THE IBF WORLD flyweight champion Sunny Edwards will make a first defence of his title against the unbeaten Filipino Jayson Mama at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday September 11. For ‘Showtime’ Sunny, 16-0, this mandatory challenge for his belt comes just over four months after his exquisite skills proved simply too much for the
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 07/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anthony Joshua no longer wants to play the what-if game. The reigning unified heavyweight titlist was anxious to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming an undisputed champion. By all accounts, Joshua was on the verge of having his opportunity to do just that.
Day two of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the women’s flyweights, men’s lightweights, and men’s light heavyweights in action. You can stream live on NBCOlympics.com if you’re in the United States, I’m sure there are options elsewhere if you live elsewhere. Probably easy to Google. We’ll have live updates and results in this
The last trip to the United Kingdom was a memorable one for Carlos Takam. A knockout win over Senad Gashi helped bring a two-fight losing streak to a halt, while also serving as the first of four consecutive victories that the 40-year-old heavyweight brings to the ring this weekend. It came in December 2018 at
Posted on 07/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermall Charlo had a tougher than expected time in his last ring appearance. The current WBC middleweight belt holder took on fringe contender, Juan Macias Montiel, in the backyard of Charlo in Houston, Texas on June 19th. While the stoppage was expected, Montiel left many with their jaws wide
8:36 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — The home of the French Open tennis championship will host boxing matches in September, 75 years after French great Marcel Cerdan fought and won there. The French Tennis Federation said Wednesday that French boxer Tony Yoka and other boxers will fight on Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros on
Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant appear headed for a Sept. 18 undisputed super middleweight championship showdown. ESPN’s Mike Coppinger Tweeted this evening that Canelo has been sent a draft contract for the bout, and details are “still in the process of being finalized.” It’s not a done deal, but it’s looking very close indeed. Canelo
Aliaksandr Radzionau (Belarus) proved to be too much for Necat Ekinci (Turkey), prevailing by split decision in the Round of 32 competition at welterweight Saturday afternoon in Tokyo. Ekinci—who suffered a cut in round two and lost one point in round three—won by scores of 29-27 on two scorecards, with Radizionau winning by the same
Posted on 07/23/2021 By: Sean Crose Give Marquis Hawthorne this – the 8-14 vet came to Philadelphia to win on Friday night. The problem was that the 7-0 Steven Galeano was simply the sharper, more effective fighter of the two in their scheduled six round welterweight affair. What made the twenty-two year old Galeano’s performance
6:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Ryan Garcia has resumed training after a sabbatical to address his mental health, and his return fight is already being planned. That comeback bout could come this fall against Joseph Diaz Jr., multiple sources told ESPN. It will be a clash of Mexican Americans from Southern California. The fight, if
Rolando “Rolly” Romero improved to 14-0 (12 KOs), retaining his Interim WBA Lightweight World Title following his seventh-round technical knockout victory over Anthony Yigit in their scheduled 12-round bout on July 17, 2021, live on SHOWTIME from AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. #RomeroYigit Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-071721 #Highlights #PBConSHOWTIME Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info.
A special fight week edition of No Filter Boxing takes you on the road with Joe Joyce as he visits Arsenal for their kit launch and takes on three head-to-heads with Carlos Takam in the space of three days. No Filter takes you behind the scenes giving you access to fight week that you would
Veteran trainer Buddy McGirt is impressed with his newest student, former super middleweight champion Callum Smith. Smith lost his title, and his unbeaten record, when he lost a twelve round unanimous decision to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in their super middleweight unification. The once-beaten boxer was handled by longtime trainer Joe Gallagher. McGirt was approached by
Posted on 07/23/2021 By: Sean Crose There’ll be a fight card this Friday at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. New York’s Steven Galeano will be on the card, putting his undefeated record on the line against Marquis Hawthorne in a scheduled six rounder in the welterweight division. Galeano, whose record stands at 7-0, is developing
Tonight at 9 pm ET and 3 am ET, Olympic boxing is back, as we’ve got fights in various weight classes from Tokyo and 10 pm ET and 4 am ET for the first sessions. We’ll have live updates and highlights for both sessions tonight, streaming live on NBCOlympics.com: At 10 pm ET, we’ll see
6:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oscar De La Hoya’s comeback fight at 48 is now exactly that — a fight. The Hall of Fame boxer’s Sept. 11 return against former UFC champion Vitor Belfort, originally planned as a boxing exhibition, now will be a sanctioned fight, Triller Fight Club founder Ryan Kavanaugh told ESPN on
LOS ANGELES — The 42-year-old Manny Pacquiao was last in the ring in July 2019 in a fight against Keith Thurman, doing just enough to sneak by with a split decision win despite being outpunched 210 to 195, per CompuBox. Thurman even landed 79 more power punches, but it was Pacquiao’s singular punch in the
Posted on 07/22/2021 By: Sean Crose “I couldn’t have been more ready for next Saturday,” lineal and WBC heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury has told the Daily Mail. “After that I’d have been just as ready to knock out Anthony Joshua in December.” Fury was indeed supposed to meet Deontay Wilder for the