Anthony Joshua knocked Francis Ngannou clean out in the second round of their much-hyped fight today in Saudi Arabia, scoring three knockdowns in two rounds on route to an easy victory. Ngannou (0-2) was having a decent first round before he foolishly switched to a southpaw stance and was dropped. The second round saw Ngannou
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Posted on 03/08/2024 By: Sean Crose The popular 26-1-1 heavyweight Zhilei Zhang squared off against former world titlist Joseph Parker, 34-3 in Saudi Arabia Friday night. The scheduled twelve round affair was the co-main of the much anticipated Anthony Joshua-Francis Ngannou throwdown. Zhang probed with his southpaw jab in the first. Parker, on the other
THE RESULT: Despite being knocked down in both round three and round eight, Joseph Parker stuck to his game plan and came on strong in the third act to outpoint Zhilei Zhang and take his WBO interim heavyweight title in Riyadh. Scores after 12 completed rounds were: 113-113, 114-112, and 115-111. KEY MOMENTS: Rather bizarrely,
THE RESULT: A brutal finish to a silly fight, Anthony Joshua ended the boxing ambition of Francis Ngannou at the two minute and 38-second mark of round two. The finish was delivered by a huge right hand which left Ngannou, knocked down twice already, out cold on the ring canvas. KEY MOMENTS: Despite a positive
Frank Warren expects the WBC to order a rematch between Nick Ball and the WBC featherweight champion Rey Vargas. Ball and Vargas fought to a controversial draw on Friday evening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where scores of 114-112 for Vargas, 116-110 for Ball and 113-113 ensured that the Mexican retained his title. The challenger, 27,
Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •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 Mar 8, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou returns to the boxing ring to face former
THE RESULT: In a compelling battle of two halves, Rey Vargas dominated the opening six rounds of his WBC featherweight title defence against Nick Ball before allowing Ball, seemingly beaten, to come back into the fight in the final six. Not only did Ball come back into the fight, he also scored two knockdowns –
THE RESULT: Dominant from start to finish, Israil Madrimov picked up the vacant WBA super-welterweight title with a scintillating performance against Magomed Kurbanov, stopping the Russian in the fifth round. The finish, which was triggered by a huge roundhouse right thrown and landed by Madrimov, came at the two minutes and 20 seconds mark in
12:49:14 AM Knockout Chaos indeed Well that is the end of that. Anthony Joshua ices Frances Ngannou in devastating fashion to further cement his standing as one of the most dangerous heavyweights on the planet. Thank you for joining the Boxing News live blog, and well done to everyone who had a good night on
Posted on 03/07/2024 By: Sean Crose The 2-0 heavyweight Pryce Taylor entered the ring at Midtown Manhattan’s Sony Theater Thursday night to face the 4-1 Antonio Torres in a scheduled four rounder. Brooklyn’s Taylor essentially controlled the tempo and landed well, throughout the fight, though Torres was willing to mix it up when he could.
Following the news of the upcoming fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya shares his reaction to a nearly 60-year-old Tyson heading back into the boxing ring against Jake Paul. De La Hoya has no doubts that the fight will generate good business, but says it doesn’t stand
In April 1971, James Taylor released the album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon — as far as we can tell, not a reference to the famed Philly fight club — featuring his No. 1 hit cover of Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend.” Ahead of the album’s release, the then-22-year-old singer-songwriter was scheduled
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 7, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul rose to combat sports fame when he knocked out former NBA player Nate Robinson on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s exhibition boxing match with Roy Jones Jr. in 2020. Now, Paul, the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter, and Tyson, the former heavyweight boxing champion,
By Elliot Worsell (Note: This was written before the announcement of Jake Paul fighting a 57-year-old Mike Tyson on July 20, live on Netflix. However, rather than date the following piece, it makes its message all the more urgent.) NO different from any other addict, Jake Paul’s attention seeking and distorted view of his place
Posted on 03/07/2024 By: Sean Crose “Boxing Insider’s” Fight Night returned to Manhattan’s Sony Theater on Thursday evening, featuring a main event between Ariel Lopez and Gregorio Lebron. First, however, Brooklyn’s Chiara Ditui squared off against Jaica Pavilus in a scheduled six round featherweight co-feature. Pavilus looked sharp in the both the first and second
Anthony Joshua faces Francis Ngannou in the main event of “Knockout Chaos,” the latest big event boxing show in Saudi Arabia, today on DAZN PPV. You can watch all the action live on DAZN PPV for a cost of $39.99 on top of a DAZN subscription, and you can also purchase the show through non-DAZN
Bob Santos has had time to reflect on Hector Luis Garcia’s defeat. Garcia lost his WBA super featherweight title to Lamont Roach Jr. in November. Santos was part of the team that had led Garcia to an upset victory over Chris Colbert in February 2022, one of the biggest upsets of the year. Santos took
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia are finalizing a deal for a May 4 fight in Las Vegas for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight championship, sources told ESPN. It’s a one-fight deal for Alvarez and PBC, sources said, after the sides parted ways last week with
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