SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Talk about not pulling punches… In addition to the more high-profile exodus of David Benavidez from 168 pounds to light-heavyweight, unbeaten Cuban left-hander David Morrell followed by fleeing the division for a light-heavyweight debut Saturday night on the star-studded Los Angeles card. On Tuesday, when he was asked what he thought
Month: July 2024
Jul 31, 2024, 06:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Oleksandr Usyk has been supporting the Ukrainian boxing team. Richard Pelham/Getty Images Ukrainian boxers at the Paris Olympics have an added incentive to win medals after former undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk pledged to pay them prize money out of his own pocket if they can make
The BMO Stadium, home to Major League Soccer side Los Angeles F.C, will host one of the finest fight cards of 2024 on Saturday night. Main event Israil Madrimov vs. Terence Crawford is supported by five more fights featuring world-class talent. So, let’s have a look at where the value is. The Boxing News betting
During yesterday’s grand arrivals for this weekend’s junior middleweight title fight between Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov, Crawford fields some media questions from boxing reporters about the event. Here’s some of what he had to say below. Crawford on why he thinks he can compete at 154 against Madrimov in his first fight in the
By Eric Armit July 15: Rosettes and Red Cards Rosette: Nice to see Matchroom getting Ennis back fighting in his home city for the first time since 2018. Red Card: To the referee of the Gonzalez vs. Barrera fight. Barrera was finished after being floored in the eighth and knew it. When the referee indicated
David Morrell Jr. is set to make his light heavyweight debut, a long-awaited move that was finally necessary after a fight with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez or David Benavidez failed to materialize. Morrell will face Radivoje Kalajdzic on Saturday in a 12-round bout as part of the Riyadh Season pay-per-view undercard at BMO Stadium in Los
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Timothy Bradley Jr.Jul 31, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions Terence Crawford moves up in weight once again Saturday night, this time to take on WBA junior middleweight champion Israil
Just before he racked up win number 11, beating Miguel Madueno in Newark, Keyshawn Davis discussed his options with Elliot Worsell. ASK any professional boxer whether they are ready for a title shot and the answer will always and unequivocally be this: “Yes.” It will always be “yes” regardless of the day on which they
It’s another ProBox Wednesday night, and we’ve got live coverage here at Bad Left Hook! Tonight, Alberto Palmetta and Jesus Saracho meet in a ProBox TV main event, set for 10 rounds in the welterweight division. The show starts at 8 pm ET, so join us then for full live coverage in the comments section
LOS ANGELES – Terence Crawford has made a career of doing things his way, banking on and believing in himself unflinchingly when others doubted him. Whether it was traveling internationally to win his first belt against a foe he describes as his best opponent yet, cleaning out the 140-pound division or sweeping through the talented
By: Sean Crose Andy Ruiz was unquestionably the toast of boxing back in 2019. In fact, after shocking Anthony Joshua in Joshua’s American debut in June of that year, Ruiz became a legitimate fan favorite. It was hard not to admire a man who agreed to take on a heavyweight champion of the world on
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 30, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall suffered an injury and his Aug. 24 fight vs.
Boxing commentator Jim Lampley spends some time with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV to have an in depth discussion on a number of topics including this weekend’s main event between Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov, and some recent news of Canelo vs Berlanga as well as the fallout from Shakur Stevenson’s latest performance. Check
Alberto Palmetta and Jesus Saracho both weighed in below the contracted weight limit for their welterweight main event in Plant City, Florida, on this week’s “Wednesday Night Fights” on ProBox TV. Palmetta (19-2, 13 KOs), a 2016 Olympian for Argentina who now resides in West Palm Beach, Florida, weighed in at 146.8 pounds while the
Nick ParkinsonJul 30, 2024, 07:10 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Oleksandr Usyk, the world’s best heavyweight, says amateur boxing is ‘rotten’ at elite level and has called for change. The 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist is in Paris to
JACK Catterall’s fight with Regis Prograis has been postponed after the Chorley man suffered an injury in training. The bout was due to take place in Manchester’s Co-Op Arena on August 24. A new date is now being sought. This is a much-needed contest for both men. Prograis was last seen getting bounced around the
By Declan Taylor HEAVYWEIGHT prodigy Moses Itauma has sent his team a five-man hitlist of opponents for his next fight. After stopping Mariusz Wach in the second round at the o2 on Saturday night, the Slovakia-born Kent resident is expected to return to the ring in September before an outing on the December 21 card
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