By: Sean Crose Give Brandon Martinez this – he’s got heart. After being dropped three times by Jacob Solis in the first round of their scheduled four round middleweight throwdown in Atlantic City on Saturday, Martinez was still able to survive the chapter. Not that it ended up mattering all that much, for a blistering
Billy Joe Saunders feels that it is inevitable that his and long-time rival Chris Eubank Jr.’s paths will cross again when he steps back into a boxing ring. Saunders has been inactive since his stoppage defeat against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez three years ago, but he has teased at a return to fight his old foe
SOMETIMES, when watching Vasiliy Lomachenko in action, one can’t help but wonder whether in the end only his ambition and the pressure on him to find challenges has dirtied what could have been a pristine – yes, even perfect – record. It could be argued, of course, that this is just the nature of the
Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterMay 12, 2024, 01:33 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions
THE RESULT: Vasiliy Lomachenko wins the vacant IBF Lightweight title at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia stopping George Kambosos Jr at 2.49 in round 11. His first win inside the distance since a ninth-round TKO win over Masayoshi Nakatani three years ago. KEY MOMENTS: There was a menace to Lomachenko at times against Kambosos.
Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr meet tonight — or on Sunday afternoon, if you are Australian — to contest the vacant IBF lightweight title. U.S. coverage begins at 10 pm ET on ESPN+ and ESPN, and it’s a tripleheader for us, with one other world title fight and a kinda-world title fight also on
By: Sean Crose Justin Figueroa, 8-0 fought to keep his record perfect Saturday night in Atlantic City. His opponent, the 13-7 Antoni Armas, on the other hand, was hoping to surprise those in attendance at the Tropicana Resort and Casino. Figueroa took his time in the first. He applied pressure well in the second…until the
The WBC’s long-delayed move to strip troubled Jermall Charlo from his middleweight belt leaves the glamor division’s champions as Charlo replacement Carlos Adames, Kazakhstan’s Janibek Alimkhanuly and 41-year-old Erislandy Lara. On Friday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” analyst Chris Algieri rightfully referred to the 160-pound weight class as “barren – a desert between two
THE RESULT: Denzel Bentley scored a thumping second-round knockout over Danny Dignum in the York Hall, Bethnal Green. The contest was waved off at 2-53 of the second after Dignum tasted the canvas for a third time. Bentley picked up the vacant WBO International middleweight title for his troubles. More importantly, it is a route
Once framed for murder, he’s unbeaten and on the way up as he fights on Saturday night in Atlantic City www.boxinginsider.com Avious Griffin may someday get knocked down in the boxing ring, but he won’t likely stay down, because that’s nothing compared to what he’s experienced in the arena of “real life.” You’d have to
Tyson Fury may never be the lean, cut, bodybuilder type, but the WBC heavyweight titleholder is looking in good shape ahead of his May 18 undisputed championship showdown with Oleksandr Usyk. The two are set to headline a pay-per-view — available through both DAZN and ESPN+ — from Riyadh, rescheduled from a previous date, which
In Thursday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, analyst Shawn Porter offers a snapshot of Sunday’s matchup between former three-division titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr. in Perth, Australia. Porter believes range is the key for Lomachenko, 36, whom he says still has the explosive ability and sharp counterpunching style to compete at
BOXING is a sport of fine margins. One minute, you’re fighting Devin Haney for all the marbles at lightweight, three judges’ scorecards away from realising a lifelong undisputed dream, and the next, you’re travelling halfway across the world to challenge for a vacant belt. That is the situation Vasiliy Lomachenko finds himself in as he
Junior middleweight Jordan Panthen is scheduled to take on the also-undefeated Miguel Angel Hernandez at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California, on June 20, in another quick return to the ring. Panthen (8-0, 7 KOs), who will face Hernandez (8-0, 6 KOs) in an eight-round main event to be broadcast on TrillerTV, will be making
Jessica McCaskill will defend her WBA welterweight title against Lauren Price, headlining a Boxxer card today in Cardiff, Wales. The show will stream live on Peacock from 2:30 pm ET in the United States, and also airs on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. McCaskill (12-3-1, 5 KO) hasn’t actually won a fight in nearly
CONOR Benn’s career prospects were dealt another blow last night after successful appeals by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) and UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) were upheld. A UKAD statement read: “UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) can today confirm that as of 7 May 2024, Mr Benn is once again subject to a Provisional Suspension in accordance
In Thursday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, analyst Chris Algieri discussed the possibility of a future matchup between unified junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue and former three-division titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko, who is set to face George Kambosos Jr. in a lightweight bout Sunday in Perth, Australia. Algieri is skeptical about Inoue moving up
It would be rude not to start in Perth as Vasiliy Lomachenko looks to get back on the winning horse against the game home-favourite George Kambosos Jr. Both guys are licking their Devin Haney inflicted wounds having gone a combined 0-3 against the “Dream” between 2022-23, but despite being six years his senior, Lomachenko comes