Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is set to return to MMA when he makes his Professional Fighters League debut in October, stepping back inside the cage after a pair of high-profile paydays in boxing. Ngannou fights 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira on
Month: August 2024
DANIEL DUBOIS aims to embarrass Anthony Joshua when he faces the former unified heavyweight champion on September 21 at Wembley Stadium. The two British heavyweights top a Riyadh Season card featuring two world title fights. One sees Anthony Cacace defending his IBF super-featherweight title for the first time against Josh Warrington. The other is a
Kenneth Sims Jr. will make his ring return in a 10-round junior welterweight contest against Jair Valtierra on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fight, which will be featured on the Vergil Ortiz Jr.-Serhii Bohachuk undercard at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, will be the first in more than a year for Sims, who last
By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez may be past his prime, but he’s not past being one of the most recognized, lucrative and talented athletes on earth. Perhaps that’s why Canelo isn’t overexcited by the possibility of facing Terence Crawford in the ring. Perhaps that’s also why Canelo is willing to go tit for tat with
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Oleksandr Khyzhniak was one minute away from winning an Olympic gold medal three years ago when he was rocked by one miraculous punch. Khyzhniak went down, the fight was stopped and the most fearsome boxer in Tokyo had to settle for silver.
The 2024 Olympics are getting close to wrapping up in Paris, and we’ve started to see the boxing medals come in. Here’s a rundown of all the sweet science medalists for this year’s Summer Games, updated with new results daily through August 10. Men’s 51kg (Flyweight) Gold: TBD Silver: TBD Bronze: Junior Alcantara (Dominican Republic)
As if two fighters nearing a title shot, bringing close to a 100 percent knockout rate isn’t enough, Saturday’s Vergil Ortiz-Serhii Bohachuk junior-middleweight bout now has the full attention of the sport’s new fight-making wizard, Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh. Texas’ Ortiz (21-0, 21 KOs), coming off a crushing first-round body-blow knockout of veteran Thomas Dulorme,
ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to retain her crown and become the first Irish boxer to win back-to-back gold medals. After clinching victory,
Boxing might just have its newest cold war featuring Canelo Alvarez and Turki Alalshikh, who has been making the recent biggest splashes in the sport. Alalshikh’s had been actively pursuing a fight with Canelo on behalf of Terence Crawford, but just recently expressed a change of heart. That stark contrast seemed to insinuate some behind
Liam Smith wants to use Josh Kelly as a stepping stone towards another shot at a world title but the former WBO super welterweight champion is aware that he will be fighting for his reputation when he meets the Sunderland man at Wembley Stadium on September 21st. Although Smith believes he still has plenty left
Aug 7, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Terence Crawford moved up in weight once again and captured a world title in a fourth division. The former undisputed junior welterweight and welterweight champion, who also held a lightweight world title, made his debut at junior middleweight on Saturday with a closely contested unanimous decision
About three weeks ago, Tim Tszyu announced that his return to action would be a September 22nd IBF final eliminator and named Erickson Lubin as the probably opponent. That wound up falling though due to a hand injury on Lubin’s part, with “Hammer” adding that they’d agreed to fight in December instead. Those plans may
By Daniele D’Alessio Martin Bakole broke American hearts with his five-round demolition job of Jared Anderson on August 3. The Congolese heavyweight was finally given the opportunity to fight a highly-rated opponent and produced an emphatic performance. A showing that not only caught the attention of the rest of the division but made fans question
By Steve Bunce IN the last days before the first bell at the London Olympics, hope, expectation and the scent of desperation were in the air. The GB team for the Olympics in 2012 had won 21 major medals at either the European or World championships before the London games started. Just let that sink
TIM TSZYU will fight for a world title in his next fight. The IBF has mandated the Australian super-welterweight to face their champion, Bakhram Murtazaliev, at a date and time to be finalised. Murtazaliev won the vacant title—recently held by former undisputed champion Jermell Charlo—by beating Jack Culcay with an 11th-round knockout on April 11 in
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has reportedly ordered its reigning 154-pound titleholder Bakhram Murtazaliev to defend his belt against Tim Tszyu. According to Dan Rafael of Fight Freaks Unite, Murtazaliev and Tszyu have been given 30 days to reach an agreement, putting promoters Main Events and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on alert. The development could
By: Sean Crose “Just wrapped up an important meeting now with my team,” Saudi boxing guru Turki Alalshikh posted on social media Tuesday, “planning for the upcoming fights that we will make for 2024-2025.” Alalshikh then went on to discuss the hoped for (in some quarters) potential fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. “I
Aug 6, 2024, 10:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu says he feels blessed after securing the chance to become a two-time world boxing champion. The International Boxing Federation has officially ordered super-welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev to defend his world title against the Australian son of a gun. Editor’s Picks Tszyu is the highest-ranked
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