Under the byline of “The Ring Staff,” Ring Magazine announced yesterday that the supposedly agreed-upon showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford was “now canceled.” The article declined to elaborate, instead promising more details “when obtained,” but we now have an explanation: Mike Coppinger reports that Turki Alalshikh pulled the plug in response to Alvarez’s
Month: February 2025
By: Sean Crose It was fun while it lasted. The Ring Magazine reported on Wednesday that the agreed to fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford is off. This just days after it was reported across the internet that the fight had become a reality. The lesson, once again, is that boxing is a sport
James Regan Feb 6, 2025, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Savannah Marshall was set to fight on March 7 in London. Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images IBF super middleweight champion Savannah Marshall has said she felt “humiliated and confused” after being left off the Natasha Jonas – Lauren Price undercard, set for March 7 in London. In
Derek Chisora speaks to boxing media about this upcoming fight against Otto Wallin and his trash talk leading into to the bout. Chisora makes it clear that he’s not specifically trying to get into Wallin’s head before the fight and is just telling it like it is — although he does plan on breaking Wallin
Nick ParkinsonFeb 6, 2025, 06:18 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Derek Chisora, one of the most controversial, entertaining and unpredictable heavyweights of the last 15 years, expects Saturday’s fight vs. Otto Wallin to be his last in a British
Jake Donovan announced yesterday that super lightweight Regis Prograis has suffered a shoulder injury in training, forcing him out of a February 15th DAZN main event opposite Oscar Duarte. Prograis (29-3, 24 KO) appeared to confirm the news on his Twitter this morning. All that sacrifice and training for nothing — Rougarou (@RPrograis) February 5,
By: Sean Crose Things seem to be changing for the better. Not all that long ago, well regarded fighters who suffered a single defeat were taken to the online woodshed where they would be charged with being hype jobs who had been “exposed’ by their victorious opponents. That no longer seems to be the case.
Fresh off of her heavyweight title win over Danielle Perkins, Claressa Shields is setting her sights on a rematch of her 2022 fight with Savannah Marshall — but this one she wants to stage at heavyweight according to her promoter Dmitry Sailta. Shields took a unanimous decision win over Marshall in their first meeting at
Feb 5, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We have a new entrant in the first ESPN pound-for-pound rankings of 2025 as David Benavidez punched his ticket to the list with a convincing decision victory over David Morrell Jr. on Saturday in Las Vegas. The win was the best of Benavidez’s career and positioned
Golden Boy have announced the full undercard for their Feb. 15 card headlined by Oscar Duarte vs Regis Prograis. Super middleweight Darius Fulghum (13-0, 11 KO) will be the chief support, facing Winfred Harris (22-2-2, 10 KO) in a 10-rounder with a regional WBA title on the line. Fulghum, 28, went 4-0 in 2024, beating
Mike CoppingerFeb 5, 2025, 01:48 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 Janibek Alimkhanuly will defend his IBF and WBO middleweight titles vs. Anauel Ngamissengue on
Former heavyweight titleholder Charles Martin has largely been off the radar as far as relevant top for some time now, but he’s aiming to earn his way back to a chance at a world title and thinks beating heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma will put him back on that path. Martin lost a unanimous decision to
Feb 4, 2025, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KSI’s next opponent in the boxing ring has been announced as Dillon Danis. Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images KSI is to take on former Bellator star Dillon Danis in a boxing match on March 29 in Manchester, it was announced on Monday, renewing a rivalry that
KSI has scheduled his return to boxing-ish, as he’ll face Dillon Danis in March on a Misfits Boxing show that will stream on DAZN pay-per-view. Ariel Helwani reported the bout this afternoon. KSI and Danis were previously slated to meet in early 2023, but as usual Danis wound up not going through with a scheduled
Today the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) unveiled the twenty (20) honorees chosen for induction into its Hall of Fame. The prestigious 9th Annual Awards & Induction Weekend is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 26th, to Sunday, September 28th, 2025, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. 2025 INDUCTION CLASS:
James Regan Feb 4, 2025, 07:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Delicious Orie has signed with Frank Warren. Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images British Olympian Delicious Orie has opted to turn professional and has signed with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, it has been confirmed. Orie has been touted as a potential future star of British
Though he’d reportedly secured a September date with Terence Crawford, Canelo Alvarez has yet to reveal a dance partner for his traditional Cinco de Mayo weekend bout. IBF champion William Scull and undefeated contender Christian Mbilli emerged as likely candidates, but Julius Julianis reports that Alvarez has instead struck a deal with Jake Paul. Paul
Boxing Insider Promotions brings club boxing back to NYC again on Thursday Night Feb 20th at Sony Hall in Times Square and will be streamed live on videos.BoxingInsider.com and international on DAZN. The 10-round, featured fight pits one of boxing’s best kept secrets, Tennessee welterweight Avious Griffin (16-0, 15 KOs) versus Jose Luis “Guerro” Sanchez