Andy Ruiz (33-2) and Chris Arreola (38-6-1) will square off Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The fight will headline a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX pay-per-view. The all-Mexican heavyweight showdown is sure to produce fireworks with both fighter’s fan friendly styles. However, most observers believe that the younger Ruiz
Posted on 04/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was about as improbable a win as you’ll find. Andy Ruiz Jr. made his way to the ring on June 1st, 2019, seemingly, without a prayer in the world. Waiting on him, was unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua. As most of the betting public waited patiently to see
12:09 PM ET Associated Press BROCKTON, Mass. — – Middleweight boxing champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler is being celebrated in his Massachusetts hometown with a street named in his honor. The Brockton City Council on Monday approved a proposal by two councilors to name a currently under-construction street Marvin Hagler Drive, The Enterprise reported Wednesday. Hagler,
York Hall, London – For the IBF flyweight world championship, Sunny Edwards (16-0, 4 KOs) became a world champion with an impressive display of boxing to beat Moruti Mthalane (39-3, 26 KOs) with a twelve round unanimous decision. The scores were 118-111, 120-108 and 115-113. Edwards was boxing well in the first round, moving and jabbing.
Posted on 04/30/2021 By: Sean Crose Authorities in Puerto Rico have questioned welterweight Felix Verdejo regarding the case of Keishla Marlen Rodriguez Ortiz, who they say has been missing since Thursday. Police visited Verdejo, who is from the island’s capital of San Juan, last evening, though it’s reported Verdejo didn’t want to speak without being
2:44 PM ET King Fury, the 20-1 horse named after lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has been scratched from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. King Fury’s trainer, Kenny McPeek, tweeted the horse spiked 104 degree fever with an elevated white count on Friday afternoon after a galloping session in the morning, leading to the decision to pull
Sunny Edwards lifted the IBF flyweight title from Moruti Mthalane tonight at York Hall, taking the win by unanimous decision and becoming a first-time world champion. Edwards (16-0, 4 KO) won on scores of 115-113, 118-111, and 120-108. Giving him every round is pretty indifferent judging, particularly down the stretch when Edwards had stopped doing
Pre-order #RuizArreola—May 1st on FOX Sports PPV—for $49.99: http://pbcham.ps/RuizArreolaPPV5 Fighters take to the scales ahead of their matchups on May 1, 2021, live on FOX Sports PPV, headlined by a heavyweight throwdown between former unified world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. and veteran contender Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola. Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN
Sunny Edwards has dedicated himself to his hardest training camp yet, as he prepares to face Moruti Mthalane for the IBF Flyweight world title. He discusses his elusive fighting style and comparisons to greats such as Vasyl Lomachenko. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing
Ricardo Sandoval will be among the sport’s most interested observers for this weekend’s IBF flyweight title fight. Moruti Mthalane will attempt the fourth defense of his second title reign, facing unbeaten Sunny Edwards (15-0, 6KOs) this Friday at York Hall in Bethnal Green, England. The winner will then turn his attention to a title eliminator
Posted on 04/30/2021 By: Sean Crose One thing is certain – Andy Ruiz is not James “Buster” Douglas. People had taken to comparing the two men after an out of shape Ruiz showed up to his rematch with Anthony Joshua and was easily beaten. Those who were around and of a certain age in 1990
7:51 AM ET As the boxing world slowly starts rolling back into full gear, this weekend’s fights represent a burst of momentum leading into the busiest month in boxing we’ve had in over a year. It kicks off on Friday in London (ESPN+, 4 p.m. main card; 2 p.m. ET undercard) with a card featuring
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is back tonight for BKFC 17, and our live coverage will kick off at 8 pm ET for the card from Birmingham, Alabama. You can order the standalone PPV at Fite TV if you want, or you can watch cheaper via the BKTV app. Tonight’s main event will see Frank Tate
Personal memories are short. Collective memories are the same. It’s true in lots of areas of life. It’s true in boxing too. How short a memory is often reflects how much memory is built up. Upon the recent passing of Marvelous Marvin Hagler, those who were around when he was fighting were reminded how much
Posted on 04/29/2021 By: Sean Crose As if boxing isn’t in a strange enough place at the moment. As if the Paul brothers, and former greats taking up all the oxygen in the room isn’t enough – there is the news that the much anticipated Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury heavyweight title fight is now Dead Before
9:43 PM ET Top Rank promoter Bob Arum turned the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight negotiating drama up a notch on Thursday when he referred to the discussed blockbuster boxing match for this summer as “dead in the water.” It happened as Arum, who co-promotes Fury in the United States, told the UK’s Telegraph that talks
While Canelo Alvarez is currently scheduled to unify 168lb titles with Billy Joe Saunders, he’s just come out to explain how he had to deal with Mexican kidnappers in back in 2018 who had taken his brother. In an interview that’s scheduled to air this weekend on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, Canelo recounts what
Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says a potential unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not taking place in July or August. A few days ago, Arum explained to BoxingScene.com that Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, was taking too long to secure a finalized agreement