American viewers willing to stomach an extremely early weekday morning are in for a treat, as Top Rank announced today that ESPN+ will broadcast the March 13th Japanese title tripleheader headlined by Kenshiro Teraji’s flyweight unification bout against Seigo Yuri Akui. Things kick off that Thursday at 4:00 a.m. Eastern. In addition to the main
Month: February 2025
Open Extended Reactions Between his earth-shattering power and mainstream appeal, Gervonta “Tank” Davis‘ claims that he is the current face of boxing come with significant merit. He proved to be “box office” with his 2023 fight against Ryan Garcia currently sitting as the fifth-biggest gate in U.S. boxing history. Davis, 30, the current WBA lightweight
Earlier this month, TOp Rank quietly announced that Tokyo silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr would headline an April 5th ESPN+ show at Palms Casino Resort opposite fellow Olympian Guido Vianello. They’ve now announced that, in addition to the previously revealed super lightweight showdown between Lindolfo Delgado and Elvis Rodriguez, the card will see blue-chip lightweight
James Regan Feb 27, 2025, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Conor Benn will fight Chris Eubank Jr. with a British Boxing Board of Control license, promoter Eddie Hearn told a news conference on Thursday. Eubank Jr. (34-3, 25 KOs) and Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) met at a second news conference in as many days
By: Sean Crose Can Lamont Roach shock the world when he faces the one and only Gervonta “Tank” Davis at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center on Saturday night? Probably not, but this is boxing, where anything seems capable of happening. Besides, even though he isn’t seen as being a premiere talent like Shakur Stevenson, there’s no doubt
Timothy Bradley Jr.Feb 27, 2025, 11:11 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is a boxing analyst for ESPN. He was a two-division, five-time world champion and is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Bradley is also the recipient of the 2023 Sam Taub award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. Open Extended Reactions
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn appeared for their London press conference today to formally announce their April 26 fight, and while things didn’t quite boil over like they did on Tuesday there was still some palpable tension between the fighters and even the promoters. Naturally, the most pressing question posed to Eubank is if
Ahead of this weekend’s fight between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Lamont Roach both fighters appeared for an open media workout, after which Tank spent a few minutes talking about the matchup and what’s to come for the rest of the year. Here are some excerpts of what Tank had to say. Tank on his pre-fight
German outfit AGON Sports announced today that they’d signed Cuban Olympic medalists Erislandy Alvarez, Arlen Lopez, Julio Cesar La Cruz, and Lazaro Alvarez to professional contracts ahead of an April 11th show in Varadero, Cuba. AGON seems like an odd fit on paper, but they’ve long promoted IBF super middleweight champion William Scull, so they’re
By: Sean Crose Thirty wins. Zero defeats. Twenty-eight wins by knockout. It’s good to be Gervonta “Tank” Davis. Now 30 years of age, the Baltimore native remains one of the most popular fighters in the sport of boxing. While he’s not at a Mayweather-Pacquiao level of fame, Davis is popular enough to be the A-side
ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 11:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The International Olympic Committee has taken a key step toward retaining boxing on the program for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 as it recognized a new governing body for the sport. The IOC board granted provisional recognition Wednesday to World Boxing, a
Following yesterday’s ruckus at the opening press conference for Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn there were real questions as to whether the promoters could go ahead with Thursday’s planned presser, given that they probably can’t trust the fighters to keep their emotions under control until the actual April 26 fight date. Sky Sports now
Immediately following today’s opening press conference for the April 26 main event between Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn, which ended in chaos after Eubank slapped Benn with an egg in hand, Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn gave his reaction to what transpired on stage. “Maybe,” Hearn said regarding whether they’ll still go through with Thursday’s
Nick ParkinsonFeb 23, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Despite quickly flattening dangerous contender Martin Bakole, Joseph Parker might still miss out on a world title fight next. Bakole stepped in at just two days’ notice to face
By: Sean Crose It was perhaps the most hoped for fight in boxing, a superstar event between two towering Brits for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen. Or at least it hasn’t happened yet. For Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua no longer occupy the zenith of the heavyweight mountain. Both
Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom gives his take on what transpired during today’s opening press conference for Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn. Shalom had been accused by Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn of being aware that Eubank planned to strike Benn during their face off, but that’s something Shalom denies and says he doesn’t condone. Shalom
Feb 25, 2025, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chris Eubank Jr. slapped British rival Conor Benn in the face with an egg at their first face-off in Manchester on Tuesday. The face-off followed a heated news conference to launch their boxing match, which takes place April 26 in London. The pair were set to
A fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn is officially back on the schedule for April 26 after their originally planned back in late 2022 was canceled due to Benn testing positive for a banned substance. It’s been a long road back for Benn since then, but the stakes in the rivalry with Eubank
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