Posted on 09/29/2022 By: Sean Crose It’s good to be Joe Joyce right now. The Englishman has been fighting professionally since 2017, but last Saturday the undefeated heavyweight truly blasted his way onto the radar with an impressive knockout of former titlist and popular contender Joseph Parker. It was a slow, brutal fight, almost the
7:00 AM ET Tyson Fury has urged Anthony Joshua to sign a contract for their proposed bout on Dec. 3. On Monday, Fury said he had called off the fight after Joshua failed to sign the contract within the self-imposed deadline of 5 p.m. on Monday. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, though, told ESPN the fight
Women’s WBO strawweight champion Seniesa Estrada appears to be on the verge of her next fight announcement as ESPN cites its sources who indicate Estrada (22-0, 9 KOs) is being set up for a Nov. 12 co-feature bout against Jazmin Gala Villarino (6-1-2, 1 KO). Although it’s now nearly October, this fight would be both
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is pleased with the recent news that unified champion Oleksandr Usyk would be ringside next month at Barclays Center in Brooklyn – where Wilder will return to the ring against Robert Helenius. Wilder will return for the first time since getting stopped by Tyson Fury in their sensational trilogy
Posted on 09/28/2022 By: Sean Crose “Everyone knows Im coming for tank,” Ryan Garcia tweeted on Wednesday, “So just wait on that, he knows it too. We all know it.” It’s not unusual for the colorful 23-0 fighter to call out another popular, undefeated fighter like the 27-0 Davis. There may, however, have been a
12:37 PM ET Women’s boxing titlists Natasha Jonas and Marie-Eve Dicaire are one step closer to bringing all the belts in the junior middleweight division together. Jonas and Dicaire have agreed to a unification fight on Nov. 12 in Manchester, England, putting Jonas’ WBC and WBO and Dicaire’s IBF titles on the line. It’s been
No matter the stage, Sebastian Fundora delivers a performance that has the commentators questioning what can’t he do? As the opposition increases, so does his performance. When Fundora faced the 27-1-1 Habib Ahmed, on paper it was supposed to be a real test for the 6’6″ Super Welterweight. Once the fighters were in the ring
Ismael Salas was delighted with Joe Joyce’s victory over a tough Joseph Parker. Salas commented that he doesn’t believe any heavyweight in the world can deal with Joyce’s cardio and engine. Watch his full interview after the #JoyceParker fight now ▶️ Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on
140 lb prospect Richardson Hitchins has inked a multi-fight contract with Matchroom Boxing, after spending the first five-and-a-half years of his pro career with Premier Boxing Champions. The 25-year-old New Yorker is 14-0 (6 KO) as a pro, and at 5’10” with a 74-inch reach, has the physical tools to become a contender, along with
Oleksandr Usyk evidently felt that Anthony Joshua acted like a petulant child after their rematch. After Usyk, WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO champion from Ukraine, was announced the points winner over London’s Joshua last month in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Joshua acted in a bizarre manner. First, he took two of Usyk’s belts and dropped them
7:31 PM ET Seniesa Estrada will defend her WBA strawweight title against Jazmin Gala Villarino in a co-feature bout on Nov. 12, the first fight of her contract with Top Rank, a source told ESPN on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Estrada (22-0, 9 KO) will be fighting for the first time in 2022. She last fought
Joseph Parker reflects on his loss to Joe Joyce at the Manchester Arena following an 11th round knockdown. Parker and trainer Andy Lee reflect on the performance and discuss the next steps for the New Zealander Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive SecondsOut is a world leader in
We’ve got a fresh new Twitter beef on tap between undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney and fast rising prospect Keyshawn Davis. It all seemed to begin with Shakur Stevenson’s most recent win, where in the post-fight Stevenson mentioned his interest in a future fight with Haney. Davis was on camera in the background quite excited
Emerging light heavyweight Ali Izmailov is set to take what, at least on paper, appears to be his toughest test October 21. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the unbeaten Russian contender will meet Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic in a 10-round main event Showtime will televise from Bally’s Grand Ballroom in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Izmailov-Kalajdzic
7:50 AM ET While Katie Taylor continues to lead the way in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings and Amanda Serrano solidified her No. 3 spot with a decision victory on Sept. 24, a few upcoming matchups are surely going to shake the top 10 based on the results. Taylor returns to the ring on Oct.
Ladies, gentlemen, and others: we have reached rock bottom. Jake Donovan reports that Demetrius Andrade, after seeing his potential curse cut by over 80%, has officially withdrawn from his ordered WBO interim title fight against Zach Parker. Should the WBO keep going down that path, no. 4 John Ryder will get the call instead, though
Joe Joyce is more motivated than ever to get his hands on WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Last weekend in Manchester, Joyce picked up the biggest win of his pro career when he knocked out former world champion Joseph Parker in the eleventh round. The victory gave Joyce the vacant WBO interim-title
Posted on 09/27/2022 By: Sean Crose He may not have been the most flashy of Canelo Alvarez’ opponents, but there was no doubt Caleb Plant was legit competition when he and Canelo squared off for the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world. Truth be told, Plant composed himself well in the bout. Canelo, however,