Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Five of ESPN’s top 10 heavyweights — three of them former champions — compete Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on one of the most stacked cards in years (ESPN+ PPV, 11 a.m. ET). Anthony Joshua meets Otto Wallin in the main event while Deontay
Month: December 2023
By Matt Bozeat AROUND a decade after Mike Tyson had cleaned up the heavyweight division, he was threatening to do so again. On March 16, 1996, he would challenge Frank Bruno in Las Vegas in a rematch for the Londoner’s WBC heavyweight title. The previous night, HBO offered a glimpse of an alternate future by
If you are to believe the ~1,482 promoters involved in this weekend’s The Day of Reckoning card, then Christmas Day – or even Boxing Day – has well and truly come early this weekend. We’ll be seeing some of the best big guys in action in Riyadh, but how competitive are the betting markets looking?
Former heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will fight in separate matchups Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. If Joshua beats Otto Wallin and Wilder bests Joseph Parker, all signs point to Joshua and Wilder squaring off March 9 for a long-anticipated bout. And once Joshua and Wilder meet, the winner will finally emerge one
Posted on 12/21/2023 By: Sean Crose “I would say he is still one of the best heavyweights out there,” Otto Wallin explains – courtesy of The Daily Mail – “and he’s made an amazing career for himself.” With that being said, Wallin – who is squaring off against former heavyweight titlist Joshua this weekend in
Dec 21, 2023, 04:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gabriela Fundora will defend her IBF flyweight title against Christina Cruz on Jan. 27 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, a source told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein on Thursday. The fight will be on the undercard of the Jaime Munguia-John Ryder super middleweight bout. Fundora (12-0,
Amanda Serrano will defend her featherweight titles against Nina Meinke on March 2 in Puerto Rico, with Jake Paul returning in an undercard spot on the show, as well. The fight will take place at El Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, which is Puerto Rico’s largest indoor entertainment arena, with
An unprecedented line-up on a single night of boxing in Saudi Arabia, the ‘Day of Reckoning’ sees former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua face top contender Otto Wallin, former WBO world champion Joseph Parker takes on the Bronze Bomber and former WBC world titleholder, Deontay Wilder, with IBF No.1 contender Filip Hrgovic fighting Mark De
Timothy Bradley Jr.Dec 21, 2023, 07:48 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions Boxing is embracing the festive season with a special treat, a spectacular event featuring four of ESPN’s top ten heavyweights
DEONTAY Wilder will end a 14-month absence from boxing when he enters the ring on Saturday night against Joseph Parker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Last time out ‘The Bronze Bomber’ needed just one round to wipe out a heavily outgunned Robert Helenius in Brooklyn, but will know he is in for a much sterner test
EDDIE HEARN has told Boxing News that a deal for Anthony Joshua to face Deontay Wilder next year is “definitely not done”. Recent reports have suggested the two former heavyweight belt holders will fight one another on March 9 in Riyadh, but Hearn refutes this claim. “No. The talks continue,” Hearn revealed to Boxing News.
It is around six weeks since Lyndon Arthur received the offer to fight WBA light heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol, on this weekends ‘Day of Reckoning’ show in Saudi Arabia. Rumors about a fight with Bivol began to circulate after Arthur won the IBO title in September, getting off the floor to stop Braian Suarez in
Posted on 12/20/2023 By: Sean Crose The Daily Mail has reported that Jermell Charlo was arrested in Texas last week “for ‘assaulting a family member.’” According to the Mail: “Boxer Jermell Charlo was arrested in Texas on December 16 for allegedly assaulting a family member, resulting in bodily harm.” The specifics on what exactly happened are
Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 20, 2023, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos are in the process of finalizing a deal for an IBF lightweight title fight in April or May in Kambosos’ native Australia, sources told ESPN. Lomachenko, a future Hall of Famer, and Kambosos, the former undisputed lightweight champion, planned
The Daily Mail (apologies) revealed this morning that unified super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo was arrested this past Saturday for “allegedly assaulting a family member.” ESPN confirmed the news this evening, adding that Charlo was charged with “misdemeanor assault causing bodily injury to a family member.” The victim was not named, though ESPN added that
By Declan Warrington IF THE Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia fight week proved the peak of a lengthy period of hype, the well-groomed figure of Joe Goossen consistently flanked Garcia like he was immune to the near-hysteria that was enveloping so many of his colleagues. It was close to inevitable that the then-24-year-old Garcia would react to
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes Anthong Joshua’s handlers made a big mistake in agreeing to face Otto Wallin. The bout headlines the big ‘Day of Reckoning’ event, which takes place on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Back in 2019, Wallin lost a tough twelve round decision to Tyson Fury. That fight
Posted on 12/20/2023 By: Sean Crose Looks like Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia are in legitimate talks for a major fight. “I’ve advised my team to contact team Haney to discuss and make the fight happen between Devin and I #GarciaHaney,” Garcia posted on social media Tuesday. The popular 25 year old went on to
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