Timothy Bradley Jr.Sep 26, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions The term “passage” refers to transitioning from one state to another. In boxing, a fighter may evolve from being a
Women’s boxing will take center stage this weekend in the sport, with three world title fights highlighting the schedule. Here’s a quick look at the trio of bouts. Alycia Baumgardner vs Delfine Persoon When: Friday, Sept. 27, 7:00 pm ETHow to Watch: Brinx.TV Baumgardner, 30, hasn’t fought in 14 months following a win over Christina
FORMER world middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin will take on a crucial role aimed at ensuring boxing remains a part of the Olympic Games. World Boxing, a breakaway organisation founded in April 2023, have appointed Golovkin as chair of their Olympic Commission. Golovkin, a 2004 Olympic silver medallist and current President of the National Olympic Committee
ANOTHER big fight week is well underway for Mikaela Mayer. There is an edge to this one, however. A developing grudge. A war of words with opponent Sandy Ryan over an alleged treachery of a former trainer who has crossed the street to work with her now bitter rival. The WBO world welterweight title you
All Star Boxing is set to return to Puerto Rico, teaming up with Miguel Cotto Promotions and H2 Entertainment to host a live event at Coliseo Marcelo Trujillo in Humacao. The “WBO Night of Champions” will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 30, as part of the 37th WBO Annual Convention. A press conference was held
By Steve Hunt FIRST-time feature film director, Robert Kolodny, woke up every morning for two months in a cold sweat. He’d been told that his movie, The Featherweight, a Willie Pep biopic, would be screened at the 80th Venice Film Festival. The news had not yet been made public, so Robert would wake up in
Jai Opetaia won’t have to drop his IBF cruiserweight title to compete on Riyadh Season again, but he’ll be on the clock afterwards. The IBF has granted him an exception to meet Jack Massey on October 12th with the caveat that he then fight mandatory challenger Huseyin Cinkara by January 20th. German-born Turk Cinkara (22-0,
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle your thoughts on Daniel Dubois’ demolition of Anthony Joshua, including how much praise Joshua does or doesn’t deserve, who Dubois should face next, and the idea of a rematch between Dubois and Joshua. We also return to a discussion about Canelo Alvarez’s recent run of foes, especially when contrasted
James Regan Sep 25, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Chris Eubank Jr. unleashed a host of scathing criticisms on various boxing promoters on Wednesday at the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol prefight news conference, labelling them “scumbags.” Beterbiev and Bivol will fight on Oct. 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the
British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley admits an immediate rematch with Frazer Clarke was his only realistic option after their bloody split draw in March. The pair combined to serve up a Fight of the Year contender at the o2 Arena in London but they could not be split by the judges on the
Paris 2024 has officially produced its first professional with Top Rank’s signing of 18-year-old Puerto Rican super flyweight Juanma Lopez De Jesus. Per the press release, he’ll make his debut in “early 2025.” “Juanmita,” son of former titlist Juan Manuel Lopez, failed to secure an Olympic victory but had about as graceful a first-round exit
Though Jai Opetaia, 25-0 (19 KOs), unquestionably wanted a bigger fight than Jack Massey, his opponent on the October 12 Riyadh Season card in Saudi Arabia, the IBF cruiserweight belt-holder insists that he won’t overlook his next challenger. The 29-year-old southpaw, from Sydney, Australia, had made overtures to WBO boss Chris Billam-Smith only for the
Sep 25, 2024, 07:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This weekend belongs to women’s boxing. Three title fights divided in three boxing cards will take place in New York, Georgia and Sheffield, England. On Friday at The Theater inside Madison Square Garden, Sandy Ryan will make the first defense of her WBO welterweight title against
DMITRY BIVOL says if Canelo Alvarez wants a rematch against him, he needs to talk to Eddie Hearn and not the media. The WBA light-heavyweight champion is in London (today) for a press conference to build up his October 12 undisputed clash against WBC, IBF and WBO titlist Artur Beterbiev. Over two years ago, Bivol
We’re back! And we had a heck of a big weekend, ahead of … well, not so big of one! Daniel Dubois stopped Anthony Joshua! What’s next for both guys? Will we see AJ exercise the rematch clause or not? And if not, we’ve got some wild card picks. ALSO: Scott loses his mind over
Mikaela Mayer has urged networks and promoters to do more to help grow women’s boxing. The 34-year-old is one of the sport’s most established stars and tops the bill at the Madison Square Garden Theater on Friday in a grudge match with bitter rival and WBO welterweight champion Sandy Ryan. Mayer is returning to the
By: Sean Crose Nobody thought IBF heavyweight titlist Daniel Dubois was a second rate opponent for Anthony Joshua. They just didn’t think the man would literally lay a beating on the popular former titlist. Yet that’s exactly what Dubois did from the opening round on Saturday night in London. Joshua, one of the most popular
Hamzah Sheeraz’s second-round TKO of Tyler Denny Saturday clinches his position as the “nightmare” and “big giant” of the middleweight division, a gathering of fighters that has lacked star power since Gennadiy Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez moved on. Well, that big giant is now knocking thunderously on the doors of 160-pound champions Janibek Alimkhanuly, Carlos
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