Posted on 01/27/2022 By: Hans Themistode Fans of Dereck Chisora were ambivalent when the news began circulating. Despite coming off a one-sided unanimous decision defeat at the hands of former heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, promoter Eddie Hearn mentioned hard-hitting former WBC titlist Deontay Wilder as a possible opponent for Chisora. Wilder, 36, is coming off
Month: January 2022
2:12 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte will meet in the ring after all. There was an agreement in principle for both Whyte and Anthony Joshua to step aside and forego planned bouts with Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, respectively, in exchange for millions of dollars, but the deal fell apart after parties
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It took two weeks to finalize, but it’s here. Undisputed lightweight titlist Katie Taylor and seven-division champion Amanda Serrano, two of the top pound-for-pound women on the planet, are officially set to duke it out at Madison Square Garden on April 30th. And yes, it’s MSG proper, not Hulu Theater. Taylor (20-0, 6 KO) was
Years in the making, the biggest fight ever in women’s boxing between the pound-for-pound #1 and #2 fighters of the world is one that will not only make boxing history, but women’s sports history. MSG has hosted thousands of fights through its illustrious years, beginning more than a century ago on July 17, 1882; now,
Posted on 01/27/2022 By: Hans Themistode For the past several years, both Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor have reigned near the top of the female mountain top. Now, they’ll look to prove who’s the best female fighter in the world. After years of pent-up demand from the fans, both Taylor and Serrano will finally lock
11:30 AM ET The biggest fight in women’s boxing history is officially on the schedule. The bout between undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor and seven-division world titlist Amanda Serrano — ESPN’s No. 1 and No. 2 in the pound-for-pound rankings — has been scheduled for April 30 to headline a card in one of the
Opinion Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing With the world of boxing waiting to see what happens with Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte the Opening Bell podcast catches up with Eddie Hearn to get his view AS the world of boxing waited to see what happened with Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua and
Opinion HENNY RAY ABRAMS/AFP/Getty Images Augusta hero Vernon Forrest, a former two-weight world champion, died tragically in 2009 at the age of just 38. He left, however, quite a legacy in the sport of boxing… 1. Shane Mosley IArguably one of the finest performances of the modern era, Forrest used his jab and right hand
News LUIS ROBAYO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Galal Yafai has signed with professional promoters Matchroom and he won’t be hanging about. In an exclusive interview he tells John Dennen why he wants to be fighting at world level in two years’ time GALAL YAFAI, the outstanding flyweight gold medallist from the Tokyo Olympics, is turning professional.
Thus ends the middleweight reign of Demetrius Andrade. With a purse bid looming for his mandated WBO middleweight title defense against Janibek Alimkhanuly, Chris Mannix reports that “Boo Boo” will instead vacate the title and move to super middleweight, where his team is “working on completing” a deal to meet Zach Parker in a final
History • Issue • Premium Sanctioning bodies and broken titles continue to infuriate and will for as long as they’re allowed to do as they please. Simon Euan-Smith examines the roots of the confusion to reveal some important lessons IN the late 1960s, the WBC and the WBA were the only two sanctioning bodies –
Former unified welterweight world champion Keith “One Time’’ Thurman will return to the ring to take on former super lightweight world champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios in a 12-round welterweight showdown that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View lineup on Saturday, February 5 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las
Posted on 01/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez is a wanted man. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN, Alvarez was offered a one-fight deal from PBC’s Al Haymon that would see him take on WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo on May 7th, Cinco De Mayo weekend. In addition to that offer, rival promoter
5:50 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Every time Canelo Alvarez prepares to select his next opponent, the fate of boxers in multiple weight classes hangs in the balance. Just whom — and at which weight — Canelo fights next is still undecided, but sources told ESPN that Alvarez has received two lucrative offers that stand as
Less than a month into 2022 and the Canelo Sweepstakes is already in full swing. Though Alvarez’s trainer Eddie Reynoso previously declared an interest in pitting his charge against WBC cruiserweight champ Ilunga Makabu, who defends his title this Saturday against Thabiso Mchunu, Mike Coppinger reports that Alvarez has received offers from both Al Haymon’s
Demetrius Andrade is considering a path that could lead to a third divisional title while ending his current reign. There remains a glimmer of hope that he could have his cake and eat it, too. Three sources have confirmed to BoxingScene.com that Providence’s Andrade (31-0, 19KOs) is revisiting plans for a super middleweight showdown with
Posted on 01/26/2022 By: Sean Crose On February 19th, the long – too long, actually – anticipated battle between English peers and enemies Kell Brook and Amir Khan will finally go down. Twenty thousand people are expected to view the fight live and in person at Manchester’s AO Arena. The match is being promoted by
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