After years of waiting for both Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua to get into the ring with each other, they appeared to be closer than ever. According to both sides, they placed ink to paper on a two-fight deal, the first of which would take place in March of 2024. Of course, there was just
Month: December 2023
Posted on 12/26/2023 By: Sean Crose There’s no getting around the fact that Naoya Inoue is some kind of fighter. When he lands one of his potent body shots, you not only see it, you not only hear it, you almost feel it. Fortunately, the operative word here is “almost.” Just witnessing Inoue in action
Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 26, 2023, 08:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fight by fight, it has become increasingly difficult to sum up Naoya Inoue‘s greatness. Largely, that’s because “The Monster” won’t stop adding dimensions to his game or chapters to his storied history in a boxing ring. When fans in the U.S. wake up before
Naoya Inoue became a two-division undisputed champion in Tokyo, knocking out a game Marlon Tapales in the 10th round of their 122 lb championship unification. Inoue (26-0, 23 KO) picked up the WBC and WBO titles from Tapales (37-4, 19 KO), adding to the WBA and IBF belts he claimed earlier this year with a
By Elliot Worsell WHEN Cuban amateur star Robeisy Ramirez lost the first fight of his professional career, nobody told him it was okay, nobody said, “It happens,” and nobody reminded him that it had happened to the best of them. What he heard instead were phrases like “disaster” and “fraud” and “hype job”, as well
Going the distance is normally the last thing that happens in a Deontay Wilder fight. Outside of Tyson Fury, no one has fought the former WBC title holder and lived to talk about it. The same storyline surrounded Joseph Parker. Sure he once held the WBO title for a protracted period, and there’s no doubt
Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 26, 2023, 07:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Japanese star Naoya Inoue scored a 10th-round KO of Marlon Taples on Tuesday in Tokyo to capture the undisputed junior featherweight championship. “The Monster” landed two right hands in succession that were partially blocked, but following a systematic breakdown of Tapales, the punches were
THE RESULT: Japanese sensation Naoya Inoue added yet another stoppage victim to his incredible 26-fight résumé when halting Filipino Marlon Tapales at the one minute and two seconds mark of round 10 in Koto-Ku, Japan. In control throughout the fight, but pushed hard by a game and stubborn opponent, Inoue eventually secured the finish thanks
By Matt Bozeat 50) MICHAEL BENTT v TOMMY MORRISON October 29, 1993 Morrison decided beating up Michael Bentt would be a good way to sharpen his tools before fighting Lennox Lewis for his heavyweight belts. The opening minute went as planned with Bentt being dazed and driven to the ropes. The moment Morrison stopped punching,
Cash rules everything, doesn’t it? Even some of the most mentally strong individuals have buckled when giant wads of cash were thrown in their faces. Jermall Charlo, by and large, isn’t moved by millions of dollars. So, when Canelo Alvarez came arbitrarily knocking on his door earlier this year, the Houston native was bemused by
Naoya Inoue returns to action in Tokyo, facing Marlon Tapales for the undisputed championship at 122 lbs. Live coverage will start at 3 am ET on Tuesday, Dec. 26, and the show will stream live on ESPN+ for those in the United States. We’ll be here with updates, highlights, and round-by-round for the main event,
There is no intention to merely give it a go or dare to be great. Marlon Tapales is here to shock the world. That is the message that has been sent from the moment the 31-year-old Filipino southpaw set his sights on Naoya Inoue, whom he will face in a four-belt junior featherweight unification bout
Women’s IBF flyweight champion Gabriela Fundora is currently in the works to make her first world title defense against Christina Cruz next month, according to ESPN’s sources. They state that Fundora will put her belt on the line on January 27 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, appearing on the Jaime Munguia vs John
By Elliot Worsell IT is somewhat fitting that at a time when a new Godzilla film is earning rave reviews around the world, Naoya Inoue, boxing’s very own “Monster”, prepares to cause his own brand of havoc for the second time this year. Not content with stomping all over Stephen Fulton in July, the WBC
Henry Garcia hasn’t been pleased with the conduct of Oscar De La Hoya. The father of junior welterweight contender Ryan Garcia took aim at the founder of Golden Boy Promotions, which has been embroiled in a legal dispute with their star client for the past year. The two were able to put aside their squabble
By Matt Christie THOUGH bah humbugging is common in this section of Boxing News, it’s important to note that 2023 has been a largely positive year for the sport if we’re to solely look at the contests that occurred. Big fights we wanted happened, some we had no idea we wanted delivered thrills and spills
Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA light heavyweight title in a shutout over Lyndon Arthur, Daniel Dubois stopped Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, and we did get one upset on today’s Day of Reckoning undercard in Riyadh. Bivol improved to 22-0 (11 KO) with his only fight of 2023, winning on three scores of 120-107 over Arthur
The featherweight division can breathe a sigh of relief. While there exists the desire to one day win at least a fifth divisional title, Naoya Inoue has no plans to leave the 122-pound division through at least the end of 2024. The unified WBC/WBO titlist is already within four pound of the divisional limit, one
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