Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Tyson Fury insisted Monday night that he has moved on from what would be a lucrative showdown with Anthony Joshua to a much lower-profile fight against Mahmoud Charr. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion claimed in one Instagram post Monday that the deadline Fury imposed for his handlers and those
3:41 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said on Instagram that a self-imposed 5 p.m. Monday deadline in the United Kingdom has passed without a signed contract returned from Anthony Joshua for a proposed Dec. 3 bout in Cardiff, Wales, and that he’s now pulled the deal off the table. Fury made the
Floyd Mayweather’s next exhibition may be set, with YouTuber Deji — the younger brother of KSI — sharing a fight poster that says they’ll meet in an exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 13, from Dubai. You’ll note this is not part of the “MF x DAZN’ series that KSI runs with Wasserman and DAZN, but a
Though he hates to admit it, the first defeat of his well-established career, stung Oscar Valdez. Yet, even with the Mexican star being forced to relinquish his world title to Shakur Stevenson earlier this year, the 31-year-old is doing his best to bury that unfortunate memory. With five months of inactivity passing by, Valdez (30-1,
Posted on 09/25/2022 By: Sean Crose He may no longer fight professionally and he may be forty five years old but Floyd Mayweather proved he can still turn off the lights when he knocked out mixed martial arts notable Mikurua Asakura Saturday in Japan. The exhibition bout came as part of a multi-fight contract Mayweather
Sep 24, 2022 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — Joe Joyce provided more proof he is ready for a world heavyweight title shot by coming through a fierce fight to
Rankings go up on Mondays. There’s nothing much happening this coming week, so the next update will be in two weeks. Ranked fights the next two weeks: Middleweight: (4) Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn, Oct. 8 Middleweight: (6) Carlos Adames vs Juan Macias Montiel, Oct. 8 Middleweight: (10) Felix Cash vs Connor Coyle, Oct.
George A. Yerolimpos became a new IBA Secretary General following the selection process and decision of the IBA Board of Directors (BoD) at its meeting in Yerevan today. The appointment is effective immediately. In total, 50 candidates applied for the position. Four candidates were shortlisted and interviewed, and two of them were chosen by the
Posted on 09/25/2022 By: Sean Crose “Honestly, from a fan point of view, and a heavyweight champion myself, it was a very, very entertaining fight.” So said WBC and lineal heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury after Joe Joyce knocked out Joseph Parker in the eleventh round in Manchester, England on Saturday. “Both men
11:13 PM ET Cris Cyborg won her first boxing match Sunday night. The legendary women’s MMA fighter crossed over into the ring and beat boxing journeywoman Simone Silva via decision at Fight Music Show in Cyborg’s hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. The bout went all eight rounds. It remains unclear whether it will count as a
After 8RDs of combinations and punches to the body, and an injury to his right hand, Batyr Akhmedov picked apart his opponent to defeat him by TKO. The 9-1-0 Akhmedov returns to the ring on August 20 to face Alberto Puello (20-0) for the vacant WBA Super Lightweight World Title on Showtime. Watch the #AkhmedovMendez
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Joe Joyce picked up the interim WBO heavyweight title on Saturday in Manchester, stopping Joseph Parker in the 11th round of a really good heavyweight battle between two legitimate contenders. Joyce (15-0, 14 KO) has his sights mainly set on facing Oleksandr Usyk next, as Usyk holds not just the WBO title but also the
A night of boxing comes to the 2300 Arena on Saturday, October 1st as Philly favorite, bantamweight Christian Carto takes part in the eight-round main event against once-beaten Hector Andres Sosa. The eight-bout card is promoted by King’s Promotions. Carto of Philadelphia is 19-1 with 13 knockouts. The 25 year-old is in his sixth year
5:02 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Umar Kremlev will remain the president of the International Boxing Association after the amateur sport’s governing body voted against holding a new election Sunday, a decision that puts the Olympic future of boxing in serious doubt. The International Olympic Committee issued a statement saying it was “extremely
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Another week of boxing is in the books, and we had plenty going on even if there was no Super Mega Fight. We saw Shakur Stevenson miss weight and win. We saw Joe Joyce establish himself as a top contender. We saw Maxi Hughes do it again. We saw
A resolution in the ongoing contract saga for an all-British heavyweight fight between Anthony Joshua and WBC titlist Tyson Fury appears to be in the near, near offing. Frank Warren, the head of Queensberry Promotions, which promotes Fury, indicated in a recent interview that a key meeting with “TV broadcasters” will be held Monday and
Posted on 09/24/2022 By: Sean Crose Rising heavyweight Joe Joyce improved his record to 15-0 on Saturday when he knocked out former titlist Joseph Parker in the 11th round of their hard fought battle in Manchester, England. Although he’s 37 years old, Joyce is viewed as an up and comer in the heavyweight division. And,