Shakur Stevenson says he would only offer Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield an opportunity to fight him if he can pass a test against Abdullah Mason. New Jersey’s Schofield, 22, has been chasing a fight with WBC 135-pound champ Stevenson – looking to replace William Zepeda – for a February 22 card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Month: November 2024
The first Riyadh Season show of 2025 could be an absolute doozy, as Dan Rafael brings word of a planned five-fight lineup that includes an undisputed rematch alongside two title fights and a pair of incredibly intriguing non-title matchups. The proposed main event would see Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KO) make an admirably tough voluntary
There was nothing but respect between flyweight contenders Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai at today’s final press conference ahead of their fight on Saturday. They meet at the Resorts World Arena in the Matchroom main event with Olympic gold medal winner Yafai, 8-0 (6 KOs), taking a step up against come-backing former world champion Edwards,
Nick ParkinsonNov 28, 2024, 07:16 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Conor Benn has been cleared to fight in the United Kingdom after UK Anti-Doping announced it will not appeal the decision by the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) to lift
LIAM PARO is enjoying the role of hunted rather than hunter. The 28-year-old Australian makes the first defence of his IBF super lightweight world title on December 7 in Puerto Rico against Richardson Hitchins. It will mark Paro’s second consecutive visit to the country having won the belt against 140lb knockout artist Subriel Matias in
UKAD has said it will not appeal the National Anti-Doping Panel’s decision to clear Conor Benn. The NADP said it was “not comfortably satisfied” that UKAD had proved Benn committed a doping offence after failing two voluntary drug tests in 2022 for the banned substance clomifene. On November 6 Benn wrote on social media of
After reports of a heavyweight fight between Jarrell Miller and Derek Chisora, it seems the fight has fallen apart just as quickly. Miller has taken to social media to announce the fight is not going to happen, and blames Dmitry Salita as being the one who stood in the way. “Let me say this, man.
Former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey says he has agreed to fight Prince Patel in what could be his final ring outing in March next year. Ghana’s Clottey, 47, who last fought against Azizi Mponda in 2019, said he decided to face 31-year-old Blackburn-born Patel who continues to call him out. The fight is on
CHRIS BILLAM-SMITH can see a path which takes him to a fight for the undisputed cruiserweight championship in 2025. Despite losing his WBO title to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez, 47-1 (30 KOs), in their November 16 unification bout in Riyadh all is not lost for the Brit. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman recently said of Billam-Smith, “We’ll
Marco Romero took another step toward bringing big fights to Kansas with another victory on the road. The super middleweight prospect improved to 4-0 (3 KOs) with victory in Portland, Maine, capping a 12-month period that has seen him go 13-0 in the amateurs and pros. The promotional free agent defeated Orlando Salgado after 1:21
By: Sean Crose “I know he’s a very smart fighter,” Oleksandr Usyk said of arch rival Tyson Fury on TNT Sports, “and recovers very fast.” The WBC and WBO heavyweight champion knows that which of she speaks. Usyk fought his way to a a very close decision win against the then-undefeated Fury back in May
With Jarrell Miller locked in a dispute with promoter Dmitry Salita, Derek Chisora will instead make his final ring walk against Otto Wallin on February 8th in Manchester. The bout airs on TNT Sports and Discovery+. Wallin (27-2, 15 KO) lacks the damage output of “Big Baby” but is arguably the tougher fight. His only
James Regan Nov 27, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions British heavyweight Derek Chisora will face Sweden’s Otto Wallin on Feb. 8 in Manchester in what is being billed as his final fight in the U.K. Chisora, 40, beat countryman Joe Joyce in a grueling fight in July, while Wallin (27-2, 15 KOs) picked
Reports about an immediate rematch being ordered by the IBF between the newly-crowned super middleweight champion William Scull and Vladimir Shishkin are inaccurate, according to the Agon Sports promoter Ingo Volckmann. “This is fake news – there is a letter from the IBF but they did not order an immediate rematch,” Volckmann said. “William will get a bigger
While Golden Boy says they haven’t given their approval for a fight between Ryan Garcia and Rukiya Anpo, the pair held a press conference to formally announce their fight scheduled for December 30 on PPV. Anpo took to the podium first and didn’t mince words about Garcia. “We all know Ryan Garcia’s issues,” Anpo said.
Nov 27, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emanuel Navarrete will take on Oscar Valdez next week in a rematch of their August 2023 bout that ended in a one-sided decision victory for Navarrete. The fight on Dec. 7 (ESPN/ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET) will be contested for Navarrete’s WBO junior lightweight title. Navarrete (38-2-1,
HEAVYWEIGHT veteran Derek ‘War’ Chisora will fight for the 49th time in his career early next year. On February 8 at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena the 40-year-old faces Otto Wallin, 27-2 (15 KOs), in the main event. Chisora has said he wants 50 fights on his résumé before calling time on a career that began
HAVING plotted her downfall on two occasions Jamie Moore knows how good and how tough Katie Taylor is. Moore trained Chantelle Cameron, 20-1 (8 KOs), to victory against Taylor, 24-1 (6 KOs), in Dublin in May 2023 before the Irishwoman reversed the result six months later in the Irish capital. Next year, Taylor will celebrate
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