Junior welterweights Kevin Brown and John Bauza both made weight on Thursday, ahead of their 10-round main event at the Caribe Royale Orlando set for Friday night. Brown (5-0, 3 KOs), an undefeated 30-year-old Cuban boxer with a strong amateur background, weighed in at 139.8 pounds. Brown has been fast-tracked as a pro, fighting in
After a long-brewing showdown with Harlem Eubank failed to materialize, top super lightweight prospect Adam Azim will meet Ohara Davies atop an October 19th Sky Sports/Peacock show at Copper Box Arena. Azim (11-0, 8 KO) knocked out Franck Petitjean for the European title last November, then forced an injury stoppage of Enock Poulsen in his
Three-weight and five-time world champion Yokasta Valle has signed a multi-contract extension with Golden Boy Promotions, it was announced today (September 5). The Nicaraguan-born, Costa Rican-raised Valle, currently 31-3 (10), was last seen stopping Ramandeep Kaur inside two rounds in July. Prior to that, in March, she lost her IBF and WBO minimumweight belts in
We’re back! Well, we were back last week, but it was an episode that got so chopped up I didn’t even bother posting about it. But I’m posting about this one! THIS WEEK: Naoya Inoue is back and won again, so what’s next for the undisputed champ at 122? Will an intriguing name come up
ADAM AZIM faces the sternest test of his credentials on October 19 when he faces the experienced Ohara Davies. The two super-lightweights will top a Boxxer card at the Copper Box in London where Azim will look to extend his unbeaten record and Davies will hope to reclaim some pride after a disastrous fight last
IT’S a classic boxing story. The plucky underdog, refusing to participate within its perceived limits, punching up at a goliath opponent (or, in this case, industry barriers) to rise to the top of their trade. Due to hit the shops on October 11, Undisputed will finally fill the boxing gaming void. But there’s far more
Jazza Dickens has spent the past six weeks walking between the hotel and the gym in Dubai, deviating only to get his customary black Americano. Dickens was only supposed to be heading to the Middle East to train alongside Liam Smith as the former WBO junior middleweight titleholder prepares for his Riyadh Season fight with
With Fabio Wardley set to rematch Frazer Clarke on Oct. 12, following their split draw back in March, Wardley tells Sky Sports that he can actually perform better in the sequel while he says Clarke fought as well as he could have. In that respect, Wardley rates his performance as a six or seven out
By Shaun Brown SHORTLY before Boxing News spoke to Joshua Buatsi, I watched a video involving a confrontation between the Ghanaian-born British light-heavyweight and his next opponent Willy Hutchinson. The two men were being kept apart by security in a room where the tension between the fighters was close to filtering through to their fists.
Presuming there are no mishaps in the coming months, the world’s leading boxing stars will average just under two fights each for 2024 and when you examine their activity since 2021, that figure drops further. It falls some way below their counterparts from 30 years ago. There has long been grumbles that boxing’s most marketable
By: Sean Crose Erislandy Lara is known as “The American Dream” for a reason. Coming to the United States from oppressive Cuba, the lean and skilled Lara has proven himself to be one of the top practitioners in the sport for at least the last ten years. Now, at forty-one years of age, the veteran
Nick ParkinsonSep 3, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Eddie Hearn has said he hopes Conor Benn’s boxing ban in the United Kingdom for testing positive for a banned substance will be over next month. The Matchroom promoter
With Tim Tszyu officially scheduled to face Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF world title on Oct. 20, he takes some time to talk about this fight coming off the heels of an unfortunate loss to Sebastian Fundora. Check out some of what Tszyu had to say about his road back to championship status. Tszyu on
Keyshawn Davis will fight Gustavo Lemos in a 10-round lightweight contest at Scope Arena, Norfolk on November 8 – when Brian Norman Jnr will defend his WBO welterweight title against Derrieck Cuevas. Davis’ fight with Argentina’s Lemos will follow his older brother Kelvin’s eight-round welterweight contest against Yeis Solano, and his younger brother Keon making
Sep 3, 2024, 09:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu will get the chance to emulate his legendary father as a multiple world champion when he takes on undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super-welterweight belt in Florida next month. After weeks of negotiations, Team Tszyu have agreed on Australia’s son of a
By Matt Bozeat SIXTY years ago, one of Britain’s greatest fighters was facing up to life without boxing. On August 22, 1964, in a ring in Malta, Randolph Turpin threw his last punch. Banned from boxing by the British Boxing Board of Control because of health concerns and troubled by debt, Turpin picked up what
RONALD Ellis travels to Johannesburg, South Africa, on 28th September to take on heavy-handed Patrick Mukala as part of Seconds Out Promotions’ Genesis card. Keen to avoid becoming a yardstick to the stars, Ellis has the talent and experience to cause issues for his Congolese foe. In some quarters nicknamed ‘Relentless’, 34-year-old Ellis has mixed
As expected, Tim Tszyu will challenge Bakhram Murtazaliev for the vacant IBF super welterweight title on October 19th, with organizers announcing today that the fight will air on non-PPV Prime Video from Orlando, Florida. Tszyu (24-1, 17 KO) reportedly has a date with Erickson Lubin early next year, but this is far from a gimme.
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