Posted on 09/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Tyson Fury has grown tired of sitting sequestered on the sidelines. The WBC/Ring Magazine heavyweight titlist is currently on the verge of ending a year and a half of inactivity as he’s set to take on Deontay Wilder on October 9th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
7:48 AM ET Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano shined in recent unanimous decision wins, and each of them solidified her spot in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Taylor (19-0, 6 KOs), 35, of Bray, Ireland, defended her lightweight undisputed championship with a dominating victory over Jennifer Han (18-4-1, 1KO) on Sept. 4 in Leeds, England.
Amidst the fallout of Oscar Valdez testing positive for banned substance phentermine, despite him still being allowed to defend his WBC world title against Robson Conceicao, Valdez talks with ESPN’s Mark Kriegel about how he tested dirty and why he still considers himself a clean fighter. Valdez on how he tested positive for banned diuretic
Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta didn’t imagine it would take this long to land his next title fight, though understands that everything happens for a reason. Quite a lot has happened in the two-plus year period since the rangy knockout artist from San Juan, Puerto Rico last held the WBO junior flyweight title. Acosta has since moved
Posted on 09/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction. First, fans became very interested in novelty fights, including those featuring over the hill greats. Then, iconic fighter Oscar De La Hoya came out of retirement to face former MMA great Vitor Belfort, only to drop out due to Covid. Then,
9:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Brandon Figueroa has tested positive for COVID-19 and his 122-pound title unification with Stephen Fulton, set for Sept. 18 in Las Vegas, has been postponed, the boxer announced Tuesday on Instagram. The PBC on Showtime main event will be rescheduled along with the rest of the card, sources told ESPN.
Former 2016 Olympians, Efe Ajagba and Ali Demirezen battled through 10 rounds in a combative heavyweight showdown. Ajagba’s activity and strong jab led him to a UD victory over Demirezen, improving his record to 11-0 (9 KO’s). #EfeAjagba #AjagbaDemirezen #AliDemirezen Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by
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By now the world has heard the news that Oscar De La Hoya’s comeback fight (set to take place against Vitor Belfort) will not be happening as scheduled after De La Hoya reportedly caught COVID and couldn’t continue with the fight. And while it appears that Evander Holyfield will be taking De La Hoya’s place
During a press event in Mexico, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman announced an all-Mexican mega fight between female legends, Jackie Nava and Mariana Juarez, with the contest being positioned for October. These female boxing pioneers stated that have both been awaiting this moment for years. Before all of this, Sulaiman surprised the two boxers by unveiling
Posted on 09/07/2021 By: Hans Themstode Most of the hard work was already completed for WBC super bantamweight champion, Brandon Figueroa. The 24-year-old was less than two weeks away from attempting to add even more gold to his waist, as he was set to take on WBO belt holder, Stephen Fulton. However, their September 18th,
8:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former president Donald Trump has signed a contract to provide commentary on a “gamecast” of Saturday’s boxing event headlined by Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort, Triller told ESPN. His son, Donald Trump Jr., will join him at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. “I love great fighters
This week lost one of its best fights when WBC light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji tested positive for COVID, scrapping a September 10th defense against dangerous puncher Masamichi Yabuki. Luckily, it seems the case was mild, as BoxingNews.jp reports that the bout is back on for September 22nd after Teraji “went through detailed examinations” and
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has admitted that he was not optimistic when a deal was in place to face Anthony Joshua in an undisputed title clash. There had been a deal in position to fight Joshua – who holds the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO titles – on a date in August in Saudi Arabia.
Posted on 09/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Today, the referee wouldn’t have even counted. He or she would have simply stopped the fight. Still, when Bruce Seldon went down for the second time in the first round against Mike Tyson on September 7th, 1996, famed referee Richard Steele began the count over Seldon’s prone, face down
7:49 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Oscar Valdez tested positive for the banned substance phentermine last month, but his WBC junior lightweight title defense against Robson Conceicao in Tucson, Arizona, will go on after a ruling made by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Athletic Commission on Thursday. The WBC further stated it will not strip Valdez of
In a conversation with Fight Hype, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn gives some of his reaction to the latest YouTuber fight between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley. In Hearn’s estimation the in-the-ring product Paul has been putting on is starting to fall a little flat and he thinks Paul should just look to cash in against
Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, the 18-year-old female Mexican boxer who died of traumatic brain injuries last week after participating on a fight card in Montreal, was ready to face any fatal outcomes inside the ring and, what’s more, was apparently warned by doctors after her previous knockout loss in May that she would need surgery, according