7:51 AM ET WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford will get the signature fight he’s wanted when he faces former champ Shawn Porter on Nov. 20 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs), 33, of Omaha, Nebraska, hasn’t fought since a fourth-round TKO victory over Kell Brook in November
Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr. has had its fair share of supporting casts during its long and troubled genesis; the June 19th date included Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs. Elin Cederroos, Michael Hunter vs. Mike Wilson, and Andy Vences vs. Jono Carroll. Those bouts wound up scattering to the winds when Lopez caught COVID, and Triller
In part five of INSIDE Fury vs Wilder III, Tyson Fury discusses what makes motivates him to keep fighting, even though he was so close to giving up on life. Some people say boxing has saved their life. Tyson Fury lives by that mantra and boxing, training, and fighting has literally made him a champion
Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte have had an ongoing feud with several years, with sparring accusations and verbal jibes. In July 2019, Fury had some choice words for his heavyweight rival. 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
A visit to the gym where Katie Taylor trains in Connecticut in early 2018 said everything you needed to know about the undisputed lightweight champion. It’s a small place, no tanning beds, no smoothie bar, with the only “ornaments” being various banners celebrating some of the fighters who work there. Taylor had no banner at
Posted on 09/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode As some of the biggest names in the sport of boxing continue to face less than stellar opposition, Deontay Wilder begins to shake his head. The former WBC heavyweight titlist is simply disgusted with the current state of the sport he loves. If it was up to him, the
7:08 PM ET Jake Paul is moving on from the idea of a rematch with Tyron Woodley because Woodley failed to live up to a tattoo bet the pair made after the first fight, Paul told ESPN on Monday. Paul and Woodley seemed to make a gentlemen’s agreement in the ring after Paul beat Woodley
Earlier this summer, Frank Warren announced that he intended to stage the Lyndon Arthur vs. Anthony Yarde rematch on October 9th as a lead-in for Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3. That matchup wound up falling through, but Queensberry will still host an event in Birmingham that evening. The main event sees Brad Foster (14-0-2,
Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing has announced the signing of power-punching Cuban super featherweight Pablo “The Cuban Menace” Vicente to an exclusive promotional contract. Vicente, currently residing in Panama City, Panama, but originally hailing from Havana, Cuba, is currently ranked #10 in the world by the WBC. A former decorated amateur on the vaunted Cuban
Posted on 09/14/2021 By: Sean Crose There’s fighter’s out there without half the talent of Terence Crawford, yet somehow breeze through life with ten times the hype. In an age of division, both in and outside the sport of boxing, Crawford was able to become an undisputed champion at junior welterweight, Aaron Pryor’s own division.
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 10:58 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Terence Crawford finally has the big fight he’s been looking for. Crawford, ESPN’s No. 2 pound-for-pound boxer, and Shawn Porter have struck a deal for a welterweight title fight on Nov. 20 at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay on ESPN+ pay-per-view, multiple sources tell ESPN,
Wasserman Boxing has added more talent to its roster, announcing the signings of Josh Kelly, Nathan Gorman, and Harlem Eubank. Wasserman, a sports management entity based in Los Angeles, acquired Team Sauerland earlier this year and together formed Wasserman Boxing. This trio of signings join a stable featuring Chris Eubank Jr, Mairis Briedis, and Filip
Jamel Herring’s dominant performance against Carl Frampton didn’t exactly capture Shakur Stevenson’s attention. The undefeated Stevenson has seen only highlights of Herring’s sixth-round technical knockout of Frampton. Stevenson nevertheless cannot help but feel Herring has been given more credit than he deserves for stopping someone Stevenson considers an older, smaller fighter. Herring (23-2, 11 KOs)
Posted on 09/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Although Anderson Silva has spent the majority of his fighting career in the UFC’s octagon, Devin Haney has always been in awe. After spending roughly two decades dominating inside the steel cage, Silva has decided to forego his Mixed Martial Arts gear in favor of boxing gloves. With Silva
8:01 AM ET Multiple Contributors Vitor Belfort stopped Evander Holyfield this past weekend in Florida in the latest installment of boxing’s nontraditional fights. This bout lasted only a minute, but that was long enough for many fans to turn sour at the current state of the sport. Where do boxing and these lucrative money-making endeavors
Virtually everyone saw Oscar Valdez’s gritty, back-and-forth title defense against Robson Conceicao last Friday as an extremely close bout that could have gone either away. Judge Stephen Blea disagreed, scoring the fight 117-110 for the champion where his compatriots turned in scores of 115-112. In an extremely rare move, Blea has released a statement apologizing
#FuryWilder3 Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-100921 Two heavyweight kings are set for a third world title showdown as undefeated WBC world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury puts his title on the line against former longtime heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder Saturday, October 9, live on Pay-Per-View. In the co-main event, 2016 Nigerian Olympian
Tyson Fury maps out the next five fights of his career including his trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder in October. The Gypsy King foresees two fights with Anthony Joshua, sandwiched between fights against Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora. Watch #FuryWilder3 on October 9 on BT Sport Box Office. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube