Highly-regarded trainer Stephen “Breadman” Edwards is excited by the potential in his blossoming relationship with super middleweight contender Caleb Plant. Plant has become a cult hero in recent years, as much for his defiance outside the ropes as inside them, and there is more to come from the 32-year-old who was born in Nashville but
Month: July 2024
Jul 15, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The greatest athlete of the 21st century? That’s easy. It has to be Tom Brady, the quarterback of the greatest dynasty America’s favorite sport has ever seen, a seven-time Super Bowl champ and five-time Super Bowl MVP. Yep. Tom Brady. Except. Except it has to be
AARON MCKENNA and Kieron Conway will meet in an intriguing Britain vs Ireland semi-final after surging to stoppage wins in their Prizefighter quarter-finals. In the first fight night of Matchroom’s new Japanese venture, all four quarter-finals took place and there were fireworks across the quartet of 10-round middleweight showdowns at the Yamato Arena in Suite.
Results Jaron “Boots” Ennis RTD-5 David Avanesyan (3:00) [highlights] Jalil Hackett UD-10 Peter Dobson (97-93, 97-93, 96-94) [highlights] Skye Nicolson UD-10 Dyana Vargas (100-90, 100-90, 100-90) [highlights] Khalil Coe TKO-2 Kwame Ritter (1:59) [highlights] Jaron “Boots” Ennis makes his Matchroom debut tonight, headlining at home in Philadelphia against David Avanesyan with Ennis’ IBF welterweight title
Shakur Stevenson has predominantly taken his victory lap on social media over the last week following his unanimous decision win against Artem Harutyunyan on July 6. On Saturday, the WBC lightweight champion and free agent star Stevenson was in Philadelphia for the Matchroom Boxing show headlined by Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ hometown fight and stoppage win
By Paul Webb TROY Jones will get a shot at domestic glory when he boxes Leon Willings for the English light-heavyweight title on August 17th at the Eastside Rooms in Birmingham on BCB Promotions’ ‘For King and Country’ show. The 25-year-old from Birmingham is unbeaten in 10 fights and made light work of his last
Top Rank’s A-sides had a rough go of things at the Palms last night when Raymond Muratalla edged out Tevin Farmer and Ruben Villa suffered a massive upset loss to unheralded Ugandan veteran Sulaiman Segawa. Muratalla (21-0, 16 KO), competing in his first main event thanks to Janibek Alimkhanuly’s untimely exit before Friday’s weigh-ins, spent
The four partners of Boxing 5 put their arms around each other and embraced in the ring after their maiden show on DAZN, signing off on their 10th show in just 19 months. Promoter Larry Wainstein was absolutely elated – “Isn’t this great for the Fighters?” It was the third sold-out event in a row
BOXING moves fast and it’s hard to keep up with all the comings and goings. Here’s a wrap-up of some of the fight announcements, signings and other bits and pieces that might’ve passed you by. Bad luck for Goodman after defeating Thai on points SAM Goodman risked a potential future payoff against Naoya Inoue by
Paul Spadafora’s life spiralled so far out of control that he died. Five times. The former IBF lightweight champion has been brought back from beyond the brink – his life almost abruptly curtailed by the alcohol-drugs mixer he has been fending off with more success in recent years. “The Pittsburgh Kid” now lives in Las
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 13, 2024, 05:44 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 Former middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs announced his retirement from boxing Saturday
Monday, July 15 DAZN, 4:00 am ET, Riku Kunimoto vs Eiki Kani. Four middleweight fights, all set for 10 rounds. Kunimoto stopped Kani in March and they run it back here. Some solid matchups on paper overall, it’s a nice Prizefighter lineup. Aaron McKenna faces Jeovanny Estela, Ainiwaer Yilixiati takes on Kieron Conway, and Kazuto
FREE agent Shakur Stevenson will meet with Eddie Hearn on Monday (July 15) as he continues to seek out the best deal for his career. The 27-year-old defeated Artem Harutyunyan eight days ago to sign off on his time working with Top Rank, where he became a three-weight world champion. Stevenson’s performance drew criticism, but
WHILE it is true that nobody needed to see Jaron “Boots” Ennis stop David Avanesyan inside five rounds to know that Ennis is the superior fighter, that is not to say Ennis vs. Avanesyan was a wasted fight; or one that didn’t need to happen. Instead, it was exactly the fight Jaron Ennis needed at
Welterweight Jaron Ennis stopped David Avanesyan in five rounds in his Philadelphia homecoming at the Wells Fargo Center. In the co-main event, welterweight Jalil Hackett wins 10-round unanimous decision over Pete Dobson Women’s WBC featherweight titleholder Skye Nicolson won a 10-round unanimous decision in her first title defense against Dyana Vargas.
By: Sean Crose IBF welterweight champion, Jaron “Boots” Ennis put his title on the line Saturday night in his hometown of Philadelphia against David Avanesyan. Ennis was widely favored to win the main event of a DAZN broadcast card, but boxing is the sport where anything seems to be possible. Ennis, who appeared to tower
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 14, 2024, 12:01 AM 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 Jaron Ennis retained his IBF welterweight title with a fifth-round TKO
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) mostly had the homecoming he was hoping for in tonight’s DAZN main event, stopping David Avanesyan (30-5-1, 18 KOs) after five full round of action. The fight started off with Boots showcasing his speed, power, and fluidity, with him feeling so comfortable that he ended up fighting most of
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