Posted on 05/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode The smiles across boxing fan’s faces instantly turned to a look of worry. Just a few days ago, former eight-division world titlist, Manny Pacquiao, announced that he would be taking on unified welterweight champion, Errol Spence Jr. on August 21st in Las Vegas, Nevada. For as great as Pacquiao
May 22, 2021 The WBO on Saturday officially ordered a fight between unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua and the sanctioning body’s No. 1 contender, former cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. In a letter to both camps, the WBO wrote that the sides have 10 days to negotiate an agreement. If a deal is not reached,
Looks like we’re already getting answers about Josh Taylor’s next steps. Bob Arum tells Lance Pugmire that Taylor intends to face WBO mandatory challenger Jack Catterall in July, then “pursue a big fight” with either Terence Crawford or Teofimo Lopez by the end of 2021. As Scott points out in that first link, Catterall (26-0,
Former WBA, IBF cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev is ready to start preparing for his next fight, which is currently being targeted for the summer. “Murat is ready to begin intensive training,” a team spokesman told Igor Lazorin. Gassiev made his heavyweight debut last year, when he knocked out Albanian Nuri Seferi on October 31. The
Posted on 05/24/2021 By: Sean Crose Expect a lot of talk from fight fans throughout the summer about the upcoming August battle between the legendary Manny Pacquiao and the young lion, Errol Spence. Many expect Spence to walk away with the win by virtue of his size, youth, and laudable talent. Pacquiao, however, has his
8:26 AM ET There’s a generation of people who became boxing fans because of the Marvin Hagler vs. Tommy Hearns fight in 1985 — an eight-minute slugfest won by Hagler in a third-round knockout. Thirty-six years later, many recognize it as the greatest fight ever. Hagler died in March after suffering a heart attack at
Saturday’s DAZN card doesn’t just have the main event between Devin Haney and Jorge Linares, as there is also — among other fights — an IBF junior lightweight eliminator between Martin J. Ward and Azinga Fuzile scheduled for the show. Ward (24-1-2, 11 KO) and Fuzile (14-1, 8 KO) come into the bout with different
Frank Martin scored an impressive seventh-round knockout victory over Jerry Perez in their scheduled 10-round WBA Intercontinental Lightweight Championship bout, live on FS1. He improves to 13-0 (10 KOs). Click here for a fight night recap: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-042021 #MartinPerez #PBConFS1 Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing
British light-heavyweight Callum Johnson discussed his future ambitions, as he lines up another world title shot and potential domestic bouts with Anthony Yarde and Lyndon Arthur. 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
It was a fight Stephen Fulton hoped would take place nearly two years, though one which has proven to be worth the wait. The unbeaten WBO junior featherweight titlist was among the most interested observers in the room when Brandon Figueroa registered a 7th round knockout of Luis Nery earlier this month at Dignity Health
Posted on 05/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Throughout most of his young career, Jose Ramirez has shown a tremendous amount of discipline and focus. That, in turn, has allowed him to hoist two world titles at 140 pounds. Yet, when it mattered most, Ramirez was disappointed that he momentarily lost his attention to detail. At the
May 22, 2021 LAS VEGAS — WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have both signed contracts for the third bout in their heavyweight rivalry. During the Josh Taylor-Jose Ramirez telecast on ESPN on Saturday, Fury said that he had signed his contract. Wilder has also finalized his side of the deal, according to
Josh Taylor joined a short list of four-belt undisputed world champions on Saturday, beating Jose Ramirez to become the fully unified man at 140 lbs. Taylor (18-0, 13 KO) spoke with media at the post-fight press conference about his performance and what could be next. On setting a precedent for other fighters “I don’t know.
The business of boxing is convoluted, murky, confusing and sometimes downright unethical. Its chaotic nature means things are never straightforward, when it seems they should be, and the sport’s regularly appearing loopholes frequently cause all kinds of carnage. This week boxing did what boxing does and didn’t only shoot itself in the foot but blew
Posted on 05/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode The boxing world was seemingly minding its own business before Manny Pacquiao dropped his seismic size news upon it. The former eight-division world champion announced this past Friday that he will be taking on unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 21st. All along,
11:13 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Josh Taylor jumped on someone’s shoulders, pumped his fists and cheered along with the small section of his supporters nestled behind one of the corners. They had every reason to be thrilled. In one of the rarest fights in boxing — an undisputed title fight featuring two undefeated boxers
Three-division boxing champion Claressa Shields is set to make her MMA debut on Thursday, June 10, when she faces Brittney Elkin in a PFL fight from Atlantic City, which will air on ESPN+ and ESPN2. Shields (11-0, 2 KO in boxing) should be the favorite here, at least on paper. While it’s Claressa’s MMA debut
LAS VEGAS – Josh Taylor is convinced he beat Jose Ramirez much clearer than the scorecards showed Saturday night. All three judges – Tim Cheatham, Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld – scored their competitive 12-round, 140-pound title unification fight exactly the same, 114-112 for Taylor. The two knockdowns Taylor produced, one in the sixth round