5:31 PM 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 Anthony Joshua has been concentrating on overcoming Oleksandr Usyk’s southpaw stance in preparation for Saturday’s world heavyweight title defence. The WBA, IBF and WBO
With this weekend being the official fight date for the heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Anthony Joshua and challenger Oleksandr Usyk, Matchroom releases some behind-the-scenes footage of Usyk in training camp as he gets set for this big collision. During this video segment Usyk talks about his upbringing, which has shaped him both as
Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce has revealed that his handlers tried to get him a fight with Luis Ortiz, but the British star alleges that the Cuban puncher had no interest. Joyce (13-0, 12 KOs) was in action back in July when he stopped world title challenger Carlos Takam in six rounds. Ortiz has
Posted on 09/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode The heavily built frame of Anthony Joshua has served the unified heavyweight titlist justice in the ring. While the division has plenty of enormous fighters, Joshua appears to be massive in comparison. The hulking muscles and gigantic biceps have ultimately led to Joshua scoring devastating knockouts. In his most
Issue • Premium • Reports Tommy Frank came back from back-to-back defeats to Mexico’s Rosendo Hugo Guarneros to beat Matt Windle and win the British title. Andy Whittle was ringside in Sheffield LEAVING any memories of Mexico far behind Sheffield’s Tommy Frank turned his attention to domestic matters at Ponds Forge and duly secured the
Issue • News • Premium Caoimhim Agyarko wants to break through. He speaks to John Dennen HE’S not the Irish Canelo, but middleweight Caoimhim Agyarko is looking to make his breakthrough. A stylish boxer, who was brought in as a key sparring partner for Billy Joe Saunders ahead of his fight with Saul Alvarez this
Issue • Premium • Reports Daniel Herbert watched Connor Marsden secure a big win over Boy Jones SOME say there are too many titles in boxing, but the Southern Area belt is still worth plenty, judging by the Connor Marsden vs Boy Jones Jnr fight at York Hall on September 17. Topping a Priority Promotions
Conor Benn has signed a new multi-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing, as the rising welterweight star comes off of a Sept. 4 win over Adrian Granados in Leeds, England. “I am extremely excited to extend my professional relationship with Matchroom Boxing,” said Benn. “Matchroom believed in me from the start, they gave me an amazing
Former two time welterweight champion Shawn Porter will get the opportunity to reclaim gold, when he faces WBO world champion Terence Crawford on November 20. Porter won a very close, and some felt controversial, decision over Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas a few years ago. Last month, Ugas retained his WBA welterweight title when he pulled off
Posted on 09/20/2021 By: Sean Crose Boxing returned to the Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, California for the second night in a row Sunday when Aleem Jumakhonov faced off against Maliek Montgomery in a PBC on FS1 card. Things started off with the 5-1 Angel Barrientes battling the 7-8-1 Victor Torres in a scheduled six
Unbeaten rising star Maliek Montgomery improved to 11-0 following his unanimous decision victory over Aleem Jumakhonov after 10 rounds of nonstop action, live on FS1 from Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, California. #MontgomeryJumakhonov Fight Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-091921 #PBConFS1 #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing
Shane McGuigan believes Tyson Fury taking his eye off the ball, after the AJ fight fell through, presents a danger for The Gypsy King on October 9th. McGuigan expects the trilogy to be much more of a competitive fight than Wilder-Fury 2. He outlines why on the Heavyweight Debate. Watch Fury v Wilder 3 on
Friday, Sept. 24 SHO, 10:35 pm ET, ShoBox: Ja’Rico O’Quinn vs Saul Sanchez. ShoBox returns with a nice looking show from Broken Arrow, Okla., featuring bantamweight prospects O’Quinn and Sanchez in a well-matched main event. We’ll also see Alejandro Guerrero face Otar Eranosyan in a 130 lb matchup, and the original “co-main” was meant to
Former two-time world title challenger Jesse Hart made a triumphant return to Philadelphia by pounding out an eight-round unanimous decision over Mike Guy at a crowded 2300 Arena. The show was promoted by RDR Promotions. Hart, who was fighting for the first time in 20-months, controlled the action and landed the harder punches throughout the
Posted on 09/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode Even with a world title opportunity ostensibly in his future, Joe Joyce refuses to sit idly by. The heavyweight contender saw his ranking shoot up to number one in the WBO, mostly due to his recent run of big-time wins. After proving his doubters wrong by picking up the
6:24 PM ET The Mikaela Mayer-Maiva Hamadouche junior welterweight unification title bout will take place as a main event on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas, a source told ESPN on Sunday. The fight will be the second defense of the WBO junior welterweight title for Mayer (15-0, 5 KOs), who beat Erica Farias by a
Nearly a month after suffering a surprising loss in a boxing ring, Manny Pacquiao has officially embraced a long-discussed political fight to become president of the Philippines. Pacquiao announced Sunday that he has accepted the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party’s nomination in his home country’s 2022 presidential election. If Pacquiao wins the election
Posted on 09/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode Logan Paul has the unique experience of facing both a world-class boxer and a world-famous YouTuber. The social media star turned de-facto prizefighter, was first introduced to the boxing world on August 25th, 2018. On the night, Paul graced the ring against fellow social media sensation, KSI, in a