Jake Pauls Takes His $50 Million Dollar Offer Off The Table In Possible Conor McGregor Showdown: “Conor, I Got $10,000 For You” Posted on 01/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode According to YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul, Conor McGregor has dropped the ball big time. For numerous months, the social media star has attempted to lure McGregor
10:02 AM ET Jake Paul, the Internet personality turned pro boxer, has his next fight set, and this time he’ll be competing against an actual professional fighter. Paul will face former UFC fighter Ben Askren in an eight-round pro boxing match on April 17, Triller co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh told ESPN. The fight will take place
Signs continue to point towards an undisputed heavyweight title fight on the horizon as ESPN reports that perhaps the biggest obstacle — Oleksandr Usyk being Anthony Joshua’s mandatory challenger — won’t be a problem as Usyk has gone forward with entertaining negotiations to face Joe Joyce for the WBO’s interim title. Adam Morallee, who’s part
Two-division world champion Danny “Swift Garcia scored a dominant unanimous decision victory over Ivan “El Terrible” Redkach in their WBC Welterweight Title Eliminator Saturday night, headlining the action live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. “I want to thank team Garcia and all
Some people believe Caleb Plant is the real deal. Others not so much. But it doesn’t much matter to the Tennessee-born super middleweight either way. He’s got enough belief for all y’all. “I’ll be here for a long time,” he told Boxing Scene. “I’m not chasing nobody. I’m the champion. I’m the world champion. I’m
Andre Ward Has No Issue With Canelo Alvarez Facing Avni Yildirim: “It’s Not Healthy To Face A Top Guy Fight In And Fight Out” Posted on 01/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite facing countless former or current world champions, Canelo Alvarez heard the complaints of his boxing fans the moment he announced he would be taking
Signs continue to point towards an undisputed heavyweight title fight on the horizon as ESPN reports that perhaps the biggest obstacle — Oleksandr Usyk being Anthony Joshua’s mandatory challenger — won’t be a problem as Usyk has gone forward with entertaining negotiations to face Joe Joyce for the WBO’s interim title. Adam Morallee, who’s part
Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera had a very frustrating 2020 campaign. He spent most of the year training for a showdown against Sergey Kovalev that failed to materialize because of the coronavirus pandemic and other factors. With Kovalev having since failed a test for PEDs, that fight won’t be a possibility anytime soon. The promotional
Posted on 01/25/2021 By: Sean Crose “I’m like five-eleven, six feet,” Dominique Crowder tells me. That’s tall for a bantamweight, very tall. Yet it works well for the 7-0 Baltimore native. A protégé of Mark Breland and Jose Guzman of the famed Boca boxing gym, the 27 year old Crowder is looking to impress again
2:12 PM 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 Joe Joyce is being lined up to dispute the WBO interim heavyweight title with Oleksandr Usyk, clearing the way for Tyson Fury and Anthony
After a thoroughly frustrating 2020, flyweight mauler Julio Cesar Martinez will return to action in a major spotlight. ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that “Rey” will defend his WBC title against mandatory challenger McWilliams Arroyo on the February 27th Canelo Alvarez-Avni Yildirim DAZN show. As mentioned when the WBC ordered it last week, Martinez (17-1, 13
Former unified welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (29-1) recently went ‘live’ on social media and spoke on several topics as he interacted with fans. Thurman, who fights under the Premier Boxing Champions banner, was asked multiple questions about Danny Garcia’s performance in his most recent fight against Errol Spence and about potentially facing Garcia
Floyd Mayweather Continues To Dog Conor McGregor: “Conor Can’t Even Win In His Own Sport” Posted on 01/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode Floyd Mayweather doesn’t have an issue with anyone attempting to put a few bucks in their pockets, no matter how whacky the idea. However, some ideas just don’t make any sense. For the past
7:55 AM ET The COVID-19 pandemic robbed fans of some big boxing fights in 2020, but hopefully the circumstances ultimately give the boxing world even more to look forward to in 2021. Although some of those previously postponed fights are likely to come in the second half of this year, when a vaccine is more
There is increasing smoke around the idea of a Manny Pacquiao vs Ryan Garcia fight. Last Tuesday, Garcia was a guest on “Jalen & Jacoby” and the idea was brought up. Garcia didn’t say Pacquiao’s name, but didn’t deny it when asked directly, after he said he might not fight Gervonta Davis next, as he
Rolando Romero (13-0, 11 KOs) remained unbeaten against late replacement Avery Sparrow (10-4, 3 KOs) with a dominating performance that led Sparrow’s corner to call an end to the fight in seventh round. All three judges had the fight scored 60-51 at the time of the technical knockout stoppage, as did SHOWTIME’s unofficial ringside scorer
There was a moment of amazement on the Showtime telecast’s commentary on Stephen Fulton’s title-winning performance over Angelo Leo on Saturday night. With ten seconds to go in the second round, Al Bernstein chimed in, breaking convention of letting play-by-play man Mauro Ranallo tie a bow on the round. As if he were just remarking
Posted on 01/24/2021 By: Sean Crose If you thought Manny Pacquiao facing UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing ring would be an over the top endeavor, consider and consider well the possibility of Pacquiao squaring off with boxing’s most notable rising star, Ryan Garcia…because, according to reliable sources, a Pacquiao-Garcia bout is a legit