One of the biggest and most controversial stories in boxing over the last year or so has been the rise of “YouTube boxing,” with the Paul brothers, Logan and Jake, at center stage of what some see as a sideshow, and others see as a harmless money churning venture. Canelo Alvarez recently said the Paul
Two of China’s, and Asia’s top regional cruiserweight pugilists, will clash for the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council 200 pound championship title on the Zhongji Sports promoted boxing event in Shaoxing, China, on Saturday, December 26. The much-anticipated matchup between Zhaoxin Zhang and Jianzheng Wang is a rematch from their first encounter which took place
Bob Arum: “I Don’t Know What PBC Is Doing, They’ve Done So Many Pay-Per-View Events Which Have Largely Been unsuccessful” Posted on 12/25/2020 By: Hans Themistode Things have changed in the sport of boxing ever since COVID-19 has wrapped its disease-ridden arms around it. Not only are events held with a meager amount of spectators
After one final, unsuccessful bid at a world title earlier this month, 38-year-old veteran Martin Murray has announced his retirement from the sport of boxing. “Now the dust has settled after my fight I’d just like to say a few things. I’d like to start by saying well done to Billy Joe Saunders and his
Michael Hunter didn’t waste any time in seeking out his next target. Having been out of the ring for more than a year, Las Vegas’ Hunter once again climbed through the ropes for his first win in more than 15 months as he scored a 4th round knockout of Shawn Laughery. The heavyweight fight took
Abel Sanchez: “The Only Guy I Think Can Give Canelo Fits Is David Benavidez, Probably The Best Sparring I Ever Had For Golovkin” Posted on 12/23/2020 By: Hans Themistode After fighting at middleweight for several years and outside of making a brief, yet successful cameo at light heavyweight, Canelo Alvarez has officially found a home
During this conversation with Marcos Villegas of Fight Huv TV, former super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez talks about losing his belt on the scales, coming back stronger, and his thoughts on a potential fight against Canelo Alvarez. Check out some excerpts from the interview below. Benavidez on why he didn’t make weight and got stripped
Earlier this month at the SSE Arena at Wembley, there was a battle of heavyweight contenders, with Martin Bakole (16-1, 12 KOs) winning a ten round unanimous decision over Sergey Kuzmin (15-1, 11 KOs). The scores were 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. Kuzmin’s promoter, Andrei Ryabinsky, felt the contest was very close and could have easily gone to his
Edgar Berlanga Eyes Showdown Against Gabriel Rosado: “We Probably Gonna Make Something Happen” Posted on 12/24/2020 By: Hans Themistode Chances are if you blinked during a contest involving Edgar Berlanga, then you missed the entire event. In short, it doesn’t take long for the 23-year-old super middleweight prospect to take care of business once he
Interim WBA Super Middleweight Champion David O. Morrell Jr. will face Mike Gavronski in the 12-round main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, December 26 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. FIGHT DETAILS: http://pbcham.ps/3qZ5DjG Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US:
Joe Joyce and Sam Jones speak immediately after the Juggernaut’s incredible win over Daniel Dubois. 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 Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more on upcoming fights on BT Sport
One of the best light flyweights in the world, WBA “Super” and Ring champion Hiroto Kyoguchi has joined forces with Matchroom Boxing. “I am confident that I will give it my all and show honour in this sport as a proud Japanese world champion,” said Kyoguchi. “I’m ready!” “I’m delighted to welcome two division World
Moscow, Russia – Russian super middleweight Pavel Silyagin capped off his debut year in paid ranks with a solid fourth-round stoppage of veteran journeyman Sergey Khomistkiy (32-20-3, 14 KOs). Silyagin, 27, a bigger, taller and much younger of the two, has been easily dispatching his 46-year old opponent for four rounds, rarely taking anything in
Bob Arum: “Shakur Stevenson Mark My Words Will Eventually Be The Face Of Boxing” Posted on 12/24/2020 By: Hans Themistode At this moment, very few will argue that Canelo Alvarez is the face of boxing. That may be good and well, however, his name at the top of virtually every pound for pound list and
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Joe Joyce won three regional titles when he knocked out Daniel Dubois last month in London. Joyce’s manager proclaimed that impressive victory evidence that the huge, hard-hitting contender is ready for a world heavyweight title shot. Champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have their sights set on an enormous showdown with each other in 2021, but Sam
Posted on 12/23/2020 By: Sean Crose “I am confident that I will give it my all and show honor in this sport as a proud Japanese World Champion,” says undefeated and decorated junior flyweight Hiroto Kyocuchi. “I’m ready!” The 14-0 WBA and Ring Magazine light flyweight champ is now on board with one of the
Frankie Randall, the man who officially ended Julio Cesar Chavez’s legendary streak, has passed away at the age of 59. Former trainer Aaron Sowell broke the news on Facebook, having heard from Randall’s son DeMarcus. He had been dealing with both Parkinson’s and puglistic dementia. After debuting professionally in 1983, Randall saw his initial rise