NOT content with terrorizing fringe contenders at both super-bantamweight and featherweight, Mexico’s Emanuel Navarrete will this Saturday (February 4) attempt to continue his path of destruction up at super-featherweight, where he will meet Australia’s Liam Wilson for the vacant WBO title in Glendale, Arizona. Navarrete, of course, is no stranger to title fights, nor to
Month: February 2023
AT THE time, as the Seventies rolled into the Eighties, it was considered an experiment that failed. A career that lasted a mere three months; one that ran its course after one of the most anticipated debuts in boxing history. Simply put, the novelty wore off. A decade before, there had been talk of 7ft
Gabriel Valenzuela quickly capitalized on an opportunity Thursday night that he received on short notice. The Mexican junior welterweight knocked out fan favorite Yves Ulysse Jr. just 52 seconds into their 10-round fight at Casino de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Valenzuela drilled Ulysse with a short right uppercut that knocked Ulysse on his side
Posted on 02/02/2023 By: Sean Crose They really don’t like each other, folks. Former world titlists David Benavidez and Caleb Plant had a press conference to kick off the pre fight hype for their March 25th pay per view throwdown in Las Vegas. “The narrative of me being pressured or bullied or cornered into having
5:02 PM ET NEW YORK — Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn didn’t rule out the possibility of a future fight between former boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, he told ESPN on Thursday. Joshua has a fight against Jermaine Franklin on April 1, sources told ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, and
Alycia Baumgardner doesn’t mince her words. The 28-year-old is one fight away from becoming the undisputed queen of the super featherweight (130 lbs) division, taking on France’s Elhem Mekhaled this Saturday live on DAZN, and she is out to prove, once again, that her bite is as loud as her bark. “You might see a
‘The Beast From The East’ Anthony Yarde speaks to Seconds Out and he was in no mood to focus on anything other than his fight as he prepares to overcome the challenge of the undefeated Artur Beterbiev, this Saturday night. Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive SecondsOut is
Tommy Fury sits down with Josh Denzel to preview his upcoming fight with Jake Paul on the 26th of February. #PaulFury #TommyFury #JakePaul Watch Paul v Fury live on February 26 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
Paddy Donovan is set to draw a line under six frustrating months out of the ring by returning to action on April 1. The southpaw stylist has endured two stop-start years and has boxed just four times since November 2020. But at 9-0, Donovan is still considered a genuine blue chip prospect and is hoping
Posted on 02/01/2023 Ring Masters Championships: The Road To The Garden 2023, after 3 registration checkins Metro athletes, coaches, officials, doctors and especially fans are ready for an exciting season. This year there are 14 events scheduled before the finals. Young athletes with a dream to box at Madison Square Garden in April will punch
7:46 AM ET Light heavyweight unified champion Artur Beterbiev defended his three world titles with an eighth-round TKO victory over Anthony Yarde on Jan. 28 in London. It was Beterbiev’s 19th stoppage victory in 19 professional fights. He’s the only current champion with 100% KO accuracy. However, for many of our panelists, the victory wasn’t
Erik Bazinyan and Yves Ulysse Jr return in separate bouts tonight from Montreal, with the Eye of the Tiger show going live at 7 pm ET on ESPN+ in the United States. Bazinyan will face Alantez Fox in the 10-round super middleweight main event, while Ulysse takes on Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela in the 10-round junior
WOW, what a tremendous effort put forth by Anthony Yarde on Saturday night when he challenged world light-heavyweight king, Artur Beterbiev. Though the result was exactly as Boxing News predicted, the contest itself proved more competitive than we and many others expected. For that, Yarde must stand up and take a bow. Yarde deserves only
ASKING ANDREW CAIN how he is planning to approach his forthcoming collision with Ionut Baluta drew a typically robust – and utterly predictable – response from the WBC International Silver super bantamweight champion. Tickets are on sale for Cain’s second defense of his treasured green strap, which will take place at the Telford International Centre
“I’M GOING to get my licence back,” Billy Graham tells Boxing News, reinvigorated by his recovery from two hernias that for so long had affected his quality of life. “I’ve got no big ideas about becoming a top trainer again – I’ve got no desire to work that hard. I’m too old to be a trainer
Posted on 02/01/2023 By: Sean Crose “Demetrius Andrade has a rather unlikely fan: WBC and lineal heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson Fury. “I’ll tell you someone we should mention, but he never gets a mention,” Marca quotes Fury as saying. “He’s the bogeyman in every division, the one who needs a shot at something:
BN: How do you reflect on the fight? Everyone gave me no chance; it was good for me to draw energy from that. Being the underdog can spur you on, but it can deflate you, so I’m happy that I went out there and gave everything instead of being overly cautious or being overly reckless.