Posted on 03/13/2024 By: Sean Crose He was the terror of boxing for close to half a year. Last October, former UFC great Francis Ngannou stepped inside a ring in Saudi Arabia and almost bested lineal and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in his boxing debut. Although Fury emerged victorious courtesy of a controversial split
Month: March 2024
Ukraine’s Tsotne Rogava believes he is the future of the heavyweight division. Rogava returns on March 23 against Antonio Brown (8-4, 8 KOs) at the LumColor Phoenix Center in Ontario, California. Despite a resume that features just five professional boxing fights, Rogava’s achievements are vast. He carved out distinguished Muay Thai and kickboxing careers before
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A rematch of a marquee UFC headliner will happen in boxing. Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will fight again June 1 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, in a boxing match, officials told ESPN on Wednesday. The two fought in MMA
Francis Ngannou got far too comfortable and complacent with himself leading into his fight against Anthony Joshua, so says Dillian Whyte. Speaking to Sky Sports, Whyte reacted to Ngannou’s knockout loss and comments that Ngannou didn’t take Joshua as seriously as he needed to based upon how he performed against Tyson Fury. “I think that
EDDIE HEARN says he is trying to close a deal that would see Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez challenge WBC super-flyweight champion Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada this summer. The Matchroom promoter is looking at June 29 for the fan-favourite fight, a date which Hearn could use to his advantage because of what will take place 24 hours
Jessica McCaskill sees in Lauren Price the fighter McCaskill was when she was preparing to fight Katie Taylor in 2017. On the occasion of both of their seventh professional fights – Taylor had significantly more amateur experience – McCaskill fought the celebrated WBA lightweight champion, and despite defeat significantly enhanced her reputation. In her following fight she
Nick ParkinsonMar 13, 2024, 07:53 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 Maxi Hughes thought he was done with boxing as then world featherweight champion Josh Warrington drove him home from
Jessica McCaskill will defend her WBA welterweight title against Lauren Price on May 11 in Cardiff, with Price seeking to become Wales’ first female world champion in pro boxing. The fight will air on Peacock in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. McCaskill’s Ring Magazine championship will also be on the
William Zepeda vs Maxi Hughes: What time is the fight? What channel is it on? Former British Lightweight Champion, Maxi Hughes, faces the undefeated William Zepeda on Saturday 16th March at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom in Las Vegas, Nevada. How many rounds is the fight? This bout is scheduled for 12 x
Pierce O’Leary believes he is primed for a career-best performance when he boxes the unbeaten Belgian Hovhannes Martirosyan on Queensberry Promotions’ ”Magnificent Seven” on Saturday. After spending years training with Alan Smith at the iBox Gym in Kent, the super lightweight decided that he needed a change. O’Leary has a young family in Ireland and
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 09:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Subriel Matias and Liam Paro are in the process of finalizing a deal for a junior welterweight title fight June 15 in Manati, Puerto Rico, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. It’s a homecoming for Matias, who will defend his IBF title at 140 pounds
Boxing trainers Calvin Ford and Kevin Cunningham take part in a virtual interview where they’re asked for their thoughts on a couple of upcoming fights including Keith Thurman vs Tim Tszyu and Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero vs Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz. Here’s what both trainers had to say when sharing their perspective on the fights. Kevin Cunningham
Posted on 03/12/2024 By: Sean Crose It wasn’t all that long ago that former heavyweight multi titlist Anthony Joshua seemed like yesterday’s news. Dropping two in a row to skilled Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, the onetime toast of the heavyweight division looked as if he might be forever stuck on the margins. What a difference a
The WBC has confirmed it will allow former unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) the opportunity to face the winner of the upcoming undisputed heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) and Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs), who meet May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The comments from WBC president
DESPITE rumours that he would fight Jermall Charlo on May 4, common sense has prevailed and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will instead go up against Jaime Munguia, a fellow Mexican, on that date. The fight between Alvarez and Munguia will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will of course be a highlight
It’s Tuesday, which is podcast day, so we’re back! It’s a short episode with no “segments” this week, as John is actually on vacation and took the time away from his family to do this. You’re welcome! THIS WEEK: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson is happening! How embarrassing is it? Canelo vs Munguia! It’s official,
Undefeated super middleweight contender Christian Mbilli, the Cameroon-born, Montreal-based wrecking ball, has inked a long-term co-promotional agreement with Top Rank, who will work with Eye of the Tiger. Mbilli (26-0, 22 KOs) is ranked in the top 5 of every major governing body and No. 2 by Ring Magazine. His ring return will be announced by
THERE will no doubt be plenty of boxers training hard and making sacrifices during the month of March, and for some the month will be no different than the last. Yet for others, particularly those observing Ramadan, the term sacrifice takes on a whole new meaning. The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is
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