Francis Ngannou is a free agent right now, and while he has spoken frequently about possibly boxing Tyson Fury, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn says that if he were involved, he would go with Anthony Joshua as Ngannou’s first opponent That part is kind of a “duh,” since Hearn promotes Joshua and doesn’t promote Fury, but
Month: February 2023
The Top Rank on ESPN 2023 schedule continues with a world title card on Friday evening at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. (photos by Mikey Williams) The main event is a battle for the vacant WBO junior lightweight world title, as Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (36-1, 30 KOs) seeks to become a three-weight world champion
Posted on 02/01/2023 By: Sean Crose “Undisputed means a lot,” says Amanda Serrano on the eve of her undisputed world featherweight title fight against Erika Cruz. “It means you are the best; you have everyone looking to beat you, you are top dog, unquestionably number one in the division. Becoming the first undisputed champion at
1:21 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Keyshawn Davis and Emmanuel Tagoe have struck a deal for a lightweight fight on April 8 in Newark, New Jersey, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Davis, ESPN’s reigning Prospect of the Year, will step up in class for his first scheduled 10-rounder. The Olympic silver medalist fought three times in
Claressa Shields, fresh from beating arch rival Savannah Marshall, is awarded her new WBO belt and a commemorative ring.
Unbeaten two-division world champion Rey Vargas and hard-hitting super lightweight contender Subriel Matias are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Vargas discusses his WBC 130-pound showdown versus O’Shaquie Foster Saturday, February 11 on SHOWTIME and his goals for 2023. Matias talks about his explosive February 25 world title bout against Jeremias Ponce on SHOWTIME
‘The Gypsy King’ delivers updates on his blockbuster fight with Oleksandr Usyk, and exhibition bout with the former UFC champion Francis Ngannou and his thoughts on the mega showdown between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury. #PaulFury #JakePaul #TommyFury Watch Paul v Fury live on February 26 on BT Sport Box Office Subscribe to BT Sport
A new month! What glory and wonder for us all. And also, another pound-for-pound list from us, the people at the Bad Left Hook web site. The voters: Scott Christ, Wil Esco, John Hansen, Patrick Stumberg, and Lewis Watson. The total results for Feb. 2023: Also Receiving Votes: Regis Prograis 5, Kenshiro Teraji 5, Jermell
Edgar Berlanga and Top Rank severed their promotional pact in January due to differences around how the super middleweight wanted to steer his career. The 25-year-old unrestricted free agent Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs) is already in the midst of entertaining offers from a foursome that includes the likes of Al Haymon, Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De
8:41 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When Emanuel Navarrete meets Liam Wilson on Friday in Glendale, Arizona, for the WBO’s vacant 130-pound championship (10 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+), he’ll have the opportunity to join the storied lineage of Mexican boxers with titles in three divisions. Navarrete (36-1, 30 KOs) captured a title at 122 pounds when
WHEN the shock of Chris Eubank Jnr getting stopped in four rounds by Liam Smith wore off it was time for the blame game to begin. It seems that we can never accept a fighter’s defeat at face value, that there is always a reason. Inevitably it nearly always starts with the trainer. No surprises
Who would you like to see Yarde and Beterbiev fight next? Jordan Gill (Former European featherweight champion) The obvious answer would be Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed title. That’s obviously a mega fight. But, selfishly, from a British point of view I hope Beterbiev fights Callum Smith, who is looking devastating at light-heavyweight
WAYNE ALEXANDER. Paul Samuels. Michael Brodie. Neil Swain. Now, that is a proper boxing tag team. In June, at the Merthyr Tydfil Labour Club in boxing’s sacred Welsh Valleys, the four fighters will be on stage and there will be a giant step back in time. It will be a night a long, long way from the glitz and
Keyshawn Davis just recently took some time to talk to Fight Hype about his thoughts on Gervonta Davis’ most recent win, being a fan of the sport and not only a fighter. Davis, as usual, gives it straight and honest on how he believes Tank clearly has a lot of talent, but says his resume
The Irish homecoming of Katie Taylor may not happen in the country’s biggest and most storied sporting stadium. According to Taylor’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, the apparently prohibitive “operational costs” to stage an event at Dublin’s legendary Croke Park may mean the coveted rematch between Taylor, the undisputed lightweight champion, and Amanda Serrano, the multi-division champion,
Artur Beterbiev after stopping Anthony Yarde | #beterbievyarde #btsport #boxing Artur Beterbiev stops Anthony Yarde in round eight Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive SecondsOut is a world leader in boxing entertainment since 1999. Part of the Knockout TV YouTube MCN – http://goo.gl/t77GMc
Artur Beterbiev wants to fight Dmitry Bivol for undisputed light heavyweight supremacy. Dmitry Bivol wants to fight Artur Beterbiev for undisputed light heavyweight supremacy. Bob Arum and Eddie Hearn have, usually grudgingly, acknowledged that they’d let Artur Beterbiev fight Dmitry Bivol for undisputed light heavyweight supremacy. Mauricio Sulaiman says no. Speaking to Izquierdazo, the WBC
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, former unified junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd will make his return to the ring on March 4th, as part of a Showtime televised tripleheader from Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif. Hurd, now fighting as a middleweight, will collide with dangerous foe Armando Resendiz. Hurd (24-2, 16 KOs), only 32-years-old, unified the