Saturday’s big show in Riyadh may be about to take another hit, as IBF heavyweight titleholder Daniel Dubois has fallen ill and may be out of his defense against Joseph Parker. Ariel Helwani is reporting that the fight is off. Sky Sports have said that Dubois is being evaluated, but that Parker will face a
Month: February 2025
Andres FerrariFeb 20, 2025, 07:42 AM ET Close Andres Ferrari is ESPN.com’s boxing and MMA editor. Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev will make the first defense of the undisputed light heavyweight championship in a rematch against Dmitry Bivol on Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (DAZN PPV, 11 a.m. ET). Beterbiev (21-0, 20
With Floyd Schofield out due to illness, Josh Padley has officially stepped in to face Shakur Stevenson on this Saturday’s Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 show in Riyadh. Padley (15-0, 4 KO), best known for upsetting Mark Chamberlain last year, was named as a potential replacement yesterday when news first broke first broke of Schofield’s exist.
Nick ParkinsonFeb 12, 2025, 06:39 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions After fighting himself out of a £800,000 debt, Hamzah Sheeraz is now targeting bigger riches in world middleweight title fights. The in-form English middleweight challenges for his first world
Floyd Schofield Sr spends some time giving his perspective on his son being pulled from this weekend’s fight against Shakur Stevenson after suddenly falling ill during fight week. Schofield Sr had at one point accused Team Stevenson of poisoning his son, but has since walked back those specific claims as he tries to avoid a
James Regan Feb 17, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joseph Parker has faced a long, arduous road back to the top but the 33-year-old is in a better place than ever as he attempts to become a two-time heavyweight champion. Since winning the WBO title nearly a decade ago with a points victory
The Ring announced on Twitter that undefeated lightweight Floyd Schofield, who no-showed today’s Grand Arrivals for Saturday’s Riyadh Season clash with Shakur Stevenson, has officially been pulled by the BBBofC due to illness. Organizers are on the hunt for a last-second replacement foe, with The Ring naming BoxRec no. 12 super featherweight Moussa Gholam (22-1,
James Regan Feb 19, 2025, 03:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — British middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz said he has had no thoughts about potential future fights against Canelo Alvarez or Chris Eubank Jr. as he prepares for his WBC middleweight title bout against Carlos Adames. WBC champion Adames will defend his belt
Daud Yordan says he’ll end George Kambosos Jr’s career when the two meet on Mar. 22 in Sydney, Australia, which will be Kambosos’ first fight in his home city since 2016. “George is a nobody. This will be his fourth loss (in Australia) in a row,” Yordan said. “I will KO him and end his
By: Sean Crose It appears Floyd Schofield won’t get a chance to best the man he once looked up to. The 18-0 Schofield was set to face 22-0 Shakur Stevenson, a fighter he once idolized, this Saturday in Saudi Arabia. A scheduled 12 rounder for Stevenson’s WBC lightweight title is still likely to go on,
James Regan Feb 18, 2025, 02:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Daniel Dubois said his confidence is “flying” ahead of his IBF heavyweight title clash with Joseph Parker on Saturday. Parker bounced on stage at Tuesday’s grand arrivals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, looking a picture of relaxation ahead of his tilt
Floyd Schofield missed today’s “Grand Arrivals” event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ahead of Saturday’s challenge against WBC lightweight titleholder Shakur Stevenson. There’s already plenty of chatter out there, including a now-deleted post from Schofield’s X account about him possibly being “poisoned” by Stevenson’s “massage lady” or SNAC, against whom the Schofield team have been railing
Nick ParkinsonFeb 18, 2025, 07:33 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Saturday’s show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has been hailed the best card boxing has ever seen — and for good reason. Boxing promoters are known for their hyperbole and
Leading into his upcoming fight with IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois, Joseph Parker talks about having everything right for this fight and expecting to put on a spectacular performance given the tremendous condition he’s in. Check out some excerpts of what Parker had to say about his fight with Dubois below. “I’m saying this truthfully, there’s
By: Sean Crose Things did not go well for Bronx native George Arias when he took on fellow up and coming heavyweight Jared Anderson back in 2023. Rather than go in behind a sharp jab like a young Mike Tyson (who he had been compared to) would have, Arias opted to fight from distance against
Artur Beterbiev spends some time talking about his upcoming rematch with Dmitry Bivol as they get set to headline this weekend, as part of what some are calling the greatest fight card. Beterbiev, who won a decision over Bivol in their first meeting, says he’s looking forward to defending his titles and improving his performance.
Keyshawn Davis (13-0, 9 KOs) is now a world champion, taking Denys Berinchyk’s WBO lightweight title in only four rounds. Davis’ skill and athleticism advantage was evident from the opening bell, and despite a relatively slow and sloppy first couple of round Berinchyk (19-1, 9 KOs) couldn’t really manage to land a clean shot against
Wednesday, Feb. 19 ProBox, 8:30 pm ET, Home to Roost. It’s “Home to Roost” because this show is happening at the Chicken Ranch. No, not the legendary Texas whorehouse that went defunct 50 years ago… A new casino with the same name in California. Will the casino inspire any ZZ Top songs? Any Broadway musicals
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