By Oscar Pick CAPTAINS Deontay Wilder and Hamzah Sheeraz are hoping to lead their teams to victory when Matchroom and Queensberry fighters collide on the 5v5 card this Saturday. While the role of a captain traditionally holds more weight in other sports, GEA Chairman Turki Alalshikh has introduced leadership as a new element to boxing.
Well, that didn’t take long. Just three days after Christian Mbilli’s 40-second wipeout of Mark Heffron, Top Rank has officially announced “Solide’s” previously revealed August 17th showdown with Sergiy Derevyanchenko. ESPN and ESPN+ carry the broadcast in the States, Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. As I mentioned in the post above, Mbilli (27-0,
Malissa Smith, a historian specializing in women’s boxing who runs the website Girlboxing, will be releasing her second book, “Promise of Women’s Boxing: A Momentous New Era for the Sweet Science,” on June 4. Smith will be at Gleason’s Gym in New York City on June 15 for a book launch party, but first she
By: Sean Crose “He was very disappointed but very philosophical,” promoter Frank Warren has told Sky Sports about his fighter, former heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury. After finally meeting Oleksandr Usyk in the ring a few weeks back, Fury ended up suffering his first defeat after the back and fourth 12 rounder saw the skillful Usyk
Former undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford is another belt lighter at 147 with the WBC moving to name Crawford their champion in recess as he gets set to challenge Israil Madrimov for a 154 lb WBA world title on Aug. 3. The move presumably makes space for others to either contend or move into the
Two super middleweight sluggers are set to meet in the can’t-miss fistic blockbuster of the summer season. Unbeaten, Montreal-based contender Christian “Solide” Mbilli will face three-time world title challenger Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko in the 10-round main event on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. Mbilli has knocked out 85 percent
During the post-fight press conference following Jack Catterall’s win over Josh Taylor, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn didn’t mince words when lobbying for a fight against Teofimo Lopez on Catterall’s behalf. Hearn would call out Lopez for having a disgraceful upcoming title defense against Steve Claggett, saying Catterall would be a much more suitable opponent. “It’s
By Eric Armit May 25 Cheavon Clarke leaves his mark on Zorro – Leeds, UK Clarke won the vacant British title with a KO of Ellis Zorro. In the early action, Zorro boxed cleverly on the back foot using his jab and plenty of nifty footwork to avoid the attacks of the slower Clarke. Zorro
Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 27, 2024, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The World Boxing Council announced Monday that Terence Crawford has been downgraded to “champion in recess” in the welterweight division just a few months ahead of Crawford’s debut at super welterweight against WBA 154-pound champion Israel Madrimov on August 3. “The WBC Board of
ONE of the most enticing qualities about Saturday night’s Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 v 5 event is the matchups it has produced. Promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn were asked to pick two weight classes apiece for the unique event, with Turki Alalshikh—the man responsible for ending British boxing’s Cold War—picking a fifth. With Warren
Disappointment has been rare in boxing this year — the sport is almost unrecognizable in that regard. But there have been a handful of letdowns. And the postponement of what was to be this Saturday’s undisputed light heavyweight championship bout between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev may be tops on that list. There is, however,
By Eric Armit HIGHLIGHTS from the past week of action Lawrence Okolie won the WBC Bridgerweight title with a first-round destruction of Lukasz Rozanski, while Fiodor Czerkaszyn and Ihosvany Garcia also won. Jack Catterall scored a unanimous decision over Josh Taylor to gain revenge for his controversial loss to Taylor in 2022. There were wins
Former heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder talks to Fight Hub TV about his thoughts on his loss to Joseph Parker, what went wrong, what he can improve going forward, and why he’s looking forward to putting on a better showing against Zhilei Zhang. Check out some excerpts of what Wilder had to say below. Wilder on
Of all the fights that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has to choose from, the IBF is digging in on forcing him to negotiate with its lightly regarded mandatory challenger, William Scull, going as far Monday as to order a June 6 purse bid meeting at its New Jersey offices. In a Monday letter, IBF President Daryl
By: Sean Crose Just weeks away from his scheduled July 20th fight with Jake Paul, Mike Tyson suffered a medical emergency while on a flight to Los Angeles from Miami. In Touch Weekly quotes a source as saying ” Mike had some kind of medical emergency on the plane and paramedics boarded (after landing).” The
Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 27, 2024, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Tyson is “doing great” following a reported health scare the former heavyweight champion had on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday. According to a report by In Touch Weekly, Tyson — who is scheduled to face Jake Paul in a
Each day, ahead of the 5 x 5 bill in the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia, BoxingScene will look forward to the bill and preview one of the major fights, culminating on Saturday with the heavyweight clash between Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder. Few are giving Daniel Dubois much of a chance against the more
Working under Ben Davison has led to the promising Moses Itauma being “mentored” by Anthony Joshua. The 19-year-old won his first fight under Davison when, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the undercard of Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk, he ruthlessly stopped Germany’s Ilja Mezencev in the second round. Having also recently trained under the respected Alan Smith,