Posted on 05/12/2021 The Boxing Task Force (BTF) announced today the 49 quota places, originally to be awarded at the Road to Tokyo Americas Qualifier, that were awarded to boxers to compete in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 this summer. The quota places included six Team USA boxers, which was based off the BTF Rankings.
Two previously brewing fights are set to share a very interesting-looking card, as Mike Coppinger reports that DAZN will host a July 9th doubleheader featuring Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez vs. Sullivan Barrera and Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Javier Fortuna. Ramirez (41-0, 27 KO) will be making his first appearance since signing with Golden Boy this past
All Star Boxing has announced the main event of their May 21st show, which will air live with an audience from the Bryan Glazer JCC Center in Tampa, Florida. World ranked WBO/NABO light flyweight champion Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez (23-3-1 13 KO’s) of Caugas, Puerto Rico defends his title against Armando “Ichiro Ozeki” Torres (26-18 19
Posted on 05/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode David Benavidez wasn’t entirely surprised that Canelo Alvarez defeated Billy Joe Saunders, but nevertheless, he was still impressed. The two faced off in a super middleweight unification bout this past weekend at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. In front of over 73,000 screaming fans, Saunders gave Alvarez a competitive
During this video interview with Fight Hub TV, former titleholder David Benavidez shares some of his thoughts on Canelo’s recent performance against Billy Joe Saunders, the prospect of Canelo fighting Caleb Plant, and why he thinks he matches up well with the Mexican superstar. Check out some excerpts of what Benavidez had to say below.
Luis Ortiz appreciates the fact that Andy Ruiz is at least looking in his direction. The next step—actually securing such a fight—has always been the hard part for the two-time time challenger. California’s Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) openly discussed options for his next fight almost immediately after returning to the ring this past weekend. The
Posted on 05/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode It appears as though Teófimo Lopez will have to share the undisputed stage. For the first time in boxing history, there will be two undisputed title fights on the same card. With Lopez already set to defend his IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO and Ring Magazine lightweight titles against mandatory
7:16 PM ET Teofimo Lopez will make his first title defense as undisputed lightweight champion against George Kambosos Jr. on June 19 at Miami’s loanDepot Park, Triller Fight Club announced Tuesday. The card will be co-headlined by a women’s super middleweight bout between Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Elin Cederroos, with all four world championship belts on
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David Haye responded to reports that a deal worth $150m has been agreed for Tyson Fury to fight Anthony Joshua this summer, in Saudi Arabia. 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/ Follow us on Instagram
Billy Joe Saunders has a lengthy stretch of recovery ahead of him, but there’s a silver lining. Mike Coppinger reports that the former WBO super middleweight champion took home $8 million for last Saturday’s unification bout with Canelo Alvarez. Saunders (30-1, 14 KO), who vacated his middleweight title over a drug test dispute before beating
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says his boxer has no intention of signing a contract for a unification deal with Anthony Joshua until he is “comfortable” with the terms. On Tuesday, Eddie Hearn, promoter for Joshua, revealed that the unification clash will land on either August 7 or August 14 –
Posted on 05/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Although it took place several months ago, Oscar Valdez hasn’t stopped smiling since defeating Miguel Berchelt in late February. The win for Valdez allowed him to wrap the WBC super featherweight world title around his waist. Now, looking ahead, Valdez is currently weighing his options. Amongst them, is a
8:28 AM ET Saudi Arabia will host the world heavyweight boxing title-unification fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in August, promoter Eddie Hearn said Tuesday. Joshua holds the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO titles, while fellow Briton Fury is the WBC belt holder. “Aug. 7, Aug. 14, I think it’s a very bad secret
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Another week has passed and we’ve still yet to receive official confirmation on the undisputed heavyweight title unification between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Even yesterday Joshua himself took to social media to express some of his frustration that negotiations have continued to linger. “Spartan.” I’m tired. My fans are tired. Your fans are tired.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, has confirmed that there are two target dates, in the month of August, for the full division unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury. The fight is going to land in Saudi Arabia, but there has still been no official announcement from either side
Posted on 05/11/2021 By: Sean Crose Although many will take the news with a grain of salt, Matchroom Boxing honcho Eddie Hearn has declared that the beyond long long awaited heavyweight championship bout between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is set to go down in August in Saudi Arabia. “August the seventh, August the fourteenth,”