BOXING moves fast and it’s hard to keep up with all the comings and goings. Here’s a wrap-up of some of the fight announcements, signings and other bits and pieces that might’ve passed you by. Mbilli and Derevyanchenko ready for war Christian Mbilli already had a fight signed and sealed, against dependable world-class yardstick Sergiy
By Oliver Fennell THE script said the young, 6ft 7ins German with the cover star looks and the fashionably flowing locks would win the European title and then challenge Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship in his home country. “They forgot to tell me,” said the older, no-frills Yorkshireman with the craggy face and
Raymond Ford will be making the move up to 130 lbs following Saturday’s featherweight title loss to Nick Ball. Promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed the plans on social media. “You rolled the dice one more time at 126, I thought you did enough in a close, grueling fight,” Hearn said. “Always proud of you and excited
Skye Nicolson will defend her WBC featherweight title against Dyana Vargas, featuring on the July 13 Matchroom undercard. The show will be headlined by Jaron “Boots” Ennis defending the IBF welterweight title against Cody Crowley in Ennis’ hometown. The fight will be Ennis’ first with Matchroom Boxing. Nicolson (10-0, 1 KO) won the vacant belt
Roy Jones Jr. has thrown his name into the mix to replace the injured Mike Tyson in his fight with Jake Paul. Tyson was due to face Paul in a blockbuster clash on July 20, but the 57-year-old former heavyweight champion was forced to withdraw due to health concerns. The postponement of the clash came
By: Sean Crose So yes, it looks like the end is nigh for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Even if the towering Alabaman continues to fight after his crushing stoppage loss to Zhilei Zhang this past Saturday in Saudi Arabia, it’s hard to imagine the 38 year old returning to the thunderous form fans
Nick ParkinsonJun 1, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Nick Ball can finally celebrate being a world-title holder. Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Three months after he believes he was wrongfully denied his first world title, Nick Ball captured the WBA
Nick ParkinsonJun 3, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois may have earned the right to face Anthony Joshua for the vacant IBF title with an impressive eighth-round victory over Filip Hrgovic on Saturday. Dubois came from
NINE days ago, Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall met for the second time in a fight presented by “Forged Irish Stout, Riyadh Season, and Drip”. This, like the theme tune to a now-defunct CBeebies show, was a sentence repeated throughout the event by the night’s excitable announcer David Diamante and each time it was said
Heavyweight Michael Hunter, at 35 years old, says he has only two goals left in boxing: winning a world title and avenging his lone career loss to Oleksandr Usyk. Hunter will fight Friday (June 7) in a 12-rounder against Cassius Chaney in which the WBA Interim heavyweight trinket is reportedly on the line at the
AFTER his breakout performance on Saturday night Willy Hutchinson could next face another Brit with much more at stake. The Scot’s one-sided unanimous decision win over the vastly more experienced Craig Richards caught the eye of many observers who watched the 25-year-old announce himself on the world stage. Having notched the first point on the
Dmitry Bivol handily retained his WBA light heavyweight title, stopping over-matched challenger Malik Zinad in the sixth round during today’s show in Riyadh. Turki Alalshikh also made official that Bivol’s planned fight with Artur Beterbiev has been rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12, in Saudi Arabia. Bivol was meant to be facing Beterbiev in an undisputed
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 1, 2024, 07:16 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 For the first time in 10 fights, Dmitry Bivol scored a
It’s what every fight fan craves: relentless warriors engaged in all-action punching, each with everything to prove, each knowing everything is on the line. Among the attendees who saw it, one likely future champion described it as “one of the best sessions” of boxing he has ever witnessed. Except that no pay-per-view cameras were rolling.
Results Zhilei Zhang TKO-5 Deontay Wilder (1:51) Daniel Dubois TKO-8 Filip Hrgovic (0:57) Dmitry Bivol TKO-6 Malik Zinad (2:06) Hamzah Sheeraz TKO-11 Austin Williams (0:45) Nick Ball SD-12 Raymond Ford (113-115, 115-113, 115-113) Willy Hutchinson UD-12 Craig Richards (116-112, 117-111, 119-109) Queensberry Promotions and Matchroom Boxing go head-to-head today in a 5v5 format in Riyadh,
Nick ParkinsonJun 1, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois stopped Filip Hrgovic on cuts in Round 8 on Saturday to set up a big fight against former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at London’s Wembley Stadium
Heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois, written off by so many after losses to Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk, confounded the skeptics with an impressive seventh-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Filip Hrgovic and promptly set his sights on Anthony Joshua. Dubois has now notched solid consecutive wins over Jarrell Miller and Hrgovic and last night collected the
NICK BALL is targeting a rematch with Rey Vargas after winning his first world title last night (June 1). The Liverpudlian beat New Jersey’s Raymond Ford by split decision (115-113, 115-113, 113-115) to become WBA featherweight world champion and put another point on the board for Queensberry in their 5 vs. 5 battle against Matchroom