Fight Camp, Brentwood – Michael McKinson avoided a potential banana skin in Przemyslaw Runowski as he outpointed the brave Pole after ten rounds of skilful boxing from the Portsmouth man. ‘The Problem’, now 21-0 (2 KOs), dominated on the cards to maintain his unbeaten record and retain his WBO Global Welterweight Title. “I’m happy, that
Aug 14, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN TULSA, Okla. — Wearing a pair of white-and-black trunks his grandfather gifted to him, Muhammad Ali’s grandson Nico Ali Walsh made his pro boxing debut Saturday night with a first-round TKO of Jordan Weeks. Ali Walsh, 21, displayed the kind of flair for the dramatic Ali would surely be proud
Aug 15, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN TULSA, Okla. — Joshua Franco settled the score with Andrew Moloney on Saturday, capping a rivalry that climaxed with a controversial finish in November and ended at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with a decisive victory in the ESPN main event. Franco, nicknamed “The Professor,” retained his secondary WBA
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Aug 14, 2021 TULSA, Oklahoma — Joshua Franco settled the score on Saturday, capping a rivalry that climaxed with a controversial finish in November and ended at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with a decisive victory over Andrew Moloney in the ESPN main event. “The Professor” retained his
Aug 15, 2021 Saturday was a boxing fan’s dream, as long as they had enough screens to watch it all. Vergil Ortiz Jr. survived an early scare from Egidijus Kavaliauskas and pushed his record to 18-0 with 18 knockouts, putting himself directly into the welterweight world title conversation. And after a second fight between Joshua
It was another night of disappointment for Andrew Moloney in his third attempt against Joshua Franco. After a surprise upset last June and an ugly, controversial no-decision in November, Moloney (21-2, 14 KO) was seeking vindication in the trilogy fight. He started off very well, moving laterally and keeping control of the distance. Franco (18-1-2,
Friday, August 20 ESPN+, 12:00 pm ET, Ali Baloyev vs Rolly Lambert Fogoum. This was originally supposed to be headlined by a vacant IBF 130 lb title fight between Shavkat Rakhimov and Kenichi Ogawa, but with that bout postponed, the card goes on. Baloyev was born in Kyrgyzstan, represents Kazakhstan, lives in Las Vegas, and
Guillermo Rigondeaux was truly back in “Rigo Form” tonight, and it led to a split decision loss to John Riel Casimero in the Showtime main event from Carson, California. Casimero (31-4, 21 KO) retained his WBO bantamweight title on scores of 116-112 and 117-111 going his way, taking a split decision over Rigondeaux (20-2, 13
“I don’t think anyone thought he had it in him to move this much. […] It’s staggering that he’s been able to move this much.” – Al Bernstein No painting achieves greatness solely through the number of brushstrokes applied in its creation. But, part of what made Rembrandt and his fellow Dutch Masters worthy of
Pacquiao vs Ugas, August 21st on PPV. Order NOW: https://pbcham.ps/PacUgasPPV-5 The Interim WBA Bantamweight World Title matchup between Gary Antonio Russell and Emmanuel Rodriguez ends in a no contest due to a clash of heads early in round one. Both fighters retain their existing records. #RussellRodriguez Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-081421 #PBConSHOWTIME Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more
The joke is over. Anthony Yarde and Tunde Ajayi finally admit that they do use sparring as preparation for their fights. One of Yarde’s current sparring partners attests to his performance in their spar as he admits he was dropped with a body shot. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT
Pacquiao vs Ugas, August 21st on PPV. Order NOW: https://pbcham.ps/PacUgasPPV-5 John Riel Casimero improves to 31-4 and retains his WBO World Bantamweight Title following a split decision victory over Guillermo Rigondeaux in their 12-round bantamweight bout, live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA. #RigondeauxCasimero Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-081421 #PBConSHOWTIME Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com
There was no love lost between Akeem Ennis-Brown and Sam Maxwell at their launch press conference in Birmingham. Shouting, constant verbal insults and complete disdain for one another was the order of the day. The face-off started with a push from Akeem Ennis-Brown and ended with a whole host of verbal jibes. Watch Maxwell v
We’re back! We haven’t had any staff picks since July 17, what with only a handful of pro cards, nothing big based in the U.S., and the biggest fight we had to cover otherwise being, I guess, Galahad-Dickens 2. All those Olympics! I’ve already forgotten half the names. Anyway, we’ve got three main events to
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as the controversial decision between Gabriel Maestre and Mykal Fox, Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugas, Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. John Riel Casimero, and more. Hi Bread-I’d love for you to do a deep dive on the various “psyches” and mental states/approaches of championship/near championship-level
Posted on 08/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode For most of Guillermo Rigondeaux’s career, he’s sat back and listened as his competition has lobbied disparaging words in his direction. Yet, no matter how many times someone has threatened to hand him a vicious beating, the Cuban native has simply dissected his rivals once he stepped foot inside
After getting sent to a purse bid and immediately canceling it by coming to terms, WBO super featherweight champ Jamel Herring and mandatory challenger Shakur Stevenson have a date and location for their long-brewing showdown. ESPN reports that the pair have signed contracts to meet on October 23rd in Atlanta, GA’s State Farm Arena. Per
A fight that looked interesting on paper before it was replaced remains interesting now that things have circled back to where they started. Saturday night (Showtime, 10 PM EST), we almost had a Nonito Donaire-John Riel Casimero unification match at bantamweight. It was a surprising move with Casimero already slated to defend against Guillermo Rigondeaux.