8:17 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko, one of the world’s best pound-for-pound boxers, is in advanced talks for a Dec. 11 lightweight fight with former titleholder Richard Commey, multiple sources told ESPN. And super middleweight prospect Edgar Berlanga is in talks to fight in the chief-support bout, according to sources. No matter whom he
The Tokyo Olympics have wrapped up, and after 15 days and 276 bouts, the boxing results are set in stone (well, at least for now). Here’s a full rundown of all the medals awarded: Women’s flyweight Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Gold: Sofya Krasteva (Bulgaria) Silver: Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Turkey) Bronze: Huang Hsiao-wen
At The Armory in Minneapolis, Luke Santamaria (12-2-1, 7 KOs) scored a unanimous decision victory over former two-division champion Devon Alexander (27-7-1, 14 KOs) after 10 rounds of super welterweight action. “I want to thank Devon for giving me this opportunity,” said Santamaria. “He’s a great fighter. I got the opportunity and I showed up
Posted on 08/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Although it’s been well over two years since Keith Thurman has entered the ring, the former unified welterweight champion is slowly rounding into form and looks forward to making his return. Having dropped his WBA 147 pound title to Manny Pacquiao in July of 2019, Thurman had subsequent hand
10:40 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Josh Taylor is coming home to defend his undisputed championship. Taylor and Jack Catterall have agreed to terms for a Dec. 18 fight at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, sources told ESPN, and all four 140-pound belts will be on the line. Exact TV plans haven’t been finalized, but
FITE PPV, 2:00 pm ET, Austin Trout vs Alejandro Davila. This is $20 which is, in all honesty, quite an asking price for … this. Again, I don’t begrudge niche shows being offered on PPV for people who want to see them, this wasn’t getting picked up anywhere else, but $20 is a little steep
2:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The 17-year gold-medal drought for USA Boxing’s men continues after a pair of losses Sunday morning at the Tokyo Olympics. First, it was Keyshawn Davis who settled for silver after dropping a split decision to Andy Cruz of Cuba in the lightweight gold-medal match. Then, with one last chance to
Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood – In a heavyweight contest, Fabio Wardley (12-0, 11 KOs) stopped Nick Webb (17-3, 13 KOs) in the first round of action. (photos by Mark Robinson) Wardley was coming back from a career best win, a fifth round stoppage of heavyweight title challenger Eric Molina in March. While Webb, on the
Posted on 08/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode The Olympic experience for United States standouts Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr. was near perfect. Davis, a gold medal hopeful from the lightweight division, placed his career on hold in the hopes of going all the way. Currently standing at 3-0 as a pro, Davis originally planned on
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz #RigondeauxCasimero Fight Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-081421 Two-division world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux faces bantamweight world champion John Riel Casimero for his WBO belt on Saturday, August 14 live on SHOWTIME headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The SHOWTIME
David Adeleye notched up win number seven of his career but made to work for it by the durable Mladen Manev. Big D eventually closed the show with an uppercut which sent his Manev to the canvas, before a left to the body saw the referee wave off the fight. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing
Tonight’s PBC on FOX main event unfortunately ended in a no-decision after just under four rounds of action, with Luis Collazo — who said he would be retiring after this fight — hurt on a hard, accidental clash of heads and pulled from the fight at 2:31 of round four. Since four full rounds were
6:24 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Kid Galahad picked apart James “Jazza” Dickens to force a stoppage at the end of 11 rounds and win the IBF world featherweight title
Eimantas Stanionis was well on his way to picking up his most notable win to date. He will instead have to settle for a terrific performance in a fight that ultimately won’t count on his official record. A clash of heads left former WBA welterweight titlist Luis Collazo with a cut inside his right eyelid
Posted on 08/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Lithuania’s 13-0 welterweight Eimantas Stanionis squared off against popular 39-8 vet Luis Collazo at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota Saturday night in the main event of a PBC on Fox card. Stanionis came out with his high guard and immediately began pursuing his man. At forty years of age,
3:35 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For the third consecutive year, Canelo Alvarez won’t fight on Mexican Independence Weekend. The pound-for-pound king planned to fight Sept. 18, but after prolonged negotiations for two different fights, Alvarez has decided to move his next bout to November, promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN on Friday. The Mexican star wanted
Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood – In a heavyweight contest, Alen Babic (8-0, 8 KOs) broke down and stopped Mark Bennett (7-2, 1 KO) in five rounds of action. As expected, Babic came roaring forward and was throwing big punches. Bennett decided to trade and was rocked badly. Babic went on the attack and was going
Posted on 08/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was a quick night’s work for Andre Dirrell. After spending most of his 16-year career at the super middleweight division, the Flint Michigan native grew tired of squeezing down his 6’2 frame to the 168 pound limit for meager results. With two failed attempts on the world title