During yesterday’s final press conference for this weekend’s fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos in Perth, both fighters appeared on stage to discuss the fight. Kambosos made some bold proclamations about putting an end to Lomachenko’s career, while Loma was much more reserved in what he had to say. Check out some excerpts below
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PBC’s June 15th Gervonta Davis vs Frank Martin/David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk show appears to be expanding. Salvador Rodriguez announced yesterday that Carlos Adames would make his inaugural WBC middleweight title defense against Terrell Gausha, while Frases de Boxeo’s Héctor Guzmán told Julius Julianis today that former WBA super lightweight champion Alberto Puello will battle
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr are set to meet for the vacant IBF lightweight title this weekend on ESPN+ and ESPN, live on Saturday night (U.S. time) from Australia (where it actually happens on Sunday afternoon local time). Will Lomachenko (17-3, 11 KO) find himself with a world
Ahead of their May 25 rematch, and coming some time after the disputed decision in their first meeting, Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall sit down for a face to face interview. Here in a DAZN feature both fighters discuss the road to this sequel, their feelings towards one another, and why they both think things
After stepping aside to allow WBC super lightweight champion Devin Haney to face Ryan Garcia, mandatory challenger Sandor Martin is back at the front of the queue. Mundo Deportivo and Julius Julianis each report that the pair are officially on the clock to negotiate a title defense and avoid a purse bid. Haney (31-1, 15
Mike Coppinger reports that unified middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly’s first fight of 2024 will see him battle IBF no. 4 Andrei Mikhailovich atop a July 13th ESPN doubleheader at Las Vegas’ Palms Casino Resort. New Zealand’s Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KO) was slated to meet no. 3 Denis Radovan in a final eliminator last December, but
Rafael Espinoza will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight title on Friday, June 21, headlining a Top Rank on ESPN+ card from Las Vegas. The 30-year-old Espinoza (24-0, 20 KO) pulled a major upset to take the title from Robeisy Ramirez last December, a huge breakthrough victory for the Mexican. He now takes
It would be rude not to start in Perth as Vasiliy Lomachenko looks to get back on the winning horse against the game home-favourite George Kambosos Jr. Both guys are licking their Devin Haney inflicted wounds having gone a combined 0-3 against the “Dream” between 2022-23, but despite being six years his senior, Lomachenko comes
Shakur Stevenson’s upcoming title defense agaisnt Artem Harutyunyan is now a doubleheader, as Mike Coppinger reports that O’Shaquie Foster will defend his WBC super featherweight title against Robson Conceicao in the July 6th co-feature. After an absolutely terrific slugfest with “Rocky” Hernandez in his inaugural title defense last October, Foster (22-2, 12 KO) returned to
TMZ brings word that WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo was arrested last night and charged with multiple misdemeanors after allegedly crashing his Lamborghini into another car, fleeing police officers for nearly a mile, and registering a BAC higher than .15. Charlo’s attorney tells TMZ that neither party in the original accident were injured. Charlo (33-0,
Trainer Vergil Hunter breaks down Naoya Inoue’s latest big win over Luis Nery and discusses an idea being floated about him possibly facing Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in the future. Here Hunter says that Inoue isn’t in need of coming to the U.S. to grow his star, but if he would be willing to move up
After more than 1,000 days without a title defense, the WBC has finally stripped Jermall Charlo of his middleweight title on the heels of Charlo’s arrest for DWI. The WBC has provided and will continue to do as much as possible to support Jermall Charlo during his difficult times with regards to Mental Wellness. The
Ryan Garcia and his lawyer Darin Chavez seek to have a B-sample of the fighter’s blood tested, which will take place on May 22, following reports that he tested positive for a banned substances following his win over Devin Haney. In a letter that ESPN obtained from Garcia’s lawyer, Chavez states that while Garcia’s A-sample
Speaking with Sky Sports, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has grand designs on a matchup between two of boxing’s best fighters in Vasiliy Lomachenko and Shakur Stevenson later on this year. Lomachenko is currently slated to take on George Kambosos this weekend in Perth and Arum continues to credit Lomachenko’s exceptional skill as a boxing
One of super lightweight’s dark horses could finally get his career back in gear, as Golden Boy Promotions announced today that they’d signed WBA no. 1 Kenneth Sims Jr ahead of a planned summer return. “I’m excited to become a member of the Golden Boy family,” said Kenneth Sims Jr. “Thank you to Oscar De
Today saw Matchroom hold its first press conference for the hotly anticipated super flyweight showdown between Juan Francisco Estrada and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez on June 29th. Though no official undercard bouts came to light, Ramla Ali was on hand to announce that she was in “final talks” to challenge WBC super bantamweight champion Yamileth Mercado.
Dmitry Bivol will still fight on June 1, he just won’t be facing Artur Beterbiev, who withdrew from the date this past week. Instead of an undisputed championship fight — which is still going to happen, just at a later date — Bivol will defend his WBA light heavyweight title against Malik Zinad. Bivol vs
Naoya Inoue returns to defend his undisputed super bantamweight championship against Luis Nery in a Tokyo Dome main event today. The show will start at 4 am ET and streams live on ESPN+ in the United States. Along with the main event, there are three more world title fights, two at bantamweight and one at
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