Zelfa Barrett looks likely to continue his quest for a world title on November 25th on the undercard of the Chantelle Cameron – Katie Taylor rematch in Dublin. Barrett (29-2, 16 KO’s) was heavily linked to an all British showdown with IBF super featherweight champion, Joe Cordina, but the Welshman’s decision to instead defend his
Month: September 2023
THE list of Mexicans who have won world featherweight honours is a lengthy one and includes Salvador Sanchez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez and, most recently, Luis Alberto Lopez. Lopez, an eccentric puncher well known to British and Irish fans for his wins over Isaac Lowe, Josh Warrington and Michael Conlan, makes his second
UPON hearing the result both men dropped to their knees after an exhausting 12 rounds. The first to sink to the floor looked almost incredulous that he did not get the decision before a feeling of devastation ran through him. It was raw, it was heartbreaking, it was not what was meant to happen. Seconds
William Zepeda will put his undefeated record and rising status in the lightweight division on the line this Saturday night, facing Mercito Gesta in a DAZN main event. Zepeda (28-0, 24 KO) is a heavy favorite and the clear “A-side,” but he says he doesn’t look at any fight that way, he just stays hungry
At times, even during the middle of a conversation, Danny Garcia stops what he’s doing and smiles. Some may view it as strange behavior but there’s a reason behind it. Garcia didn’t come from much. Sure he was the top-rated amateur back a few decades ago and of course, he walks around nowadays in fancy
Posted on 09/14/2023 By: Sean Crose As he prepares to take on former UFC great Francis Ngannou in what will no doubt be a highly lucrative novelty fight, WBC and lineal heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury is getting a little help from a friend…Mauricio Sulaiman. The WBC boss isn’t helping Fury prepare for
Nick ParkinsonSep 14, 2023, 07:26 AM ET 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 Luis Alberto Lopez attempts to continue his fine form and set up a possible world title unification fight when he faces Joet
Twenty three year old super welterweight phenom Jesus Ramos Jr. will be featured as a pay per view undercard draw for the fourth straight time in 17 months when he takes on credible contender Erickson Lubin on Sept. 30. The Ramos-Lubin high-stakes scrap will provide chief support to the card headlined by Canelo Alvarez and
“I still love everything about this sport,” Hekkie Budler explains with a smile plastered across his face. It’s an ebullient and earnest smile that lights up his living room in Johannesburg, South Africa, replacing his trademark, exuberant hairstyle which today is unusually modest. Budler (35-4, 11 KO) is deep in training camp ahead of his
TYSON FURY, the WBC heavyweight ‘champion’, last week insisted he doesn’t care about the legacy he leaves behind in boxing. He is here to make money and loads of it, he says. Not break records or collect belts or even fight his closest rivals. This latest Gypsy King proclamation is proved by his upcoming October
Top lightweight contender Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz (16-1-1, 8 KOs) returns to the ring this Friday to face battle-tested veteran Antonio Moran (29-5-1, 20 KOs). The bout takes place at the American Bank Center and will be televised live on ESPN+. The 27-year-old makes his first appearance of 2023 after an injury caused him to
BN: It’s been more than 10 years since your last fight – the rematch with Carl Froch in May 2013… MK: Ten years is a long time, and people come up to me sometimes and they say, “Do you still fight?” Somebody asked me, “When is your next fight?” “Listen, my last fight was ten
1) Carl Froch Without doubt Kessler’s finest win, this 2010 humbling of Froch saw Kessler nullify the Nottingham man for most of the 12 rounds they shared before delivering him the first loss of his professional career. It was a defeat Froch then later avenged, of course. 2) Markus Beyer Although Beyer was fairly long
Edwin De Los Santos was champing at the bit for a shot at Shakur Stevenson even before Stevenson’s fight with Frank Martin collapsed, and unlike some of his contemporaries, he’s putting his money where his mouth is. Mike Coppinger reports that De Los Santos and Stevenson have agreed to atop a November 16th ESPN show
Xander Zayas’ victory June 10 was a microcosm of the developmental phase of his career. There was an immediate moment of brilliance, a knockdown of Ronald Cruz just 27 seconds into their eight-round bout. Then, well aware that Cruz wasn’t badly hurt, the undefeated junior middleweight displayed patience as he methodically outpointed a durable opponent
Posted on 09/13/2023 By: Sean Crose First things first – this piece most distinctly does NOT pertain to fighters who have been largely inactive due to matters beyond their control. There are such fighters out there, after all…but not that many. The truth is that Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Andy Ruiz, Deontay Wilder and yes,
Mike Coppinger, ESPNSep 13, 2023, 01:55 PM ET Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos have agreed to a deal for a Nov. 16 fight in Las Vegas for the vacant WBC lightweight title, sources told ESPN. The 135-pound title bout will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card two days before Formula 1’s
We’re just over two weeks away from the big fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo, and Canelo says he’s feeling 100 percent with his previously-injured hand, and that he has not forgotten the times Charlo called him out over the years. Canelo (59-2-2, 39 KO) will be defending his undisputed super middleweight championship against
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