Posted on 10/21/2021 By: Sean Crose It’s happened again. Adrien Broner has found himself in trouble with the law. The fighter, who was once seen as a pound for pound level talent, and perhaps even the future heir to Floyd Mayweather’s throne, has had a tough seven or so years. Riding high in the early
2:35 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Josh Taylor’s undisputed 140-pound championship fight vs. Jack Catterall has been postponed from Dec. 18 to Feb. 26 after the champion suffered a knee injury, Top Rank announced on Thursday. The title defense, Taylor’s first since capturing all four belts with a decision victory over Jose Ramirez in May, will
In what seems like a string of bad news lately, Josh Taylor’s scheduled December 18 title defense against Jack Catterall has been pushed to early 2022 after Taylor suffered a knee injury in training. ESPN reports that Top Rank now plans to hold the fight on February 26. “I’m gutted I won’t be able to
Undisputed junior welterweight world champion Josh Taylor’s title defense against top contender Jack Catterall — originally scheduled for Dec. 18 at The OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland — has been postponed to Saturday, Feb. 26 at the same venue due to a knee injury Taylor suffered in training. Ticket and undercard information will be announced
Posted on 10/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode Photos by Esther Lin Canelo Alvarez has never been particularly fond of any of his opponents but he’s never been completely angered by them either. Throughout the course of his career, the Mexican star has traded verbal insults with Gennadiy Golovkin, nearly came to blows with Daniel Jacobs, and
7:41 AM ET The current generation of young boxers has made a tremendous impact on the sport over the past few years. Look no further than the now two-time No. 1 fighter in ESPN’s top 25 boxers under 25, Teofimo Lopez. His victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko in October 2020 turned the lightweight division upside down.
Opinion Al Bello/Getty Images The Opening Bell podcast on Deontay Wilder, Chris Eubank Jr and the Sky show, and a familiar debate returns TWO issues lead the way this week. Firstly, the old favourite: Pay-per-view. Eddie Hearn recently confirmed that PPV will find its way to DAZN to provoke the questions: What constitutes PPV? Is
Hard-hitting super middleweight Edgar Berlanga will be out of action for the foreseeable future as the prospect just underwent surgery to repair a torn biceps in his left arm, which is expected to keep him sidelined for at least the next three months as his manager, Keith Connolly, tells ESPN. Berlanga injured his arm during
A title fight in boxing’s smallest weight division has proven to a tough sell. The ordered WBO strawweight title fight between defending champion Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez and mandatory challenger Masataka Taniguchi is still in search of a promoter. A purse bid hearing held Wednesday evening at WBO headquarters in San Juan came and went without
Posted on 10/20/2021 By: Sean Crose “Sparring’s been going great,” Caleb Plant recently told Fight Hub TV’s Marcos Villegas in an interview. “I’m just going to continue to sharpen up.” With just weeks to go before the undisputed super middleweight championship battle between himself and Canelo Alvarez, Plant is undoubtedly feeling the heat. You wouldn’t
11:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The WBA on Wednesday, in a ruling obtained by ESPN, upheld its decision mandating Yordenis Ugas to immediately defend his welterweight title against Eimantas Stanionis. Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) petitioned the WBA for a special permit to unify his title against two-belt champion Errol Spence Jr., but president Gilberto Mendoza
#CaneloPlant Fight Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-110621 Eddy Reynoso is focused on preparing Mexican superstar Canelo Álvarez for his undisputed super middleweight showdown versus Caleb Plant Saturday, November 6 on SHOWTIME PPV. But the trainer/manager is carving out his own legacy in the process, not only as the best trainer today, but one of the greatest ever. You
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News Warren Little/Getty Images Lyndon Arthur’s rematch with Anthony Yarde is set for December 4 at the Copper Box in London LYNDON ARTHUR has set his rematch with Anthony Yarde. The British light-heavyweights will box again on December 4 at the Copper Box Arena in Stratford, London. BT Sport will televise. It’s a fight Arthur
Canelo Alvarez is just a couple of weeks and change away from his return, as he faces Caleb Plant to crown the first-ever four-belt undisputed super middleweight champion in boxing history. Alvarez, 31, is a heavy betting favorite, and believes as many do that his experience in fights of this level will be a big
The departure of Puerto Rican super middleweight Edgar Berlanga from the undercard that Top Rank will present on December 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York, may have opened a door for two-division world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza . As the boxer explained, he is waiting to get official word on whether or not
Posted on 10/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode After several starts and stops, Teofimo Lopez will finally defend his WBO, WBA, and IBF lightweight titles against mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr. Their contest is now officially set to take place on November 27th, at Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. Both Kambosos Jr. and Lopez have gone
4:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The snakebitten lightweight championship fight between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos is now set for Nov. 27 at New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG, multiple sources told ESPN on Wednesday, a bout that will be streamed on DAZN. This is the ninth new date for the fight, which was originally