Tim Tszyu will now face Sebastian Fundora on March 30, with Keith Thurman reportedly out of the planned bout with Tszyu, according to ESPN.com’s Mike Coppinger. It was reported earlier today that Thurman had come down with a biceps injury, and it was easy to guess that Fundora would be the most likely replacement if
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 18, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu will defend his WBO junior middleweight title vs. Sebastian Fundora on March 30 in Las Vegas in the main event of PBC’s inaugural PPV on Prime Video, sources told ESPN, after Keith Thurman suffered a biceps injury in training that prompted his
Keith Thurman has been declared out Monday for the March 30 pay-per-view main event versus unbeaten WBO 154-pound champion Tim Tszyu because of a training camp injury, BoxingScene has learned from two officials. The card will remain an Amazon Prime Video pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and Premier Boxing Champions officials have worked
THERE were countless punches thrown and landed by the 14 boxers involved in Frank Warren’s latest “Magnificent Seven” show in Birmingham on Saturday (March 14), yet none were better than the right uppercut produced by Liam Davies in round two of a super-bantamweight fight between the hours of 11 and 12 o’clock. The punch, thrown
Nathan Heaney retained his British middleweight title in a split draw with Brad Pauls tonight in Birmingham, England, with the two warriors putting on an outstanding, grueling fight that represented the best of what British title fights can be. Heaney (18-0-1, 6 KO) got one card of 116-113 in his favor, and another went to
Super bantamweight Liam Davies (16-0, 8KOs) continued his rapid rise through the ratings following a destructive second-round stoppage of Erik Robles (15-2, 9KOs) at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on Saturday. The Telford native, who has claimed British, Commonwealth and European title success in the previous two years, landed his third consecutive knockout win
The impressive Irish heavyweight Thomas Carty made short work of Pavel Sour in Castlebarm, Ireland on Sunday night. He improved his record to 8-0 with a second-round stoppage of the Czech heavyweight in front of a large and vocal following. The big puncher clinically stopped the fight midway through the second round with two well-timed
Thursday, March 21 DAZN and Social Media, 9:00 am ET, Smith vs Zepeda press conference. DAZN and Social Media, 6:30 pm ET, X Series 013 press conference. Friday, March 22 DAZN and Social Media, 9:00 am ET, Smith vs Zepeda weigh-in. TrillerTV+, 1:00 pm ET, BKFC 58 Bulgaria: Toni Markulev vs Kaloyan Kolev. TNT Sports
The first fighter uttered from the mouths of both William Zepeda and his promoter Oscar De La Hoya following Zepeda’s beatdown of Maxi Hughes Saturday night was Shakur Stevenson. Bob Arum, Stevenson’s promoter, welcomes De La Hoya to now make his first Sunday phone call to Arum. “Let Oscar call me and I’ll get that
Carl Froch has had plenty of back-and-forth with Jake Paul over the last few years, and he’s no fan of the announced Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight which is going to happen on July 20. Froch, now 46, says he doesn’t see what the 27-year-old Paul can really gain by fighting the 57-year-old Tyson.
Dalton Smith vs Jose Zepeda: What time is the fight? What channel is it on? Unbeaten British super-lightweight contender Dalton ‘Thunder’ Smith faces his toughest test yet when he tackles former world title challenger Jose ‘Chon’ Zepeda on Saturday, March 23 at the Sheffield Arena. How many rounds is the fight? This bout is scheduled
THIS summer’s Five vs. Five event involving Matchroom and Queensberry fighters competing against one another could feature middleweight star Hamzah Sheeraz. Sheeraz, promoted by Queensberry, told Boxing News in Birmingham last night that the card – eyed for June 1 in Riyadh – is his “priority” at the moment. The 24-year-old is hot property after
Paulie Malignaggi believes that regardless of the strength in depth at both lightweight and super lightweight, one man stands above all of the others. The outspoken New Yorker thinks that when all is said and done, that Shakur Stevenson will rise above his contemporaries, including Gervonta “Tank” Davis if they were to ever box. Newark
JOSH TAYLOR has explained to Boxing News the reasons behind postponing his rematch against Jack Catterall. On Thursday (March 14) it was announced in a press release that Taylor had suffered an injury in training which resulted in the fight being moved from April 27 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds to May 25 at the
Posted on 03/16/2024 By: Sean Crose An IBF and WBA lightweight title eliminator between the undefeated, 29-0 William Zepeda and the 26-6-2 Maxie Hughes went down at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Saturday. The scheduled 12 rounder was the main event of a DAZN broadcast card. Both men took to trading jabs in a
William Zepeda performed as most expected tonight in DAZN’s main event, completely overwhelming a game Maxi Hughes for four rounds before Hughes’ corner was forced to stop the fight. Zepeda (30-0, 26 KO), who’s known for his pressure and accurate volume punching, started quick but Hughes (26-7-2, 5 KO) was expecting as much and started
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 16, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Star boxer Ryan Garcia said Friday that the New York State Athletic Commission wants him to undergo a mental-health evaluation ahead of his April 20 WBC junior welterweight title fight against Devin Haney in Brooklyn. In a since-deleted video posted to social media, Garcia
THE RESULT: The boxing whirlwind William Zepeda stops Britain’s Maxi Hughes after the away fighter’s corner pulls him out at the end of round four. KEY MOMENTS: Hughes started brightly in the opening round, but Zepeda gives you opportunities if you punch with him which can lead to an opponent’s downfall. Zepeda got on top
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