O’Shaquie Foster and Robson Conceicao once again failed to produce a definitive outcome, but proved they could put on a decent scrap after twelve back-and-forth rounds saw Foster edge out a split decision to reclaim the WBC super featherweight belt. Conceicao (19-3-1, 9 KO), who landed a paltry 11% of his power punches the first
Month: November 2024
O’Shaquie Foster gained his revenge on Saturday night, doing just enough at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, to eke out a split decision victory over Robson Conceicao and regaining the WBC junior lightweight belt that he had dropped to him via controversial decision in July. While that first fight generated
Nick ParkinsonNov 2, 2024, 08:27 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Chantelle Cameron is targeting the winner of the rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano later this month after a comfortable, unanimous points victory over Patricia Berghult on Saturday.
by Keith Idec O’SHAQUIE FOSTER redeemed himself again Saturday night. The reformed Foster, who won a world title 5½ years after he was imprisoned on an aggravated assault conviction, regained that WBC super featherweight championship by beating Robson Conceicao in their immediate rematch. Foster defeated Conceicao by split decision in a 12-round, 130-pound championship clash
Francis Warren is seeking to maneuver Dennis McCann into position for a title fight at junior featherweight. McCann (16-0-1, 8 KOs) is currently ranked third by the WBO and is due to face Peter McGrail (10-1, 6 KOs) on the December 21 undercard of the Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury rematch in Riyadh. Warren asked the WBO
Top lightweight prospect Floyd Schofield takes a step up tonight against Rene Tellez Giron, headlining a Golden Boy-promoted show on DAZN from Las Vegas. Live coverage starts at 8 pm ET. Schofield, 22, will put his undefeated record on the line in a 12-rounder against Tellez Giron, 25, a “young veteran” from Mexico who has
19:33:11 Eithan James fight up next What an entrance for Jermaine Osbourne-Edwards, who is drummed into the ring by his father, Michael, in a family affair. Eithan James just walks out to some music. He needs to up his walk-out game, clearly. 19:21:34 Lewis Williams wins It’s all over in round two; just moments after
Years of rivalry will come to a head on Saturday night when super bantamweight rivals Liam Davies and Shabaz Masoud meet at Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena. The pair have been tied together since their amateur days. Masoud won both of their unpaid meetings but a professional clash always seemed inevitable. Since they agreed to fight
By Declan Taylor AFTER their controversial first fight, when Robson Conceicao was somehow awarded a split decision victory over O’Shaquie Foster in Newark in July, an immediate rematch was ordered. Before they clash again, we take a look at their best wins to date. O’SHAQUIE FOSTER 3 BEST WINS Vs Abraham Nova, 16.2.24, New York
I’ve seen a fair number of outlets exhort Regis Prograis to consider retirement after last Saturday’s loss to Jack Catterall. I’m inclined to join them; it’s not the fact that “Rougarou” lost to a very solid operator, it’s the fact that he simply can’t do the things that made him great anymore. The power’s still
For Gabriela Fundora, boxing came naturally, at an early age as a family affair. Florida’s Fundora, 22, has risen to the top echelon of the sport and currently holds the IBF flyweight title. On Saturday, she will come up against WBC, WBA and WBO 112-pound titleholder Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, 28, of Argentina in an undisputed
Queensbury promoter Frank Warren has his eyes set on a future meeting between IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley, who has now cracked the sanctioning body’s top 15 ranking. Warren tells Sky Sports that Wardley will not get a shot at Dubois just yet, but thinks the fight can be built into a
BELFAST’S Padraig McCrory outlasted a game Leonard Carrillo in Belfast’s SSE Arena, prevailing 98-91 after 10 rounds of heavy-handed activity. Carrillo took a count in round one, before hurting McCrory in return. Neither man was down again, but the hard shots flowed as two tired warriors tried to close the show. It would be interesting
By: Sean Crose If anyone knows a thing or two about high level championship boxing, it’s one Lennox Lewis, the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, as well as an all time great. Now long retired, Lewis’ opinion carries weight when he speaks about the contemporary boxing scene. Needless to say, the man has
Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Dante Kirkman will make his return to the ring on November 16 at the Fox Theater in Redwood City, CA. The event, promoted by Westside Promotions, will mark Kirkman’s third fight of 2024 as the 23-year-old Kirkman is preparing for a scheduled four-round bout against Jose Rodriguez. Kirkman with a record
Nov 1, 2024, 09:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Getting into the ring with Mike Tyson is likely too intimidating for most boxing fans but high-rollers looking to get closer to the action than ever before can do so by spending $2 million for ringside apron seats to his Nov. 15 fight with Jake Paul.
THE latest instalment of Matchroom’s Prizefighter tournament could be over before it’s completion. On January 31, it was announced that the three-round format would return but this time in Japan. At the Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith said, “This is a fantastic way to start our landmark three-year deal in Japan.” Having taken their business
Ahead of the upcoming Nov. 9 card in Philadelphia headlined by the rematch of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian — with chief support from Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez vs Pedro Guevara — Matchroom releases its build up documentary that highlights both Boots and Bam as they prepare for battle. “The plan, just collect these belts,