Joseph Parker truly enjoyed a hero’s welcome back home. The former WBO heavyweight titlist over countryman and former amateur rival Junior Fa. Parker claimed a 12-round unanimous decision in their long-awaited clash Saturday evening (local time) at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Scores were 115-113, 117-111 and an investigation-worthy 119-109 in favor of Parker,
Posted on 02/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anthony Dirrell isn’t exactly looking past fringe contender Kyrone Davis, but he does view a win over him as somewhat of a formality. The former two-time super middleweight champion is set to take on Davis this Saturday night at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles California. For Davis,
8:08 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 Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are close to agreeing a deal for their world heavyweight title unification fight, Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren has told
Mikaela Mayer may have her next fight lined up, as the WBO junior lightweight titleholder posted on social media that she’s returning June 19, with an “opponent in the works.” Mayer (14-0, 5 KO) got two fights in during Top Rank’s “bubble” run in Las Vegas last year, beating Helen Joseph in July, and then
Former two-time World Super Middleweight Champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell and Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis stepped on the scale on Friday, ahead of their main event showdown taking place this Saturday, February 27, live on FOX PBC Fight Night and FOX Deportes from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (photos by Sean
Posted on 02/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Eddie Hearn thought it was going to be pretty easy. With someone as skilled as Demetrius Andrade, the long-time promoter figured all he needed to do was provide him with a platform to showcase his skills and the big fights would come rolling in. However, after spending so many
7:37 AM ET The vast majority of the boxing world sees the outcome of Saturday’s super middleweight title defense by Canelo Alvarez in Miami a foregone conclusion. WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim has lost both of his big step-up fights in his career and has been out of the ring for two years. Alvarez has
Canelo Alvarez and Avni Yildirim are set for tomorrow night’s DAZN main event from Miami (Feb. 27, 7 pm ET), with both looking in good shape today on the scales. Both Canelo (54-1-2, 36 KO) and Yildirim (21-2, 12 KO) weighed in at 167.6, below the fight’s 168-pound limit. Alvarez will be defending the WBC
MIAMI – Eddie Hearn doesn’t expect Bob Arum’s antagonistic reaction to Hearn’s company bidding on the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos Jr. lightweight championship match to negatively impact ongoing negotiations for the biggest fight in boxing. Despite Arum’s controversial comments about Hearn on Thursday, Hearn still believes they’re close to finalizing a deal for the heavyweight title
Posted on 02/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode There’s been an incredulous look on the face of manager Ahmet Oner for roughly two months now. The moment his fighter in Avni Yildirim was tabbed as the next opponent for Canelo Alvarez, oddsmakers have essentially given him no shot at winning their contest which will take place this
7:36 AM ET On Saturday, Feb. 20, lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez went to Top Rank Promotions president Todd duBoef with a simple question: “Are we good?” It was an inquiry made during a difficult negotiation process surrounding Lopez’s mandatory IBF title defense against George Kambosos Jr. When Lopez asked the question, it appeared all parties
#DirrellDavis Fight Night Details: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-022721 Former two-time super middleweight world champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell and Kyrone Davis address the media one final time before their 12-round showdown Saturday, February 27, 2021, live on FOX. #PBConFOX 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
Kaisy Khademi escaped the Taliban and is now pursuing a world title dream in boxing. The highly-rated super-flyweight has sparred several rounds with Dennis McCann and is bidding to become European champion on February 27. 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
Before Canelo Alvarez takes over the boxing airwaves Saturday night on DAZN, the streaming service has another fight for us from Auckland, New Zealand, as heavyweight rivals Joseph Parker and Junior Fa square off for bragging rights and more. Parker (27-2, 21 KO) and Fa (19-0, 10 KO) are very familiar with one another from
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Prince Ranch Boxing’s unbeaten featherweight prospect, Ricky “El Castigo” Medina (8-0, 6 KOs), will be making his 2021 debut on Saturday, March 6th, in Matamoros, Mexico. Medina will face Jose Alfredo Cobos (7-3-2, 2 KOs) in a bout scheduled for 6-rounds. “I really want to take a giant step in my
Posted on 02/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Forget about Canelo Alvarez winning world titles in four different weight classes. It also doesn’t matter that he’s the consensus number one fighter in the world. According to a long list of fighters that include the likes of WBO middleweight titlist Demetrius Andrade and WBC belt holder Jermall Charlo,