During this video interview with Fight Hub TV, former junior lightweight titleholder Tevin Farmer talks about what he’s planning for his boxing return, why the JoJo Diaz rematch never happened, and his eventual plans to move up to lightweight. On who he wants to face in his next outing being that he’s been out of
Hot welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz is open to the scenario of facing Olympian Josh Kelly in the future - if the British defeats EBU welterweight champion David Avanesyan on Saturday night at the SSE Arena in Wembley. “That would definitely be a good fight. I’ve seen people mentioning a fight between me and him before. I don’t
Posted on 02/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode There was simply nothing Mikey Garcia could do against Errol Spence Jr. Roughly two years ago, the California native jumped up two weight divisions in an attempt to win a world title in his fifth weight class. His dreams, of course, proved to be an impossible one as Spence
10:56 AM ET Adrien Broner stared straight ahead, hands slightly above his waist as he tried to wriggle through a shaky defense. But this wasn’t an arena Broner, a boxer with world titles in four divisions, was comfortable in. In front of him sat Cuyahoga County judge Nancy Margaret Russo. On this particular day this
Just over a month after seeing one of its marquee signings fall in her debut, BKFC will return to its usual stomping grounds of Biloxi, Mississippi for its latest pay-per-view, which pits UFC veteran Leonard Garcia against Joe Elmore in the main event and features a familiar journeyman’s bare knuckle debut. The 41-year-old Garcia (18-13-1
Mark Reyes Jr. is undefeated and has knocked out 12 of his 14 foes in professional fights. Janelson Figueroa Bocachica has watched clips from a few of Reyes’ knockout victories, but he still isn’t sold on his opponent’s power. Detroit’s Bocachica can’t wait to show Reyes just how steep of a step up in competition
Posted on 02/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode With reports circulating that Devin Haney vs Jorge Linares could happen in just a few short months, the former multiple division titlist appears to be all for it. “Come on Devin let’s do this,” said Linares on his Twitter account. “Don’t run like Ryan.” Linares, 35, is still under
(September 9, 2016) In front of a raucous and supportive crowd, undefeated rising star Robert Easter (18-0, 14 KOs) earned a narrow split-decision victory over previously unbeaten Richard Commey (24-1, 22 KOs) in a thrilling contest that saw both men grab momentum at different points throughout the 12-round bout. Easter used his jab and length
Robbie Davies Jr returns to the ring on Saturday, Feb. 20 (DAZN, 2 pm ET) in the co-feature of the Avanesyan-Kelly card, and the 31-year-old former European, British, and Commonwealth champion is looking to make a big career push in 2021. Davies (20-2, 13 KO) was on a really good run before his 2019 loss
When WBO junior lightweight champion Jamel Herring got the call on Monday from Jamie Conlan of MTK Global, Herring’s adviser, and was told that his already delayed title defense against Carl Frampton was being postponed, he was not at all surprised. Disappointed, yes, but not surprised. “I actually was hearing about this, honestly, for the
Posted on 02/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode The crowd booed at first, then laughed uncontrollably once Adrien Broner took the microphone on January 19th, 2019. Just a few moments earlier, the former four-division champion was announcing to the world that he should have been given the victory against Manny Pacquaio instead of a lopsided decision loss.
8:16 PM ET Jamel Herring is going to have to wait a little longer to defend his WBO junior lightweight title. Herring’s bout against Carl Frampton, scheduled for Feb. 27 in London, has been postponed after Frampton injured his hand, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. The fight, the source said, is now expected
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented McWilliams Arroyo from seeing action in 2020, but the Puerto Rican boxer will now attempt to capture the flyweight crown of the World Boxing Council (WBC), on the 27th of February at the Hard Rock Hotel in Miami, Florida. Arroyo will go up against dangerous puncher Julio Cesar Martinez of Mexico.
Posted on 02/16/2021 By: Sean Crose “February 20 people are going to see that I’m still the Adrien Broner who can take over the sport,” four division titlist Adrien Broner says. Although he hasn’t had a meaningful win in years, Broner wants to show the world that he has what it takes to return to
I told y’all this matchup was cursed. Multiple sources report that WBO junior lightweight champion Jamel Herring’s ever-shifting title defense against Carl Frampton, currently scheduled for February 27th in London, will be pushed back to March after Frampton suffered a hand injury. Steve Kim claims that Mar. 27 is “being floated around,” though there’s no
Oscar Valdez believes he’ll challenge the best and most dangerous of boxing’s 130-pound champions Saturday night. Valdez thinks Miguel Berchelt’s size and power separate his Mexican rival from Gervonta Davis, Jamel Herring and Joseph Diaz Jr., who lost his IBF junior lightweight title at the scale Friday. The undefeated former WBO featherweight champion considers Davis,
Posted on 02/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode The dust on his gloves has built up considerably. And the worn down boxing shoes are now as clean as can be. With a second straight win over Sergey Kovalev roughly three and a half years ago, Ward was seemingly on top of the boxing world. There wasn’t a
8:12 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 With the clock ticking down on the legendary career of 42-year-old Manny Pacquiao, the choice of his next opponent will be an interesting one.