A four-man box-off has been ordered in the weight division responsible for the WBA taking steps to clean up its act. The Panama City-headquartered sanctioning body has called for a title consolidation tournament in the welterweight division, with WBA “Super” champion Yordenis Ugas and WBA “World” titlist Jamal James now committed to separate mandatory title
Posted on 09/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode For much of Floyd Mayweather’s career, the flamboyant and loquacious multiple division titlist was viewed as untouchable in the ring. Having beaten over 20 former world champions during his time as an active fighter, Mayweather has graced the squared circle against some of the sport’s all-time best. That list
2:16 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Stephen Fulton and Brandon Figueroa will put their respective 122-pound titles on the line when they meet Nov. 27 at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Premier Boxing Champions announced Thursday. The Showtime main event was set for Sept. 18 but was postponed after Figueroa tested positive for COVID-19. Murodjon Akhmadaliev,
The long delayed rematch between Oscar Rivas and Bryant Jennings has received a new date, October 22nd in Montreal. The WBC ordered the rematch earlier this year to crown an inaugural champion for its new, arguably superfluous weight division that ‘bridges’ the gap between cruiserweight and heavyweight. In their first meeting on January 18, 2019,
Don’t expect the two top stars of the lightweight division to face each other anytime soon, if Ryan Garcia’s latest remarks are anything to go by. The Instagram star from Victorville, Calif. recently stated that he does not expect to face Baltimore’s Gervonta Davis inside the ring in the foreseeable future, a matchup that Garcia
Posted on 09/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode Adam Kownacki was forced to take a long, hard look at himself in the mirror. No matter who was placed in front of him, both oddsmakers and his crazed New York fanbase, believed he would take home the win. For the most part, both parties were right as Kownacki
7:56 AM ET Terence Crawford is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, the current WBO welterweight titleholder and a former undisputed junior welterweight champion. However, he’s been critiqued for not facing the best fighters in the welterweight division. One of the issues is that most of the top 147-pounders are with a
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Tyson Fury discussed his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder in Manchester as he also looked ahead to future bouts with Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora. Watch Fury v Wilder exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office on October 9th. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on
Deontay Wilder is putting the finishing touches on his training ahead of his October 9 trilogy bout with Tyson Fury, and while the ex-WBC titleholder went silent at their one presser in June, he’s spoken plenty on his own terms since, and continues to do just that. “Come October 9th, I will be REINVENTED, I
The chips are falling into place. Ever since former lightweight and Jr. welterweight champion Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KO), 33, rose to win a WBO belt at welterweight in June 2018, a vocal contingent of boxing fans have made it clear what they want to see. They’re not getting it. Yet. Former two-time welterweight titlist
Posted on 09/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was a merry-go-round of names that were presented at the doorstep of heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte. However, after Eddie Hearn failed to finalize deals against both Jermaine Franklin and Chris Arreola, the long-time promoter has decided to go in another, and possibly, more dangerous direction. As first reported
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter won’t be the only Top Rank/PBC collaboration on the schedule. The WBC has announced that Friday’s purse bid between light heavyweight champ Artur Beterbiev and mandatory challenger Marcus Browne has been pushed back to September 28th by mutual request. Dan Rafael and Julius Julianis
Jaime Munguia fully expects to soon enter the middleweight title picture. It won’t happen in the immediate future, though also not too far beyond that point. Despite being named in an ordered WBC title eliminator with Sergey Derevyanchenko, Tijuana’s Munguia (37-0, 30KOs) awaits a fight date with a long-discussed showdown versus Philadelphia’s ‘King’ Gabriel Rosado
Posted on 09/15/2021 By Sean Crose “I’ve never lost a fight,” WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said in a lengthy interview with The Overlap’s Gary Neville. “I don’t think I’ll ever lose a fight.” He may be facing the explosive Deontay Wilder for the third time on October 9th, but the towering Englishman
4:22 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Dillian Whyte, who has made a career out of taking on tough opposition, has another formidable opponent lined up. “The Body Snatcher” and Otto Wallin have agreed to terms for an Oct. 30 bout at the O2 Arena in London, sources tell ESPN. Whyte, ESPN’s No. 6 heavyweight, owns victories
Marc Ramsay is on the ascent. The respected trainer and longtime fixture on the Montreal boxing scene will head the boxing department for the promotional company Eye of the Tiger Management, according to a press release sent out by the company Monday. Camille Estephan, the founder and president of Montreal-based EOTTM, confirmed the announcement
Posted on 09/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Shane Mosley couldn’t believe what he was looking at. After rubbing his eyes and pinching himself to confirm, the former multiple division titlist began flashing a bright grin. Heading into his 2012 showdown against Canelo Alvarez, Mosley was taken aback when he was pegged as a significant underdog on