Claressa Shields secured her boxing legacy years ago. The double Olympic gold medallist and current undisputed middleweight champion has already beaten every viable contender at 160lbs and 168lbs and rather than lapping the field, the 29-year-old has started to search for the type of challenges which will put her in rarefied air. Shields,14-0 (2 KOs),
THE RESULT: Oscar Collazo defeated Gerardo Zapata by unanimous decision. Boxing at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York, Collazo successfully defended his WBO title at 105 pounds. The judges awarded the winner scores of 117-110 and a couple of 119-109 verdicts. KEY MOMENTS: Things were moving smoothly for Collazo before he
Xander Zayas returns to action tonight to face Patrick Teixeira in an ESPN main event from the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Zayas (18-0, 12 KO) continues to work his way up the 154 lb ladder, as the 21-year-old Puerto Rican rising star fights for the first time in 2024, facing former titleholder Teixeira (34-4,
BN weekly columnist Joe Hughes looks back at last week’s Riyadh card, the possibility of future events and how Wilder has already exceeded expectations and has nothing left to prove. The Matchroom vs Queensberry 5 vs 5 last weekend delivered as a show and as a concept. It was entertaining, the fights were good and
Philadelphia light heavyweight Atif Oberlton (10-0, 8 KOs) will take on Miami’s Harry Keenan Cruz (8-4, 4 KOs) in the headliner of a Boxlab Promotions card Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The event, staged in association with Warriors Boxing and Undisputed Promotions, will be broadcast live on DAZN. The eight-round co-main event will spotlight heavyweight Herich Ruiz (4-0, 3 KOs), from
THE RESULT: Blair Cobbs beat Adrien Broner by unanimous decision over 10 rounds. The judges submitted scores of 96-93 (twice) and 97-91, all in Cobbs’ favour. The bout took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. KEY MOMENTS: After a tentative opener, Cobbs dropped Broner heavily in round two. A
Blair “The Flair” Cobbs picked up the most noteworthy win of his career by beating Adrien Broner tonight in Florida, taking a 10-round unanimous decision victory. Judges scored the fight 96-93, 96-93, and 97-91 for Cobbs, who put Broner on the canvas in the second round but otherwise never came close to finishing the fight
VERONA, New York – They came out blasting in the six-round DAZN opener between light heavyweights Yair Gallardo and Michael Ruiz at Verona’s Turning Stone Resort Casino. Gallardo (8-0, 7 KOs), of Mexico City, soon established control and dominated with big right hands that Ruiz (7-3, 5 KOs), from Puerto Rico, found hard to avoid.
By: Sean Crose It appears the show will still go on. After the July novelty bout between former heavyweight legend Mike Tyson and the brash Jake Paul was postponed due to an in-flight incident involving an inflamed ulcer Tyson was suffering from, a new date has been set. “New date, same place, same fate,” Paul
Nick ParkinsonJun 7, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions The International Boxing Hall of Fame inducts the class of 2024 this weekend in Canastota, New York, and some big names are on the list. The Boxing Writers Association
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum spent a couple minutes chatting with Fight Hype about his reaction to Oscar De La Hoya’s interest in a Top Rank vs Golden Boy card and his prediction for Adrien Broner vs Blair Cobbs which is scheduled for tonight on Triller. Check out some of what he had to say
The homecoming for 2016 U.S. Olympian junior welterweight Karlos Balderas has been postponed, and he will no longer be fighting on Friday’s 360 Promotions event at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. Balderas (14-2, 12 KOs) missed the ceremonial weigh-in after his bout was canceled due to his opponent, Gilberto Espinoza Zarate (13-2, 8
Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 7, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has a new date. After the scheduled July 20 fight between the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter and the former heavyweight champion was postponed because of Tyson’s medical issues, the fight has been rescheduled for Nov. 15 at AT&T
FORMER trainer and British boxing legend Colin Smith passed away on May 20. Kevin Lueshing, who fought the likes of Felix Trinidad and Harry Simon across an exciting eight-year career, shared the following post on the Facebook page of his Champs Boxing Club in Spain: “I’m writing the following with a very heavy heart: I’ve
WHEN Jane Couch received the call a few months ago informing her she would be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, she dismissed the very idea that the class of 2024 would include “The Fleetwood Assassin”. “Nowadays there’s hall of fames all over and I’m thinking, ‘Yeah, right’ so I shrugged it off,”
With Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez gearing up for his upcoming June 29 fight against Juan Francisco Estrada he took some time to answer some questions from Fight Hype about what this opportunity means for him and taking this fight a little personal. Check out some of what he had to say down below. Rodriguez on looking
Turning Stone Resort Casino and Golden Boy Promotions hosted a final press conference to kick off the Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend in Canastota, New York, and prime fans for a Friday card at Turning Stone in nearby Verona, New York. The event is headlined by a 12-round battle between strawweight titleholder Oscar Collazo
By: Sean Crose Speaking to Fight Hub former welterweight titlist Errol Spence made it clear that he feels his fighter, Frank Martin, is going to shock the world by besting Gervonta “Tank” Davis on June 15th in Las Vegas. “I see him getting his hand raised,” Spence said of the undefeated Martin. “I feel like