IF YOU love this sport so much, how can you ever give up? The sun will rise again, the days will keep going no matter what happens. If you quit now the days will carry on, so you might as well keep going rather than wondering what if. I never want to be a person
Month: October 2023
Tyson Fury has his kinda-exhibition fight this Saturday against Francis Ngannou, but boxing fans are really most concerned with his undisputed heavyweight championship fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Fury and Usyk have signed contracts for the bout, with a possible reported date coming in just two months. But there are some questions about whether or not
USA Boxing came away with three victories last night during the fourth day of boxing at the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, to go 3-1 for the day. Omari Jones (Orlando, Fla.) came out aggressive against the Puerto Rican, Angel Gabriel Llanos Perez. Jones connected on multiple combinations and pushed the pace
As David Benavidez readies himself for a Nov. 25 Showtime PPV main event against Demetrius Andrade, he joins Brian Custer’s Last Stand Podcast to talk about the fight, reflect on his last performance, and answer critics of his style. Check out some excerpts of what Benavidez had to say below. Benavidez on why he’s fighting
Jorge Linares believes he has fought his last professional boxing match. The 38-year-old veteran from Venezuela came up short in his latest fight, a 12-round junior welterweight bout, last Saturday night against Jack Catterall at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. The southpaw Catterall won by unanimous decision on scorecards that read 117-111, 116-112, 116-112.
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNOct 23, 2023, 09:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury, the greatest heavyweight boxer in the world, will step in the ring on Saturday (2 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV) for a meeting with the other greatest heavyweight in the world, Francis Ngannou. But to portray this matchup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
THERE is always the element of the backhanded compliment whenever a boxer is praised for being “exciting” and “fan-friendly,” for often what that means is this: you are vulnerable, too easy to hit, prone to being involved in competitive fights you don’t always necessarily win. Equally, however, it does a boxer no good to win
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum speaks to Fight Hub TV about what it took to finally get Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to come to terms for an undisputed heavyweight title unification, and ultimately thanks a Saudi Arabian prince for opening up the purse strings to the extent that both parties were satisfied to sign
1) Enter Sandman Francis Ngannou, a big man, was born and raised in the tiny village of Batié, Cameroon. A mountainous region, Batié is known for its sand production and Ngannou started working in one of its many sand quarries at the tender age of 10 2) Crossing Borders At 26, Ngannou headed for France
Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez was blessed with the presence of one Puerto Rican legend while he plans to pay tribute to another. Undisputed featherweight champion Amanda Serrano was among those who were able to provide the reigning WBO junior flyweight titlist with an extra boost ahead of his latest title defense. Gonzalez will travel to Managua,
YouTube AS A fighter – an elite one at that – no matter how much good will you build with fans, the moment you advocate for yourself or, god forbid, ask for a bit of time to get your body in the right place you’ll be quickly branded a time-waster, someone not willing to fight.
Jack Catterall picked up a clear win over Jorge Linares in a DAZN main event from Liverpool, winning on scores of 116-112, 116-112, and 117-111 over 12 rounds. The official scores were kinder to Linares than our unofficial card, which had Catterall winning 119-109, but with two rounds that perhaps could have gone Linares’ way.
Jesus Arechiga is beginning to make a name for himself at 122 pounds. Arechiga remained unbeaten Friday night, knocking out Luis Alvarado in the opening round at the Gimnasio German Evers in his hometown of Mazatlan, Mexico. The 23-year-old Arechiga improved to 21-0, 15 knockouts. Alvarado was the aggressor from the opening bell, initiating exchanges
Giovani Santillan and Alexis Rocha looked well-matched on paper for a fight that could be competitive with good action. We got action, but not much in terms of competitiveness, as Santillan absolutely demolished Rocha over six rounds tonight on DAZN. Santillan dropped Rocha twice in the fifth round, then again in the following frame to
Tyson’s Fury has flirted with retirement for better parts of the last 18 months. After knocking out Dillian Whyte in April 2022, Fury claimed he called it quits from boxing. The WBC heavyweight champion was never stripped of his title, and he ended up changing his tune and returning months later in December to knock
Posted on 10/21/2023 By: Sean Crose Golden Boy Promotions and the DAZN streaming service had an explosive main event Saturday as welterweights Alex Rocha and Giovani Santillan did battle at Inglewood, California’s Kia Forum. The winner would have the biggest names in this biggest of divisions on his horizon. The 23-1 Rocha fired his jab
JACK CATTERALL may be determined to settle a score with Josh Taylor but his dream of becoming a world champion also remains a priority. Business at 140lbs will pick up on December 9 when Regis Prograis defends his WBC super-lightweight title against Devin Haney in San Francisco. As for the rest of the 10-stone division,
Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Hugo Micallef, the only professional boxer from the Principality of Monaco, will make his U.S. debut against Austria’s Sergio Odabai in a six-rounder Saturday, Nov. 16 at T-Mobile Arena. Micallef-Odabai will be part of the ESPN+-streamed undercard broadcast. The ESPN-televised doubleheader (10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT) is headlined by the vacant
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