Chris Eubank Jr. says he believes an impressive win over Anatoli Muratov on Saturday will set him up for a big fight in December, which can get him the world title fight at middleweight that he has always wanted. Eubank has held the IBO belt at super middleweight and challenged George Groves for the WBA
Posted on 09/29/2021 By: Hector Franco “Bernard Hopkins has put himself up there in the list of all the great middleweights.”- Larry Merchant. Throughout the social media age that includes platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, there has been a plethora of memorable moments in combat sports from the world of boxing and mixed martial
#PBCTimeOut: Heavyweight contender Adam “Babyface” Kownacki joins Ray Flores to preview his upcoming heavyweight rematch against Robert Helenius, who served Kownacki his first career loss in March 2020, on October 9, 2021, on the Fury vs Wilder 3 undercard. Plus, Kownacki announces that he is expecting the birth of his second child shortly after the
After Manny Pacquiao retires from boxing following an illustrious 26-year-career we revisit a fantasy matchup for the ages v Prince Naseem Hamed. Joe Calzaghe, Liam Williams, Jamel Herring, Tommy Fury, David Haye, Amir Khan, Carl Frampton, Shakur Stevenson, David Adeleye, Ben Davison, Josh Taylor, Richie Woodhall, Jamie Moore and Ricky Hatton give their view. Subscribe
It looks like George Kambosos isn’t exactly eager to once again move his proposed fight date for his IBF mandatory title fight against Teofimo Lopez — now being targeted for Oct. 16 by Triller, instead of Oct. 4. And with Kambosos holding firm for now on the Oct. 4 date, Lopez took to social media
Opinion Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Is Anthony Joshua right to activate the rematch clause and go straight into a second fight with Oleksandr Usyk? Frazer ClarkeTokyo Olympic medallistYes. He’s done 12 rounds with Usyk, he lost the fight, there were some close rounds where Usyk’s ring generalship and his brain won the rounds. It’s a fight
Feature • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson David Avanesyan thinks of home with every punch he throws, writes Terry Dooley BEING in a boxing gym for the first time since Covid turned the world upside down was both a weird and completely normal experience. David Avanesyan had invited Boxing News over to former pro Eric
Issue • Opinion • Premium James Chance/Getty Images He’s been out a long time, but Richard Riakporhe comes back this weekend. In his own words he looks forward to boxing on Sky IT was very frustrating being out of the ring for so long. I had to stay motivated, and just focus on training and
Late Tuesday night, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao officially announced his retirement from the sport. Last month, the 42-year-old Pacquiao snapped a two-year layoff and lost a twelve round unanimous decision to WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas. In 2015, Pacquiao took part in the richest and most financially lucrative fight in the history of
Posted on 09/29/2021 By: Sean Crose Frankly, it lasted longer than anyone probably could have imagined. It seems like ages ago that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather finally answered the bell and battled a full twelve rounds (Mayweather, for those who don’t know, was awarded the decision win). That was supposed to be the high
8:50 AM ET Manny Pacquiao, boxing’s only eight-division champion, announced his retirement from boxing in a Facebook post Tuesday night. “It is difficult for me to accept that my time as a boxer is over,” Pacquiao said. “Today, I am announcing my retirement. I never thought that this day would come. As I hang up
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Lopez on how he sees Fury-Wilder 3 “I think Wilder, yeah, I think he has a different game plan. He’s training with Malik Scott and he’s looking good. Wilder’s looking good, he looks ready, he looks determined. So it’s a great matchup. Tyson Fury, though, he is a champion — lineal champion — and for
Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions has announced back-to-back shows on Thursday and Friday, October 14th and 15th, showcasing some of the top Mexican fighters in various weight classes, at Auditorio Benito Juarez in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Both shows will stream live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m.
Posted on 09/29/2021 By: Hans Themistode Terence Crawford believes it. Those in his circle believe it. And his never-ending supporters believe it as well. Yet, not everyone shares that same mindset. In the opinion of the WBO welterweight titlist, he is far and away the best fighter in the division. However, with the likes of
10:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement at age 42 to end a 26-year boxing career that saw him win world titles in an
History TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images Steve Bunce recalls being in New York for Hopkins vs Trinidad A FEW hours after Bernard Hopkins beat Felix Trinidad, I was having poached eggs with Budd Schulberg and he was telling me about arresting Leni Riefenstahl. “She was beautiful,” Budd told me that morning. “But she mixed
Today Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing. Hall of Fame writer Nigel Collins explained what made him so popular AT his very best, Manny Pacquiao fought like a comic book superhero come to life. There was a swirl of action almost faster than the eye could see, as he swooped in, unleashed a series