Sep 3, 2024, 09:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu will get the chance to emulate his legendary father as a multiple world champion when he takes on undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super-welterweight belt in Florida next month. After weeks of negotiations, Team Tszyu have agreed on Australia’s son of a
Month: September 2024
By Matt Bozeat SIXTY years ago, one of Britain’s greatest fighters was facing up to life without boxing. On August 22, 1964, in a ring in Malta, Randolph Turpin threw his last punch. Banned from boxing by the British Boxing Board of Control because of health concerns and troubled by debt, Turpin picked up what
RONALD Ellis travels to Johannesburg, South Africa, on 28th September to take on heavy-handed Patrick Mukala as part of Seconds Out Promotions’ Genesis card. Keen to avoid becoming a yardstick to the stars, Ellis has the talent and experience to cause issues for his Congolese foe. In some quarters nicknamed ‘Relentless’, 34-year-old Ellis has mixed
As expected, Tim Tszyu will challenge Bakhram Murtazaliev for the vacant IBF super welterweight title on October 19th, with organizers announcing today that the fight will air on non-PPV Prime Video from Orlando, Florida. Tszyu (24-1, 17 KO) reportedly has a date with Erickson Lubin early next year, but this is far from a gimme.
Junior middleweight is Jordan Panthen’s division – not just because of his body, but also because he feels it’s where he can put together quite a body of work. The 27-year-old prospect turned pro two years ago at super middleweight, had his second and third bouts slightly over the junior middleweight limit, and then proceeded
The legend Canelo Alvarez is back in the ring Sept. 14th, live on PBC PPV on Prime Video. #CaneloBerlanga Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Sep 3, 2024, 07:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez is making the eighth defense of at least one super middleweight title against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday, Sept. 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Prime Video PPV, 8 p.m. ET). Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) won his first super middleweight title with a unanimous
By Paul Webb DOINA Costin has world title aspirations, and her journey towards that goal continues Friday night at the Mercure Hotel in Northampton on BCB Promotions’ Maximum Mayhem 2. “I am really excited to be back out again,” said Costin. It has been longer than I would have liked since my debut in February,
In this conversation with TMZSports, Edgar Berlanga discusses his big upcoming fight against Canelo Alvarez, wanting to make a statement by grabbing the torch from him, and more. Check out some excerpts of what Berlanga had to say below. Berlanga on whether Canelo’s boxing experience should give them pause about his chances to win “Nah,
Maciej Sulecki wasn’t exactly enjoying all the punches to the head that Diego Pacheco was dishing out Saturday night, but he could take them. Across 14 years and 35 fights as a pro, the Polish super middleweight had acquired all the veteran savvy needed to roll with shots, buy time when buzzed, use his legs
By: Sean Crose TJ Doheny may well have been the first fighter to give pound for pound superstar Naoya Inoue a challenge in the ring since Nonito Donaire put Inoue on the mat in their extraordinary first battle back in 2019. While it’s true, Naoya was pretty much in charge throughout Tuesday’s battle with Doheny,
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 3, 2024, 10:21 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 The same question pops up following every Naoya Inoue victory: When
By Eric Armit ON an emotional night in Mexico, Mauricio Lara’s victory last Friday allowed him to release a burden that he was carrying. ‘Bronco’ Lara defeated Pedro Delgado by technical knockout in seven rounds, and emotions ran high, causing the former world champion to cry and lose his voice. “The truth is we know
Jaron “Boots” Ennis is set to make an impressive sum of money if he accepts his much-reviled mandatory rematch against Karen Chukhadzhian, though not from the expected source. Jake Donovan reports that Chukhadzhian’s promoters, P2M Box Promotions, outbid Matchroom Boxing by around half a million dollars for the rights to stage the bout. Per IBF
Eddie Hearn has revealed that Conor Benn is in discussions with British boxing authorities over a return to the ring. Benn has boxed twice in the USA since two positive tests for PEDs before his proposed fight with Chris Eubank Jnr scuppered their 2022 blockbuster, but his path has been far from smooth and he
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 3, 2024, 08:43 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 Naoya Inoue retained his undisputed junior featherweight championship with a seventh-round
NAOYA Inoue is still the undefeated and undisputed super-bantamweight champion of the world after forcing a seventh-round stoppage of challenger TJ Doheny. The Irish southpaw was holding his own through the first half of the fight until a back injury struck at 16 seconds of the seventh. Make no mistake, Inoue’s rapid fists helped ease
Naoya Inoue returns today to defend his undisputed super bantamweight championship, taking on TJ Doheny in the main event from Tokyo. ESPN+ will stream the show live in the United States, with a two-fight broadcast starting at 5:45 am ET. Up first on the card will be Yoshiki Takei defending the WBO bantamweight title against