time), Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte headline a Matchroom card from Gibraltar, with the heavyweights rematching after last August’s dramatic upset win by Povetkin. Can the Russian veteran do it again and maybe force his way into one more world title