Posted on 06/24/2022 By: Sean Crose “He pretends to be a nice guy,” Canelo Alvarez said of arch rival Gennady Golovkin on Friday, “but he’s not. He’s an asshole.” Both fighters were at a Los Angeles press conference to begin the media tour for their highly anticipated third fight, which will go down September 17th
11:40 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Shakur Stevenson is set to defend his unified 130-pound championship on Sept. 23 in his native Newark, New Jersey, sources tell ESPN. There’s no agreement yet, sources said, but Stevenson and Robson Conceicao are closing in on a deal for a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main event that would
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez takes on Srisaket Sor Rungvisai for Rodriguez’s WBC 115 lb title tonight on DAZN, the main event of a card that still features three world title bouts even after a fourth fell apart. Live coverage will start at 6:15 pm ET with the prelims (just two fights!), and then continues at 8
Jan Paul Rivera has yet to see the second round of a pro bout. The 21-year-old boxer from Ponce, Puerto Rico made quick work of Los Angeles’ Cesar Martinez, scoring a first-round knockout in their featherweight bout Friday evening on ProBox TV from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. Martinez (4-7-2, 1KOs) was trapped along
Posted on 06/24/2022 By: Sean Crose San Antonio’s Tech Port Arena will be hosting a WBC super flyweight title fight on Saturday that will be broadcast live on the DAZN streaming service. The scheduled twelve round affair will pit the 15-0 defending titlist Jesse Rodriguez against the 50-5-1 former two time titlist Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.
7:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Canelo Alvarez said his upcoming matchup with rival Gennadiy Golovkin is “personal” and it would be “sweet” if he got to send Golovkin into retirement. Alvarez said Friday during a news conference in Hollywood that he does not like Golovkin and believes “GGG,” who is beloved by fans, is
Shakur Stevenson’s next opponent is “close” to being finalized, according to ESPN.com’s Mike Coppinger, who reports that a deal between Stevenson and Robson Conceicao would see them land on Friday, Sept. 23, in Shakur’s hometown of Newark, N.J. Stevenson (18-0, 9 KO) has the WBC and WBO titles at 130 lbs, winning the WBO from
Sam Eggington aims to continue his good fortunes in his new favorite venue. The always entertaining 28-year-old Brit moves back down to junior middleweight in hopes of picking up a regional title at the weight and extending his current three-fight win streak. The next step for the Smethwick-bred boxer comes in a scheduled 10-round bout
Posted on 06/23/2022 By: Sean Crose “I wasn’t sure I was going to say yes to another potential matchup against Tommy after he pulled out of our matchup last year,” Jake Paul claimed in a press statement released to promoter his August 6th cruiserweight battle against Tommy Fury. “Ultimately,” he added,” knocking out a Fury
10:01 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The 115-pound division — one of boxing’s best — will be in the spotlight again on Saturday when WBC junior bantamweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez meets former champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (DAZN, 8 p.m. ET) in San Antonio. The title fight (Juan Francisco Estrada is the WBC franchise champion) marks
In this exclusive interview with the former WBC Heavyweight World Champion, Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder discusses whether he’ll return to boxing, his interest in music and the release of his new single “Everytime,” and his overall contentment with life and his accomplishments. Check out Wilder’s new single “Everytime”: https://pbcham.ps/Wilder-Everytime Learn More about Deontay Wilder:
Trevor Bryan and Daniel Dubois came face-to-face for the first time in Fight Week! It’s safe to say Don King absolutely loved it! #BryanDubois #DanielDubois #DonKing Watch Bryan v Dubois live on BT Sport on June 11. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join
We all know the promoter wars between Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn and Mayweather Promotion’s Leonard Ellerbe has been heating up lately. In this video interview with our friends at Fight Hub TV, Hearn dishes more on the origin of his static with Ellerbe and how there’s been a concerted effort by the American boxing industry to
COME OCTOBER OF this year, we can look forward to welcoming one of the most formidable fighters on the planet to London when Artur Beterbiev rocks up to take on our own Anthony Yarde in defence of his three world title belts. We had to think ahead with our strategy for putting this fight in
Posted on 06/23/2022 By: Sean Crose “I accept.” Those two words appeared on a social media post from UFC star and (on one occasion) professional boxer Conor McGregor. The two word sentence was accompanied by a photo of McGregor and Mayweather fully engaged in their 2017 novelty superfight. Although the post was vague, it’s nonetheless
10:37 AM ET Jake Paul and WBC and WBO featherweight champion Amanda Serrano have their opponents set for their Aug. 6 dual main event card at Madison Square Garden. Paul will fight Tommy Fury and Serrano will have a mandatory title defense against Brenda Carabajal. Paul (5-0, 4 KO) was supposed to fight Fury for
Brace yourselves, boxing world. Rumors are beginning to swirl that we may be in line for another clash of the titans as former MMA champion Conor McGregor put up a curious post on his Instagram page, suggesting that he ‘accepts’ a rematch against Floyd Mayweather Jr. This iteration of talks involving Mayweather and McGregor is
Tim Tszyu did not hide his appreciation for the strategy Jermell Charlo employed in his successful attempt at unifying the 154-pound division. The Houston-based Charlo defeated Argentina’s Brian Castano by dramatic 10th-round knockout in their much-anticipated rematch in May at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, to grab hold of all four belts