7:51 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 Remember the comedy movie “Last Vegas” — featuring Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline? It was a story about a
Former junior middleweight titleholder Tony Harrison is the latest to join Brian Custer’s Last Stand Podcast, and during the interview he talks about a number of topics ranging from losing his father/trainer to COVID, his return to the ring, and his plans to target some big fights in the division. Check out some excerpts from
Barry McGuigan, former world champion and fight promoter, would much rather see a welterweight unification between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence. But in recent news, Spence is heading in the direction of a three belt unification with Yordenis Ugas. And there has been some chatter about Crawford colliding with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao.
Posted on 04/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Boxing fans around the world have grown sick and tired of the proliferation of belts. After seemingly every bout, a new world title is wrapped around the waist of the winner. The breaking point for fans appeared to come when WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman introduced the ever confusing “Franchise”
After initially falling apart due to mutual bouts with COVID, the WBC bantamweight title fight between champion Nordine Oubaali and top contender Nonito Donaire has a new date. Julius Julianis, confirming an earlier report from Dan Rafael, claims that the pair will meet on May 29th in Los Angeles atop a three-fight bill. Oubaali (17-0,
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says his boxer has now entered full training for an expected full division unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury. The British promoter indicates that a venue announcement is very close – for a date in July. Both boxers are on board, as each man
Posted on 04/03/2021 It might be early in the professional career of Keyshawn Davis (2-0, 2 KOs) but by the looks of it, he appears to be the real deal. The 22-year-old punished fellow prospect Richman Ashelley (10-2, 9 KOs) over the course of four rounds. With Ashelley receiving a beating every round, his corner
Prior reports are true: Junior middleweights Erickson Lubin and Jeison Rosario are going to face off on Showtime. Exactly when, it’s not been settled, said Lubin’s trainer, the esteemed Kevin Cunningham, who is a specialist in training lefties and marching with them up the ladder of prominence. No date or site has been determined, but
Unbeaten prospect Fabian Maidana overcame a slow start and dominated Jorge Maysonet on Saturday, July 23, 2016 on PBC on NBCSN. Maidana plodded his way through the opening round of his eight-round main-event clash with Puerto Rican slugger Jorge Maysonet, generally taking the worst of it—including a hard right hand that bloodied his nose. From
Tyson Fury praised the impact of Frank Warren after he became a two-time world champion, which completed a remarkable turnaround. Fury explained in the BT Sport Films production, what made his promoter so special to him. Make It Or Die Trying: The Frank Warren Story premieres on BT Sport 1 HD on Sunday 11th April
Former world champion Sergey Lipinets shared insights into his training camp as he prepares to take on rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis in a 12-round battle that headlines action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, April 10 from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin) The 32-year-old
Posted on 04/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Bernard Hopkins can hear the criticism coming from all angles. The former two-division world champion and current partner of Golden Boy Promotions may not be involved in the handling of Canelo Alvarez and his career anymore, but he still notices what’s going on around him. The Mexican star is
Carl Frampton’s boxing career came to an end on Saturday in Dubai, where he was beaten inside of six rounds when making a challenge for Jamel Herring’s WBO junior lightweight title. The fight Frampton goes out on was an ambitious bid to win a world title in a third weight class, to add something more
Josh Taylor continues to prepare himself for the biggest fight of his pro career, which takes place on May 22 in Las Vegas. Taylor will collide with Jose Ramirez in a battle of unbeatens – with the IBF, WBA, WBO, WBC world titles at stake. A victory would make Taylor the first Scottish boxer to
Posted on 04/04/2021 By: Oliver McManus Jamel Herring proved his championship credentials out in Dubai on Saturday evening with a near perfect display against Carl Frampton. The WBO champion boxed beautifully from the beginning to ask questions of his challenger before a monumental sixth-rounder saw Herring dismantle Frampton through a series of well-worked punches. The
Shakur Stevenson isn’t being unclear at all: He wants a belt at 130, and he’s got Jamel Herring in his sights. Herring (23-2, 11 KO) retained his WBO belt on Saturday, dominating Carl Frampton in Dubai. Stevenson (15-0, 8 KO) has also called out WBC titlist Oscar Valdez, who is now seen as the real
Former two division world champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon is determined to give himself a new opportunity in the ring even though he’s been retired from boxing since 2012. A few days ago, Calderon hinted at the probability of a ring return. Calderon assured that he still has several goals to achieve. The first is
Posted on 04/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode It’s been a long time since Amir Khan has been seen inside a boxing ring, two years come July to be exact. Although his most recent appearance came in a winning effort against Billy Dib, the brutal sixth-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Terence Crawford three months prior