Month: February 2022

Posted on 02/09/2022 By: Hans Themistode Shawn Porter isn’t backing up one iota. The former two-division world champion made headlines earlier this week when discussing the overall talent of 147 pound rising contender Jaron “Boots” Ennis. While many have tabbed Ennis as the next great welterweight, Porter believes everyone should slow their roll before anointing
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So much for that WBC tournament. The WBA has officially ordered unified super flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada to defend his “super” title against “world” champion Joshua Franco, giving the two sides until March 11th to come to terms. It’s a disappointing move, but one that makes sense. Estrada (42-3, 28 KO), who recently withdrew
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1:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, at long last, are on the verge of a trilogy fight. Canelo and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing are closing in on a two-fight deal worth upward of $85 million for boxing’s top star to compete on DAZN, sources told ESPN. The first fight of the
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Fresh off his impressive TKO win last Saturday, rising unbeaten 154-pound sensation Jesus Ramos joins The PBC Podcast to discuss his latest big win, what’s next and his thoughts on Charlo-Castano 2. Plus, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal break down last weekend’s entire FOX Sports PBC pay-per-view card and list the five fighters they
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Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Huw Fairclough/Getty Images The divisive Eubank Jnr draws as much criticism as praise but is impossible to ignore, writes Matt Christie WE have paid close attention to Chris Eubank Jnr since he vaulted the ropes to mark the beginning of his professional career more than 10 years ago. On
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Frank Warren, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has raised doubts on Anthony Joshua moving forward with a contracted rematch against Oleksandr Usyk, Back in September, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight titles. Following the loss, Joshua exercised an immediate rematch clause. There was a brief
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Posted on 02/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Whenever Errol Spence Jr.’s name was brought up in conversations, Yordenis Ugas couldn’t help but smile. The Cuban-born 147 pound titlist has always considered the unified champion one of the best fighters in the world. With the 35-year-old anxious to unify titles, Ugas was incensed when he was originally
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9:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tony Yoka, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist at super heavyweight, will fight Martin Bakole rather than Filip Hrgovic following a contract dispute. Yoka announced on social media Tuesday that he’ll fight Bakole on May 14 in Paris. Yoka is co-promoted by Top Rank, ensuring the fight will be streamed stateside
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AllStar Boxing announced today that Tony Yoka and Martin Bakole are once again scheduled to trade hands at Paris’ Accor Arena, this time on March 14th. The new date comes almost exactly four months after the original, January 15th, which fell through due to France limiting the venue’s maximum capacity as part of their anti-omicron
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