Despite the lack of traditional glamour in the current middleweight division, let’s pick through some of the biggest (not necessarily most likely!) fights to be made in the historic 160 lb class. 5. Hamzah Sheeraz vs Austin “Ammo” Williams Two young bucks that are a couple of wins away from really stating their case in
Month: December 2023
Promoter Eddie Hearn is expecting fireworks when super middleweight contender Padraig McCrory steps in the ring for the biggest opportunity of his career. On February 24, McCrory will face undefeated puncher Edgar Berlanga in Orlando, Florida. According to Hearn, a win over Berlanga will immediately have McCrory in the running for big money fights with
Posted on 12/18/2023 By: Sean Crose Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder may not be squaring off this weekend in Saudi Arabia, but both men will be highlighting a very impressive pay per view card nonetheless. Joshua will be taking on Otto Wallin on Saturday, the same Otto Wallin who gave Tyson Fury all the towering
When news broke a while back that IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia would face the massively overmatched Ellis Zorro on Riyadsh’s December 23rd supercard, I remember finding it odd that the IBF would allow a second voluntary defense when Mairis Briedis is waiting on a mandatory rematch. Turns out, they were of the same mind,
Promoter Eddie Hearn does not believe that it is in the interest of most prizefighters to plan their careers around a potential offer to fight in Saudi Arabia. The Oil Kingdom has lately emerged as a top destination for some of the biggest fights by brandishing incredible sums of money to promoters and their fighters.
Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 18, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jai Opetaia announced on social media that he’s vacated his IBF cruiserweight title after the organization ruled he must next rematch his mandatory challenger, Mairis Briedis. Instead, Opetaia (23-0, 18 KOs) will proceed with a fight vs. Ellis Zorro on Saturday’s stacked card in
In response to Eddie Hearn’s recent public statements about the difficulties in negotiating a fight between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Devin Haney, Leonard Ellerbe posted in a series of messages that their side holds all the cards and that offers cannot be made to Davis, as Tank commands the position of making offers based upon
Jai Opetaia will leave behind the IBF title to proceed with his current plans. The unbeaten lineal cruiserweight champion remains on course to face England’s Ellis Zorro as part of Saturday’s ‘Day of Reckoning’ super card from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The physical sanctioning body title is no longer at stake, after the IBF rejected an
Nick ParkinsonDec 18, 2023, 10:19 AM 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 Lyndon Arthur was 10 years old when he faced the biggest trauma of his life. Given that perspective, how
1) Anthony Joshua A former two-time heavyweight champion, Joshua is very much in the rebuilding process following back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk. At his best, he has managed to score wins against the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin, and Joseph Parker, as well as avenged his other defeat to Andy Ruiz. Anthony Joshua celebrates
THE heavyweight division has had a year to forget. However, on Saturday night (December 23) some of its biggest names and top contenders will look to end the year with a bang in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Leading the ensemble are powerhouses Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder, who must defeat Otto Wallin and Joseph Parker respectively,
Tyson Fury has faced Deontay Wilder three times, and has a bit of advice for his friend Joseph Parker, who takes on Wilder this coming Saturday in Saudi Arabia. And yes, it’s exactly the advice you’d expect, both from Fury’s personality and simply if you’ve ever seen a Wilder fight. “Don’t get hit in the
Frank Warren is the lead promoter of the upcoming ‘Day of Reckoning’ card, which takes place on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. The big event will feature numerous top heavyweights and several world champions. In the main event, former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face tough contender Otto Wallin. The co-feature will have Deontay Wilder
Now that he has violently avenged his close loss to Chris Colbert, Jose Valenzuela wants to fight one of boxing’s biggest stars. The 24-year-old lightweight contender called for a showdown with Gervonta Davis moments after his highlight-reel knockout of Colbert in the sixth round Saturday night at The Armory in Minneapolis. Valenzuela’s victory over Colbert
Sunny Edwards suffered a medial orbital fracture in his Saturday night loss to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, and posted a photo from the hospital on social media after the bout. “Left eye went in the [second round] from a sharp jab,” Edwards wrote. “Was seeing double the majority of the fight. Enjoyed every moment of the
Chris Eubank Jr. has an issue with his promoter’s matchmaking direction. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), a few days after the fallout of his fight with Conor Benn, the cocksure British middleweight contender took his longtime promoter, Kalle and Nisse Sauerland of Wasserman Boxing, to task for apparently trying to recruit the
Posted on 12/16/2023 By: Sean Crose Jacob Reit Solis made his professional debut Saturday night at New York City’s famed Sony Hall in midtown. His opponent was the 1-0 Tevin Terrelll, who, although he wasn’t the crowd favorite, managed to drop Soils in the first. Solis beat the count, however, and was able to finish
Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 17, 2023, 12:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez scored a ninth-round stoppage of Sunny Edwards on Saturday evening in Glendale, Ariz., to unify the WBO and IBF flyweight titles in an action fight. Rodriguez slowly broke down Edwards before he floored the Englishman at the end of Round 9
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