Just when we thought we were finally on our way to an undisputed heavyweight title unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, an arbitration judge ruled that Deontay Wilder is still owed his third fight against Fury, which must take place before September 15. While the ruling also paved way for potential delay to Fury-Wilder
WBA, IBF junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor has made no secret about his desire to face idol, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao. Taylor recently got a tattoo tribute to his late dog. The dog was named ‘PacMan’ – a name given in honor of Pacquiao. “Manny is a hero of mine so when we named
Posted on 05/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite promoter Eddie Hearn shouting from the mountain tops that a showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury was signed, sealed and delivered – Deontay Wilder patiently stood back and awaited the legal results. The former WBC heavyweight titlist suffered a brutal seventh-round stoppage defeat at the hands of
6:02 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN A day after Tyson Fury tweeted that his heavyweight unification fight with Anthony Joshua was “100 percent on” for Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia, an arbitrator ruled Monday that Fury must face Deontay Wilder in a rematch by Sept. 15, ESPN has learned. In granting Wilder’s injunction, former federal judge
Chris McKenna of the Daily Star broke the news Monday that an arbitrator has ruled in favor of Deontay Wilder, determining that Tyson Fury is contractually obligated to face the “Bronze Bomber” for a third time. In their last match-up in Feb. 2020, Fury dominated the fight from the opening bell, dropping and eventually stopping
Yet another hurdle has been placed on the road to crowning an undisputed heavyweight champion. Lineal and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will have to honor a contractual clause which calls for a third fight with Deontay Wilder, arbitration judge Daniel Weinstein ruled on Monday. The case was the subject of a months-long legal battle,
Posted on 05/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode Reality is slowly setting in for Demetrius Andrade. The current WBO middleweight belt holder has always had an eye on a showdown against Canelo Alvarez. Following the Mexican native’s recent win over Billy Joe Saunders roughly a week and a half ago, Andrade took it upon himself to crash
Sep 23, 2020 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Editor’s note: This story was originally published in September. It has been updated to reference that Josh Taylor will face Jose Ramirez on May
Showtime’s May 29th tripleheader is official. As previously established, Nordine Oubaali will defend his WBC bantamweight title against Nonito Donaire in the main event, while Subriel Matias and Batyr Jukembayev duke it out in an IBF eliminator one fight prior. “I’m very excited that this fight is finally here,” said Oubaali. “I know that fans
Josh Taylor was impressed by Billy Joe Saunders’ performance in his career-defining fight against Canelo Alvarez. The unbeaten IBF/WBA 140-pound champion had their super middleweight title unification fight even through eight rounds. Though that high-profile fight ended in disappointment for Saunders on May 8, Taylor thinks the British southpaw proved himself at boxing’s elite level
Posted on 05/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode The sport of boxing has always had a specific pecking order. Those who are at the top have constantly dictated terms on when, how and where a showdown will take place. Long before Floyd Mayweather became the top dog several years ago, he was forced to acquiesce to the
Daniel Roman defeated Ricardo Espinoza by unanimous decision following 10 action-packed rounds in their super bantamweight bout on May 15, 2021, live on SHOWTIME. Fight Night Recap: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-051521 #RomanEspinoza #PBConSHOWTIME Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
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After months of negotiation and delays, Tyson Fury says the deal is finally done. Fury announced on social media earlier today that his highly anticipated heavyweight unification against Anthony Joshua is happening on August 14th in Saudi Arabia. It has been a long and uncertain road to this four belt undisputed heavyweight unification. Seven months
Unbeaten prospect Gary Antuanne Russell will aim to keep his streak of knockouts going on May 29, when he faces Jovanie Santiago in a 10-round super lightweight clash. Their Showtime televised bout will take place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The main event will feature a bantamweight clash between WBC champion
Posted on 05/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode For a number of months now, fans were unsure what to believe. Seemingly every week, promoter Eddie Hearn would announce that a showdown between unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and WBC/Ring Magazine titlist, Tyson Fury, was signed, sealed and delivered. Yet, no matter how confident Hearn appeared to be,
Fightzone (UK), TBA, Myron Mills vs Lucas Ballingall. Fightzone is a UK streaming service with, being honest, lower-tier fights, but lower-tier fights aren’t always a bad thing, necessarily. Look how great Jake Paul is! This is for the English lightweight title, which is a stepping stone toward a British title. You may have seen Mills
At the AO Arena in Manchester, the skilful Lerrone Richards comprehensively out-boxed Italy’s Giovanni De Carolis to claim the vacant European Super-Middleweight Title. Richards, who had previously won British and Commonwealth honours, ran rings around De Carolis to secure a unanimous decision. De Carolis, a former WBA World Champion, could not lay a glove on