WHEN journalist extraordinaire Ron Lewis passed away on Friday morning, at the age of just 54, the reaction from within the boxing industry was akin to what follows the death of a great fighter. One of the tragedies of sudden death is that the departed never fully understand the impact they made in life, and
Month: February 2023
Featherweight Frency Fortunato notched another win late Friday night, scoring a vicious knockout win over Keine Montenegro at the Coco Locos Restaurant Sports Bar in Sosua, Dominican Republic. Fortunato, who is originally from nearby Santo Domingo, improves to 15-1, 11 knockouts. The 25-year-old was sharp from the opening bell, throwing and landing the more-telling punches.
THIS weekend at the Nottingham Arena, Dec Spelman will be in attendance watching the action inside the ring, wishing he was there. Every muscle, bone, and sinew, that makes up the 5ft 11ins of Dec Spelman screams fighter… except he isn’t one anymore. Spelman should have been out there under the lights, trading with Cheavon
Posted on 02/15/2023 By: Sean Crose The WBA featherweight world title will be on the line Saturday in Nottingham, England when the 25-2-1 Mauricio Lara takes on 26-2 defending champion Leigh Wood in a scheduled 12 rounder at the Motorpoint Arena. Englishman Wood, whose last fight provided a knockout of the year ending when he
7:13 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka have signed contracts for a 115-pound title rematch slated for June in Japan, sources confirmed to ESPN. Franco’s WBA junior bantamweight title will again be on the line, but Ioka’s WBO belt won’t be. He is vacating his title ahead of a Feb. 28 purse
The process of rebuilding the bantamweight championship roster rolls on, as Mauricio Sulaiman tells ESPN KnockOut that the WBC has approved Nonito Donaire vs Alejandro Santiago for their vacant title. Nawaphon Kaikanha will face Reymart Gaballo in a final eliminator to determine the winner’s inaugural defense. Donaire (42-7, 28 KO) was originally ordered to fight
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One of the benefits of training under the tutelage of Eddy Reynoso, is that the gym is often jam-packed with high-quality fighters. Of course, Canelo Alvarez, one of boxing’s biggest stars, has been with Reynoso from the beginning. Frank Sanchez, a rising contender in the heavyweight division, has also spent time working under his guidance.
Tommy Fury spoke exclusively with BT Sport about his upcoming mega fight with Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia. Tommy responded to the comments made by Jake Paul on Molly-Mae’s instagram claiming their new born baby ‘arrived just in time to see their father get knocked out’. Watch Paul v Fury live on February 26 on
Posted on 02/15/2023 By: Sean Crose Well that was fast. The WBC has declared that, should social media star turned lucrative boxer Jake Paul beat Tyson’s younger brother, Tommy Fury, when the two men meet in Saudi Arabia in a few weeks, Paul will find himself a top forty ranked cruiserweight within the organization. Sky
Feb 14, 2023 British boxers will not participate at the women’s world championships in New Delhi next month, the governing body said on Tuesday, citing concerns about the sport’s Olympic future. The International Boxing Association (IBA) was stripped of involvement in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and boxing is not on the initial programme for the
Jake Paul or Tommy Fury will soon be ranked at cruiserweight by the WBC, as the sanctioning body has announced they will reward the winner of their Feb. 26 fight. “Jake has dedication and respect to the sport and The WBC will not tolerate discrimination against anyone, he deserves the opportunities that any other boxer
A rumored title fight will come with sanctioning body approval—along with a ticking clock to reach a deal. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the previously discussed Josh Taylor-Teofimo Lopez junior welterweight championship was formally ordered by the WBO. A letter issued to Top Rank—promoter for both boxers—outlined the terms for what is now regarded as a
7:49 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 producing last-round knockouts in his past two fights, Leigh Wood insists the game plan is not for the same outcome in Saturday’s featherweight
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After hurling a frankly unreasonable number of mandatories his way over the years, the WBO is finally free of Kazuto Ioka. Yahoo Japan reports that the four-division champion has vacated his super flyweight title ahead of a scheduled purse bid with Junto Nakatani in favor of pursuing a rematch with WBA titlist Joshua Franco. Per
UPSTAIRS, a woman driving a McClaren was talking to the gym’s boss and downstairs David Adeleye was shadow boxing in some considerable style. Earlier that day, Ron Lewis had died. The previous day, Anthony Joshua had opened his soul at a conference and Ron Lewis was there. The following night at Wembley, Adam Azim went
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