However boxing fans and media might feel about his middleweight title fight against Erislandy Lara, this is the moment Thomas LaManna has worked to reach throughout his adult life. Lara has obvious advantages in experience and level of opposition, but LaManna is inspired by his conviction that Saturday night means much more to him than
Posted on 04/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode At the age of 30, WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol, is presumably in the middle of his prime. Over the years, the Russian native has built a solid overall resume which includes wins over Sullivan Barrera, Jean Pascal and newly crowned WBO belt holder, Joe Smith Jr. Still,
7:53 PM ET Tyson Fury, the heavyweight champion of the world, is looking to add another honor on Saturday. It’s one he has no control over and something he didn’t even know about until this week. Depending what happens in Louisville, Fury might be the namesake of a Kentucky Derby champion. The horse, King Fury,
Showtime’s May 29th Nordine Oubaali vs. Nonito Donaire card is set to land in Carson, California’s Dignity Health Sports Park with a limited capacity, with tickets releasing tomorrow (April 29th). The announcement also confirms the reported co-feature between Subriel Matias and Batyrzhan Jukembayev, though it does not mention the Raymart Gaballo-Emmanuel Rodriguez rematch previously linked
The prospect of a Manny Pacquiao-Terence Crawford fight is dead, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told BoxingScene. Arum said there was deal agreed to for Crawford to defend his WBO welterweight world title against Pacquiao, the all-time great eight-division world champion, on June 5 in the main event of an ESPN pay-per-view event from Abu
Posted on 04/28/2021 By: Sean Crose “For three days I negotiated with those a–holes so that they would let him go.” During a recent interview for In Depth with Graham Bensinger, Canelo Alvarez, perhaps the biggest star in boxing, speaks the following words regarding the previously unknown kidnapping of his brother “Three days,” he ads.
1:37 PM ET Maciej Sulecki is once again set to face Jaime Munguia, in a middleweight battle now set for June 19, Golden Boy Promotions announced Wednesday. The fight between Munguia and Sulecki was originally scheduled for April 24 at the Don Haskins Center at the University of Texas at El Paso, but Sulecki suffered
Pre-order #RuizArreola—May 1st on FOX Sports PPV—for $49.99: http://pbcham.ps/RuizArreolaPPV5 Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. and veteran contender Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola take to the stage in their final press conference before their heavyweight showdown on Saturday, May 1, 2021, live on FOX Sports PPV. Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN
Sunny Edwards discussed his plans for world domination, starting with Moruti Mthalane on Friday 30th April. 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 ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more on upcoming fights on BT
It’s being reported by ESPN that WBO super featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer (14-0, 5 KO) has the stage set for his first world title defense, where she’ll take on Erica Farias (26-4, 10 KO) in a June 19 co-feature to be held in Las Vegas. Mayer, 30, won the vacant world title by outpointing Ewa
It has been nearly two years since Omar Figueroa Jr’s last fight. There was a lot of consideration over that period where the former lightweight titlist believed there would never be a next one. “Those thoughts crossed my mind, absolutely,” Figueroa admitted during a recent Zoom media conference call to discuss his upcoming welterweight bout
Posted on 04/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode With Floyd Mayweather officially set to take on YouTube star Logan Paul in an exhibition contest on June 6th, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, many have viewed the event as more of a spectacle. However, with the co-main event of their contest officially revealed, it appears
5:09 AM ET WWE superstar Drew McIntyre claims WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is “stalking” him for a match. McIntyre, a two-time WWE Champion, has been called out by Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) multiple times in interviews and on social media. Fury’s sole WWE appearance came in October 2019 when he faced Braun Strowman at
Just hours after its official reveal, Floyd Mayweather’s June 6th exhibition bout with Logan Paul has the beginnings of an undercard. Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix reports that Jean Pascal will face Badou Jack in a rematch of their 2019 title fight, while a clash between former unified super welterweight champ Jarrett Hurd and Luis Arias
It’s been a long training camp for Mick Conlan as he preps for his Friday night meeting with Ionut Baluta. How long? “It’s been forever,” he chuckles, only half joking when talking about the time he’s spent in London since mid-January. That’s quite a while for a family man any way you slice it, but
Posted on 04/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode For nearly a year and a half, Jarrett Hurd would simply shrug his shoulders whenever he was asked when he would return to the ring. Still, even without a concrete date, the former unified 154-pound champion worked steadily on his craft. Now, after waiting patiently, it appears as though
8:29 PM ET Five-time world champion Floyd Mayweather will return to the ring to face YouTube sensation turned-boxer Logan Paul at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on June 6 on Showtime PPV and Fanmio, it was announced on Tuesday night. “Logan Paul and I are going to fight at Hard Rock Stadium. Mayweather Promotions, Fanmio
19-year-old Jordanian amateur boxer, Rashed Al-Swaisat, has died after sustaining a brain injury during an April 16 match at the AIBA Youth World Championships in Kielce, Poland. Al-Swaisat was knocked out in the third round of his light-heavyweight bout. He received treatment in the ring by on-site doctors before being rushed to a Kielce hospital