Dennis McCann is the boxer who dropped out of school to dedicate himself to the sweet science of boxing…and it paid off. The noise around him is quickly gathering pace, and he is being tipped as a future world champion, following in the footsteps of his idol Nonito Donaire. McCann earned himself the nickname ‘The
The Armory in Minneapolis – In the co-main event on FOX, cruiserweight Brandon Glanton (14-0, 11 KOs) defeated Efetobor Apochi (11-1, 11 KOs) by split decision in their 10-round bout. “What can I say?” asked Apochi. “I thought I won the fight. I used my jab, showed some heart, had some good movement in there,
Posted on 06/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode Gervonta Davis did exactly what many were expecting. Despite giving up several inches in height, reach and weight, Davis was still the prohibited favorite against Mario Barrios this past weekend at State Farm Arena, in Atlanta Georgia. Davis dropped Barrios three times before ultimately stopping him in the 11th
1:43 AM ET ATLANTA — Earlier this week, in a back room of the Omni hotel in downtown Atlanta, Gervonta Davis said it could take a little while for him to get used to fighting up two weight classes. The first time he went up to 135 pounds was an adjustment, Davis said. “Saturday will
Rankings go up on Mondays at 10 am ET. Ranked fights this week: Junior Lightweight: (9) Chris Colbert vs Tugstsogt Nyambayar, July 3 Featherweight: (7) Tugstogt Nyambayar vs Chris Colbert [junior lightweight], July 3 Upcoming Fights: (1) Tyson Fury vs (3) Deontay Wilder, July 24 … (7) Joe Joyce vs Carlos Takam, July 24 …
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao has fired back at some recent statements that were made by his career rival, Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather, 44-years-old, decisioned Pacquiao over twelve rounds in 2015. He retired from the sport back in 2017, after stopping UFC superstar Conor McGregor. But, the 42-year-old Pacquiao has continued to fight and returns
Posted on 06/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode Teofimo Lopez Sr. always believed that despite the naysayers, his son, Teofimo Lopez, would get the job done against Vasiliy Lomachenko. The two clashed in mid-October last year in a lightweight unification bout. To the surprise of many, Lopez walked away with the decisive win. Since then, Lopez Sr.
11:01 PM ET The management firm that represents Conor McGregor is suing boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. Paradigm Sports Management filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit Friday against Pacquiao in Orange County civil court, claiming breach of contract, among other assertions, per the complaint obtained Saturday by ESPN. Paradigm attorney Judd Burstein told ESPN that his client is
No one can accuse Premier Boxing Champions of truly making the most of their time slots on FOX, but it would also be impossible for a fight fan to have watched tonight’s show from Minneapolis and not had a good time with what we saw. In the main event, Cuban super middleweight David Morrell Jr
Omar Juarez looks forward to hearing a round of cheers in the crowd for the first time since the pandemic. Given the deafening silence that has come with four straight fights behind closed doors, the unbeaten junior welterweight will even settle for a chorus of boos. “Just hearing and seeing fans in attendance once again
Posted on 06/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Both men desperately wanted it. For both Erickson Lubin and Jeison Rosario, it was a chance to move past the shadow that has been cast over their careers by Jermell Charlo. With the current unified champion holding wins against both men, they attempted to move past their one-sided knockout
12:59 AM ET ATLANTA — Gervonta Davis climbed to the top rope, jumped back and backflipped toward the center of the ring. The sellout crowd inside the State Farm Arena, cellphones up to record the occasion, roared. It had been more intermittent cheers throughout the 10 rounds prior, when Davis was in a much more
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We looked at how Anthony Yarde is honing his power in training camp, with Tunde Ajayi, ahead of his return to action, live on BT Sport on July 10th. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/
We’ve got some moderately rare Sunday night action for you tonight, as Premier Boxing Champions bring another blockbuster, superstar event to prime time network TV on FOX, featuring David Morrell facing Mario Cazares in the 12-round super middleweight main event. We’ll have updates and highlights for the full three-fight card, plus round-by-round for the main
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Former three division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is looking for payback. Returning for the first time since last October’s twelve round decision loss to Teofimo Lopez, Lomachenko beat down and stopped Nakatani in the ninth round of a lightweight main event Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Posted on 06/26/2021 By: Sean Crose On Saturday night, the 14-2 Vasyl Lomachenko returned to the ring for the first time since his decision loss to Teofimo Lopez in a high profile lightweight title bout last year. This time, the fighter known as Loma took on Japan’s 19-1 Masayoshi Nakatani. The bout was broadcast live
12:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Vasiliy Lomachenko didn’t officially return to any lightweight throne on Saturday, but he sure looked like a lightweight king. Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) delivered a masterful performance in a ninth-round TKO of Masayoshi Nakatani (19-2, 13 KOs) on Saturday, inside The Theater at Virgin Hotel. In his first appearance