Though Jai Opetaia, 25-0 (19 KOs), unquestionably wanted a bigger fight than Jack Massey, his opponent on the October 12 Riyadh Season card in Saudi Arabia, the IBF cruiserweight belt-holder insists that he won’t overlook his next challenger. The 29-year-old southpaw, from Sydney, Australia, had made overtures to WBO boss Chris Billam-Smith only for the
Month: September 2024
Sep 25, 2024, 07:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This weekend belongs to women’s boxing. Three title fights divided in three boxing cards will take place in New York, Georgia and Sheffield, England. On Friday at The Theater inside Madison Square Garden, Sandy Ryan will make the first defense of her WBO welterweight title against
DMITRY BIVOL says if Canelo Alvarez wants a rematch against him, he needs to talk to Eddie Hearn and not the media. The WBA light-heavyweight champion is in London (today) for a press conference to build up his October 12 undisputed clash against WBC, IBF and WBO titlist Artur Beterbiev. Over two years ago, Bivol
We’re back! And we had a heck of a big weekend, ahead of … well, not so big of one! Daniel Dubois stopped Anthony Joshua! What’s next for both guys? Will we see AJ exercise the rematch clause or not? And if not, we’ve got some wild card picks. ALSO: Scott loses his mind over
Mikaela Mayer has urged networks and promoters to do more to help grow women’s boxing. The 34-year-old is one of the sport’s most established stars and tops the bill at the Madison Square Garden Theater on Friday in a grudge match with bitter rival and WBO welterweight champion Sandy Ryan. Mayer is returning to the
By: Sean Crose Nobody thought IBF heavyweight titlist Daniel Dubois was a second rate opponent for Anthony Joshua. They just didn’t think the man would literally lay a beating on the popular former titlist. Yet that’s exactly what Dubois did from the opening round on Saturday night in London. Joshua, one of the most popular
Hamzah Sheeraz’s second-round TKO of Tyler Denny Saturday clinches his position as the “nightmare” and “big giant” of the middleweight division, a gathering of fighters that has lacked star power since Gennadiy Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez moved on. Well, that big giant is now knocking thunderously on the doors of 160-pound champions Janibek Alimkhanuly, Carlos
Tickets are officially on sale for Matchroom’s November 9th Jaron Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian 2/Jesse Rodriguez vs Pedro Guevara double feature in Philadelphia. Matchroom also announced that in addition to Raymond Ford’s previously revealed super featherweight debut opposite Orlando Gonzalez, the undercard will see Khalil Coe meet Manuel Gallegos and top super lightweight prospect Ernesto
Eddie Hearn has lifted the lid on his ringside argument with ‘arrogant f*****g p***k’ Devin Haney, which was picked up by cameras on Saturday night. Hearn and Haney used to enjoy a great relationship when the American was part of the Matchroom stable but it has seemed to have soured in recent months. And it
Chris Colbert says the blame for his knockout defeat to Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela last December should fall on one person, and one person only. Himself. “It’s all on me,” Colbert said in an interview with Big Fight Breakdown co-hosts Jimmy Smith, Paulie Malignaggi and Chris Algieri. “By the end of the fight, I apologized to
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn tells Sky Sports that he still has designs on some big fights for his prized heavyweight, Anthony Joshua. Joshua, who Hearn admits is coming towards the end of his professional fighting career, isn’t really in a position for a rebuild and Hearn would like him to rest up until December 21
By Declan Taylor ANTHONY JOSHUA’S ‘No.1 priority’ is an immediate rematch with Daniel Dubois, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. Joshua, who had been down three times, suffered the first knockout defeat of his career on Saturday when Dubois closed the show at Wembley with a devastating short right hand in the fifth round of
Sep 24, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois has denied having any preference for his next fight following last Saturday’s stunning knockout victory against Anthony Joshua, stating that he will take the fight that offers him the most money. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Dubois, 27, sent Joshua to the canvas four times
By Sean Anderson Back in the 1970s, while most kids were busy riding bikes around the block or playing with action figures, a young Ray Leonard Jr was living the life that others could only dream about. TV commercial appearances, rubbing shoulders with A-list celebrities, he even had a Nintendo computer game officially tested and
Unified junior featherweight titleholder Elie Scotney has fallen out of her Oct. 26 defense against Mea Motu at the Co-op Arena in Manchester, England, because of an injury, No Limit Boxing announced Tuesday. The nature of the injury wasn’t disclosed, but Scotney (9-0), a 26-year-old from London, apparently won’t have enough time to recover before
By: Sean Crose Boxing is a brutal sport – a brutal, sometimes deadly sport. All fighters know that walking in, but there are those who have a hard time calling it a career, regardless. The desire to overstay one’s ring welcome can be particularly acute when the fighter in question has had a highly successful
MAKE no mistake, while Josh Padley knew that he was being brought in as a perceived fall guy for unbeaten Portsmouth banger Mark Chamberlain, the little-known 28-year-old, an electrician by trade, was not coming to the Wembley Edition opener as canon fodder. Sparking an upset victory, as Chamberlain’s so-called “biggest fan”, Turki Al-Alshikh, watched on,
Premier Boxing Champions have announced a pair of undercard fights for their Oct. 19 show on Prime Video, a card headlined by the 154 lb title fight between Bakhram Murtazaliev and Tim Tszyu. Cuban super welterweight Yoenis Tellez (8-0, 6 KO) comes over from Jake Paul’s MVP outfit to make his return to the PBC
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