Ahead of their scheduled September 10 clash at London’s O2 arena, Claressa Shields talks to Sky Sports about her impending matchup against a rival who beat her in the in amateurs. This, however, is the professional ranks, and Shields says that difference in mentality gives her the edge over Marshall. “Her first weakness is underestimating
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Claressa Shields is widely tabbed as the ‘boxer’ in her upcoming clash with Savannah Marshall, who knocked out 10 of her 12 opponents. Shields and Marshall will battle for the WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA middleweight titles on September 10 at the O2 Arena in London. On the other hand, Shields has only knocked out two
7:35 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 After getting knocked out of the ring in a jarring defeat five months ago, Michael Conlan would have been forgiven had he chosen an
Amateur • Premium Jodie Charlotte Wilkinson of Team England (Red) looks on prior to the Women’s Over 60kg-70kg (Light Middleweight) Round of 16 fight on day two of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images) Matt Bozeat was ringside at Birmingham 2022 as the Commonwealths got underway DAY ONE – FRIDAY JULY
During a video interview with Lance Pugmire, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum chats about whether or not Tyson Fury is truly retired, with Arum saying he’s confident Fury is just waiting on the outcome of Oleksandr Usyk’s upcoming rematch with Anthony Joshua. Once that business is taken care of, Arum says he’ll have a serious
Bunce Diaries • Premium Kemrond Moses (red) of Team Grenada and Fiu Tui (blue) of Team Tuvalu fight in Birmingham at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) The Pacific Islanders endure a difficult start to Birmingham 2022 but still we root for them, writes Steve Bunce A MAN from Kiribati was brutally
Former two-division world champion Sergio Martinez, who two years ago began a comeback, is planning to return to action in the United States. “I’m back in the gym, I arrived from Argentina on July 4, I went on vacation because I worked a lot in Argentina,” Martinez said in a dialogue with Directv Sports. The
Today welterweights Vergil Ortiz and Michael McKinson held a virtual press conference to talk about this weekend’s main event fight. Here, Ortiz will be coming off a full year layoff as one of boxing’s most hyped prospects and talks about his expectations for the bout and the things he’s trying to keep in perspective. Check
A next step has finally come of the title consolidation fight between Leo Santa Cruz and Leigh Wood. The long-ago ordered title fight is once again the subject of a purse bid hearing. The WBA has assigned a date of August 12 via Zoom conference call, alerting all registered promoters via official document, a copy
Posted on 08/02/2022 By: Sean Crose “He’s on hold pending the outcome of the Usyk fight with Joshua,” promoter Bob Arum told FightHype of his fighter, WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. There have been many questions regarding the towering Englishman since his destruction of longtime contender Dillian Whyte last spring in the UK.
Regis Prograis has an order to face Jose Zepeda for the vacant WBC junior welterweight title, and the 33-year-old “Rougarou” is happy to be back in a position he believes he deserves, fighting at top level. The deal isn’t done yet, with the sides having until Aug. 30 to make one before it goes to
Vergil Ortiz didn’t plan for his first fight of the year to serve as a hometown headliner but will certainly embrace the opportunity. Original plans called for the top-rated welterweight contender to face England’s Michael McKinson earlier this March in Los Angeles. An untimely bout with rhabdomyolysis forced Ortiz to withdraw from the event, though
Posted on 08/02/2022 By Stephanie Kent Nearly fifty years after Muhammad Ali and George Foreman met in Kinshasa, Zaire, Taschen pays homage to the Rumble in the Jungle with a special edition of Norman Mailer’s The Fight. This version takes Mailer’s account of the boxing match and presents it alongside photography from renowned sports photographers Neil
Canelo Alvarez is set to face Gennadiy Golovkin for a third time on Saturday, Sept. 17, with Canelo’s undisputed super middleweight championship on the line this time around. Here’s a rundown on the undercard, which is now full and official, and how you can watch when the time comes, no matter where you are. Well,
News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing The decision to fight noted puncher Miguel Marriaga this Saturday speaks to Michael Conlan’s confidence, writes Elliot Worsell IT is customary following any big knockout loss for us to look for weaknesses or evidence of reticence in the knocked-out boxer as they attempt to resume his or her career. Often, their
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Jean Pascal and his team remain hopeful that current talks with unbeaten contender Joshua Buatsi will lead to a showdown later this fall. The pair of light heavyweights are at the midway point of a negotiation period for their IBF-ordered title eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for unified champion Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18KOs). A