The Frank Warren Story is the latest production from the acclaimed BT Sport Films series. It takes a complete look at the life and times of one of sport’s most colourful figures. The film premieres for the first time on Sunday 11th April at 9.30pm on BT Sport 1 HD. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing
Rising Welterweight star Conor Benn defends his WBA Continental Title against Samuel Vargas in the main event, Watford’s Shannon Courtenay and Australia’s Ebanie Bridges clash for the vacant WBA Bantamweight World Title. (photos by Mark Robinson) Also on the card, Hartlepool’s Savannah Marshall returns after her win over Hannah Ranki , Glasgow Bantamweight Kash Farooq
Posted on 04/03/2021 Tursynbay Kulakhmet (3-0, 2 KOs) wasted absolutely no time in starching Heber Rondon (20-1, 13 KOs). A clean left hook saw Rondon hit the deck once in the opening few seconds on the undercard of lightweight champion Jamel Herring against former titlist Carl Frampton. After gradually raising back to his feet, Kulakhmet
Posted on 04/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode Keith Thurman continues to stare at his fight calendar, hoping and praying that a fight date appears. The former unified welterweight champion has sat on the sidelines for a year and a half as he nurses injuries he suffered after his last contest, a split decision loss against Manny
7:48 AM ET Joe Smith Jr. did not take the path of least resistance to reach his second shot at a light heavyweight world title. As he prepares to step into the ring on Saturday against Maxim Vlasov at the Osage Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma (10 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+), with the vacant WBO
Showtime’s back on Saturday night with a tripleheader from Connecticut, which may wind up being their last show in the Mohegan bubble. In the main event, Jaron “Boots” Ennis (26-0, 24 KO) takes on Sergey Lipinets (16-1-1, 12 KO), and the welterweight co-feature sees Eimantas Stanionis (12-0, 9 KO) face Thomas Dulorme (25-4-1, 16 KO).
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, explained the Middle East scenario for staging the full division indication with WBC champion Tyson Fury. Both boxers are on board with the fight – but there is still no concrete date or venue. According to Hearn, several offers will be presented to
Posted on 04/08/2021 By: Sean Crose “We’re out there grafting away every day to get this done,” promoter Eddie Hearn tells Sky Sports. He’s referring to the much anticipated heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. The two camps have been working to make a fight happen…but the truth is that it’s been
During today’s final press conference for Saturday’s Showtime main event between Jaron Ennis and Sergey Lipinets, Ennis appeared to answer media questions leading into the bout. You can catch the card’s full press conference above thanks to Fight Hub TV, with some quotes from Ennis below. Jaron Ennis on what a win over Sergey Lipinets
Former Boxcino Heavyweight champion, and, current contender, Andrey Fedosov returns to action when he takes on Mahammadrasul Majidov on Saturday, April 17th at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Fedosov of Shuya, Russia, will be making his first ring appearance of 2021, and has a record of 31-3 with 25 knockouts.
Posted on 04/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Chris Eubank Jr. views a showdown between unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and WBO belt holder Billy Joe Saunders as noncompetitive. The two are slated to face off on May 8th, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas on May 8th. According to oddsmakers, Saunders is listed as a
No matter who emerges victorious in Moruti Mthalane’s April 30th IBF flyweight title defense against Sunny Edwards, his next mandatory will be decided when former title challenger Jay Harris meets 22-year-old Ricardo Sandoval atop a May 14th MTK Fight Night in Bolton. Harris (18-1, 9 KO) demolished Paddy Barnes to set up a February 2020
Jaron Ennis believes Sergey Lipinets’ fight style is tailor-made for him. Find out if he’s right when these welterweight powerhouses battle on Saturday, April 10, 2021, live on #PBConSHOWTIME. #EnnisLipinets Fight Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-041021 #Shorts Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Make It or Die Trying: The Frank Warren shows you the amazing night when British boxing icon Frank Bruno was crowned world heavyweight champion. Watch the BT Sport Film in full from Sunday April 11th, at 9.30pm on BT Sport 1 HD. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing
Ring City USA today announced two compelling undercard matchups that will round out the main card for its Thursday, April 22 event from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. and live on NBC Sports Network (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT). The co-main event of the evening is a women’s featherweight world title bout
Posted on 04/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Mike Tyson still has a bit of revenge on his mind. In back-to-back bouts against Evander Holyfield in the mid-1990s, Tyson was heavily favored to win both contests. Those who backed the former undisputed heavyweight champion to come out victorious, however, were left disappointed as Holyfield would walk away
7:00 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 As the son of a famous boxer, Conor Benn has dealt with high expectations early in his career. Sometimes he wonders whether he should
Though the deal is reportedly in place for two fights between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, don’t count your chickens just yet. Fury, the WBC titleholder and considered universally No. 1 man at heavyweight (unless you’re the WBA, IBF, or WBO, but who cares?), Tweeted out this notice on Wednesday: That’s pretty clear without actually