Posted on 03/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermall Charlo has made it no secret that he is interested in trading fists with former WBC super-middleweight champion David Benavidez. Although he currently campaigns one weight class higher, Charlo hasn’t backed down from his claim that he will not only move up in weight to face Benavidez but
12:20 PM ET Cameron Wolfe The World Boxing Council has ordered rising lightweight star Ryan Garcia to face contender Javier Fortuna for the interim lightweight title and right to be mandatory challenger to champion Devin Haney. The negotiation period has begun for a Garcia-Fortuna bout with a purse bid scheduled for April 16 if no
EC Boxing won purse bids for the fight for the vacant EBU light heavyweight between Igor Mikhalkin (24-2) and Mathieu Bauderlique (20-1) with an offer for 51,000 Euro. Promoter Erol Ceylan plans to stage the fight in May or June with the venue not decided yet. Mikhalkin returned this past weekend after a long coronavirus
Posted on 03/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Photo Credit: Amanda Westcott Mike Tyson knows a great fighter when he sees one. The former undisputed heavyweight champion recently spoke with Canelo Alvarez on his podcast, Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson. During their conversation, the pound-for-pound star mapped out the goals he has for himself which include a May
10:55 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 When Britain’s Ricky Hatton made his professional debut in 1997, he recalled hardly anyone turning up at the Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes to
Ryan Garcia may not be fighting Manny Pacquiao next, but it looks like it’ll still be an ultra-athletic southpaw. While Devin Haney deals with Jorge Linares, the WBC has ordered “Kingry” to defend his interim lightweight title against longtime mandatory challenger Javier Fortuna, giving the pair until April 16th to hammer things out before a
Rising undefeated welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis talks about his upcoming bout, a major step up in class versus former world champion Sergey Lipinets Saturday, April 10 in the main event on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing. Also, we discuss when the time is right for a young fighter to face the elite, examining examples from the past
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Two-Time world champion Amir Khan is backing Tal Singh to become the first ever Sikh world champion boxer. Khan is advising the 26-year-old from Liverpool who is expected to make his professional debut this summer. Light flyweight Singh began his amateur boxing career relatively late at 18, but he quickly progressed through the ranks in
Posted on 03/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode With numerous reports surfacing that former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson turned down a 25 million dollars offer to face his long-time rival Evander Holyfield, Tyson has decided to put an end to those erroneous statements. “I just want everybody to know, the fight is on with me and
Tonight on NBCSN, Ring City USA returns with a world title fight in the main event, as top women’s pound-for-pound boxers Amanda Serrano and Daniela Bermudez battle for a pair of featherweight belts. The 32-year-old Serrano has won titles in seven different weight classes and been one of the standouts of women’s boxing for years,
Mexican boxer Julio Cesar ‘Rey’ Martínez returned to the gym this week to start preparing for his next defense of the World Boxing Council junior flyweight championship after suffering an injury last month. According to ESPN Deportes, Martinez has set his sights on rescheduling the postponed fight against the interim-champion of the WBC, Puerto Rico’s
Posted on 03/24/2021 By: Sean Crose Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz will be facing the popular and longtime heavyweight contender Chris Arreola on May 1’st at Carson, California’s Dignity Health Sports Park. The bout was originally set for April. Although this promises to be an intriguing and most likely entertaining affair, the fact the Premiere
Despite having contractual dibs on the winner of Jamel Herring vs Carl Frampton, ESPN reports that WBO mandatory super featherweight challenger Shakur Stevenson is set to headline a June 12th ESPN card in New York City, “most likely” against #2 contender Jeremiah Nakathila. Said card, which would come on Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend, will
Derek Chisora is not expecting heavyweight rival Dillian Whyte to come out swinging in his rematch with Alexander Povetkin rematch, which takes place this coming Saturday in Gibraltar, live on DAZN and Sky Sports Box Office. Whyte will attempt to get revenge for his knockout loss, which took place last August when Povetkin landed a
Posted on 03/24/2021 Cuban star and WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will seek a third world title in a second weight class when he faces veteran contender Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna for the WBA Middleweight Title in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, May 1 as part of a
8:56 PM ET Boxing great Antonio Tarver is out of a scheduled matchup with former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir. Tarver was set to meet Mir on the undercard of the boxing event headlined by Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren on April 17 in Atlanta. But Tarver, 50, did not meet the requirements to compete
#PBCTimeOut: Unbeaten welterweight contender Jaron “Boots” Ennis speaks with Ray Flores ahead of his Showtime Championship Boxing main event against rugged Sergey Lipinets on April 10, 2021. Ennis gives his analysis of his upcoming opponent and talks about his aspirations in the sport of boxing, including being a four-division world champion! #EnnisLipinets Fight Details: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-041021