Posted on 02/24/2022 By: Sean Crose The two middle aged men, brothers, stand in a nondescript location wearing winter coats. They are dressed casually and wear worn expressions. They appear to be a universe away from the boxing rings each man once dominated. For there is now another fight on their hands, one with grave
Month: February 2022
10:00 AM 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 Jack Catterall might be the lesser-known name as he prepares to fight Scotland’s undisputed world champion Josh Taylor on Saturday, but he has shared
Feature • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson/Getty Images Laid back he might be but the wait for his shot at glory has tested Jack Catterall mentally, physically and financially. By John Evans THE letter was dated August 6, 2019. “…the parties have thirty (30) days upon receipt of this letter to negotiate and reach an
Issue • News • Premium LUIS ROBAYO/POOL/AFP/Getty Images Tokyo Olympian Emmet Brennan has a message for Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. He spoke to John Dennen TOKYO Olympian Emmet Brennan has a plan. The Irishman will relocate to New York City and he plans to follow in the footsteps of John Duddy. In fact Brennan will
It looks like there will need to be a change in plans for the scheduled March 12 fight between Terri Harper and Heather Hardy. Yesterday Hardy posted on social media that she suffered a slip and fall accident which caused an injury to her wrist, forcing her to withdraw from upcoming fight. Hardy would also
Junior lightweight prospect Jordan White defeated late-sub Brandon Valdes by split-decision late Saturday night at the Maryland Live Casino in Hanover, Maryland. One judge scored the bout 95-94 for Valdez, while the other two judges scored the bout 97-92 and 96-93 for White, who improves to 13-1, 10 knockouts. White, who resides in nearby Washington,
Posted on 02/23/2022 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez is a highly wanted man at the moment. Shortly after wrapping his waist with Caleb Plant’s IBF super middleweight title on November 6th, to become the division’s first undisputed champion, Alvarez was given little time to celebrate. As the Mexican star attempted to enjoy his victory, he
11:05 AM ET Savannah Marshall’s defense of her WBO middleweight title will have to wait a few more weeks. BOXXER, which is putting on Marshall’s fight against Femke Hermans, announced Tuesday that Marshall will now fight Hermans on April 2 in Newcastle, England, after being previously scheduled for March 12. This is the latest move
History Esther Lin/Showtime Floyd Mayweather turns 45 today. We profiled ‘Money’ Mayweather as he enjoyed life as an ex-boxer IT is fair to say Floyd Mayweather, son of former pro Floyd Snr and nephew of former world champion Roger, divides opinion. Undefeated, brash, enigmatic and extraordinarily talented, “Money” has dominated the boxing landscape for one
While Josh Taylor is set to make his ring return this Saturday night in defense of his undisputed junior lightweight titles against Jack Catterall, Taylor tells ESPN that he’s well aware that there are bigger fights on the horizon for him, and that he’s not simply satisfied with what he’s already accomplished at the 140lb
Eddie Hearn believes another tantalizing British crossroads match-up could be on the horizon, provided one Kell Brook decides to take part in it. Hearn, the head of Matchroom Boxing, has made it plainly obvious that he would love to see nothing more than for his former client Brook, a former world champion, take on his
Posted on 02/23/2022 By: Hans Themistode Depending on when you looked, the number one spot on most pound-for-pound lists will often fluctuate between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. However, in the mind of Shakur Stevenson, there should be no debate between the two. “Bud [Terence Crawford] is the best fighter in boxing,” said Stevenson during
7:48 PM ET Terri Harper will need a new opponent for her return to the ring March 12. The former WBC junior lightweight champion made the decision to move to lightweight and was set to make her return against American veteran Heather Hardy. But Hardy posted on Twitter on Wednesday that she is going to
Unbeaten super lightweight contender Gary Antuanne Russell joins The PBC Podcast to discuss his big showdown versus former world champ Viktor Postol this Saturday, February 26 on PBC on SHOWTIME. Also, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal preview that entire card which includes the sensational Chris “Primetime” Colbert taking on Hector Garcia in a battle
When opponents look at Canelo Alvarez for the final time before fight night, it all gets very real. Watch Canelo v Plant on November 6, live on BT 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
WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero has been officially accused of sexual abuse in his home country of the Philippines after the Women and Children Protection Desk filed a complaint against the titleholder on February 11. Casimero has been accused of inappropriately touching a 17-year-old while she was asleep in his hotel on June 7,
The island of Puerto Rico has a storied history in the sport of boxing. Fighters from all over the island have become world champions but the small island of Vieques is not on that list. Carlos “El TeTe” Rosario (2-0) hopes to change that. On Saturday he will step in the ring for the third
Posted on 02/23/2022 By: Hans Themistode At the age of 40 and coming off back-to-back defeats, former featherweight titlist Heather Hardy was anxious to prove that she still belongs in the championship equation. The New York native packed her bags and gathered her passport as she was set to head overseas to take on former
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