Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya takes some time to field some questions on the recent big Riyadh Season card headlined by Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov, an upcoming show in Canelo Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga, and his willingness to make a Shakur Stevenson vs William Zepeda fight. Check out some excerpts of what
LAS VEGAS — Oscar De La Hoya holds Terence Crawford in high regard, an opinion that didn’t change following Crawford’s close decision victory over Israil Madrimov. “Crawford I love because he’s probably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. His style is fan-friendly. He’s a tremendous boxer. Undefeated,” De La Hoya said on August 7,
Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Hasanboy Dusmatov held up two fingers and let out a triumphant scream after his hand was lifted in victory on Thursday evening in Olympic boxing. The Uzbek fighter was an Olympic champion for the second time after winning a tough, back-and-forth gold
BRIGHTON EBA member Rob Benson contacted me to say that their Summer Barbecue takes place on Sunday, August 11 at their HQ – The Romans Pub, 35 Manor Hall Rd, Southwick. Start time’s 12 noon, and, says Rob, “All welcome, of course.” This is always a good afternoon, and I hope it’s well-attended. Rob kindly
Last Saturday’s Riyadh Season show in Los Angeles was, on the whole, a decent card. Andy Cruz delivered, Bakole vs Anderson was what promoters want us to think all heavyweight fights are like, and the main event turned out to be a very competitive and tactical clash of high-level fighters. That said, the moment that
Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez have been the talk of the boxing world over the last week. First, Crawford beat Israil Madrimov in a narrow unanimous decision to claim the WBA junior middleweight title on Saturday and become a four-division champion. On Monday, the super middleweight king Alvarez kicked off the promotional tour for his
By: Sean Crose For a split second, it looked like the world of boxing was being turned on it’s head. There was Oleksandr Usyk, the walking, talking skill set from Ukraine, the holder of numerous heavyweight belts, the man who bested Anthony Joshua not once, but twice, writing in pain from a body shot delivered
Connor O’Halloran Aug 8, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The Refugee Olympic Team waited eight years for its first Olympic medal before boxer Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba guaranteed at least a bronze earlier this week. That medal has now been awarded as Ngamba lost in her women’s 75kg semifinal. The Refugee
CINDY NGAMBA had to settle for Olympic bronze after she was edged out by Atheyna Bylon in their 75kg semi-final on Thursday night. Ngamba dropped the first round on all five scorecards but came storming back in the second. It looked as though she might be on her way to Saturday’s final when Bylon was
Jarrett Hurd is well aware of what people have been saying about him. The reader comments under the Boxing Scene article from last week announcing his next fight, on Aug. 21 on ProBox TV against fellow former titleholder Jeison Rosario, offer a representative sample: “This, like the Joyce-Chisora fight, is a fight to see who
During a recent video interview Terence Crawford speaks about not being able to secure the fight he was looking for against Canelo Alvarez. Crawford gives his reaction and points out the hypocrisy and excuses coming from Canelo — all of which he takes as a sign of respect. “To be honest, that was my motivation
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is set to return to MMA when he makes his Professional Fighters League debut in October, stepping back inside the cage after a pair of high-profile paydays in boxing. Ngannou fights 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira on
DANIEL DUBOIS aims to embarrass Anthony Joshua when he faces the former unified heavyweight champion on September 21 at Wembley Stadium. The two British heavyweights top a Riyadh Season card featuring two world title fights. One sees Anthony Cacace defending his IBF super-featherweight title for the first time against Josh Warrington. The other is a
Kenneth Sims Jr. will make his ring return in a 10-round junior welterweight contest against Jair Valtierra on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fight, which will be featured on the Vergil Ortiz Jr.-Serhii Bohachuk undercard at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, will be the first in more than a year for Sims, who last
By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez may be past his prime, but he’s not past being one of the most recognized, lucrative and talented athletes on earth. Perhaps that’s why Canelo isn’t overexcited by the possibility of facing Terence Crawford in the ring. Perhaps that’s also why Canelo is willing to go tit for tat with
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Oleksandr Khyzhniak was one minute away from winning an Olympic gold medal three years ago when he was rocked by one miraculous punch. Khyzhniak went down, the fight was stopped and the most fearsome boxer in Tokyo had to settle for silver.
The 2024 Olympics are getting close to wrapping up in Paris, and we’ve started to see the boxing medals come in. Here’s a rundown of all the sweet science medalists for this year’s Summer Games, updated with new results daily through August 10. Men’s 51kg (Flyweight) Gold: TBD Silver: TBD Bronze: Junior Alcantara (Dominican Republic)
As if two fighters nearing a title shot, bringing close to a 100 percent knockout rate isn’t enough, Saturday’s Vergil Ortiz-Serhii Bohachuk junior-middleweight bout now has the full attention of the sport’s new fight-making wizard, Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh. Texas’ Ortiz (21-0, 21 KOs), coming off a crushing first-round body-blow knockout of veteran Thomas Dulorme,
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