The fighting pride of West Belfast, Michael “Mick” Conlan, is primed for a summer homecoming for the ages. Conlan, the WBO No. 1 junior featherweight contender, will defend his WBO Intercontinental title against former world champion TJ Doheny in a 10-round showdown Friday, Aug. 6 at Falls Park in Belfast as part of the Féile
Posted on 06/29/2021 By: Sean Crose Floyd Mayweather can smile. It appears he may have added another one hundred million dollars to his bank account. “I’m the only person you know who can do a fake fight and get a hundred million,” he claims in a video posted on social media. “I can do some
Former welterweight titleholder Keith Thurman chats a bit with Fight Hype about some up-and-coming welterweights who would be interested in facing him with Thurman essentially saying he thinks Vergil Ortiz and Jaron Ennis still need to build themselves up a bit while he’s looking towards bigger fights. On being called out by Vergil Ortiz Jr
According to Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will be trained by Anatoly Lomachenko for his upcoming showdown with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua’s fight with Usyk is slated for the likely date of September 25 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Usyk was prepared by
Posted on 06/29/2021 By: Hans Themistode Fans were none too pleased when Jermall Charlo vs. Juan Macias Montiel was announced. The prevailing thought process surrounding their contest was that Charlo would simply bulldoze right over his man. Despite those thoughts, both Charlo and Montiel actually produced a fan-pleasing fight as the two went to war
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz As revealed earlier this month, the July 24th Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3 pay-per-view will feature a additional trio of heavyweight tussles, including a clash of unbeaten prospects, long-brewing rematch, and the latest from one of the most promising up-and-comers in the division. The co-feature pits Top Rank
WBA Gold super featherweight Mark Urvanov (19-2-1, 10 KOs) got the most he could possibly get of his eight-round mix-weight collision with South African Rofhiwa Maemu (19-12-3, 12 KOs), winning a unanimous decision in a rough non-title fight. Urvanov vs. Maemu was the main event of the night, promoted on Saturday night, June 26, by
Posted on 06/29/2021 By: Hans Themistode At the age of 33, Danny Garcia has had a long and successful career. At one point, he ruled over the 140-pound division, knocking off top names such as Amir Khan, Zab Judah and Lucas Matthysse. He then moved on to the welterweight division where he captured a world
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Anthony Yarde realised his car had been robbed moments before he was about to attend a media workout. His boot was empty, money was taken and even his merchandise! Yarde brushed it off and explained that his focus is firmly fixed on his return to the ring. He urged football fans to enjoy England at
Queensberry’s July 24th Joe Joyce vs. Carlos Takam show will feature a number of up-and-coming prospects, including 22-year-old super welterweight Hamzah Sheeraz, and a quality British title fight between Chris Jenkins and Ekow Essuman. Sheeraz (12-0, 8 KO) has looked the goods thus far as a professional, most recently dominating Argentine veteran Guido Nicolas Pitto
FRANK WARREN has delivered a spectacular undercard to support Joe Joyce’s big Heavyweight clash against Carlos Takam at SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday July 24, live on BT. Beside’s Joyce’s WBO International, WBC Silver and Commonwealth Heavyweight championships being on the line, the Hall of Fame promoter has added three further title clashes. There will
Posted on 06/29/2021 With his Hall of Fame career long behind him, Sugar Ray Leonard still works out consistently. The all-time great sits down with the crew to discuss how Sketchers have been able to assist him in doing just that. While it may appear as though Leonard is still in fighting shape, he has
7:47 AM ET On Saturday, amidst a night of tremendous performances and knockouts by Gervonta Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko, news broke that Paradigm Sports Management filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao — alleging breach of contract, and attempting to obtain an injunction to stop Pacquiao from fighting Errol Spence Jr. on Aug. 21 in
Welterweight Giovani Santillan was in action this past Saturday on the Lomachenko-Nakatani undercard, winning an eight-round decision over veteran Cecil McCalla. Now, the 29-year-old from San Diego says he’s ready for something more, and wants to get into contention at 147. “Every fight I’m learning something new about myself and this fight was no different,”
Shelly Finkel, co-manager of heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder, is not surprised that his boxer said next to nothing at the kick-off press conference to announce the upcoming trilogy fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. (photo by Ryan Hafey) “He didn’t want to get into it with Fury at the press conference,” Finkel told Sports
Posted on 06/28/2021 By: Kirk Jackson Again, he displayed star power. Another exciting, back and forth fight, another exhilarating finish and a wonderful display from both Gervonta “Tank” Davis (25-0, 24 KOs) and Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs). While we await pay-per-view results and other pecuniary numbers from the event this past weekend,
7:42 PM ET Associated Press The International Boxing Association’s new president is confident his beleaguered organization will be welcomed back into the Olympic family after the Tokyo Games. Umar Kremlev said at a news conference Monday in Switzerland that AIBA is implementing the changes necessary to get back in the good graces of the International