Oscar De La Hoya, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, shared his perspective on WBA cruiserweight titleholder Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez’s upcoming unification fight against WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith. The matchup, scheduled for November 16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, headlines the “Latino Night” card, broadcast on DAZN, and promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. Ramirez, 33, enters
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is at the point even at the tender age of 24 when he no longer has to be a warm-up act to any other fighter. Ranked in the top five of most pound-for-pound lists, coming off a main-event knockout of distinguished veteran and two-division champion Juan Francisco Estrada in June and pursuing
Nick ParkinsonNov 6, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Welterweight contender Conor Benn had his suspension lifted by the U.K. National Anti-Doping Panel (NAPD) following his positive test for a banned substance before his cancelled fight with Chris
KEYSHAWN DAVIS senses that the boxing public perceives him as an illegitimate lightweight contender. Davis is ranked third among 135-pound challengers by three sanctioning organizations – the IBF, WBC and WBO. Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc., Davis’ promoter, also represents two of those governing bodies’ champions, Vasiliy Lomachenko (IBF) and Denys Berinchyk (WBO). The 25-year-old
With Keyshawn Davis set to make his next appearance, headlining against Gustavo Lemos this Friday in his hometown of Norfolk, VA, both fighters appeared for their final press conference before meeting in the ring. When Davis was asked about the importance of putting on a show in front of his hometown crowd, he had this
Nov 6, 2024, 11:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis takes on Gustavo Lemos in the main event of a Top Rank card on Friday at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia (ESPN+, 6:20 p.m. ET). Davis (11-0, 7 KOs), of Norfolk, will be fighting at home for the first time since he
Conor Benn has received favorable news as ESPN reports that the United Kingdom’s National Anti-Doping Panel has lifted Benn’s suspension, which has been in place since he tested positive for a banned substance that ultimately nixed a late-2022 fight with Chris Eubank Jr. Benn had tested dirty in two tests administered by VADA ahead of
Mike Coppinger Close Mike Coppinger ESPN Boxing Insider 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 Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for
EARLIER today via social media British welterweight boxer Conor Benn wrote he had been “cleared of any wrongdoing” by the National Anti-Doping Panel. In October 2022 a highly anticipated catchweight contest between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn at the O2 Arena was cancelled during fight week after it was revealed Benn had failed two
Where is Jaron Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian being held? The Wells Fargo Centre in Ennis’ home city of Philadelphia. This will be Chukhadzhian’s second fight outside of Europe, the first came against Ennis. What time does Jaron Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian start? Main event ring-walks will be around 4am (UK time), 11pm (ET) and 8pm (PT).
COMMONWEALTH Games Gold medallist Sam Hickey has joined forces with promoter Ben Shalom and Boxxer. The 24-year-old made his professional debut on the Adam Azim-Ohara Davies undercard last month in London. Hickey recorded a four-round points’ win over John Henry Mosquera to kick off his career. But yesterday the Dundee man moved to the next
Gary Antuanne Russell talks to Fight Hype about his opinion on Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, who headlines this weekend in Philadelphia, and explains why he still think he’s got his number if they were to ever fight professionally based on the same flaws that allowed him to win in the amatuers. Check out some of what
By: Sean Crose People can laugh all they want, but the truth is UFC star Conor McGregor technically IS a professional boxer. He lost a mega fight to an aging Floyd Mayweather back in 2017, after all. His 0-1 boxing record may not qualify the man to be viewed as a boxing expert, but there’s
Being president of a boxing sanctioning body is akin to the stint of a Pope. Among the recent leadership foursome heading the World Boxing Organization, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association and the International Boxing Federation, the average length of service or – depending on your perspective – dictatorship has averaged 15 years. Last week,
Netflix’s boxing special between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is all squared away for Nov. 15, as one of Tyson’s former foes in Lennox Lewis speaks to Sky Sports about the fight. Tyson, 58, will be in against someone more than three decades younger than him, but Lewis still believes Tyson will get the job
OLEKSANDR Usyk’s manager Egis Klimas has named IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois as a single person of interest if and when their man defeats Tyson Fury on December 21. Of course, getting past Fury in the rematch is a sizeable task in itself, but the fizzing confidence within Team Usyk means considerations for a post-Fury
After knowing exactly what to do with himself, and indeed his opponent, on Saturday night, there is a certain irony to the fact that Shabaz Masoud, less than 48 hours later, finds himself now all out of ideas. “Banned” from the gym for fear of burnout, he is suddenly an artist without brushes, a writer
By Harrison Baskind SINCE Anthony Joshua suffered THAT brutal defeat to Daniel Dubois, there has been a lot of talk about what he has left. Despite this, boxing fans and particularly those from Britain must remember all he has done for the sport. From winning gold in the 2012 Olympics to becoming world champion in
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