Galal Yafai first swapped leather with Sunny Edwards nearly nine-and-a-half years ago, back when they were both amateurs. Yafai was 22 years old; Edwards was 19. The two flyweights will fight again on November 30 at BP Pulse LIVE in Birmingham. And they’ll be at very different stages in their lives and careers. Yafai is
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Nick ParkinsonSep 16, 2024, 05:07 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions British boxing will never produce a star as bright as Anthony Joshua again, according to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn. Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs), 34, challenge English rival Daniel Dubois
IT’S been nearly one year since Leigh Wood last fought. October 7 at the Sheffield Arena produced one of the best fights of 2023 when Wood produced a come from behind victory against Josh Warrington. The seventh round stoppage was yet another spectacular win for the Nottingham fighter who retained his WBA Featherweight title. Things
Canelo Alvarez did the job most expected, dominating his main event fight against Edgar Berlanga and retaining his WBC, WBA, and WBO super middleweight titles. Judges scored the fight 117-110, 118-109, and 118-109. Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KO) dropped Berlanga (22-1, 17 KO) in the third round on a perfectly-timed left hook, but Berlanga showed his
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Boxing trainer Bobby Benton praised his fighter, Miguel Flores, for his unanimous decision victory over the 26-year-old Ohioan Michael Chaise Nelson (21-3-1, 8 KOs) at the Bayou Event Center in Houston on Sept. 7. Flores won with scores of 98-90, 99-89, and 97-91. Benton believes Flores (26-5-1, 12 KOs) can make a significant impact at
Aug 28, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The anticipated boxing match between the legendary Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has been rescheduled for Friday, Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium. The bout was first scheduled for July 20 but was postponed after Tyson, who had a scare on a flight from Miami to
Johnny Fisher was supposed to headline on September 28 against Andriy Rudenko in the Copper Box Arena. An injury forced the big heavyweight out of action. Before Fisher smashed up his most recent foe, Alen Babic, in under a minute, Declan Taylor caught up with the big man to separate fact from fiction – and
Tuesday, Sep. 17 YouTube, 8:00 pm ET, CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing. No announced musical guest at the time of this posting… So, think of this as more of a casual blind date for Music + Boxing, rather than a formal introduction. Friday, Sep. 20 FOX Australia, 3:30 am ET, No Limit on FOX. Luke
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez defended his WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight titles on Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over the previously undefeated Edgar Berlanga in a pay-per-view bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Photos: Rey Del Rio / Premier Boxing Champions) In the co-feature, WBA middleweight titleholder Erislandy Lara secured a ninth-round
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 15, 2024, 12:35 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 LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, retained his unified
EDGAR BERLANGA insists he can still become boxing’s biggest name after losing his first world title shot. The 27-year-old challenged Canelo Alvarez for his three world super-middleweight titles in Las Vegas last night but came up short after going the 12 rounds. Berlanga’s pre-fight bravado did nothing to unsettle the champion, and when it mattered
Adam Azim was eight or nine years old, which means Ohara Davies must have been around 18 or 19 when they met in Tunde Ajayi’s Peacock Gym in London. “Adam was just one of the kids that used to come,” Davies said in an interview with Andy Scott and Barry Jones, the hosts of Sky
Terence Crawford was ringside for Canelo Alvarez’s win over Edgar Berlanga tonight, and though his dream fight seems unlikely, he’s not given up on it just yet. “Put me in the game, coach!” Crawford posted on social media, still angling for a bout with Canelo, which has been repeatedly shot down by Alvarez himself. Canelo
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 15, 2024, 01:51 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 LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez crashed one of his patented left
EDDIE HEARN believes Edgar Berlanga can still be a major player in the super-middleweight division despite suffering his first defeat. The Puerto Rican New Yorker was beaten wide on points by unified champion Canelo Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena with scores of 117-110 and 118-109 (twice) in the Mexican’s favour. Berlanga went into the fight
Barry Mcguigan speaks to Joe Leigh about the exciting stable that his son Shane currently has, including Caroline Dubois, Lawrence Okolie & Adam & Hassan Azim. He also talks about Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Ben Shalom post fight night interview: https://youtu.be/Box_Nwa0TBM Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook:
None of the knockout predictions ever came to pass, but on Saturday at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez did what he so often does best, picking apart a younger and larger opponent in Edgar Berlanga to earn a 12-round unanimous decision and defend his two super middleweight belts. (More fight coverage to come.)
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