Oscar De La Hoya does not plan on futzing around in the kiddie pool for long. The boxing icon and founder of Golden Boy Promotions made his boldest declaration to date for a comeback during an in-studio appearance on Mike Tyson’s podcast Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson. After a few warm-up exhibition bouts, De La Hoya
Posted on 07/08/2021 By: Sean Crose For a sport that perpetually exists under a barrage of criticism, boxing certainly has its appeal. While it’s true UFC star Conor McGregor earned himself a fortune when he slipped on a pair of gloves to face Floyd Mayweather in 2017, a boxing match with Manny Pacquiao, while still
2:13 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. promised 135 pounds would be his best weight yet after campaigns at 126 and 130 pounds. He just might be right. Diaz delivered the most impressive performance of his career Friday in Los Angeles, scoring a unanimous decision over Javier Fortuna to claim the vacant WBC
Zurdo Ramirez made a strong debut with Golden Boy Promotions tonight on DAZN, dropping veteran Sullivan Barrera three times and scoring a fourth round stoppage win, as he looks forward now and targets world titles at light heavyweight. Ramirez (42-0, 28 KO) and Barrera (22-4, 14 KO) looked evenly matched enough for the first two
Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles – In his quest to capture another world title, light heavyweight contender Gilberto Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) crushed the more experienced Sullivan Barrera (22-4, 14 KOs) in four rounds. Ramirez was working the jab in the first round and keeping Barrera at a distance. The second round was closer, as Barrera
Posted on 07/09/2021 By: Sean Crose It’s getting more and more common – the belief that today’s big heavyweights would defeat even the best old time heavyweights due to their size advantage. I’ve thought this over a bit, and have concluded that…I’m not so sure at all. While it’s hard to imagine a 175 pound
5:22 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Triller is making plans to stage the rescheduled Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos undisputed lightweight championship fight Oct. 17 at Bankwest Stadium in Sydney, Australia, hometown of the title challenger, Triller co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh told ESPN on Friday. But Lopez’s manager, David McWater, told ESPN that they aren’t willing to fight in
Tonight at 9 pm ET on DAZN, Zurdo Ramirez makes his Golden Boy debut in a main event against Sullivan Barrera at 175 lbs, plus Joseph Diaz Jr vs Javier Fortuna in a WBC lightweight eliminator, and more. Live coverage starts at 9 pm ET, with round-by-round for all four fights on the main card.
Boxing’s longest reigning world champion, WBC 126-pound titlist Gary Russell Jr. discusses family ties, Gervonta Davis, Leo Santa Cruz, Devin Haney & more in an in-depth interview. Plus, we recap last weekend’s action, including big wins for Chris Colbert and Michel Rivera, and reveal our 2021 Mid-Year PBC Awards! Subscribe to The #PBCPodcast: https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/podcast #GaryRussellJr
Lyndon Arthur assessed the current contenders in the light-heavyweight division, as he welcomed bout with Joshua Buatsi and Callum Johnson, but was considerably irked by the idea of a rematch with Anthony Yarde before a world title shot. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing
Mihai Nistor survived two knockdowns to score two of his own, having the final say in a second-round knockout of Baltimore’s Colby Madison in a wild heavyweight shootout Friday afternoon at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Both fighters were down once each in rounds one and two, with Madison unable to continue following
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 07/09/2021 By: Sean Crose “It’s all about boxing immortality for Manny Pacquiao,” says the Filipino legend’s longtime trainer, Freddie Roach. The man should know. Since coming to America and working under Roach’s tutelage, Pacquiao has become one of the biggest names in sports, never mind boxing. Now,
7:34 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When Ryan Garcia withdrew from his July 9 bout with Javier Fortuna to address his mental health, Joseph Diaz Jr. raised his hand. Diaz (31-1-1, 15 KOs) immediately offered to fight Fortuna, even though the bout would be contested one division above his natural fighting weight of 130 pounds. After
As the news spreads that the impending third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder has been postponed due to a COVID outbreak among Fury’s camp, Wilder’s advisor Shelly Finkel is clearly upset to find out that Fury was not fully vaccinated as he was led to believe by Top Rank promoter Bob Arum who
Gilberto Ramirez feels that a showdown between him and superstar countryman Canelo Alvarez will be inevitable once he wins a title–or a few–at light heavyweight. The former super middleweight titleholder and current light heavyweight contender recently signed with Golden Boy Promotions after spending the past several years embroiled in promotional issues. But Ramirez, 30, hopes
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 07/08/2021 By: Sean Crose Boxing Insider has confirmed that Tyson Fury has been infected by Covid-19. What this means, of course, is that his scheduled July 24th fight with Deontay Wilder is now being pushed back. The question now is how far back? Fury was originally supposed
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UPDATE (9:04 pm ET): The new target date for Fury-Wilder 3 is October, according to ESPN. Earlier today, it was reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN that there was a “COVID-19 outbreak” in Tyson Fury’s camp, and that his scheduled July 24 fight with Deontay Wilder would “inevitably” be postponed. That caused a stir, of