James Regan May 30, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Deontay Wilder strolled into a small meeting room at London’s Marriott Hotel back in April, with promoter Shelly Finkel right behind him to promote his upcoming fight against Zhilei Zhang. His confidence radiated, but he also appeared to understand the pressure that comes with
When tensions thawed between promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren several months ago, it almost seemed too good to be true. The thought of Britain’s leading promoters working together to create big fights had been a pipedream for more than a decade. Of course, all that time they had the opportunity to do it for
By Harvey Hudson BIG-time boxing returned to Leeds on Saturday night (May 25) as Jack Catterall defeated Josh Taylor in their eagerly anticipated rematch at a packed First Direct Arena. Even though neither of the main event fighters originated from the city, the event was a sellout, and the atmosphere was electric. It showed that
IN 2013, Deontay Wilder told me he was all muscle, bone, and skin. He then showed me the tip of his whip. Both less sinister and sexual than it sounds, and entirely unrelated to cars, the whip in question was the technique behind a punch responsible for a 100 per cent knockout ratio and the
Despite confronting undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue in the ring after “The Monster’s” knockout of Luis Nery, IBF mandatory challenger Sam Goodman isn’t jumping straight into a title fight. No Limit Boxing announced yesterday that Goodman will meet Chainoi Worawut atop a July 10th show in Wollongong. The plan is reportedly to face Inoue
Promoter Frank Warren believes the rematch between current undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will be even bigger than the first fight on May 18. Usyk won a split decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a war, and Warren told the Queensberry Promotions YouTube channel his expectations were high for the return back
By: Sean Crose The first fight was certainly memorable. Now Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are going to square off again. The first battle between the two men went down earlier this month in Saudi Arabia. It was a see-saw affair, but Usyk knocked down Fury in the ninth and continued to fight well once
COLCHESTER light-middleweight Lewis Richardson will be an Olympian if he wins his next fight. Richardson faces Angel Gabriel Llanos Perez (Puerto Rico) in the Boxing Road to Paris Olympic qualifying event in Bangkok on Friday morning (10.30 am GMT) and the prize for the winner is a place at this summer’s Olympics. Great Britain boxers
May 29, 2024, 05:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Boxing becomes the second Olympic sport to award prize money at the Paris Olympics this summer. Gao Jing/Xinhua via Getty Images The International Boxing Association (IBA) will offer prize money to all those who become Olympic champions and medallists at this year’s Paris Games, the body announced
Kenny Adams, a longtime trainer and former amateur and Olympic boxer himself, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame next week alongside the rest of the Hall’s Class of 2024. Known for his transformative impact on fighters such as Edwin Valero and Vince Phillips, as well as his pivotal role with the
So, remember how the WBA officially named Jono Carroll the mandatory challenger for Lamont Raoch Jr’s super featherweight title earlier this year, only to turn around and allow Roach to fight the hapless Feargal McCrory in a couple weeks? It turns out that they’ve altered the deal further, as Carroll will now face Tokyo gold
Nick ParkinsonMay 29, 2024, 06:41 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Since Saudi Arabia entered big-time boxing in 2019 (the rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua), the Kingdom has staged some great cards featuring multiple fights that are
It is often said that boxing is as much a mental sport as it is a physical one. Daniel Dubois’ athletic abilities have never been in question but there have been doubts as to whether he possesses the mental strength required to become a true, top level heavyweight. Having succumbed to defeat against Joe Joyce
As Dmitry Bivol readies himself to take on a replacement opponent this weekend, he talks to reporters about learning the news of Artur Beterbiev’s injury which will pushed back their heavily anticipated meeting. Instead Bivol will take on Malik Zinad this weekend but is still confident that his fight with Beterbiev will take place at
DEONTAY Wilder has promised a return to his old ways this Saturday evening. Fans were left confused and, at times, frustrated that the one-time destroyer could not pull the trigger in the same venue last December against a steadfast Joseph Parker. There will be no repeat of the gun-shy, imitation weapon that turned up to
May 29, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The heavyweight championship rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will take place on Dec. 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, announced on Wednesday. Alalshikh said in a post on Twitter: “The rematch between the Undisputed Champion Oleksandr
The rematch is on between new undisputed world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and former champion Tyson Fury. They will fight again on December 21 as part of Riyadh Season, despite initial speculation they could fight as early as October. They contested a thriller in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 18, with Usyk winning a split
TURKI ALALSHIKH has announced that Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will face one another again on Saturday, December 21. The contracted rematch will take place seven months after their first bout, which saw Usyk crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion after beating Fury by split decision (114-113), 113-114, 115-112). Usyk’s win took place at the Kingdom