Tyson Fury sat down with BT Sport on Wednesday for a 15-minute interview ahead of his October 9 trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder, and laid out in pretty torrid fashion his plans for his next five fights — after which he plans another brief retirement. “I’m going to destroy Wilder in (October), and then I’m
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Oscar De La Hoya won’t be fighting Saturday as planned, as he was pulled from the fight just eight days out, saying he’d come down with COVID, and has been replaced by Evander Holyfield against Vitor Belfort, with the event moving from California to Florida. De La Hoya posted on Instagram that he’s back home
Amidst the fallout of Oscar Valdez testing positive for banned substance phentermine, despite him still being allowed to defend his WBC world title against Robson Conceicao, Valdez talks with ESPN’s Mark Kriegel about how he tested dirty and why he still considers himself a clean fighter. Valdez on how he tested positive for banned diuretic
By now the world has heard the news that Oscar De La Hoya’s comeback fight (set to take place against Vitor Belfort) will not be happening as scheduled after De La Hoya reportedly caught COVID and couldn’t continue with the fight. And while it appears that Evander Holyfield will be taking De La Hoya’s place
This week lost one of its best fights when WBC light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji tested positive for COVID, scrapping a September 10th defense against dangerous puncher Masamichi Yabuki. Luckily, it seems the case was mild, as BoxingNews.jp reports that the bout is back on for September 22nd after Teraji “went through detailed examinations” and
In a conversation with Fight Hype, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn gives some of his reaction to the latest YouTuber fight between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley. In Hearn’s estimation the in-the-ring product Paul has been putting on is starting to fall a little flat and he thinks Paul should just look to cash in against
Maxi Hughes’ impressive career resurgence has netted him some serious promotional muscle, as he’s signed a multi-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing after his latest victory. Matchroom have provided so many opportunities for fighters, past and present, and to know those opportunities will be heading my way is all I could ask for,” said Hughes. “The
Gary Russell Jr took some time to speak to our friend Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV and share some of his thoughts on the state of boxing, his career, and why he thinks Gervonta Davis and his promotional team have been cherry picking opponents and trying to fool the public into thinking they’re great
RESULTS: Mauricio Lara vs Josh Warrington – TECHNICAL DRAW-2 Katie Taylor UD-10 Jennifer Han (100-89 x3) Connor Benn UD-10 Adrian Granados (100-90, 99-91, 97-93) Maxi Hughes UD-12 Jovanni Straffon (120-107 x2, 119-109) Ebanie Bridges PTS-8 Mailys Gangloff Today at 2 pm ET live on DAZN, Matchroom Boxing are back with four fights from Leeds, England,
PBC on FOX returns tonight with a tripleheader from Minneapolis, featuring a trio of prospects in against solid veteran opposition. Jonathon Henschel will have the live coverage tonight, with commentary and scoring in the comments section of the post. In the main event, 147/154 lb prospect Jesus Ramos will look to keep moving forward, as
DAZN, 12:00 pm ET, Filip Hrgovic vs Marko Radonjic. ESPN+, 1:00 pm ET, Tony Yoka vs Peter Milas. Here’s what we’re going to do, since frankly neither of these are exactly worth solo coverage, if we’re being fully honest. We’re just going to have a live coverage thread up, I’m gonna rock two screens, we
Josh Warrington didn’t want to wait or go for a tune-up after his shocking upset loss to Mauricio Lara back in February. He wanted to run it back immediately, and 20,000 screaming fans in Leeds wanted to see him settle the score. Unfortunately, a clash of heads in the second round brought a very early
This was a very eventful week for Oscar Valdez. On Tuesday, we learned that Valdez tested positive for a banned substance called phentermine as part of his pre-fight VADA testing. A few days later, it was confirmed that his B-sample was also positive, but the fight would continue as scheduled on September 10th. On Friday,
Oscar Valdez is at the center of a pretty notable controversy right now, as the WBC junior lightweight titlist failed both his A- and B-sample VADA tests ahead of his Sept. 10 title defense against Robson Conceicao. But the fight is going ahead as planned, as the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Athletic Commission have agreed to
Eddie Hearn and Lou DiBella have unveiled the plan to establish an undisputed womens’ super lightweight champion. On October 30th on DAZN, Chantelle Cameron (14-0, 8 KO) will take on Mary McGee (27-3, 15 KO) in a title unification, while Kali Reis (18-7-1, 5 KO) will defend her belt and seek to add an additional
As WBC 122lb titleholder Brandon Figueroa nears his September 18th world title unification against Stephen Fulton Jr, Figueroa tells the world that he’s been training for a difficult fight, expecting Fulton to use his flashy style to make an impression in their meeting. Both Figueroa and Fulton will collide live in a Showtime main event
Saturday’s rematch between featherweights Mauricio Lara and Josh Warrington is an intriguing one, with Lara looking to repeat on his big upset from earlier this year, while former titleholder Warrington aims for revenge at home in Leeds, England, where he’s built up a great and passionate fan base. Who wins Saturday’s showdown? Scott Christ (46-14-3)
The next edition of ShoBox: The New Generation will come our way on Friday, Sept. 24, with a Salita Promotions tripleheader from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The main event will see bantamweight prospect Ja’Rico O’Quinn (14-0-1, 8 KO) take on Saul Sanchez (16-1, 9 KO) in a 10-round bout. O’Quinn, a Detroit native, last fought in
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