10:17 AM ET Former WBC junior featherweight champion Brandon Figueroa was arrested Sunday for allegedly driving while intoxicated, jail records in Hidalgo County, Texas, show. Tests showed the 25-year-old Figueroa’s blood alcohol content was greater than .15, nearly double the state limit of .08. The Weslaco, Texas, native was released on a $1,000 personal recognizance
According to a report by ESPN, former WBC junior featherweight titleholder Brandon Figueroa was arrested on Sunday for being suspected of driving while intoxicated in his home state of Texas. Tests allegedly confirm that Figueroa had a blood-alcohol content of over .15, with the legal limit in the state of Texas being .08. Figueroa, 25,
20-year-old undefeated blue-chip prospect, lightweight Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (7-0, 7 KOs), who’s won all seven of his professional bouts by knockout and was a 2020 Olympic Trials Silver Medalist, wants to put every fighter in the lightweight division on notice. Born and raised in Pomona, California, Tito is one of the most dynamic power punchers
Posted on 10/04/2022 By: Sean Crose If you’ve never seen it, you may well be interested in checking out the first fight between Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn on YouTube. The 1990 bout is a prime example of premiere level boxing. Like an action flick from the era, each fighter gives a high octane,
7:52 AM ET The most anticipated matchup between welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford still isn’t finalized, but if/when it happens, will the winner be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world? Canelo Alvarez and Tyson Fury will have something to say if Spence or Crawford can’t produce an impressive performance. In London
Hughie Fury will not be facing Michael Hunter in a previously-postponed WBA heavyweight title eliminator, with Fury saying in a statement that doctors have advised him to withdraw as he’s dealing with long COVID-19 symptoms and unable to train properly. Fury (26-3, 15 KO) and Hunter (20-1-2, 14 KO) were supposed to meet in the
Eddie Hearn had hope for Conor Benn when he turned pro 6½ years ago, but his promoter couldn’t conceivably have known Nigel Benn’s son would’ve evolved into what he is today. The younger Benn had a limited amateur career (20-2) and came from an affluent household, not typically the type of background that inspires boxers
9:00 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joe Cordina’s junior lightweight title defense vs. Shavkat Rakhimov, scheduled for Nov. 5 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is off after Cordina suffered a hand injury that will require surgery, a source told ESPN. The IBF informed Cordina (15-0, 9 KOs) on Monday that he has been stripped of
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Joe Joyce spoke to BT Sport after his win over Joseph Parker. Usyk is firmly in his sights, but if that can’t be made there is a certain Tyson Fury without an opponent (as it stands). Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our
Showtime has revealed the lineup for its October 21st ShoBox tripleheader in Atlantic City, which features a light heavyweight crossroads bout in the main event and four additional undefeated fighters. In the spotlight stands Ali Izmailov (9-0, 6 KO), one of Dmitry Salita’s prized up-and-comers. The 29-year-old got his first big win in 2020 when
Rey Vargas has shifted his goal from unifying the featherweight titles to become a three-division titlist. The WBC Board of Governors unanimously approved a request filed by Vargas, its current featherweight champ, to challenge for the vacant WBC junior lightweight title. The unbeaten two-division title claimant will have to face number-one ranked WBC contender O’Shaquie
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 10/03/2022 By: Sean Crose Eddie Hearn, who was rather suspicious from the start of Tyson Fury’s offer to fight Anthony Joshua late this year, has now said outright that, as things stand, a Fury-Joshua bout just ain’t happening. “In our mind, Tyson Fury is not fighting Anthony
9:00 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Followers of MMA need no introduction to Anderson Silva. But for those combat sports fans who follow just boxing as well as those social media mavens drawn to boxing merely by the presence of YouTube personality Jake Paul, there is much to know about Silva, who will face Paul in
Radio Rahim interviews Eddie Hearn “Tyson Fury BAITED Anthony Joshua • I DONT Believe Tyson Fury” wants the Fight Buy the fight here | Dazn.com/SecondsOut Eddie Hearn Interviewed by Radio Rahim in Las Vegas at the Canelo Alvarez vs. GGG III press conference | #CaneloGGG3 #DAZN #Boxing Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter:
WBO middleweight world champion Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly, a southpaw power puncher from Kazakhstan, will make the first defense of his title against two-time British champion Denzel Bentley on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. In the co-feature, undefeated pound-for-pound queen Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada will defend
Posted on 10/03/2022 By: Sean Crose “Eddie Hearn is stalling everything,” veteran promoter Bob Arum says to talkSPORT, “because he doesn’t want the fight to happen.” Arum, who co-promotes Tyson Fury – along with Britain’s Frank Warren – clearly feels that recent negotiations between team Fury and team Joshua for a heavyweight megafight are coming