Posted on 03/16/2024 By: Sean Crose An IBF and WBA lightweight title eliminator between the undefeated, 29-0 William Zepeda and the 26-6-2 Maxie Hughes went down at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Saturday. The scheduled 12 rounder was the main event of a DAZN broadcast card. Both men took to trading jabs in a
Month: March 2024
Middleweight prospect Eric Priest outpointed Jose Sanchez in 10 uneventful rounds Saturday at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, in the last preliminary bout on the William Zepeda–Maxi Hughes fight card. Priest (13-0, 8 KOs), from Wichita Falls, Texas, was able to preserve his undefeated record, if not turn heads against Mexico’s Sanchez (21-5, 12 KOs).
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 16, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Star boxer Ryan Garcia said Friday that the New York State Athletic Commission wants him to undergo a mental-health evaluation ahead of his April 20 WBC junior welterweight title fight against Devin Haney in Brooklyn. In a since-deleted video posted to social media, Garcia
Nathan Heaney retained his British middleweight title in a split draw with Brad Pauls tonight in Birmingham, England, with the two warriors putting on an outstanding, grueling fight that represented the best of what British title fights can be. Heaney (18-0-1, 6 KO) got one card of 116-113 in his favor, and another went to
THE RESULT: Rarely do British title fights disappoint, and tonight’s (March 16) British middleweight title fight between Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls in Birmingham certainly didn’t. It ended all square after 12 rounds – by scores of 116-113, 115-114 and 114-114 – but the disappointment of there being no winner is assuaged somewhat by the
Anyone who knows Manny Pacquiao understands he’s not a confrontational type outside the boxing ring. So take this footage of him shadow boxing in earnest in his hometown of General Santos City, Philippines, as more than a nudge to the parties who can deliver him a contract and a date to fight Conor Benn by
Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PANAMA CITY, Panama — Boxing great Roberto Duran was receiving medical care for a heart problem, the family of the 72-year-old Panamanian said Saturday. Duran, who was a champion in four different weight classes, “has suffered a health complication due to an atrioventricular blockade,”
Lightweight contender William Zepeda returns to action tonight to face Maxi Hughes in the main event of a Golden Boy Promotions card from Las Vegas, streaming live on DAZN. The unbeaten Zepeda and Hughes are competing in a 12-round IBF and WBA eliminator this evening, with the winner in line for a title shot. Wil
Ray Moylette will aim to give his career a storybook ending when he appears for the final time on Sunday’s “Once Upon a Time in The West” show in Castlebar. In 2008 Moylette took a bronze medal at the Youth World Championships and then claimed gold at the European Championships in 2011. In 2017 he
THE last time Maxi Hughes fought in America he left disappointed and said that three judges “broke his heart”. Yet the good news is that a broken heart isn’t enough to stop the Rossington lightweight returning on Saturday night (March 16), this time to face the unbeaten William Zepeda. Having agreed to return, Hughes will
Nathan Heaney 18-0 (6) v Brad Pauls 18-1 (10) British Middleweight Title ONE of British boxing’s stories of 2023 was Nathan Heaney upsetting Denzel Bentley to take away his British title in Manchester last November. Richie Woodhall told TNT Sport viewers afterwards: “Nobody expected him (Heaney) to get to the last round, never mind win
Nathan Heaney will defend his British middleweight title against Brad Pauls in the main event of a Queensberry Promotions card from London today, with Joe Joyce and more returning on the undercard. Heaney scored one of the most emotionally satisfying upsets of 2023 by beating Denzel Bentley, and now makes his first defense of the
Posted on 03/15/2024 Our own Larry Goldberg was the subject of a recent story at Ring Magazine online, written by the very capable Ryan Songalia, who did a good job of covering his journey from website publisher to promoter. The story discusses Larry growing up in the Atlantic City area and being around all the
Cletus Seldin (28-1, 23 KOs) beat Jose Angulo (16-8, 9 KOs) by majority decision in an eight-round super lightweight clash Friday at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. But that will likely be his second-best memory of the night. After the fight, Seldin, 37, thanked his partner, Jessica Ostrowski, for her support
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya talks to Fight Hub TV about the process of making a Canelo Alvarez vs Jaime Munguia fight and why he thinks this is the right time for Munguia to make his mark and take the torch from Canelo. Check out some of what De La Hoya had to
Posted on 03/15/2024 By: Sean Crose Top level boxers have long been known to get involved with national – and sometimes international – matters. These individuals have a big platform, after all. They also tend to have lots of money. Perhaps most importantly, being boxers, they are unafraid of controversy. Jack Johnson broke the sport’s
Salita Promotions has signed top super lightweight contender Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera to a long-term deal, adding a crown jewel to one of boxing’s most talented stables of up-and-coming fighters. “I am excited about reaching my goal of being a world champion,” said Rivera, who’s targeting a spring return. “This is going to be
With Julio Cesar Martinez vs McWilliams Arroyo off the table for good, boxing needed another truly cursed matchup to take its place. It looks like that’s Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2, as the April 27th showdown has been pushed back to May 25th after “The Tartan Tornado” suffered an undisclosed injury. Mike Coppinger broke
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