Posted on 05/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode Having spent plenty of time with him in numerous sparring sessions, Jorge Linares had a good idea as to what to expect when he took on Devin Haney. The two faced off last night at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for Haney’s WBC lightweight title. Considering
Month: May 2021
1:05 AM ET All it takes is one punch to spoil a good night. Devin Haney’s Saturday night was going perfectly until Jorge Linares caught him with a big right hand in the 10th round. The moment that punch landed, the biggest test of Haney’s career became significantly tougher. He did just enough to pass,
Saturday was an eventful night for boxing, with WBC title fights on Showtime and DAZN that both delivered in different ways. On Showtime, Nonito Donaire crushed Nordine Oubaali with his signature left hook as a featured weapon again, winning a fourth round stoppage to claim the WBC bantamweight title, becoming the oldest recognized major champion
Issue • Premium • Reports Melina Pizano/Matchroom. Jorge Linares asks some real questions of Devin Haney as they fight in Las Vegas, writes Sean Nam WITH the 10th round coming to a close at the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay, it looked as though Devin Haney, the precocious 22-year-old owner of a portion of
History • Issue • Premium The Boxing News office in 1951 Norman Giller is an esteemed author of 114 books, he worked as Muhammad Ali’s European publicist, he was a scriptwriter on This Is Your Life and he was a chief sports writer at The Express. But some of his fondest memories originated from his
News Esther Lin/Showtime Nonito Donaire, at the ripe old age of 38 years, delivers in style against Nordine Oubaali NONITO DONAIRE, at 38 years old, has continued the remarkable final chapter of his decorated career. After a losing to Naoya Inoue in a thriller in 2019, he came back on Saturday (May 29) to hand
WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney was leading most of the fight, outlanding Jorge Linares in every round through 10 rounds then was outlanded in rounds 11 and 12. Haney outlanded Linares 215-116 in total punches landed, including a 79-25 edge in jabs and 136-91 in power. Haney’s 215 landed punches were the most by a
Posted on 05/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode All Devin Haney believed he needed was the right opponent to showcase the skills many have lauded him for. Tonight, at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, he was given the perfect foe. With multiple world titles in numerous weight classes sitting on his mantle at home,
12:59 AM ET Devin Haney was fighting two different battles on Saturday night. On one front, the 22-year-old lightweight champion was looking to defend his WBC belt against Jorge Linares, a veteran former champion who still carries significant respect in the sport. On the other, Haney needed to show why he’s worthy of a bout
Veteran light heavyweight Jean Pascal has tested positive for three different banned substances, so his June 6 rematch gainst Badou Jack, to be featured on the Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul exhibition undercard, is cancelled. The 38-year-old Pascal (35-6-1, 20 KO) took to social media to respond to the news. “I am shocked and embarrassed,” said Pascal.
LAS VEGAS – As much as Devin Haney wanted to fight Ryan Garcia next, Garcia’s rival realizes some things are much more important than the boxing business. Other than stating that he had a feeling Garcia wouldn’t agree to fight him after Garcia knocked out Luke Campbell, Haney expressed sympathy for the undisclosed personal struggles
Posted on 05/29/2021 By: Hans Themistode For a number of years now, Devin Haney has shouted to the boxing world that he’s the best in the 135 pound division. In just a matter of hours, he’ll look to prove that when he takes on multiple-time champion, Jorge Linares. The two are slated to face each
Former boxing world champion Lamont Peterson has been retired since his fight with Sergey Lipinets in March 2019 and is now making his transition into becoming a boxing coach. In this exclusive interview, Peterson explains what he plans to bring to the sport in this new role. #LifeAfterBoxing #LamontPeterson Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN
Shane McGuigan is the new man in Daniel Dubois’ corner. He discusses his aims in rebuilding Dubois after his first defeat and the roadmap to taking Dubois to the top of the heavyweight division. 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 Sport
This evening at 8 pm ET streaming live on DAZN, Devin Haney returns to defend his WBC lightweight title against Jorge Linares in a main event from Las Vegas. All updates, including round-by-round for Haney vs Linares from Wil Esco, will be in this stream, which updates itself: It’s a big fight for Haney, obviously,
Subriel Matias has sensed for a while that his first career world title shot would come against Josh Taylor. That feeling carried into last weekend’s undisputed junior welterweight champion, which pitted the unbeaten Scot versus Jose Ramirez (26-1, 17KOs) in a battle of unified titlists. Taylor prevailed by unanimous decision in their memorable battle this
Posted on 05/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode When Manny Pacquiao made the stunning announcement that he was taking on Errol Spence Jr. on August 21st, in Las Vegas, Nevada, not only did he stun most of the boxing world, he also left WBA sanctioning body President Gilberto Mendoza dumbfounded. Although Pacquiao has been sidelined for roughly
Opinion Tris Dixon, author of Damage – The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing, speaks to Matt Christie and Alex Steedman about safety in boxing IN a special bonus podcast, Tris Dixon talks to Boxing News about his latest book, Damage – The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in boxing. The subject matter – that of
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