Associated Press Feb 10, 2025, 08:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GENEVA — The International Boxing Association said Monday it will file criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee in the U.S., France and Switzerland. The Swiss-based IOC allowing women boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting to compete and win gold medals in Paris last
Month: February 2025
Jake Paul is firing away on Canelo Alvarez after negotiations for a May fight between the two came to a sudden halt, with Turki Alalshikh signing Canelo to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season. Canelo’s plans are now to fight in May, which was going to be the date for the Paul fight, and then
The biggest news of the week, obviously, revolved around Canelo Alvarez, Jake Paul, and Turki Alalshikh, as within hours, we had an absolute mess of news. First, it was reported that Canelo Alvarez vs Jake Paul for May 3 was all but a done deal. Then, Alalshikh reportedly scrapped plans for Canelo to face Terence
Friday, Feb. 14 PPV/TrillerTV+(?), 7:30 pm ET, Gloves & Roses: A Night of Professional Boxing. An Alessi Promotions show out of Tampa. They say you can stream it through their website for $19.95, or through TrillerTV+, but the show isn’t listed there yet and the direct link takes you to a September event instead. Efetobor
Associated Press Feb 8, 2025, 04:36 PM ET Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title defeat to Nathan Howells in Belfast. The death of the 28-year-old Cooney was announced on Saturday in a statement published by his promoter Mark Dunlop on behalf of
Turki Alalshikh announced on Twitter that the first fight of Canelo Alvarez’s freshly signed four-fight deal will see him face IBF super middleweight champion William Scull for the undisputed title on May 3rd in Riyadh. Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KO) vacated the IBF belt last year rather than face Scull (23-0, 9 KO) in a mandatory
By: Sean Crose It’s long been seen as one of boxing’s true glamor divisions – and with good reason. For Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Marlon Starling and seemingly countless other greats have risen to master the welterweight realm. Now 31 year old Tennessee native Avious Griffin is looking to
Mike CoppingerFeb 8, 2025, 05:09 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, will meet William Scull for the undisputed super middleweight
Feb 8, 2025, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Derek Chisora dropped Otto Wallin twice on his way to a unanimous points decision victory in his 49th and penultimate professional fight to set up a blockbuster finish to his career. If this was to be Chisora’s final fight on British soil as he claims, it
Derek Chisora did his thing yet again, out-working and out-fighting Otto Wallin over 12 rounds in an IBF heavyweight eliminator today in Manchester, scoring a win by unanimous decision. Judges saw it 114-112, 116-110, and 117-109 for the veteran. Bad Left Hook unofficially scored the fight 117-109 for Chisora. Chisora (36-13, 23 KO) has said
Derek Chisora will take on Otto Wallin in a 10-round heavyweight main event, topping a Queensberry fight card today from Manchester, England. The show will stream live on DAZN in most areas, and will also air on TNT Sports in the United Kingdom. Chisora, 41, says he’s aiming for 50 pro fights in his career,
By: Sean Crose “Don’t mess with the lion,” Saudi sports honcho Turki Alalshikh posted to social media on Thursday. “4 fights for Canelo with Riyadh Season…The Deal is done…A Lion doesn’t lose sleep over opinion of a sheep…Fear the lion not the jungle.” Canelo Alvarez responded to this with three small words: “Let’s go brother.”
Feb 7, 2025, 11:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul fired back at Canelo Alvarez on Friday night, claiming that the four-division champion “ducked” a fight with him to sign a lucrative deal with Riyadh Season. In a video posted to social media, Paul showed what he said was a contract signed by himself
I don’t read enough nonfiction. I don’t read enough in general, these days; fatigue, an attention span shaved down by the smartphone era, and severe anxiety about the finite nature of my life make it profoundly difficult to sit down and focus all my attention on one thing without feeling like I’m wasting time I’ll
The last week or so has been a bit of a roller coaster ride with respects to Canelo Alvarez’s upcoming plans. First it was announced that Canelo had reached terms for a fight against Terence Crawford. Soon after it was reported by Turki Alalshikh’s The Ring magazine that a Canelo vs Crawford fight had been
Canelo Alvarez and Jake Paul look like they’re really, actually going to fight in real life. ESPN.com’s Mike Coppinger is reporting that a deal is being “finalized” for a May 3 fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo would be moving up to cruiserweight to face the social media star and hobbyist boxer in
By: Sean Crose It really is a shallow world we live in. At least that seems to be the case at times. And now is one of those times. Immediately after it was reported that a hoped for battle between Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez had fallen through, word that Canelo would likely fight Jake
Mike CoppingerFeb 7, 2025, 01:15 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez was slated to meet Jake Paul on May 3 in Las Vegas,
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