LAS VEGAS – Kyrone Davis scored the win of his career, handing touted Phoenix prospect Elijah Garcia his first loss in a 10-rounder at the MGM Grand on Saturday. Davis was a worthy winner by margins of 97-93 (twice), with one judge voting for Garcia by 98-92. Davis won more rounds and had to fend off
Nick ParkinsonJun 15, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Chris Billam-Smith subdued Richard Riakporhe to win a unanimous points decision (116-111, 115-112, 115-112) in a disciplined, dominant second defence of his WBO world cruiserweight title on Saturday. There
CHRIS Billam-Smith is still the WBO cruiserweight champion after grinding out a 12-round points decision over Richard Riakporhe. Headlining in Selhurst Park, it wasn’t always pretty, but Chris gained revenge for his 2019 split decision loss to the same man, taking the fight by scores of 116-111 and 115-112 twice. “Tempo is the key,” said
Subriel Matias returns to the ring tonight on DAZN, headlining at home in Puerto Rico in an IBF super lightweight title defense against Australia’s Liam Paro. Matias vs Paro will top a five-fight card from Manati starting at 7:30 pm ET. John Hansen will be handling the live coverage this evening down in the comments
LAS VEGAS – Gervonta “Tank” Davis makes his long-awaited return to the ring when he faces Frank Martin at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas after 14 months out of the ring. The week has been a typical Davis roller coaster. The Baltimore star did not even show at the Grand Arrivals to kick-off fight week
Gervonta Davis and Frank Martin square off for the WBA lightweight world title at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. Action begins on Amazon Prime PPV from 10:30pm UK, 5:30pm ET and 3:30 PT. Gervonta Davis vs Frank Martin Weights and Running Order 12 x 3 mins WBA Super World Lightweight TitleGervonta Davis (133.4lbs) vs. Frank
Gervonta “Tank” Davis is back tonight, facing Frank Martin in a lightweight main event on Prime Video pay-per-view from Premier Boxing Champions. Davis will be defending his WBA lightweight title in the 12-round main event, and the show will also feature David Benavidez returning, now campaigning at light heavyweight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk, plus two more
The British Boxing Board of Control’s decision to order a British light heavyweight title fight between champion Joshua Buatsi and Anthony Yarde was the headline news of a busy championship circular. Yarde (25-3, 24 KOs) remains embroiled in a contractual dispute with his promoter, Queensberry, but both he and Buatsi’s promoter, Ben Shalom, have spoken
By: Sean Crose First things first, Gervonta Davis has indeed been in a major boxing match. His knockout victory over Ryan Garcia last year was widely watched and undoubtedly brought in a mint. There was simply no denying the obvious: Davis-Garcia was a full fledged superfight. The thing is, there’s more high profile opponents out
HAVING worked his way up the tree of prospects and contenders to earn a money-spinning shot at Gervonta Davis later tonight, Frank Martin is a legitimate “best available option” kind of foe to headline a pay-per-view. Unbeaten in 18, with 12 KOs (“he can punch,” admitted Gervonta between insults), sparring session footage has been dug
David Benavidez says he’s no longer concerned about Canelo Alvarez, as he’s focused on his move up to the light heavyweight division and Saturday’s fight with Oleksandr Gvozdyk on the Tank vs Martin PPV undercard. “I really don’t care about Canelo,” he said at today’s press conference. “If he didn’t want to get the fight
Both Subriel Matias and Liam Paro weighed in on the junior welterweight limit ahead of their clash for Matias’ IBF 140lbs title. Puerto Rican star Matias is 20-1 (20 KOs), while Australian challenger Paro is 24-0 (15 KOs). Paro, who this week told BoxingScene he felt he was being “overlooked” and Matias meet at Coliseo
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 14, 2024, 10:50 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 Gervonta Davis will return to the ring Saturday to defend his
THE RESULT: Abass Baraou makes a successful first defence of his European super-welterweight title against a spirited effort from Macauley McGowan. After 12 rounds, Baraou was awarded a unanimous decision verdict (117-111, 119-110, 118-110). KEY MOMENTS: The body shots from Baraou were a constant thorn in the side of McGowan. Baraou’s quality shone through and had
With Errol Spence putting his promoter’s cap on ahead of this weekend’s PPV fight between Gervonta Davis and Frank Martin, Spence explains why Martin can’t let Tank psyche him out under the bright lights of the event. Spence on pre-fight build up to Tank vs Martin “(Martin) just got to be focused, got to be
LAS VEGAS – Former welterweight champion Shawn Porter believes Frank Martin could provide Gervonta Davis with an acid test. “The Ghost” is a hefty underdog in Las Vegas, but he is talking a good fight and Porter believes that Martin, 18-0 (12 KOs), could present Davis with some problems in the MGM Grand on Saturday
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 14, 2024, 07:49 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 David Benavidez sat on the ring apron and wrapped his hands
ONE of the stranger tasks I took on while working as press officer for a world heavyweight champion was having to educate the boxer in question on Millwall FC’s starting 11 ahead of an appearance on now-defunct Sky Sports show Soccer AM circa 2010. As well as the starting 11, player names and positions, I