At one point, David Benavidez slumped his shoulders in despair. Although the 26-year-old aggregated a flawless record and two separate world title reigns, the elite of the super middleweight division showed little to no interest in facing him. Nevertheless, after years of bellyaching and calling out all comers, Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) was eventually given
Posted on 11/28/2022 By: Sean Crose WBC middleweight titlist Jermall Charlo approached WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol Saturday night at the Regis Prograis-Jose Zepeda fight in Carson, California. The exchange was captured on video by Fight Hype. The brief conversation, which appeared quite cordial, involved Charlo wanting to meet Bivol at a catchweight for
6:16 AM ET Adriana Garcia Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez has threatened Argentina captain Lionel Messi for supposedly disrespecting his country. A video showed Messi and his Argentina teammates celebrating in the changing room after Saturday’s 2-0 win over Mexico in the World Cup in Qatar. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) As Messi
Immediately following his unanimous decision loss to Dillian Whyte over the weekend, heavyweight Jermaine Franklin spoke to iFL TV about his impressions about the decision, believing he didn’t get favorable scores, and believing he’s deserving of another bite at the apple. Check out some of what Franklin had to say below. Franklin on his feelings
Teofimo Lopez Jr. enjoyed the first major breakout of his career on Dec. 14, 2019 as the co-feature to a Terence Crawford fight, knocking out Richard Commey to win the 135-pound IBF championship title. The event was broadcast on ESPN immediately following the NCAA Heisman Trophy presentation. Fast forward three years later, and two of
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 11/28/2022 By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez was apparently none too thrilled with Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi’s locker room behavior after Argentina defeated Mexico at the World Cup on Saturday. Canelo argued that , in a video clip of Messi celebrating in the locker room with his
Top super bantamweight contender Ra’eese Aleem (19-0, 12 KOs) remained unbeaten with a majority decision over Mexico’s Eduardo Baez (20-2-2, 7 KOs) after 10 rounds of action. “I’m coming off a long lay-off so I was a little bit rusty,” said Aleem. “I wanted to stop him, but he kept bringing it. I did what
Ahead of Fury Chisora III on Saturday 3rd December, Tyson Fury delivers an unfiltered and raw interview where he reveals just how intrinsic boxing is to his way of life. This is a fascinating watch. Watch Tyson Fury vs. Derek Chisora on December 3rd from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on BT Sport Box Office. Subscribe
10:00 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada will someday enter the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, but before then, they have unfinished business. Their epic rivalry, one that began in 2012, is tied at 1-1 after Estrada scored a controversial split decision win over Gonzalez last
Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Heavyweight: (1) Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora, Dec. 3 Junior Bantamweight: (1) Juan Francisco Estrada vs (3) Chocolatito Gonzalez, Dec. 3 Flyweight: (2) Julio Cesar Martinez vs Samuel Carmona, Dec. 3 Notes: Dillian Whyte got the W over Jermaine Franklin last week, but more than Whyte
Patrick Teixeira returned home and to the win column with his latest ring appearance. The hope in the year ahead is to return to the contender stage. The former WBO junior middleweight titlist ended a three-fight skid with a first-round knockout of Venezuela’s Adrian Perez this past Saturday at Hotel Golden Park in Sorocaba, Brazil.
Derek Chisora is heading into a third fight with Tyson Fury on Saturday, Dec. 3, and as part of the lead-up to the fight, he’s joined OnlyFans! Chisora — who spells his name Derek in most places and yet signed up for OF with “Dereck” as the spelling to further confuse that thing — knows
In an excerpt from our lengthy interview with 258 Management’s Head of Boxing, Will Harvey, he reveals why Lawrence Okolie left the team and provides some insight into the cruiserweight champion’s ongoing issues with Eddie Hearn. Full interview: https://youtu.be/qxWX-98skkM Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive SecondsOut is a
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte had a big scare on Saturday night in London, when he picked up a twelve round majority decision in a much tougher than expected scrap with unbeaten Jermaine Franklin. The scores were 115-115, 116-112 and 116-112. Whyte was knocked out in six rounds back in April, when he challenged WBC world
6:40 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 John Ryder claimed the WBO world interim super middleweight title after Zach Parker was forced to pull out at the end of the fourth
Channel 5 (UK), 4:00 pm ET, Troy Williamson vs Josh Kelly. Good fight, should sell tickets, for Williamson’s 154 lb British title. If there winds up being some way to watch this in the U.S., I’ll do coverage, because I like the matchup and think it should be a fun fight. If not, then we
Top Rank won’t be under new ownership anytime soon, it appears. Bob Arum, the nonagenarian head of Top Rank, the respected firm that he founded in 1973, recently indicated that he is not as keen on selling his promotional company as he has been in previous years. In 2020, Arum revealed that he was looking
Posted on 11/26/2022 By: Sean Crose After getting knocked out by a howitzer of an uppercut from Tyson Fury last spring, Dillian Whyte was hoping to return to form on Saturday when he took on undefeated fellow heavyweight Jermain Franklin in London. Franklin showed he could hang with longtime contender Whyte in the first, standing
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