After 40 years in the sports promotion business, RingTV reports that Barry Hearn — who founded Matchroom Sports Group — will be leaving the successful business while handing they keys of the kingdom to his son Eddie Hearn, who had essentially taken over Matchroom Boxing in place of his father in recent years. Eddie Hearn
Gavin McDonnell has vowed to return to where he belongs in boxing as he prepares to face Andoni Gago for the European featherweight title on Friday. McDonnell (22-2-2, 6 KOs) challenges Gago (24-3-3, 7 KOs) for his belt on a Matchroom Boxing event in Barcelona this week, live on DAZN. A victory would see McDonnell
Posted on 04/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was a mixed bag of reactions when Showtime Boxing unveiled their summer schedule. Although there were plenty of important and interesting contests, much of the boxing world was fixated on the ring return of Gervonta Davis. The hard-hitting Baltimore native is officially set to move up in weight
4:38 PM ET Regis Prograis will get the knockout finish he believed he deserved this past weekend. Prograis’ technical decision win over Ivan Redkach on Saturday in Atlanta was overturned to a sixth-round TKO on Monday, Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission executive director Matt Woodruff told ESPN on Monday. The bout originally was ruled a
2021’s glut of exhibitions and freakshow fights, which continue to be stunningly lucrative endeavors, may leave dedicated boxing fans bewildered and furious. There is a deep, abiding solemnity to the art of consenting adults punching each other for money, and a YouTuber decking a retired wrestler seemingly flies in the face of that. Speaking as
Joe Fournier, who fought at cruiserweight this past weekend, says he wants to face Youtube star Jake Paul next. On Saturday night, Fournier picked up a second round stoppage win over music star Reykon. The two men were competing at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the pay-per-view undercard to Paul’s fight
Posted on 04/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode With the biggest fight of his life possibly taking place at year’s end, WBA middleweight champion, Ryota Murata, will reportedly begin working the rust off. As first reported by Chris Mannix, Murata (16-2, 13 KOs) is currently engaged in conversation to take on IBF belt holder Gennadiy Golovkin. The
8:37 PM ET Ben Askren isn’t really sure how to compute what happened over the weekend. The former UFC fighter and multiple-time MMA champion was knocked out in the first round by Jake Paul in a boxing match last Saturday night in Atlanta. Askren, a former Olympic wrestler, was never a great boxer. So, getting
One part of what we’ll see next for Demetrius Andrade seems settled, as Andrade indicated in a Tweet this weekend that he’ll defend his WBO middleweight title this summer, and sent respect to Liam Williams after their Saturday bout: Congrats @Liamwilliamsko & @dominicingle on a great fight and for showing how tough u are, Liam
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Denzel Bentley v Felix Cash is a British banger you simply can’t miss out on this week. On Saturday 24th April, the two unbeaten middleweights will battle it out for the British and Commonwealth titles. 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
Ring City USA enjoys its second consecutive main event featuring a female title fight. Long-reigning featherweight titlist Jelena Mrdjenovich defends her WBA strap versus Erika Cruz Hernandez. The bout has been elevated to headlining act Thursday evening on NBC Sports Network from U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. The move was made in the
Posted on 04/19/2021 By: Hector Franco Providence, Rhode Island’s Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (30-0, 18 KOs) made the fourth successful defense of his WBO middleweight title, winning a unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Liam Williams (23-3-1, 18 KOs) this weekend in Florida. Andrade’s performance at times was spectacular, scoring highlight reel uppercuts throughout. In the
7:01 AM ET 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 Promoter Eddie Hearn has said that Anthony Joshua’s fight against Tyson Fury is bigger than the Olympics and has no concern about the undisputed
During his post fight press conference following his technical decision win over Ivan Redkach, Regis Prograis fields media questions about the fight and talks a bit about where he looking to go from here — notably mentioning a fight against Adrien Broner. Both Prograis and Broner have gone back and forth in the media for
EBU super welterweight champ Sergio Garcia will not fight on the big Matchroom / OPI since 82 / DAZN show at the Palau D´hebron in Barcelona on April 23 as he couldn’t come to terms with the promoters. The opponent was supposed to have been Colombian Joel Julio (39-5).. On the bill now is Norwegian
Posted on 04/18/2021 By: Sean Crose First things first – Jake Paul, who, let’s be honest, is a professional fighter operating in the cruiserweight division – is known to be over the top. He started off as a social media star, after all, and is currently one of the top draws in boxing. You don’t
With Jake Paul’s win over Ben Askren in the books, focus is now on what’s next for Paul. Joe Fournier may be the front-runner right now, but there are other options out there, and Paul is talking about them. As for this whole thing maybe going away, don’t bank on it, as the PPV numbers