Shakur Stevenson is a champion – but not an attraction – according to boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions. “Beautiful style. Great technique. Has the punching power. Has the chin. But he needs the confidence to fight,” De La Hoya told Hall of Fame football player turned commentator Shannon Sharpe in
In this video interview, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn talks about his position between Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh, who’s essentially been financing the biggest fights in boxing lately, and Mexican star Canelo Alvarez, who wasn’t interested in pursuing negotiations with Alalshikh at the present moment. While there’s clearly some tensions between the sides, Hearn doesn’t think
Has Devin Haney been damaged by those three knockdowns he suffered in the infamous no-contest against the performance-enhanced Ryan Garcia, or is he the same, unaffected version of the former undisputed lightweight and unbeaten 140lbs champion? The curiosity over Haney’s career is more compelling than who he fights next. But after vacating his WBC 140lbs
Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 10:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — French prosecutors opened an investigation into an online harassment complaint made by Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif after a torrent of criticism and false claims about her gender during the Summer Games, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Wednesday. The athlete’s lawyer Nabil
ONE of the most thrilling fights of 2024 will soon be revisited. Today, in the latest British Boxing Board of Control Circular, it was revealed an agreement had been reached for British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley to defend his title for a second time against Frazer Clarke. The official wording read: “Following agreement being reached
ON A dreary Wednesday afternoon, James DeGale and George Groves sit a couple of feet away from each other in the otherwise empty upstairs function room of a west London pub. They are about to conduct a joint interview for the first time in almost a decade and the production team are putting the finishing
The first defense of IBF light flyweight champion Sivenathi Nontshinga’s second title reign will be a road game, as “The Special One” confirmed that he’ll meet former titlist Masamichi Yabuki in the latter’s native Japan. Tris Dixon reports that the bout will land on October 12th in Nagoya, six days before Yabuki rival Kenshiro Teraji’s
Frank Warren believes that an explosive clash between unbeaten lightweights Sam Noakes and Mark Chamberlain is getting bigger with every passing month. In April, Noakes, 14-0 (13 KOs), comfortably outboxed quality French veteran, Yvan Mendy, to add the European title to his British and Commonwealth belts, turning what appeared to be a calculated gamble into
IN RECENT weeks it has become known that Nick Ball’s next fight would take place in his home city of Liverpool and now he appears to have an opponent. The 27-year-old is the current WBA featherweight champion having won the title against Raymond Ford on June 1 with a performance full of vigour and determination.
ESPN’s Mike Coppinger brings word that WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball is “in the process of finalizing a deal” to face veteran Ronny Rios on October 5th in Ball’s hometown of Liverpool. Rios (34-4, 17 KO) was previously slated to welcome Stephen Fulton to 126 this coming weekend, but presumably got pulled after Caleb Plant
After two years of inactivity, Chris Van Heerden has walked away from boxing – a sport that gave him more than he could ask for. South Africa’s Van Heerden (28-3-1, 12 KOs) announced his retirement from the sport via his X social media account Wednesday afternoon. “After much reflection, I have decided to announce my
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderAug 14, 2024, 05:41 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Nick Ball and Ronny Rios are in the process of finalizing
Tim Tszyu’s ring return won’t be the homecoming he expected but will have some hardware at stake, as World Boxing News’ Alan Dawson reports that Tszyu is set to challenge IBF super welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev on October 19th in Florida. Per WBN, the bout could kick off a “tentative” three-fight plan that would see
Devin Haney has indicated that he is ready to return five months on from fighting Ryan Garcia. Haney, 31-0 (15 KOs), had his undefeated record reinstated after Garcia tested positive, twice, for performance-enhancing drugs around the time of their contest in New York in April. On the night, Haney was dropped three times and Garcia
By: Sean Crose He was one of premier names of the late Mayweather era. A multidivsion titlist, he had bested such notables as Amir Khan, Lucas Matthysse, Lamont Peterson, Pauline Malignaggi, Erik Morales and others. What’s more, Danny Garcia’s three losses came to likely Hall of Famers Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter, and Errol Spence. In
Nick ParkinsonAug 7, 2024, 04:45 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions There are some big boxing fights in the next few months, including undisputed title showdowns and fascinating rematches. While the first half of the year has given us incredible
ANGELO LEO isn’t known as one of boxing’s biggest punchers but last weekend his 10th round win over Luis Alberto Lopez will go down as one of the knockouts of 2024. Eric Armit looks back at the fight round-by-round and how it reached its conclusion. Round 1 Leo was boxing neatly on the retreat stabbing
Ten years after the final fight of one of the finest careers of any British fighter, Carl Froch reflects on the journey that, perhaps wrongly, is at risk of being defined by one night above all else. Interview: Declan Warrington BN: You’ve been a retired fighter for 10 years… CF: It’s gone quick. It seems
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