Virtually everyone saw Oscar Valdez’s gritty, back-and-forth title defense against Robson Conceicao last Friday as an extremely close bout that could have gone either away. Judge Stephen Blea disagreed, scoring the fight 117-110 for the champion where his compatriots turned in scores of 115-112. In an extremely rare move, Blea has released a statement apologizing
Month: September 2021
#FuryWilder3 Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-100921 Two heavyweight kings are set for a third world title showdown as undefeated WBC world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury puts his title on the line against former longtime heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder Saturday, October 9, live on Pay-Per-View. In the co-main event, 2016 Nigerian Olympian
Tyson Fury maps out the next five fights of his career including his trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder in October. The Gypsy King foresees two fights with Anthony Joshua, sandwiched between fights against Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora. Watch #FuryWilder3 on October 9 on BT Sport Box Office. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube
Jamel Herring didn’t need to read the fight reports on Shakur Stevenson’s latest performance to form his opinion on the unbeaten former featherweight titlist. Much has been made of Stevenson’s uninspiring—though ultimately effective— effort in his twelve-round, unanimous decision win over Namibia’s Jeremia Nakathila. Their June 12 fight in Las Vegas to determine the next
Posted on 09/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Bob Arum couldn’t help but gush over the immense talent of Canelo Alvarez. The Mexican native and pound-for-pound star, made a ringside appearance on Arum’s Top Rank show this past weekend as stablemate and WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez, defeated mandatory challenger Robson Conceicao. An overzealous Alvarez vehemently
9:40 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Robson Conceicao has filed a complaint with the WBC following his unanimous-decision defeat to Oscar Valdez on Friday in Tucson, Arizona, his manager, Sergio Batarelli, told ESPN. Among the grievances: the officiating, the judging and the fact Valdez was allowed to retain his title despite testing positive for the banned
Here’s an interesting bit of matchmaking. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez announced on Twitter that he’s set to face unbeaten Puerto Rican prospect Orlando Gonzalez on the October 9th pre-PPV portion of Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3. Listo para enfrentar al puertorriqueño Orlando González y a quien me pongan de frente en mi
Orlando ‘Capu’ Gonzalez has spent all year in search of a step-up fight. His wish was not only granted but will serve as part of one of the biggest cards of the year. BoxingScene.com has learned Puerto Rico’s Gonzalez and two-time Olympic Gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez have reached terms for an intriguing clash between featherweight
Posted on 09/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Stepping back into the ring after spending several years sequestered on the sidelines was enough to get the juices flowing again for David Haye. The former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion faced off against good friend Joe Fournier this past weekend at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Hollywood
Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort • FULL WEIGH IN & FINAL FACE OFF • Triller Fight Club Headlining LEGENDS II, Former Cruiserweight and Heavyweight Undisputed World Champion, EVANDER ‘THE REAL DEAL’ HOLYFIELD will battle Former UFC Heavyweight World Champion VITOR ‘THE PHENOM’ BELFORT in an eight-round clash. Holyfield, considered to be the best Pound-for-Pound Heavyweight
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Anyone who shared a ring with Ron Lyle remembered it… and not always fondly, writes Steve Bunce RON LYLE died 10 years ago and left behind his fair share of memories and myths. Lyle was a guest once on a show I did on BBC London,
Rankings go up on Mondays. There will be no update on September 20 because this is a garbage month. Ranked fights the next two weeks: Heavyweight: (2) Anthony Joshua vs (6) Oleksandr Usyk, Sept. 25 Cruiserweight: (2) Lawrence Okolie vs Dilan Prasovic, Sept. 25 Super Middleweight: (5) Callum Smith vs Lenin Castillo [light heavyweight], Sept.
LAS VEGAS – Mark Magsayo is open to fighting any of boxing’s featherweight champions. His preference, however, is to test himself against Gary Russell Jr., the long-reigning WBC 126-pound champion. Magsayo’s spectacular knockout of Julio Ceja last month at T-Mobile Arena improved his status with the WBC because their scheduled 12-round fight was a WBC
Posted on 09/10/2021 By: Hector Franco As Oscar Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs) prepares to make the first defense of his WBC super featherweight title against former amateur rival and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao (16-0, 8 KOs), the focus hasn’t been on the match itself, but what took place a few weeks beforehand. Valdez,
Anthony Joshua has welcomed Tyson Fury’s declaration that he still wants to fight him next year. Hopes for Joshua-Fury — reportedly worth £200 million — fell apart when an arbitration hearing in the United States ruled that Deontay Wilder was owed a third fight with Fury. Both will instead fight different opponents over the next
Issue • Premium • Reports CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images The woeful and dangerous Vitor Belfort vs Evander Holyfield card is even worse than we feared, writes Elliot Worsell THE key is to try not to care. Don’t care to watch it and don’t care about the wellbeing of the fighters participating, either. It’s easier that way.
News • Premium Mark Robinson ‘I’ve got that buzz, like in the arm wrestling days. Gyms are packed with more and more women coming in. It will become huge; bigger than it already is, all over the world,’ Frank Pittal tells Oliver Fennell LEAPS of faith, by their very nature, are unpredictable. Sometimes they pay
In Part three of INSIDE Fury vs Wilder III, Deontay Wilder and his team discuss how his old trainer’s decision to throw in the white towel effected him, and the adjustments he made due as a result of that decision. Wilder welcomed former opponent Malik Scott to the Wilder team. Visit our website for more
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