David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing match set betting records at sportsbooks, becoming the most heavily wagered upon fight in years. More bets were placed — and more money wagered — on
Chris Billam-Smith has spoken of his disappointment at losing his WBO cruiserweight title to Gilberto Ramirez, but praised his opponent for his class. Ramirez won a good if one-sided bout on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on points, adding Billam-Smith’s belt to his own WBA title, and moved closer to a unification fight with IBF
WBO president Gustavo Oliveiri announced today that top-ranked middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz has withdrawn from his ordered title shot against Janibek Alimkhanuly just before the purse bid. Per Jake Donovan, Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KO) will “most likely” parlay his number-one spot with the WBC into a February 22nd shot at Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KO)
Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 15, 2024, 11:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Katie Taylor (24-1, 6 KOs) retained her undisputed women’s lightweight championship with a controversial and unpopular unanimous decision over Amanda Serrano (47-3-1, 31 KOs) on Friday night at AT&T Stadium. The fight was a return bout of their magnificent 2022 encounter
IF Hamzah Sheeraz is to fight for his first world title on February 22 it will not be against unified middleweight champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. It was revealed today by new WBO President Gustavo Olivieri that Queensberry Promotions’ George Warren advised, on behalf of Sheeraz, that the fighter ‘will withdraw the mandatory’ against the WBO champion.
EARLIER this month promoter Eddie Hearn told Boxing News that there was a “big name still to be added” to his November 30 show. The card headlined by Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai now has its 10th fight and features former WBA super-middleweight champion Callum Smith against an opponent still to be announced. Matchroom’s latest
Junior welterweight David Lopez, 20, has quickly captured fans’ attention with his ring performances, but credits his last opponent for providing him with real championship experience and now finds motivation as the top dog in his father’s gym, once home to many local pros—now he is the last one left. Lopez faces Marlin Sims in
Katie Taylor once again beat Amanda Serrano tonight in Arlington, Tex., retaining her undisputed super lightweight championship in another controversial decision. All three judges scored the fight 95-94 for Taylor. This was not quite the barnburner that their 2022 bout at Madison Square Garden was, but there was a lot of good action, and this
Associated Press Nov 16, 2024, 01:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Netflix’s first attempt at managing a live sports event did not receive a passing grade. The fight Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul experienced streaming problems, according to many viewers on social media. Many viewers took to X and
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DAVID Benavidez and David Morrell will face off at light-heavyweight on February 1 in the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. Given their respective approaches to the hurt game, the main event promises to be an absolute barnburner that will surely catch fire and turn into a classic. The PBC promotional material sums it up perfectly: “Interim
Eye of the Tiger boss Camille Estephan has said talks are underway to match his super middleweight contender Christian Mbilli with Diego Pacheco. Mbilli is 28-0 (23 KOs) and promoted by Eye of the Tiger who partner with Top Rank; Pacheco is 22-0 (18 KOs) and promoted by Matchroom. The two 168-pounders would meet to
ESPN News Services Nov 16, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Friday night’s Mike Tyson-Jake Paul showdown packed a major punch across the world. Streaming giant Netflix said Saturday that 60 million households tuned in live to watch YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Paul, 27, cruise to a unanimous decision over Tyson, the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion, at
Amanda Serrano lost another controversial decision to Katie Taylor tonight, with much of the discussion from the bout stemming from Taylor leading with her head — or just headbutting, to put it very simply — and a bad cut that opened on Serrano as a result. How bad was the cut? It was this bad.
There might not be many better performances in a British ring this year than the 12-round clinic put on by Shabaz Masoud in Birmingham against Liam Davies. Beforehand, the heavy-punching Davies was talking about nearing a contest with Naoya Inoue, but he is now 16-1 (8 KOs) and left to pick up the pieces while
By: Sean Crose The Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City hosted a Boxing Insider Promotions card Saturday featuring undefeated junior middleweight Justin Figueroa. First, however, the 3-0 Bruce Seldon Jr took on the 3-4 Julio Mendoza in a heavyweight affair scheduled for 4. Suffice to say, Seldon completely dominated, though, to his credit, Mendoza proved
Nick ParkinsonNov 16, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez cruised to a comfortable, unanimous decision over Chris Billam-Smith to become unified world cruiserweight champion Saturday. Former world super middleweight champion Ramirez had boxed only twice
KATIE TAYLOR and Amanda Serrano have already agreed to box 12 three-minute rounds if they fight a third time. The rivals have agreed to disagree, however, regarding the clash of heads that caused Serrano’s grotesque gash over her right eye in the fourth round of their rematch Friday night at AT&T Stadium. Serrano insisted after
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