8:00 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Caroline Dubois was born with boxing in her blood. She comes from a family with a rich boxing history dating back centuries, but her journey to the top ranks was a fight of its own. At the age of nine she was forced to disguise herself as a boy named
Last month in Las Vegas, Josh Taylor made history when he pulled off a twelve round unanimous decision over Jose Ramirez to unify the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO junior welterweight titles. Taylor becomes one of the few males fighters in history to unify his entire division in the four belt era. Taylor has several options
Posted on 05/31/2021 By: Sean Crose Jess Willard was big. Very big. Even by today’s standards the former cowhand would be a good sized heavyweight. Standing over six and a half feet tall, weighing close two hundred fifty pounds without an ounce of fat on him, the onetime heavyweight champion was a specimen indeed. Yet
Yordenis Ugas has gone public with a very personal medical struggle: an alopecia flare-up. The Cuban welterweight champion shared a photo showing him without his usual facial hair or his eyebrows. I am in a great moment of my life. However,alopecia returned to my life,I remove all my hair and emotionally I have failed again.But
A few weeks ago, it was announced that former unified super welterweight champion Julian “J Rock” Williams (27-2-1) would return to the ring on June 26th against Brian “La Bala” Mendoza (19-1). The fight will take place in Atlanta on the Gervonta Davis-Mario Barrios pay-per-view undercard that will be distributed by Showtime. Mendoza last fought
Posted on 05/31/2021 By: Hans Themistode Former longtime UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley stood back and watched as his good friend Ben Askren was dealt a first-round knockout loss at the hands of Jake Paul. Quickly following the defeat, Woodley dared Paul to get into the ring with him next. Now, he’ll get his chance.
Social media celebrity Jake Paul’s boxing career is looking set to continue, as Mike Coppinger reports that Paul will face UFC veteran Tyron Woodley in his next outing, with the fight set to be announced officially on Friday, two days before Jake’s brother Logan headlines a pay-per-view with Floyd Mayweather. This will be the first
Rising super lightweight start Gary Antuanne Russell retains his unblemished record following his sixth-round stoppage over Jovanie Santiago in their scheduled 10-round bout, live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. #RussellSantiago Fight Recap: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-052921 #PBConSHOWTIME Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing
Tommy Fury spoke to BT Sport ahead of his sixth fight on Saturday 5th June. He discussed his world title ambitions and his training routine, before moving on to fielding questions about Jake Paul and Tyson Fury. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join
Gervonta “Tank” Davis will attempt to become a three-division champion on June 26th when he faces WBA world super lightweight champion Mario Barrios in Showtime pay-per-view main event. While the main event should produce fireworks, the co-feature bout looks just as explosive. Former world champion Jeison “Banana” Rosario (20-2-1) will collide with former world title
Nonito Donaire Jr on his fight with Oubaali – “BoxBandz, You came so perfect to help me improve my speed.” Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 05/30/2021 By: Sean Crose Former pound for pound ranked fighter Nonito Donaire hoped to keep defying the naysayers by giving another solid performance as he
10:30 AM ET Dotun AkintoyeESPN.com Editor’s note: this story was originally published in August 2017, ahead of Floyd Mayweather’s fight against Conor McGregor, and appeared in ESPN The Magazine. On Sunday, Mayweather faces Logan Paul in an exhibition fight. When boxers prepare for a fight, it’s a process of daily accretion. They sharpen, strategize, suffer,
Jose Ramirez lost his two 140 lb world title belts on May 22, as Josh Taylor became the new undisputed champion at the weight in a fight that pretty much lived up to the hype. There’s been a lot of question about what Taylor (18-0, 13 KO) will do now. There was some expectation that
As Devin Haney staggered back to his corner at the end of the tenth round after getting hit with a flush right hand by Jorge Linares, he was in need of guidance. For the vast majority of the first ten rounds, he had Linares all figured out, boxing a complete masterclass but for one brief
Posted on 05/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the vast majority of their contest, Devin Haney looked like a world-beater. The WBC lightweight titlist took on the highly-rated Jorge Linares at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, last night. Heading into their showdown, many believed the boxing skills of Linares would trouble Haney early
YouTube and Facebook, 1:00 pm ET, Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul press conference. Actually, I think this is not a traditional sort of press conference but it’s some sort of media function similar to one, probably serving about the same purpose, and at any rate it will stream live for everyone from the former Versace
Logan Paul has drawn up a master plan ahead of his exhibition match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on June 6 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Showtime pay-per-view ($49.99). “Exhibition my ass. This is an eight-round fight, three minutes each. 10-ounce gloves,” Paul said on Showtime’s “Inside Mayweather vs. Paul” show.
Posted on 05/30/2021 By: Sean Crose “We knew he was going to look for the hook. We knew that once he opened up for the straight, he would be susceptible for the hook because he doesn’t ever evade that. We knew if he slipped we’d go straight down the middle all the time. And then