Month: February 2024

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 3, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The long-awaited Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol undisputed light heavyweight championship fight is set for June 1 in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s Chairman of General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, announced Saturday on “The MMA Hour.” Beterbiev, the WBO, WBC and IBF champion at 175 pounds, is
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Eddie Hearn doesn’t understand why Chris Eubank Jr. continues to turn down a much bigger payday for rescheduling his domestic showdown with Conor Benn than Eubank can make for fighting anyone else. Benn bluntly dismissed his rival as “a p-ssy” following his 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over Peter Dobson on Saturday at The Cosmopolitan of Las
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 3, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
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JOSHUA BUATSI is hoping to set up his second successive all-British clash by facing Anthony Yarde next. Buatsi dropped Dan Azeez twice en route to a unanimous decision in their rearranged light-heavyweight showdown at the Wembley Arena on Saturday night. Due to the postponement of their initial October clash, due to a back injury sustained
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Highlights! Teofimo Lopez returns to face Jamaine Ortiz in a THURSDAY BOXING THURSDAY main event, on Thursday! Otherwise, kind of a short week, but there are two UK cards on Saturday! Hamzah Sheeraz faces Liam Williams, and Matchroom returns with Liam Dillon vs Reece Bellotti! There are other things I wouldn’t really call “highlights.” Tuesday,
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Nick ParkinsonFeb 3, 2024, 07:13 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 Joshua Buatsi took a big step toward a world light heavyweight title shot with a unanimous-decision win over English
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By Declan Warrington WHEN Larry Holmes first retired after successive and unexpected defeats by Michael Spinks that stopped him equalling and surpassing Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 record, he had already permanently established himself among the finest heavyweights to have lived. When he was then offered the chance to fight Mike Tyson – 21 months after retiring
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#ThurmanTszyu Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-033024 Fighters competing on the stacked inaugural four-fight PBC Pay-Per-View available on Prime Video will square off and preview their respective matchups at a Los Angeles press conference before stepping into the ring on Saturday, March 30 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The press conference will feature two-time world champion
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Boxing fans have been treated to a crazy Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk promo video which sees the pair depicted as cowboys, pirates and monsters. Excitement is building ahead of the bout, billed as ‘Ring of Fire’, as Fury and Usyk get ready to battle it out for the undisputed heavyweight championship. #RingofFire #FuryUsyk |
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Posted on 02/03/2024 By: Sean Crose The enigmatic 22-0 welterweight Conor Benn looked to showcase his skills Saturday in a scheduled 12 round affair broadcast live from Las Vegas by DAZN . His opponent was the little known but undefeated 16-0 Peter Dobson. Whereas Britain’s Benn looked to impress, New York’s Dobson looked to shock
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