7:29 PM 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 Mauricio Lara once again showed his clinical finishing-punch power by stopping Leigh Wood in the seventh round to win the WBA world featherweight title
Month: February 2023
Mauricio Lara went on the road again in England, this time rallying to stop Leigh Wood in the seventh round and win the WBA featherweight title, his first world title. The stoppage came at 2:54 of round seven, after Wood — who was clearly and well ahead in the fight, leading 59-55 on all three
Jai Opetaia will endure a lengthy layoff ahead of his first title defense. The unbeaten lineal and IBF cruiserweight champion was granted a 60-day medical extension by the sanctioning body, which could impact his eventual fight with number-one contender Mateusz Masternak. Opetaia continues to recover from recent shoulder surgery, which prompted the request. “On February
Ayman Khan spoke to Johnny Nelson to get his thoughts on Anthony Joshua Vs Jermaine Franklin. 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
Luis Nery and Azat Hovhannisyan go head-to-head in a promising DAZN main event tonight, in a 12-round WBC eliminator at 122 lbs. Live coverage will begin at 8 pm ET, and Wil Esco has the full call for you tonight. We’ll have round-by-round for the main event, plus full highlights and updates coming in this
Anthony Joshua finds it hard to believe that the world heavyweight titles are no longer in his possession. After reigning atop the land of the big men for well over five years, the former Olympic gold medalist was usurped at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk. Unwilling to simply lay back and allow the Ukrainian to
Posted on 02/17/2023 By: Sean Crose Showtime’s longtime fight program ShoBox returned to the airwaves Friday night with a three fight card which was broadcast live from Topeka, Kansas. First up was a scheduled 8 round super welterweight affair between the 10-0 Kurt Scoby and the 70-0-1 John Mannu. The first round saw each man
THE domestic boxing calendar again gathers pace this weekend when Mexican Mauricio Lara, the number one-ranked featherweight on the planet, takes on Leigh Wood, ranked fourth and the WBA belt-holder. The sumptuous contest, which surely can’t fail to catch fire, takes place on Saturday night (February 18) inside the same Nottingham Arena where Wood defeated
Wayne Alexander (Former European welterweight champion) I expect it to be a very good, hard-fought contest and can see a way for both to win. You have to give the utmost credit to Wood for taking a hard defence when it’s not a mandatory. He has the better boxing ability and is a good punch-picker.
We’ve got two (2) good-looking main events coming Saturday on DAZN, one in the (U.S.) afternoon from Nottingham, and one in prime time from California! Who wins the fights? Scott Christ (13-5) First of all, a note from me: This is up late because it’s been a weird week schedule-wise and I just plum forgot.
Anthony Joshua reveals the changes Derrick James has made to his game. 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
A year after his controversial split-decision loss to Raymond Ford, the judges credited Edward Vazquez with a narrow win this time around. Vazquez landed the flusher punches with more regularity during his closely contested, 10-round featherweight fight Friday night against Misael Lopez and caused a critical knockdown during the second round that emerged as the
Undefeated super lightweight contender Jeremias Ponce and rising trainer Andrew Council are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Ponce looks ahead to his February 25 World Title bout versus Subriel Matias and explains why fight fans are in for a real treat that night. Council discusses his successful pro career, and the growing stable
David Adeleye reflected on the biggest win of his career to date when he delivered a stunning knockout over the undefeated Dmytro Bezus. He spoke with Jo Ankier immediately after the fight. 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 BT Sport Boxing Facebook
Posted on 02/17/2023 By: Sean Crose Adrien Broner was supposed to return to the ring next week after being away from prizefighting for some time. Sadly, those plans have been cancelled. Michael Williams, Broner’s scheduled opponent for his comeback fight, has had to drop out due to an injury, leaving Broner without a dance partner
5:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Adrien Broner’s comeback fight, scheduled for Feb. 25 in Atlanta against Michael Williams Jr., has been postponed, sources told ESPN on Friday. Broner, who hasn’t competed since February 2021, is now slated to return in April in Atlanta, sources said. Williams (20-1, 13 KOs) suffered a broken jaw in sparring
JoJo Diaz will make his return to the ring against Merciro Gesta on March 18, serving as the chief support for Golden Boy’s Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez vs Gabriel Rosado main event on DAZN. The 30-year-old Diaz (32-3-1, 15 KO) will stay at lightweight for the 12-rounder. He’s a former title challenger at 126 and a
Pick It: TBRB #1 Mauricio Lara vs. #4 Leigh Wood (Saturday, DAZN, 2:00 PM EST) After a near two-year wait, the reward for handing Josh Warrington his first loss is here. 24-year old Mauricio Lara (25-2-1, 18 KO) watched as Warrington won and lost a title in the time since their first fight, waiting for
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