THE first time Francis Ngannou got paid for his part in organised violence he received 100 €20 notes in a brown envelope. He walked home that night and stuffed it under his mattress for safe keeping. That was nearly a decade ago now and the 37-year-old has since established himself as one of the greatest
Month: October 2023
Amanda Serrano will defend three of her four featherweight titles tonight on DAZN in a 12×3 (12 rounds, 3 minutes per) main event against Danila Ramos. It is, in its way, “history-making,” and has been heavily promoted as such. Serrano’s WBA, IBF, and WBO belts will be on the line, though the WBC have opted
ALL INCLUSIVE TV BOSS Mark Sharman took one look at Tyson Fury before his pro debut and asked promoter Mick Hennessy: “Is this fat kid really going to be world heavyweight champion?” Fury was ‘fat’ having spent the last few days on honeymoon with his wife, Paris. “The holiday was all inclusive in the Algarve,”
Middleweight Amilcar Vidal Jr. continues to rebound from his lone setback. Vidal knocked out Victor Pinango with one punch Saturday night at the Club Atletico Stockolmo in Vidal’s hometown of Montevideo, Uruguay. The 27-year-old Vidal improved to 18-1, 14 knockouts. From the opening bell, Vidal was the aggressor, throwing and landing combinations behind a steady
Oct 26, 2023, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Francis Ngannou got an expensive welcome present from Cristiano Ronaldo before his fight with Tyson Fury this week. The UFC fighter-turned-boxer received a watch valued at $134,000 from the Al Nassr forward. The watch, which has Ronaldo’s “CR7” branding on it, was made by American jeweler
O’Shaquie Foster’s life and boxing career has been underpinned by resilience. Just over six years ago, “Shock” was banged up in his hometown of Orange, Texas, seemingly destined for a life spent looking over his shoulder. Whilst serving four months in a correctional facility, Hurricane Harvey ripped through his community leaving very little for him
Veteran trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas is convinced there is a legitimate path to victory for Francis Ngannou when he takes on Tyson Fury. Ngannou, the former UFC champion, is set to challenge WBC heavyweight titlist Fury this Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight has been lampooned by some as a mismatch and cynical
Posted on 10/26/2023 By: Sean Crose “You always want to run it back when you take a loss,” Ryan Garcia said at a Tuesday press event. “I feel under different circumstances, I could beat him.” The “him” Garcia was referring to was Gervonta “Tank” Davis, the man who knocked Garcia out in the seventh round
Timothy Bradley Jr. Oct 26, 2023, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’ve seen this before … but this time is different. Boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will face former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a 10-round boxing match on Saturday (ESPN+ PPV, 2 p.m. ET). An MMA champion challenging a boxing champion —
WBO light flyweight champion Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez revealed via video conference yesterday evening that he’s out of tomorrow’s ESPN+ main event against Gerardo Zapata due to illness. The show will proceed with former co-feature Rene Santiago vs Kevin Vivas, now an interim title fight, as the new main event. Gonzalez (27-3-1, 14 KO) hasn’t fought
THESE are troubling times for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC). This weekend in Saudi Arabia, a 10-rounder between a fighter widely regarded to be the best heavyweight in the world and a debutant will be under their jurisdiction. The Board were invited by the local government to sanction the show that will feature
Nobody expected Ryan Garcia to remain at the level of his last fight. Still, there was the expectation that the 25-year-old California native would ease his way back into contention after suffering his first pro defeat. Given that, there was some surprise that came with his opponent selection of Oscar Duarte, a red-hot knockout artist
Posted on 10/25/2023 By: Sean Crose Former undisputed bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue will attempt to attain even greater glory this winter in Japan. For the 25-0 fighter is now set to take on IBF and WBA super bantamweight titlist Marlon Tapales this December 26th in Tokyo. Seeing as how Inoue currently holds the WBC and
IT WAS once put to a teenage Tyson Fury that, given his size, he might have a future as a basketball player. “You don’t get many basketball players named Tyson,” he replied. Years later, he would say: “I’ve always known who I was named after.” John Fury, a former pro heavyweight who fought between 1987
Ryan Garcia and Oscar Duarte will meet in a DAZN main event on Dec. 2 in Houston, and today both fighters spoke at the official launch press conference. Garcia (23-1, 19 KO) is coming off of his first pro loss, a seventh round knockout defeat against Gervonta “Tank” Davis on Apr. 22, and will be
Former super lightweight contender, Ryan “Blue Chip” Martin (25-2, 15 KOs) is set to make his return to the boxing ring after a year-long layoff. He will face off against Philippine slugger, Rogelio “Hercules” Jun Doliguez (25-5-2, 19 KOs), in an 8-round super lightweight bout scheduled for October 28. The fight will take place at
Posted on 10/25/2023 By: Sean Crose With WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury busy for the time being with UFC star Francis Ngannou, who he’ll be facing this Saturday in a much hyped novelty fight, his former foe, Deontay Wilder, is looking to get back into the ring himself. And the former heavyweight titlist
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 25, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Keyshawn Davis and Jose Pedraza have agreed to a deal for a 10-round lightweight fight on Dec. 9 in Pembroke Pines, Florida, sources told ESPN. Davis, an Olympic silver medalist, will be stepping way up in competition for his first bout against a former
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