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
AN all-British world heavyweight title fight could take place in September at Wembley Stadium. Anthony Joshua is set to return to the home of English football on another card backed by Turki Alalshikh and Riyadh Season. But last night’s hugely entertaining Queensberry-Matchroom 5 vs. 5 event in Riyadh – where Frank Warren’s outfit won 10-0
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 1, 2024, 08:52 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 Zhilei Zhang scored the biggest win of his career Saturday in
Tuesday, June 4 TrillerTV+, 8:00 pm ET, Country Box. Tuesday, June 5 ProBox TV, 8:00 pm ET, Vladimir Hernandez vs Guido Schramm. Also Eros Correa vs Walter Santibanes, which might actually be the main event. It doesn’t matter, really. Thursday, June 6 ESPN+, 7:00 pm ET, Oselys Iglesias vs Egveniy Shvedenko. Not a bad show
Promoter Eddie Hearn doesn’t believe Deontay Wilder is the same fighter who held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020. Wilder was stopped for the third time in his career on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Zhilei Zhang, who outweighed Wilder by 70 pounds, knocked him out in the fifth
WHILE many will rightly point to recent allusions to retirement as the reason why Deontay Wilder struggled being Deontay Wilder last night (June 1) in Saudi Arabia, the explanation for the “Bronze Bomber’s” recent downturn in form probably goes back further than that. It is true, yes, that a boxer hinting at retirement typically leads
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 1, 2024, 10:08 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 Deontay Wilder uncorked a right hand, only to lose the exchange
Wilder fought most of the fight with his back against the ropes. Wilder averaged 3 landed punches per round. Zhang didn’t do much more than Wilder, but was more consistent in throwing and landing power punches. Wilder was actually having his best round, landing three right hands on Zhang, before Zhang hurt and knocked out
By: Sean Crose Deontay Wilder was once regarded as being one of the best heavyweights on earth. And indeed the man was. The Alabama native’s power was so potent that it was argued the man was the hardest puncher in the history of the sport of boxing. Three brutal wars with Tyson Fury, however, plus
Zhilei Zhang put Deontay Wilder on the canvas and stopped him in the fifth round, capping an absolute rout by Queensberry over Matchroom in today’s 5v5 event from Riyadh. Queensberry fighters won every single fight for a final scoring tally of 10-0 in their favor over Matchroom. Zhang (27-2-1, 22 KO) and Wilder (43-4-1, 42
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderMay 31, 2024, 12:57 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 Daniel Jacobs and Shane Mosley Jr. have agreed to a deal
On Thursday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” the panel discussed the potential and future viability of Saturday’s ‘5 v 5’ Queensberry-against-Matchroom event and cards like it. Analysts Paulie Malignaggi, Chris Algieri and Timothy Bradley Jr. note the significance of outside money in funding the event, the importance of a good showing for the promoters
June 2024 The voters: Scott Christ, Wil Esco, John Hansen, Patrick Stumberg, and Lewis Watson Others Receiving Votes: David Benavidez 2, Vasiliy Lomachenko 1, Subriel Matias 1 Scott Christ (1) Naoya Inoue, (2) Oleksandr Usyk, (3) Terence “Bud” Crawford, (4) Dmitry Bivol, (5) Artur Beterbiev, (6) Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, (7) Junto Nakatani, (8) Kenshiro Teraji,
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderMay 31, 2024, 05:25 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 Zhilei Zhang outweighed former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder by 68.2 pounds
The astonishing career turnaround of Joseph Parker is perhaps best summed up by the fact he’s beaten the two fighters engaging in the most enticing contest on this weekend’s rich and talent-laden Saudi Arabia bill. And fear not, this isn’t Jack Massey vs Alex Leapai, Hughie Fury vs Faiga Opelu or Junior Fa vs Simon
Teams from Queensberry Promotions and Matchroom Boxing square off for a £3 million prize in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Action begins on DAZN from 7pm UK, 2pm ET and 12 noon PT. Queensberry vs Matchroom Weights and Running Order 12 x 3 mins Heavyweight contestZHILEI ZHANG (282.7lbs) VS DEONTAY WILDER (214.6lbs) 12 x 3 mins IBF
Junto Nakatani’s July 20th WBC bantamweight title defense against mandatory challenger Vincent Astrolabio is now the top of a title tripleheader, as Kosei Tanaka will defend his WBO super flyweight belt against Jonathan Rodriguez and Riku Kano will battle Anthony Olascuaga for the vacant WBO flyweight belt formerly held by Jesse Rodriguez. All three bouts,
A MEMORABLE May saw Canelo Alvarez and Vasiliy Lomachenko remind everyone they are far from finished, Naoya Inoue conduct another symphony of destruction, Lauren Price dazzle in her first world title win, Lawrence Okolie get his mojo back, Jack Catterall gain redemption and Oleksandr Usyk create heavyweight history. June starts off with a veteran promoter