Feature • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson Angel Fernandez was something of a mystery man when he emerged as a new member of Anthony Joshua’s training team. Declan Warrington delves deeper to find out about the trainer and how he joined Team AJ IT WAS the little-known figure of Angel Fernandez who, perhaps more than
Month: September 2021
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, views mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk as a very dangerous obstacle to overcome. This Saturday, before a packed crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Joshua will defend his titles against Usyk in battle of 2012 Olympic champions. Usyk cleaned out the entire cruiserweight division and
Posted on 09/22/2021 By: Sean Crose “Ukrainian Warrior,” heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk says of his new look -shaved head and fork shaped moustache – ahead of this weekend’s title about against Anthony Joshua, “Cossack.” Anyone with knowledge of eastern European history can attest to how imposing the Cossacks could be. With that in mind, it’s
11:35 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oscar Valdez wasn’t the only person to be scrutinized by the boxing world after he tested positive for the banned substance phentermine ahead of his victory over Robson Conceicao earlier this month. His trainer, Mexico’s Eddy Reynoso, was dragged into the controversy, and had his reputation called into question by
Undefeated two-time world super middleweight champion David Benavidez and heavyweight contender Robert Helenius are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Benavidez is in rare form as he discusses his November 13 clash with Jose Uzcategui live on SHOWTIME, fighting Jermall Charlo, and shares his thoughts on the fiery Canelo-Plant press conference as well as
Tyron Woodley speaks to Caroline Pearce as the time nears for his fight against Jake Paul. Watch Paul v Woodley on BT Sport Box Office on Sunday 29 August – https://www.bt.com/sport/box-office/ 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
Salvador Rodriguez brings word that Matchroom Boxing, promoter of Israil Madrimov, won today’s purse bid for their charge’s ordered eliminator against “gold” champion Michel Soro with a $245,000 offer. They intend to stage the fight on December 11th in either the U.S. or Ukraine. Why Ukraine for a fight between an Uzbek and a Frenchman?
Eye of the Tiger Management (EOTTM) held the official weigh-in for the event being presented by La Reine des Bières, Mise-O-Jeu and Videotron, and taking place tomorrow, September 23, live from the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The card will be presented on Punching Grace and TVA Sports starting at 7:00 pm (Eastern time). Arslanbek
Posted on 09/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode After watching an older former boxing legend in Evander Holyfield suffer a brutal knockout defeat at the hands of Vitor Belfort, there was public outcry surrounding Riddick Bowe’s return to the ring. The 54-year-old former heavyweight champion was set to end his 13 year retirement on October 2nd, in
11:51 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Probellum, a boxing promotion and media company, launched on Monday, the company’s president, Richard Schaefer, told ESPN. The company aims to take a global approach to the sport, using alliances in different territories — Europe, Eastern Bloc, Asia, Middle East and Africa among them — in an attempt to unify
Highly esteemed trainer Peter Fury analyses and predicts Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk, in the first of a new series. Peter Fury on son Hughie and Savannah Marshall: https://youtu.be/QXR-4JfVMFE 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 world leader in boxing entertainment since 1999. Part of the
Conor Benn will be back in the ring before the end of the year. The WBA Continental welterweight champion recently signed a new promotional pact with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. Benn (19-0, 12 KOs) outpointed Adrian Granados at Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds, exclusively live on DAZN, earlier this month, on the undercard of the
Posted on 09/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode All of sudden, Canelo Alvarez is in a giving mood. After meeting Caleb Plant for the first time face to face before their November 6th, showdown, the Mexican star was enraged with what took place yesterday afternoon. Once the two stars sized each other up on the press conference
7:53 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Boxing has myriad issues, but chief among them is inactivity. That problem was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the inability to hold fights in front of capacity crowds. But even with many of those restrictions behind us, many notable boxers have no fights officially scheduled despite not having competed
Damon Feldman’s Celebrity Boxing promotion announced today that 54 year old former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe will not fight 41 year old former NBA player Lamar Odom on October 2nd. Citing “backlash” and misleading claims about Bowe’s health from the fighter’s management, Bowe will remain “part of the event,” but not as a boxer. Feldman
Issue • Opinion • Premium Matchroom Boxing Anthony Joshua in his own words explains why Oleksandr Usyk has bitten off more than he can chew I LOOK at the sport today, my legacy and what the sport was like years ago. The difference between then and now is that a lot of those guys actually
News Amanda Westcott/Showtime Ahead of their November 6 clash, Caleb Plant condemns Canelo Alvarez as a ‘drug cheat’ BOXING press conferences are rarely dramatic in their own right. Typically a few anodyne comments follow thanks to God, and Al Haymon, sometimes even the venue operator chimes in with a speech of their own. But when
Opinion Amanda Westcott/Showtime ‘All those people who tell me that I can’t do something, you live believable lives and you do believable things. I set out to live an unbelievable life.’ Caleb Plant on his clash with Canelo WE just had some normal back-and-forth banter up there and then whatever happened, happened. It’s none of
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