Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 2, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Longtime boxing manager Cameron Dunkin died Tuesday in Las Vegas following a battle with cancer. He was 67. Family members of Dunkin confirmed his death on social media. Dunkin managed many of the world’s top boxers during his 30-plus years in the sport. Among them: Terence Crawford,
Month: January 2024
Former cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki authored one of my 2023 Knockouts of the Year in his mixed martial arts debut, but the prognosis for his boxing career is much grimmer, as this morning saw UKAD announce a four-year suspension for failing a drug test. Per the announcement, Glowacki (32-4, 20 KO) tested positive for the
Former cruiserweight world champion Krzysztof Glowacki of Poland has been hit with a four-year ban by drug testing agency UKAD [UK Anti-Doping]. The ban comes down in connection with Glowacki failing a drug test in connection with his stoppage loss to top cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe. The fight, which took place in January 2023, saw Riakporhe take
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 2, 2024, 07:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Boxing’s pound-for-pound best delivered some worthy performances in 2023. Artur Beterbiev kicked off the campaign by keeping his perfect KO ratio intact with a thrilling TKO defeat of Anthony Yarde to retain three light heavyweight titles. Three months later, a well-placed body shot by
As we kick off a new year in the boxing calendar, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn takes some time to give his take on a number of bouts his fighters will be involved in early this year, including a light heavyweight fight between Artur Beterbiev and Callum Smith. Check out some excerpts of what Hearn had
1) Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk After being on the wish list for a while, it seems as though Fury vs. Usyk is actually going to happen. Set for February 17 in Saudi Arabia, barring any training injuries or illnesses we should at last finally discover the identity of the best heavyweight on the planet.
POLAND’s Krzysztof Glowacki, a former WBO belt-holder at cruiserweight, has been banned from competing under a British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) licence for a total of four years after testing positive for boldenone, an anabolic steroid, following a defeat 12 months ago against Richard Riakporhe. The test was carried out after the fight by
By George Gigney Broadcasts BACK in October, we had to endure one of the most bloated boxing broadcasts in history when Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On that show, there was under an hour total of actual boxing and about four times as much filler in between. So, ahead of
David Higgins, promoter for former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker, says his boxer is looking to stay very busy in 2024. Parker, one of the most active top heavyweights in the sport in the last twelve months, saw action four times in 2023. He closed the year in a big way, with a stunning upset
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The new year has begun with one less WBA belt in existence. Devin Haney was formally removed as WBA ‘Super’ lightweight champion in the sanctioning body’s latest ratings update which published Tuesday. Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is now the sole recognized WBA titleholder at the weight, having previously held WBA ‘Regular’ status. The move was expected,
First things first: happy new year! Hope your holidays were great and that your family threw a minimum of projectiles at one another. Back to people punching each other for fun and profit. As is standard, the last noteworthy boxing event of 2023 took place in Japan over the weekend. While pickings were relatively slim
Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin has taken his punishing loss to Anthony Joshua squarely on the chin. The New York-based southpaw refused to offer any alibis for his performance against the former heavyweight champion from London when they met last week in the main event of a card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua dominated from the
By Jack Hirsch THERE was a time when sanctioning bodies did not exist. When they finally did, it took a while for each of them to gain the influence they enjoy today. But let’s pretend for a moment that the WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF were all in place much, much earlier; would boxing history
One of boxing’s biggest crowd-pleasers Tyrone McKenna, 23-4-1 (6), officially retired from the sport on December 3, 2023. The announcement came the day after his last fight, an all-Belfast clash against Lewis Crocker. McKenna, who also co-hosts the podcast Whiskey & White with Tommy McCarthy, spoke to Boxing News about his decision to retire, the
New year, new men’s pound-for-pound list from your favorite people to yell at about these things here at Bad Left Hook! Let’s break the seal right off: We’ve got a new No. 1! He’s from Yokohama, Japan! (He was born in Zama, actually, about 30 miles away from Yokohama.) After going undisputed at 122 lbs
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EBU super lightweight champion Adam Azim believes that he will become a world champion by the end of 2024. “Probably next year in December is when I want to become world champion. That’s my aim. It doesn’t matter what way it is, next December, I’ll be world champion,” Azim told Sky Sports. Azim, 21-years-old and