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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 –
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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
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