Seventeen years after the grisly demise of the last man to beat Muhammad Ali, Carlos Acevedo retells the Trevor Berbick story TREVOR BERBICK, who reigned briefly as the WBC heavyweight champion in 1986, left behind one of the strangest legacies in boxing history: for being the last man Muhammad Ali faced in the ring, in
Month: November 2023
BN: YOU famously wore the same shorts against Michael Moorer that you had worn 20 years before against Muhammad Ali. What was the thinking behind that? GF: Everlast had made a series of trunks for me when I was heavyweight champion the first time. There was a tag on them that said, ‘Specially made for
Joe Cordina kept his IBF title tonight in Monte Carlo, but he had to fight like hell to do it against a relentless challenger in Edward Vazquez. Cordina (17-0, 9 KO) was a heavy betting favorite, but had to sweat out a very close result and one draw card on his way to victory in
Jaime Munguia hopes to hit the ground running in 2024 after a year that will mark the first one-fight campaign of his career. The unbeaten former WBO junior middleweight titlist and current super middleweight contender remains in talks for a hoped-for ring return in January. The leading candidate to land the assignment is former interim
Nick ParkinsonNov 4, 2023, 07:20 PM 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 Open Extended Reactions Joe Cordina edged past Edward Vazquez with a majority decision in the first defense of his IBF world junior
THE last time Joe Cordina boxed in Monte Carlo it came at the end of a relatively busy year by the Welshman’s standards, yet would, unbeknown to him, be followed by a 16-month layoff. His opponent that night was Mario Enrique Tinoco, whom he outpointed over 10 rounds, and what lurked around the corner, meanwhile,
It’s a nighttime boxing spectacular! Or a bonanza, according to the headline! There are three cards on tonight, and though we won’t have our normal live coverage, we do have a post here for you to talk about all that’s going on. Here’s the rundown: ESPN+, 6:00 pm ET Heavyweights Efe Ajagba (18-1, 13 KO)
The only opponent who has defeated Edwin De Los Santos is convinced that he can pull off what would be considered a significant upset in the biggest fight of De Los Santos’ career. William Foster III sees Shakur Stevenson-De Los Santos as an evenly matched fight that could go either way November 16 at T-Mobile
WHO will Leigh Wood fight next? Eddie Hearn has indicated his preference. Wood, who is a leading contender for British Fighter of the Year, defeated Josh Warrington last time out. The all-British featherweight contest was keenly fought and appeared to be going the way of Warrington before Wood turned things around with a dramatic and
Former European super-lightweight champion Joe Hughes was the matchmaker for an amateur show at Paddy John’s gym in Bristol last Saturday. After the event he sat down to watch Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou. In his latest column for Boxing News, he believes what happened isn’t necessarily a bad thing for the sport. BOXING has
Matchroom returns to Monte Carlo today, with Joe Cordina defending his IBF 130 lb title against Edward Vazquez in the main event of a four-fight card. The event starts at 3 pm ET on DAZN. If you’ve never seen one of these boxing shows from Monte Carlo before, they’re definitely a different, unique atmosphere. It’s
Promoter Eddie Hearn is apparently certain that the high-profile fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn will take place on British soil. The Matchroom Boxing head has been mostly vague regarding the question of where the controversial bout will take place, suggesting that it could even take place in the Middle East, where lucrative
Posted on 11/03/2023 By: Sean Crose Boxing is a hard sport. Be it physically, mentally, or even spiritually, boxing is not an endeavor for soft people. The harsh realities of boxing remain true for all fighters, even those who find themselves successful, well paid, and well liked. Matters become all the more difficult when situations
Francis Ngannou threw a grenade into the heavyweight fire this past weekend. The MMA star dropped and nearly beat the widely regarded numero uno in the division, Tyson Fury, in an unforgettable evening in Saudi Arabia. Fury’s slender victory has posed hundreds of more questions than delivered any kind of answer in the sport’s search
Nigerian contender Efe Ajagba (18-1, 13 KOs) is set to face upset-minded Australian Joe Goodall (10-1-1, 9 KOs) in a 10-round heavyweight attraction this Saturday, Nov. 4 at Tahoe Blue Event Center in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. (photos by Mikey Williams) Ajagba and Goodall fought as amateurs, with Goodall earning a decision in the semifinals of
Posted on 11/03/2023 By: Sean Crose Crime doesn’t pay. This has proven to be especially true in the case of former professional boxer Felix Verdejo. On Friday in Puerto Rico, the former Olympian was sentenced to two life sentences – one for each of the two lives he snuffed out in April of 2021. One
Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 04:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Former Puerto Rican boxer Felix Verdejo received two life sentences on Friday after he was found guilty in the grisly killing of his 27-year-old pregnant lover. A federal judge sentenced Verdejo following emotional speeches by the family of Keishla
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn talks to iFL TV about a few topics including an upcoming fight between Sunny Edwards and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, as well as his newfound hopes of making a fight between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou. Check out some of what Hearn had to say below. Hearn on if he’s frustrated that