Oct 25, 2024, 08:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lawrence Okolie has signed with Queensberry promotions. Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images Former cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie has signed with Frank Warren and Queensberry as he eyes a move to the heavyweight division. Okolie (20-1 15 KOs) won the WBO cruiserweight title in 2020 and the
Regis Prograis is looking to bounce back from a one-sided defeat last December, as he faces Jack Catterall tomorrow in Manchester, England. In an interview with Donald McRae, Prograis admits that Bill Haney mentally threw him off his game before that bout, and that he’s enjoying being on the road in Manchester: “I knew we
JACK Catterall and Regis Prograis both made weight ahead of their fight in Manchester tomorrow evening at the Co-op Live Arena. Catterall is aged 31 and boasts a 29-1 (13 KOs) record that includes a win and contentious loss to rival Josh Taylor, plus wins over Ohara Davies, Tyrone McKenna and Jorge Linares. Prograis, 35,
One of the conditions of taking The Substance, a cell-replicating matter that temporarily creates a younger, better version of oneself, is that after seven days the old self and the new self must plug in and switch back. You can, in other words, spend only seven days as the new version before having to revert
James Regan Oct 25, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Regis Prograis has a vision of the headlines after his junior welterweight fight against Jack Catterall on Saturday: “Prograis beats Catterall in his own backyard.” Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, which will host the hotly anticipated clash, is less than an hour’s drive from Catterall’s
By Harvey Hudson NUMBERS don’t lie, as far as the saying goes. However, this is not always the case and particularly where boxing records are concerned. Conah Walker is a fighter whose record alone refutes this old adage. Walker’s record reads 13-3-1. Some of the factors that this array of numbers fails to exhibit include
In this weeks episode of Clap Back Thursday hosted by Oscar De La Hoya, the Golden Boy promoter takes the opportunity to take aim at PBC’s latest setback with Tim Tszyu’s loss, as De La Hoya then goes on to recall the origins of his beef with the rival company. “So last weekend Tim Tszyu
It was a cold Thursday morning in Mossley, England, just outside Manchester. On the second floor of a drafty mill, unbeaten Irish super middleweight Tommy Hyde was making preparations for his 10th professional fight with his new trainer, Lee Beard. It is certainly a change of scenery for the 25-year-old Hyde, 9-0 (6 KOs), who
Oct 24, 2024, 06:55 AM ET Oleksandr Usyk (L) and Tyson Fury in London on Wednesday. Andrew Redington/Getty Images Tyson Fury has revealed his wife, Paris, suffered a miscarriage on the eve of his heavyweight title fight against Oleksandr Usyk in May. Paris Fury was six months pregnant with the couple’s eighth child and did not
GERVONTA Davis’ December 14 fight date against Lamont Roach could be on the ropes, according to Dan Rafael, who has been speaking to industry insiders about the event status. The announcement of the proposed Houston headliner was surprisingly low-key, inviting some to question its validity. Now Rafael has added further fuel to the fire. Been
For all the many macro debates to be had about what the International Boxing Hall of Fame is and should be, at this time of year, the focus shifts to the micro debates. Voters’ ballots are almost due — they have to be postmarked by next Thursday. And each name in each category on those
Devin Haney is rolling with an old rival to score an upset on Saturday. “I’m picking Regis (Prograis) this weekend,” Haney said on social media, regarding Prograis’ fight this weekend with Jack Catterall. Haney dominated Prograis last December in a successful 140 lb title defense. For what it’s worth, Haney’s father and trainer Bill Haney
Nick ParkinsonOct 23, 2024, 03:45 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall sees a victory over Regis Prograis on Saturday as a stepping stone to a junior welterweight title shot, rather than take a third fight with Josh Taylor.
By: Sean Crose Looking like a Bond villain, WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight champion of the world Oleksandr Usyk took part in a press conference Wednesday with former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to promote their Decemeber 21st rematch in Saudi Arabia. The first fight between the two men, which went down in May, was
Frazer Clarke has spoken after his destructive loss to Fabio Wardly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and insisted he will be back. The 33 year old, who is 8-1-1 (6 KOs), thanked his team and sponsors and made it clear that the loss he suffered in 2.28 of round one was merely a setback. “So, guys,
Oct 24, 2024, 08:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There was a chance Sebastian Fundora would face Tim Tszyu in his next fight, a rematch of last year’s bloody decision victory, but with Tszyu losing by TKO to Bakhram Murtazaliev on Saturday, Fundora has his eyes on a different opponent: Errol Spence Jr. Spence, a
Janibek Alimkhanuly is publicly tossing his name into the mix for a potential fight with Canelo Alvarez, which would see the Kazakh middleweight titleholder moving up in weight to face the super middleweight king. “Everyone knows that I want to fight Canelo, but he doesn’t (want to) fight me, and everyone knows it,” Janibek said
by Keith Idec Regis Prograis pulled quite a receipt as Eddie Hearn tried to wrap up a press conference Thursday afternoon in Manchester for his fight with Jack Catterall. As Hearn – whose company, Matchroom Boxing, promotes Prograis and Catterall – prepared to pose Prograis and Catterall for photos on stage, Prograis interjected. The former
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