World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman offered heavy praise for the super flyweight unification rematch from last Saturday night, between Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez. Estrada came away with a twelve round split decision victory. In the aftermath, there was a lot of controversy over the outcome. The scores were 115-113 for
Posted on 03/17/2021 Rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis faces his most difficult test in pursuit of a world title shot as he headlines his first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® against former world champion Sergey Lipinets. These formidable contenders meet in a 12-round, crossroads fight with welterweight world title implications on Saturday, April 10 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m.
12:14 AM ET WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade will defend his title April 17 against mandatory challenger Liam Williams at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Andrade’s promoter, Matchroom, announced Saturday night. The fight, which will air on DAZN, will be Andrade’s first in 15 months, since he landed a ninth-round technical
Two of Britain’s top young middleweights will collide when British champion Denzel Bentley meets Commonwealth champion Felix Cash on April 24th. Frank Warren, who promotes Bentley (14-0-1, 12 KO), won a February purse bid to stage the BBBofC-mandated bout. After previously feasting on limited opposition, Bentley battled Mark Heffron to a unanimous draw last September
BRITISH Middleweight champion Denzel Bentley will make the first defence of his title against mandatory challenger Felix Cash on Saturday April 24. The unbeaten pair will headline a night of boxing live on BT Sport. Queensberry Promotions won the purse bids for the fight between their man Bentley (14-0-1, 12 KOs) and Cash (13-0, 9
Posted on 03/16/2021 By: Sean Crose First things first – there was no one like Marvelous Marvin Hagler, and there never will be. Hagler, the undisputed middleweight champion of the world from 1980-1987, was unlike any fighter in his own time, much less today. Still, there is a fine line between the mindset of the
7:48 AM ET Canelo Alvarez defended his two super middleweight titles with a dominant victory over mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim on Feb. 27. Alvarez started fast and forced Yildirim to retire in his corner at the end of Round 3. That victory put Alvarez in position to face WBO world titlist Billy Joe Saunders on
David Benavidez remains unbeaten and improves to 24-0 (21 KOs) following his 11th-round technical knockout victory over a game Ronald Ellis in their scheduled 12-round WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator bout, live from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on March 13, 2021. This fight was broadcast on SHOWTIME as part of the Premier Boxing
The latest on Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua from Queensbury Promotions, Frank Warren. He speaks to Adam Catterall about the biggest British fight in history as well as Oleksandr Usyk v Joe Joyce, the return of Daniel Dubois, Billy Joe Saunders, and the potential fight between Tommy Fury and Logan Paul. Subscribe to BT Sport
Jake Paul’s fight with Ben Askren is fast approaching, coming in just a month from today on Saturday, April 17, a main event for a Triller Fight Club pay-per-view. There’s been lots of jabber, with Dana White willing to bet $1 million that Askren will win, Snoop Dogg apparently offering to make it $2 million
Heavyweight contender Oscar Rivas had no difficulty in dismissing Sylvera Louis (8-6) in their rematch, which took place on Tuesday evening at the Hotel Plaza in Quebec, in the main event of card that was staged by Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM). Rivas (27-1, 19 KOs) won by stoppage following Louis’ abandonment after the third round.
Posted on 03/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode If Jermall Charlo gets his hands on David Benavidez, he’s as confident as ever that the outcome won’t be a pretty one for the former super middleweight belt holder. Charlo, 30, has spent the past several months calling for a showdown between the pair. Despite campaigning one weight class
1:14 AM ET Who says sequels can’t top the original? It did Saturday night when Juan Francisco Estrada defeated Roman “Chocalatito” Gonzalez by split decision in an extremely close Fight of the Year quality bout at American Airlines Arena in Dallas to win the WBA, WBC, and The Ring magazine junior bantamweight titles. Eight years
With Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez all fighting over the past weekend, the conversation can naturally turn to what awaits each man. I’ve made no secret of my love for this division – in particular the rivalry between the new ‘Four Kings’ of the sport – and the future looks
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, has reacted to the angry comments from Frank Warren, who co-promotes WBC world champion Tyson Fury. In a recent interview, Warren explained that he was blindsided by Hearn’s recent interview with ESPN, where the Matchroom promoter revealed that both Fury and Joshua had
Posted on 03/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode Devin Haney hasn’t signed his name to any contracts just yet, but he knows a showdown against former multiple division champion Jorge Linares is most likely next for him. Currently, both sides are locked in negotiations with May being floated around as the target date. With Haney’s resume shallow
7:45 PM ET Associated Press Marvin Hagler, the middleweight boxing great whose title reign and career ended with a split-decision loss to “Sugar” Ray Leonard in 1987, died Saturday. He was 66. Wife Kay G. Hagler confirmed the death on Facebook on the verified Marvelous Marvin Hagler Fan Club page. “I am sorry to make
Ring City USA continues its three-event residency in Puerto Rico this week as it heads to Albergue Olimpico (Olympic Center) in Salinas this Thursday to present a stacked evening of boxing action headlined by the next chapter in the iconic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring rivalry as Alberto Machado (22-2, 18 KOs) of Rio Piedras,