Irish Olympian Michael Conlan is very focused on securing his world title shot. Conlan (15-0, 8 KOs) is the WBO’s mandatory challenger to bantamweight world champion Stephen Fulton. Fulton is already lined up to face WBC champion Brandon Figueroa in a high-stakes unification on September 11. Conlan was in action last month, when he won
Month: May 2021
Posted on 05/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode The smiles across boxing fan’s faces instantly turned to a look of worry. Just a few days ago, former eight-division world titlist, Manny Pacquiao, announced that he would be taking on unified welterweight champion, Errol Spence Jr. on August 21st in Las Vegas, Nevada. For as great as Pacquiao
May 22, 2021 The WBO on Saturday officially ordered a fight between unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua and the sanctioning body’s No. 1 contender, former cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. In a letter to both camps, the WBO wrote that the sides have 10 days to negotiate an agreement. If a deal is not reached,
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Alex Livesey/Getty Images The Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury saga is nothing compared to other comedies the heavyweight division has stage in years gone by, writes Steve Bunce STOP moaning about lost heavyweight fights, please. Instead, consider for a minute all the heavyweights who have been ignored, forgotten and
Looks like we’re already getting answers about Josh Taylor’s next steps. Bob Arum tells Lance Pugmire that Taylor intends to face WBO mandatory challenger Jack Catterall in July, then “pursue a big fight” with either Terence Crawford or Teofimo Lopez by the end of 2021. As Scott points out in that first link, Catterall (26-0,
Luis Arias is working hard and made several adjustments to his training, for the upcoming fight with former junior middleweight world champion Jarrett Hurd. Arias (18-2-1, 9 KOs) will face Hurd on June 6, as part of the pay-per-view undercard to Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. In
Posted on 05/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode For a number of years now, promoter Eddie Hearn has thrown his hands up in frustration. Although he has gotten a number of fights for Demetrius Andrade, he has failed to get the WBO middleweight titlist a marquee one. With that said, he could be on the brink of
8:26 AM ET There’s a generation of people who became boxing fans because of the Marvin Hagler vs. Tommy Hearns fight in 1985 — an eight-minute slugfest won by Hagler in a third-round knockout. Thirty-six years later, many recognize it as the greatest fight ever. Hagler died in March after suffering a heart attack at
Frank Martin scored an impressive seventh-round knockout victory over Jerry Perez in their scheduled 10-round WBA Intercontinental Lightweight Championship bout, live on FS1. He improves to 13-0 (10 KOs). Click here for a fight night recap: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-042021 #MartinPerez #PBConFS1 Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing
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Issue • Premium • Reports David Becker/Getty Images Steve Bunce watches Josh Taylor edge ever closer to greatness as he proves he’s the best in his weight class following a stirring war with Jose Ramirez JOSH TAYLOR turned away and raised one hand when Jose Carlos Ramirez went down in a heap at the start
Jose Ramirez suffered the first loss of his pro career on Saturday night, dropping his two title belts to Josh Taylor, who is now the undisputed champion at 140 lbs, via decision in Las Vegas. Ramirez (26-1, 17 KO) now looks forward with his career, and spoke about the fight at Top Rank’s press conference.
Vasiliy Lomachenko is ready to move on with his career—and away from wild conspiracy theories. The former three-division titlist struggled to cope with his unanimous decision loss to Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12KOs) in their three-belt lightweight unification bout last October at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Lomachenko (14-2, 10KOs) went viral in the
Posted on 05/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Throughout most of his young career, Jose Ramirez has shown a tremendous amount of discipline and focus. That, in turn, has allowed him to hoist two world titles at 140 pounds. Yet, when it mattered most, Ramirez was disappointed that he momentarily lost his attention to detail. At the
May 22, 2021 LAS VEGAS — WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have both signed contracts for the third bout in their heavyweight rivalry. During the Josh Taylor-Jose Ramirez telecast on ESPN on Saturday, Fury said that he had signed his contract. Wilder has also finalized his side of the deal, according to
Opinion Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul is being screened on Sky Sports Boxing’s pay-per-view platform Thomas StalkerGB Boxing Olympic captainIt is a circus. But I’ll watch it. Don’t hate, enjoy, I suppose. Lisa WhitesideCommonwealth Games gold medallistMayweather vs Logan Paul on Sky Box Office is a bit of a circus event. It may well get good numbers
WBC middleweight world champion Jermall Charlo is looking to secure a major fight in the second half of the year. On June 19th at the Toyota Center in Houston, Charlo will make a hometown defense against Mexican puncher Juan Macias Montiel in a Showtime televised headliner. “I’m working hard. I was working hard before I
Posted on 05/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode The boxing world was seemingly minding its own business before Manny Pacquiao dropped his seismic size news upon it. The former eight-division world champion announced this past Friday that he will be taking on unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 21st. All along,
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