Many are riding the bandwagon, not worried about the coins, notes or checks tumbling from their pockets because they are heading in the direction of more; more wealth, more prosperity, more influence. But not everyone is on that bandwagon. Money, the like of which boxing has never seen before, is sloshing through the sport; the
Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 08:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY — Former world champion Floyd Mayweather went the distance against John Gotti III in an exhibition fight on Saturday night in Mexico City. The 47-year-old Mayweather fought Gotti in an eight-round fight with no judges in Arena Ciudad de Mexico. It was
By Dan Morley Japanese boxing has long produced legendary fighters. Dating back to the ‘60s, an era in which Japan’s ferocious Fighting Harada cemented himself as the country’s greatest pugilist—compiling multiple division titles and scoring simultaneous victories over a man deemed by some as the 1960s fighter of the decade, Eder Jofre. Whilst Harada, a
DALTON Smith’s vacant super-lightweight European title fight with Jon Fernandez on September 28 has been officially cancelled by promoters Matchroom. Initial reports on Friday suggested that due to an undisclosed injury to Smith the main event would be moved, but the rest of the card could possibly still go ahead at the Utilita Arena as
By Harvey Hudson The road to boxing success is paved with obstacles, and Maxi Hughes knows this better than most. His route to Las Vegas for what was already a daunting task against the unbeaten and heavy-handed Mexican William Zepeda in March was made even more complicated by a paperwork bungle that cost him precious
🚨 𝗜𝗡 𝟯 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦, the Mexico vs. Puerto Rico rivalry lives on as Canelo Alvarez takes on Edgar Berlanga on September 14, live on PBC PPV on Prime Video from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas! #CaneloBerlanga Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-091424 Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by
Yesterday’s ESPN KnockOut broadcast from Argentina revealed some very intriguing info, as Maidana Promotions confirmed that unified super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez will rematch four-division titlist Kazuto Ioka on one of Japan’s traditional New Year’s Eve shows. “Pumita” Martinez (17-0, 9 KO) proved his roar warrior credentials by overpowering Ioka (31-3-1, 16 KO) last month
Undefeated middleweight John “The Candyman” Easter (6-0, 6 KOs), signed with Floyd Mayweather’s TMT Promotions, is set to return to the ring this Saturday, August 24, 2024, at the Arena Ciudad de México. Easter will face hard-hitting Gilberto Flores (25-23, 19 KOs) from Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico, in a scheduled 6-round bout as part of the
By: Sean Crose This may all be old hat to Anthony Joshua, but for Daniel Dubois this is no doubt enormous news – for Wembley Stadium is sold out for the two men’s IBF heavyweight title fight on the 21st of September. Although former world titlist Joshua can likely sell out Wembley once a month,
Nearly five years after his last bid for two-division glory, Tomoki Kameda is set for another crack at gold after beating Lerato Dlamini in an IBF featherweight eliminator this morning. “El Mexicanito” (42-4, 23 KO) dropped a shock split decision to South Africa’s Dlamini last October, snapping the four-fight winning streak Kameda put together after
He was an undefeated fighter, an expert boxer who had won world titles in three weight classes and had recently parted ways with Top Rank, his longtime promoter, in search of larger paydays. But when the big fight everyone wanted to see him in didn’t happen, he went another route – taking a stay-busy bout
Joe Cordina says he left Tony Sims for a fresh start with Ben Davison after ‘the wheels fell off’ in his last fight. Cordina lost his world title when he was stunned by underdog Anto Cacace in Riyadh in May and he has now decided to leave Sims, who has trained him since the start
When on Saturday night Bryant Jennings walks to the ring to confront Joel Caudle, he will do so as an active fighter for the first time in over five years. It was in July 2019, at London’s O2 Arena against Joe Joyce, that Jennings was scored the loser via unanimous decision at the conclusion of
SAUL ‘CANELO’ ALVAREZ has named British two-weight world champion Billy Joe Saunders as the opponent that annoyed him the most. The pair met back in May 2021 in a super-middleweight unification clash for Canelo’s WBC and WBA titles and the WBO belt held by Saunders. There was a fractious build-up to the encounter at Arlington’s
After the recent official news of Shakur Stevenson signing with Matchroom, its promoter Eddie Hearn discusses his plans for Stevenson while also touching on his ideas for Jaron Ennis, and others. Check out some excerpts of what Hearn had to say below with the full video interview at the top. On signing Shakur Stevenson “I
By Dan Morley, 9-0 (2 KOs) BOXING is a sport that exposes your weaknesses and forces you to overcome them or succumb to a humbling beatdown. Under the bright lights, there are no hiding places, unlike other sports, in which off days are more forgiven. In the ring, if you are underprepared, you will pay
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When featherweight Angelo Leo ended proceedings in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Aug. 10 with a one-punch knockout win over Luis Alberto Lopez, the devastating result was described by many as a KO of the Year contender. Prior to Leo’s big win, Lucas Bahdi’s sixth-round stoppage of prospect Ashton Sylve in July was touted as the
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