GERVONTA Davis’ December 14 fight date against Lamont Roach could be on the ropes, according to Dan Rafael, who has been speaking to industry insiders about the event status. The announcement of the proposed Houston headliner was surprisingly low-key, inviting some to question its validity. Now Rafael has added further fuel to the fire. Been
Month: October 2024
For all the many macro debates to be had about what the International Boxing Hall of Fame is and should be, at this time of year, the focus shifts to the micro debates. Voters’ ballots are almost due — they have to be postmarked by next Thursday. And each name in each category on those
Devin Haney is rolling with an old rival to score an upset on Saturday. “I’m picking Regis (Prograis) this weekend,” Haney said on social media, regarding Prograis’ fight this weekend with Jack Catterall. Haney dominated Prograis last December in a successful 140 lb title defense. For what it’s worth, Haney’s father and trainer Bill Haney
Nick ParkinsonOct 23, 2024, 03:45 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall sees a victory over Regis Prograis on Saturday as a stepping stone to a junior welterweight title shot, rather than take a third fight with Josh Taylor.
By: Sean Crose Looking like a Bond villain, WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight champion of the world Oleksandr Usyk took part in a press conference Wednesday with former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to promote their Decemeber 21st rematch in Saudi Arabia. The first fight between the two men, which went down in May, was
Frazer Clarke has spoken after his destructive loss to Fabio Wardly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and insisted he will be back. The 33 year old, who is 8-1-1 (6 KOs), thanked his team and sponsors and made it clear that the loss he suffered in 2.28 of round one was merely a setback. “So, guys,
Oct 24, 2024, 08:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There was a chance Sebastian Fundora would face Tim Tszyu in his next fight, a rematch of last year’s bloody decision victory, but with Tszyu losing by TKO to Bakhram Murtazaliev on Saturday, Fundora has his eyes on a different opponent: Errol Spence Jr. Spence, a
Janibek Alimkhanuly is publicly tossing his name into the mix for a potential fight with Canelo Alvarez, which would see the Kazakh middleweight titleholder moving up in weight to face the super middleweight king. “Everyone knows that I want to fight Canelo, but he doesn’t (want to) fight me, and everyone knows it,” Janibek said
by Keith Idec Regis Prograis pulled quite a receipt as Eddie Hearn tried to wrap up a press conference Thursday afternoon in Manchester for his fight with Jack Catterall. As Hearn – whose company, Matchroom Boxing, promotes Prograis and Catterall – prepared to pose Prograis and Catterall for photos on stage, Prograis interjected. The former
LIAM DAVIES is unsure who will win between Dennis McCann and Peter McGrail on December 21 but he knows who he wants to. McCann will defend his British and European super-bantamweight titles on the Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury 2 undercard in Riyadh. Since its announcement the trade has been buzzing at the prospect of the 122lbs
Featherweight John Laryea is set to arrive in Florida on Friday ahead of his U.S. debut against Alexander Mejia on November 1. Ghana’s Laryea, 24, will face Mejia at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida, as he looks to announce himself to the American market. Ahead of the bout, trainer Lawrence Carl Lokko believes Laryea,
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 23, 2024, 05:39 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 Undisputed minimumweight champion Seniesa Estrada announced her retirement from boxing Wednesday
BEFORE their press conference devolved into strange exchanges of one-word answers, Tyson Fury acknowledged yesterday that he is more focused and less complacent ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk than he was before their first fight. Morecambe’s Fury, 36, and Ukraine’s Usyk, 37, were in London to promote their second heavyweight title bout, which
Ahead of the December 21 heavyweight rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, both fighters appeared for a press conference to formally announce the fight and talks about their expectations for the title fight. Here’s some of what both fighters had to say below. Fury on his mindset heading into the rematch with Usyk “It’s
Nicklaus Flaz will face Christian Gomez in a 10-round junior lightweight bout at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, on November 9. The event, promoted by ProBox TV, begins at 7 p.m. ET and will stream on the ProBox TV app. Flaz, 13-2, (9 KOs), from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, will try to extend his
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 23, 2024, 04:19 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 Tyson Fury vows to be “more focused” during his unified heavyweight
Seven months after scoring the biggest win of her 12-year professional career, undisputed minimumweight champion Seniesa Estrada has announced her retirement from the sport at age 32. Estrada picked up her first title, the WBA interim light flyweight belt, in 2019 with a wide technical decision over former Olympian Marlen Esparza. She followed that up
by Keith Idec Regis Prograis prefaced his assessment of Ryan Garcia’s performance-enhancing drug ordeal by stressing he understands that the besmirched star “cheated” and that using ostarine is “illegal.” The former WBA/WBC 140-pound doesn’t think, though, that Garcia’s use of a banned substance had nearly as much impact on the outcome of his overturned victory
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