With Shakur Stevenson vacating a couple world titles at 130 lbs, it’s now being reported by ESPN’s sources that there are talks in place to stage a vacant world title fight between Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez in the first quarter of 2023. If the fight comes together, it would feature Navarrete making the move
Month: October 2022
News Eddie Hearn looks on during the Oleksandr Usyk vs.Anthony Joshua rematch at King Abdullah Sports City Arena on August 20, 2022 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Francois Nel/Getty Images) Promoter Eddie Hearn admits mistakes were made ahead of Conor Benn vs. Chris Eubank Jnr, but believes his fighter is innocent, writes Elliot Worsell IT hasn’t
Letters Vasyl Lomachenko (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) This week’s panellists were asked to imagine how Vasyl Lomachenko would get on against two of America’s best young fighters Ryan Walsh (Former British featherweight champion) Vasyl would be my favourite. He has the best feet and movement in boxing. I’ve been lucky enough to witness him live. His
Feature • Premium Ricky Hatton following his loss against Vyacheslav Senchenko at the MEN Arena on November 24, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Scott Heavey/Getty Images) Ten years have passed since Ricky Hatton, after three-and-a-half years of abusing his body, returned to the ring against Vyacheslav Senchenko. Ahead of his exhibition with Marco Antonio Barrera next
One of the best fights of 2022 is just days away. Next Tuesday, arguably the two best Jr. flyweights in the world will lock horns in Saitama, Japan (ESPN+. 4:30 AM EST). 30-year old two-time WBC titlist Kenshiro Teraji (19-1, 11 KO) and 28-year old Ring Magazine/WBA titlist Hiroto Kyoguchi (16-0, 11 KO) has felt
Posted on 10/26/2022 By: Sean Crose The recently retired Shawn Porter was a hard fighter not to cheer for. Not only did the Ohio native possess an exciting style, he pretty much took on all comers, from Kell Brook, to Danny Garcia, to Paulie Malignaggi, to Adrien Broner, to Keith Thurman to Errol Spence to
1:12 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Uriah Hall opened up Wednesday about falling into a “deep depression” following his abrupt retirement from the UFC this past summer. Hall said at the Jake Paul–Anderson Silva open workouts that he felt a loss of identity after stepping away from MMA and that at one point he had
Unbeaten WBA 140-pound World Champion Alberto Puello joins The PBC Podcast to discuss the rise of Dominican boxing, his top five super lightweights and what’s next. Also, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal list their “Top Five PBC Breakout Candidates for 2023” in this week’s Toe to Toe segment. For show notes and more info,
Jesse Rodriguez will end his star-making 2022 campaign without a belt around his waist. The WBC announced today that “Bam” has vacated his super flyweight title after two successful defenses in order to once again compete at 112 pounds. Rodriguez (17-0, 11 KO) was building himself up as a flyweight contender, regularly weighing in below
Ashton Sylve is anxious to prove the hype his promoter has generated since Jake Paul’s company signed the undefeated lightweight this past spring. The 18-year-old Sylve has a perfect professional record (7-0, 7 KOs), but the Long Beach, California native will take a step up in competition on the Paul-Anderson Silva undercard Saturday night in
2:33 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The British Boxing Board of Control announced on Wednesday that “allegations of misconduct” against welterweight contender Conor Benn were upheld at a Friday hearing. Benn was slated to fight Chris Eubank Jr. earlier this month, but the event was scrapped after The BBBoC refused to sanction the 157-pound catchweight bout
For anyone who thought Le’Veon Bell was only intending to dabble in the sport of boxing when he took on another former NFL running back in Adrian Peterson, Bell wants to make it clear that is not the case. Bell tells ESPN that he’s fully committed to a career in boxing and is dedicated to
David Avanesyan has officially moved on to the next phase of his career. The streaking welterweight contender landed a premium opportunity to next face WBO titlist and pound-for-pound entrant Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford. The bout will take place on December 10, live on BLK Prime Pay-Per-View from CHI Health Center in Crawford’s hometown Omaha, Nebraska. The
Posted on 10/25/2022 By: Sean Crose Legendary promoter Bob Arum spoke with FightHype and let it be known where he stands on the Errol Spence-Terence Crawford fallout that has disappointed much – if not all – of boxing fandom. It had been hoped that the two welterweight kingpins, both undefeated, would throw down before 2023.
Letters Wladimir Klitschko, Emanuel Steward, and Andy Lee The great Emanuel Steward died 10 years ago this week, yet his presence and impact on the sport can still be felt, writes former WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee Even though it’s a lifetime ago the 10 years since Emanuel Steward died have gone so quickly –
8:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES – Le’Veon Bell sat on the ring apron inside Mayweather Boxing and Fitness in Hollywood, wiped the sweat from his forehead and narrowed his eyes. Just a few weeks earlier, Bell connected on punches that dropped — and ultimately knocked out — fellow former NFL running back Adrian Peterson in
A very interesting crossroads fight is now off the schedule, as Dan Rafael reports that Yoelvis Gomez has withdrawn from his November 5th fight with Jeison Rosario due to a hand injury. The bout was scheduled as the Showtime co-feature for David Morrell’s title defense against Aidos Yerbossynuly. The 25-year-old Gomez (6-0, 5 KO) is
Rising cruiserweight Viddal Riley will face unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Ross McGuigan in his next fight on Saturday, November 12th. Riley (6-0, 3 KOs) made light work of Jone Volau back in June with a first round stoppage at Wembley Arena. And the 25-year-old returns to the AO Arena in Manchester, where he defeated Willbeforce Shihepo
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