Frank Warren, the co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is not expecting to see a “new version” of Deontay Wilder in the upcoming trilogy bout. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Fury will face Wilder for a third time on October 9 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Their first bout, in December of 2018,
Posted on 09/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson is visibly confused by the ongoing narrative surrounding his showdown against Jamel Herring. The two are slated to face off on October 23rd at the State Farm Arena, in Atlanta Georgia with Herring’s WBO super featherweight title on the line. From the moment Stevenson forfeited his WBO
8:22 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos have signed contracts for an undisputed lightweight title fight that will take place Oct. 4 at New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG, Triller COO Thorsten Meier told ESPN. The fight was set for Oct. 5 but Triller moved the fight to avoid competing with a
During an interview with Fight Hype, trainer John David Jackson talks about his work with Evander Holyfield as he prepares him for his September 11 fight against Vitor Belfort. Jackson says that while Belfort may pack some power, he doesn’t have the real boxing prowess to cause much concern for Holyfield. Check out some of
Filip Hrgovic (12-0, 10 KOs) continues his World Title charge tomorrow night as he looks to take out a year of frustration on Marko Radonjic (22-0, 22 KOs) when the unbeaten Heavyweights collide at the Worthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria, live on RTL in Croatia and DAZN in over 190 countries and territories worldwide. Hrgovic
Posted on 09/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode Originally, it seemed unlikely bordering on impossible. With Oscar De La Hoya forced to withdraw from his showdown against Vitor Belfort due to the former six-division world champion testing positive for COVID-19, the entire card appeared destined to be scrapped. Yet, with Evander Holyfield happily stepping in to save
7:53 AM ET Two fighters who shouldn’t be near a boxing ring are headlining cards in Miami and Tucson, Arizona, this weekend. Evander Holyfield, 58, returns to the ring to face former UFC champion Vitor Belfort, 44, in an eight-round heavyweight match on Friday at Hard Rock LIVE at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
With former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield set to make his ring return on September 11, taking on Vitor Belfort, both fighters held their open media workout which can be viewed in full above. I’m not going to lie to you good folks of BLH, Holyfield looks to be in good physical shape for a man
News THERE was some hope, albeit only a glimmer, that Oscar De La Hoya being struck down by COVID-19 ahead of his proposed comeback fight against mixed martial artist Vitor Belfort on September 11 would act as the wake-up call he needed to see sense and scrap the idea of a comeback altogether. Any chance
Premium • Preview Louie Lynn (James Chance/Getty Images) Unbeaten pair Lynn and Jahanzeb are showcased against each other in featherweight clash, writes Matt Bozeat QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS launch their new series of Friday night shows at the Copper Box Arena this week. The premise is to give exposure to up-and-coming fighters on BT Sport and the
For over twenty years German Titov has been retaining his tight grip on the Russian fight scene, being one of its biggest and most consistent promoters. That grip won’t loosen anytime soon, as German Titov and the RCC Boxing Promotions prepare for their hugest event in 2021, which is set to take place this Saturday
Posted on 09/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Joe Joyce has done everything right thus far. The 35-year-old heavyweight contender has successfully defeated everyone placed in front of him. Now, he finds himself ranked number two in the WBO sanctioning body and is on the verge of his first world title shot. Recently, the relentless former Olympic
Feature • Premium Founder and CEO of Relativity Media Ryan Kavanaugh (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Art of Elysium) Ryan Kavanaugh is the driving force behind Triller, the new-fangled boxing platform that is getting right up the noses of boxing fans. Here, in conversation with Craig Scott, Kavanaugh admits he understands that hardcore demographic’s
Saturday night’s Triller Fight Club main event between 58-year-old Evander Holyfield and 44-year-old Vitor Belfort will be licensed, as the Florida Athletic Commission have sanctioned the fight. This was expected, as BoxRec had been listing the fight proper — which they have not been doing for exhibitions such as, for instance, Mike Tyson vs Roy
Editor’s letter • Premium WHERE to start? Do we open with the adverse drugs test and the subsequent failure of the system to act upon it, or should we talk about a whole fight card being moved from one US state to another to allow a 58-year-old man with a long history of absorbing punches
Shawn Porter became WBC Welterweight World Champion Saturday night as he earned a narrow unanimous decision victory over Danny Garcia in a hotly contested fight live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. All three judges scored the fight in favor of Porter (116-112,
Tyson Fury speaks to BT Sport a month out from his huge trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder on October 9 in Las Vegas. Watch the fight only on BT Sport Box Office on October 9. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT
Juan Manuel Lopez has returned home after posting bond following multiple domestic violence charges. The former two-division titlist was formally charged with seven total counts of aggravated assault and physical and psychological abuse, stemming from four alleged incidents of gender violence against Andrea Ojeda Cruz, the boxer’s ex-girlfriend who recently went public with her accusations.