Conner Kelsall stunned the Belfast crowd by defeating hometown fighter Conor Quinn via majority decision on Friday night in the SSE Arena. Kelsall judged the distance well for 12 rounds, choosing when to attack and when to stay out of range. His style meant Quinn could not plant his feet and pin him down. ‘King’
Teofimo Lopez 139.4 lbs. vs. Steve Claggett 139.5 lbs (Lopez’s WBO & Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight Titles - 12 Rounds) • Robeisy Ramirez 124.8 lbs vs. Brandon Leon Benitez 127.1 lbs (Vacant NABO Featherweight Title — 10 Rounds) * Benitez was 1.1 pounds over the featherweight limit. Only Ramirez is eligible to win the title. • Nico Ali Walsh 156.9 lbs vs. Sona Akale 156.3 lbs (Middleweight— 6 Rounds) (ESPN+, 5:45 p.m. ET/2:45 p.m. PT)
By: Sean Crose Teofimo Lopez has business to attend to Saturday night as he takes on Steve Claggett in a Miami based defense of his WBO junior welterweight title. Still, he’s been asked to weigh in on other matters, such as the possible major showdown between Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko. “I believe that Tank
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 28, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Teofimo Lopez glides around the ring with palm trees
Oscar De La Hoya put his two cents in on the matter of Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney now that the situation has been resolved with Garcia getting a one year suspension and having the loss turned into a no contest decision. Haney immediately reacted to that news in joyous celebration which turned off many,
By Elliot Worsell PERHAPS the only thing more pointless than drawing up a pound-for-pound top 10 list is arguing about a pound-for-pound top 10 list. Doing so, after all, will crown no winner, bring no reward, and in the end serve only to highlight an inability to comprehend what exactly a pound-for-pound list represents. As
Juan Francisco Estrada is targeting a fourth fight with Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez. Estrada, 34, defends his WBC super-flyweight title against Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez at Phoenix’s Footprint Center on Friday evening, and for all that Rodriguez is recognised as his biggest threat in 2024, cannot resist the thought of fighting the great Gonzalez again. It was
Gabriela Fundora won’t be diving into an undisputed title fight with Gabriela Alaniz quite yet, as Camilo Zamora of DSPORTS Chile reports that Fundora will defend her IBF flyweight title against Daniela Asenjo. Asenjo (16-3-3, 2 KO) has never actually fought at 112, instead spending most of her career at super flyweight and once challenging
PIERCE O’Leary headlines at the SSE Arena in Belfast tonight against Aussie-based Irishman Darragh Foley. Dubliner O’Leary is being groomed as one of the future stars of Irish boxing and this top-of-the-bill slot will push him to the next level if he can deliver a suitable performance. Despite the five losses on his record, Foley
Robeisy Ramirez is ready to show the lessons he has learned from the pain of his second defeat when on Saturday he fights Brandon Leon Benitez. Cuba’s Ramirez, 30, will fight for the first time since December, when he sacrificed the WBO featherweight title when losing via majority decision to Rafael Espinoza in one of
During an Instagram Live stream today, Devin Haney’s trainer and father Bill was able to confront Ryan Garcia about his positive drug test in a fight that just recently ruled a no contest. When provided the opportunity, Bill Haney pressed Ryan Garcia on the issue and why he would cheat in the fight against his
Tyson Fury is unconcerned about his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk losing its status of being an undisputed heavyweight title fight, according to his manager Spencer Brown. Fury in May lost to Usyk in the first undisputed heavyweight title fight for 25 years when, as a fighter who makes little secret of his admiration for his
Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 27, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The undercard for Jake Paul’s eight-round cruiserweight boxing match with Mike Perry at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on July 20 is coming together with a few of the fighters that were slated to fight on the undercard of Paul’s originally scheduled fight
The undercard for Jake Paul’s fight against Mike Perry on July 20 has been announced. One fight from the original card on the date remains, but the others have been switched around. Here’s a rundown of the card at this point: As previously reported, Amanda Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KO) will take a 140 lb tune-up
By Phil Rogers IN Abdullah Mason’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, the Museum Of Art displays a painting that has become one of the world’s most famous depictions of the noble art. ‘Stag At Sharkey’s’ may be 115 years old but – in its speed-blur of sweat and sinew – George Bellows perfectly conjures the drama,
It has been nearly seven years since Lamont Roach Jr., the current WBA junior lightweight titleholder, fought at home in the Washington, D.C., area, and he has felt every minute of it. Roach faces Feargal McCrory, a tough Irish fighter, in his first title defense as the bill-topper on a show promoted by NoXcuses Promotions,
Jun 26, 2024, 11:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois has vowed to become a “king slayer” as he prepares to face Anthony Joshua in an all-British IBF heavyweight title fight on Sept. 21 at Wembley Stadium. The fight was confirmed at a news conference in London on Wednesday and will be Joshua’s first
By Oscar Pick THE element of surprise was somewhat lost with the announcement that Anthony Joshua will face Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on September 21. In a sense, Wednesday’s press conference merely confirmed what everyone had already suspected – that the pair will headline a Riyadh Season event for Dubois’ IBF world heavyweight title
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