By: Sean Crose There he was on Saturday at the Prudential Center in his native Newark, engaged in a hometown battle against a determined but outskilled Artem Harutyunyan. It was a perfect moment for WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson to set off fireworks on a Fourth of July weekend. The only problem was he didn’t.
Month: July 2024
Shakur Stevenson spent some time talking to boxing media about his win over Artem Harutyunyan over the weekend and why he gives himself a C+ grade for his performance in a fight that didn’t end up ending negative perception about his fighting style. Stevenson on the fight getting off to a slow start “At the
Pick It: Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs. David Avanesyan When to Watch: Saturday, July 13 How to watch: DAZN. The broadcast begins at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (1 a.m. BST) Why to Watch: If the two top welterweights of recent years are truly gone from the division, then the man who was looking to supplant them
WHETHER the result of insecurity, a victim mentality, or a genuine belief, Shakur Stevenson’s reaction to being criticised for the nature of his latest win was to take to social media and label himself “the most hated man in the sport”. That, as a statement, is patently untrue of course, but it is interesting all
Reece Bellotti’s career resurgence has been described as an Indian Summer although his long-time trainer, Jim McDonnell, believes that there could even be more to come for the British and Commonwealth super featherweight champion. Bellotti, 19-5 (14 KOs), appeared to be on the downslope of a crowd-pleasing career after suffering consecutive defeats to Francesco Grandelli,
Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) successfully defended his WBC world title tonight against Artem Harutyunyan (12-2, 7 KOs) but it was another performance that won’t do much to quiet his naysayers. Stevenson started the fight slowly as he took Harutyuyan’s measure, and then carefully selected his punches at a very conservative pace over 12 rounds
By Shaun Brown THE fighters who played their part in helping Queensberry Promotions beat Matchroom 10-0 at the inaugural 5 vs 5 event all had something to prove but perhaps none more than Willy Hutchinson. Hamzah Sheeraz was already a world middleweight title contender, Nick Ball should arguably already have been a world featherweight champion,
By Daniele D’Alessio ONCE upon a time, Daniel Jacobs was one of the best 160-pounders in the world. Nicknamed the ‘Miracle Man’ after overcoming bone cancer in 2011 and then capturing a world title in 2014, the American was at the peak of his powers. He was so formidable, in fact, that he went twelve
Shakur Stevenson bested Artem Harutyunyan as expected on Saturday night, successfully defending his WBC lightweight crown for the first time. The result was a workmanlike unanimous decision win, as Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) picked up a victory via points for the fourth time in his last five fights, outlanding Harutyunyan 170 to 74. The homecoming
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 7, 2024, 12:49 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 Shakur Stevenson retained his WBC lightweight title with a unanimous decision
Wednesday, July 10 ProBox TV, 8:00 pm ET, Katsuma Akitsugi vs Jesus Ramirez. That might be the main event, or maybe it’s Nicklaus Flaz vs Alfredo Escarcega. Also Najee Lopez and others in action. It’s ProBox! John will apparently be resuming ProBox activities. BLH will have live updates. Friday, July 12 ESPN+, 9:00 pm ET,
Shakur Stevenson versus Gervonta Davis could be next, at least according to Kenny Ellis, the co-trainer of ‘Tank’. It was reported that Vasiliy Lomachencko, the IBF lightweight champion, was in talks with Davis, the WBA belt-holder, regarding a unification contest but according to Ellis, the Ukrainian veteran is plotting a more direct route to lightweight
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2024, 10:21 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions It took almost five years, but Nate Diaz finally got his revenge over Jorge Masvidal in a professional boxing ring Saturday. Diaz defeated Masvidal by majority decision
Fernando Martinez unified a pair of super flyweight titles today in Japan, beating Kazuto Ioka by decision over 12 rounds. Scores for the fight were 116-112, 117-111, and 120-108 for Argentina’s Martinez, with the shutout card from Eddie Hernandez receiving heavy criticism. Martinez picked up the IBF title from Ioka, adding to the WBA belt
Fernando Martinez has added the WBA title to his IBF super flyweight crown with a huge victory in Japan over the favored veteran Kazuto Ioka. The Argentine won a superb fight, at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, by margins of 116-112, 117-111 and an off-base 120-108 in Tokyo. Showing courage and using volume, Martinez was
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 7, 2024, 02:35 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 Shakur Stevenson captured Olympic silver at the 2016 Games in Rio
FERNANDO Martinez is now the unified WBA and IBF super-flyweight titleholder following a thrilling war of attrition in Tokyo, Japan. The scores were announced as 116-112, 117-111 and 120-108, crowning Martinez the winner by unanimous decision. It was an outstanding 115-pound battle between two great fighters, befitting of a unification bout. The 120-108 card posted
Nate Diaz got some measure of revenge against Jorge Masvidal tonight, winning a majority decision in their 10-round boxing rematch of their 2019 UFC fight. One judge had the fight even at 95-95, which was overruled by two scores in Diaz’s favor of 97-93 and 98-92. Diaz, who is now 1-1 in boxing after losing
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