Nov 25, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pat Brown has signed with Matchroom Boxing. Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images British Olympian Pat Brown has signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his professional debut at cruiserweight in 2025. Brown, 25 from Manchester, won the England Boxing National Amateur Championships in 2021
Month: November 2024
By Keith Idec MORE than a week of worldwide skepticism prompted Jake Paul’s promotional partner to issue a statement Monday morning in which Nakisa Bidarian defended the legitimacy of Paul’s dull heavyweight fight with Mike Tyson. Critics contend that the 27-year-old Paul and the 58-year-old Tyson had some sort of silent agreement that rendered their
There was a point when Galal Yafai felt like a man condemned to a normal life. A late starter to boxing, the Birmingham star made an honest wage packing parcels and delivering boxes of car parts. He did not know what he wanted in life, but he knew what he did not want, and it
PARIS 2024 Olympian Pat Brown has signed a professional contract with Matchroom Boxing. The promotional outfit had been teasing some big news in recent days via social media and the announcement was made official at 10am today. Brown, who grew up watching Ricky Hatton, is a fellow Mancunian and celebrated his 25th birthday earlier this
Having said the fighters are to blame for the health of the sport, Oscar De La Hoya has garnered support from two former pros. In his weekly Clap Back Thursday social media post, De La Hoya said it was down to the fighters that the sport was not thriving as it should, because the best
Thursday, Nov. 28 DAZN PPV, 11:00 am ET, Misfits X Series 19: Gib vs Slim. Hey, do you hate your family (and/or yourself)? Are you looking for something to torture them with on Thanksgiving so they’ll leave quickly? GOOD NEWS! You can buy “Qatar: The Supercard” for just $29.99 American! Why suffer watching the interminable
Chris Algieri has called the potential February clash between champion Carlos Adames and Hamzah Sheeraz an “excellent fight” and a “potential banger.” Speculation has intensified that they could be headed onto a February 22 bill in Saudi Arabia, with WBC middleweight champion defending his title against England’s heavy-hitting challenger. The February 22 bill could also
EDGAR Berlanga may be a couple of months removed from his first career loss, but the brash New Yorker has been engaging in some angry social media exchanges as he lines up his next move. Berlanga was dropped by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in Las Vegas while challenging for three of the super-middleweight belts but battled
In baseball, the tie goes to the runner but, in boxing, it just goes to frustration. Case in point: junior flyweights Elwin Soto and Moises Caro slugged it out for 10 rounds at Plaza de Toros Calafia in Mexicali, Mexico, only for the judges to shrug and call it a draw. Scores read 97-93 for
AN eight-round fight on November 30 for Callum Smith will lead to a “big, big fight” in 2025 his promoter Eddie Hearn has said. Speaking on Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube channel, Hearn discussed the return of Smith, 29-2 (21 KOs), who hasn’t fought since his January loss in Canada to light-heavyweight supremo Artur Beterbiev. The defeat
SHAKUR STEVENSON will need a new opponent if he is to return on February 22 in Riyadh. The WBC lightweight champion hasn’t fought since a routine title defence victory against Artem Harutyunyan in July. Stevenson was set to fight on October 12 against Joe Cordina but a hand injury which required surgery cancelled the American’s
Caleb Plant has reignited his rivalry with Edgar Berlanga, taking to social media yesterday to call out the Puerto Rican super middleweight. Plant, 32, stopped Trevor McCumby in one of 2024’s most thrilling bouts with a ninth-round TKO in September at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, his only appearance in the ring this year. Berlanga,
By: Sean Crose “Four weeks to go,” Tyson Fury states on a recent video, “til the biggest fight of the year, the biggest fight in boxing, me and Usyk and I’m coming in hot.” Looking directly at the camera, Fury emphasizes the fact that he will be well prepared for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk
BRADLEY Rea says it’s time to push on now after picking up the Commonwealth Silver light-heavyweight title with a thumping third-round stoppage of Adam Hepple. The Farnworth headliner, along with the rest of the card, was streamed on Boxing News’ YouTube channel. Rea’s raking bodywork had Hepple down and nearly out in the opener, but
George Kambosos Jnr has described a possible showdown between Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda as a fight for the fans. Stevenson, 27, who holds a lightweight title, could defend his belt against mandatory challenger Zepeda, 28, who became an interim titleholder last Saturday. Both fighters have expressed interest in facing one another. According to Kambosos,
David Benavidez is officially scheduled for a PBC on Prime PPV headlining event against David Morrell, the opening press conference between the fighters got a little personal. Both fighters spent a good deal of time exchanging words more than answering media questions, and Benavidez says he’ll be look to shut Morrell up in the ring
IN an interesting move going forward, Teofimo Lopez has added top trainer Eddy Reynoso to his team. The hook-up is unsurprising given the blossoming relationship between Lopez and Reynoso’s prize asset, Canelo Alvarez. ‘The Takeover’ has been invited out to train with Canelo in the past and the pair recently enjoyed some light sparring. It
Undefeated welterweight Jorge Maravillo will face Damoni Cato-Cain in an eight-round bout December 13 at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. Maravillo, 10-0 (8 KOs), of Salinas, California, will be taking a step up in competition under a new training setup. Having parted ways with Sam Garcia and his late father, Max Garcia, Maravillo
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