Amateur • Issue • Premium James Chance/Getty Images John Dennen previews GB’s hopefuls for the Olympics as they enter the qualification event once again THERE has never been a more tumultuous road to an Olympics. The Tokyo Games were postponed for a year and now the European qualification event, suspended mid tournament in March 2020,
Month: June 2021
With WBC heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury and former titleholder Deontay Wilder officially set to fight for a third time on July 24, the 35-year-old “Bronze Bomber” is back in the boxing business and doing something other than making headlines with bold, often wild claims about betrayal, corruption, and cheating. Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KO) and Fury
MMA legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva continues to train for his upcoming June 19 fight. (photos by Chris Farina) Silva will fight outside of the Octagon for the first time since 2006. He will take on Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. in a professional boxing match in Guadalajara, Mexico, live on PPV Saturday, June 19th in
Posted on 06/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Although Canelo Alvarez has yet to claim the fourth and final world title at 168 pounds, in the mind of Tim Bradley, it’s already a foregone conclusion. After defeating Billy Joe Saunders via eighth-round stoppage for his WBO title just a few weeks ago, Caleb Plant remains the only
10:56 AM ET The exhibition boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul won’t produce an official winner, but that doesn’t mean a stoppage cannot occur. Mayweather vs. Paul will not have judges ringside and an official winner will not be announced, a spokesperson for Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation told ESPN. However,
Mexico’s Jorge Cota (30-4, 27 KOs) earn a fifth-round stoppage over Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (28-3-1, 10 KOs) 1:22 into their super welterweight bout, when LaManna’s corner advised the ringside doctor to halt the action. #JorgeCota #CotaLamanna #Boxing Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Frank Warren gave the latest update on Tyson Fury with a trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder looming large, on July 24th, in Las Vegas. He also discussed the return of Daniel Dubois, who fights Bogdan Dinu, live on BT Sport 1 HD on Saturday 5th June. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡︠http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing
Triller has officially revealed the pre-PPV undercard lineup for Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr, which airs live and free on FITE from 3:30 PM to 9:00 PM Eastern on June 19th. As previously revealed, former Olympian Charles Conwell (14-0, 11 KO) gets top billing for his super welterweight clash with Mark DeLuca (27-2, 15
The bad blood between Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez continues to boil over in the public eye. The latest flare-up between the Golden Boy Promotions chief and his superstar ex-client involves an Instagram video post in which Alvarez is shown teaching a young fighter a few tricks inside the ring. “@la_amenaza01 receiving the
Posted on 06/01/2021 By: Sean Crose “Back to training.” It’s probably said a thousand times a day by athletes all over the world, regardless or age or location. When Manny Pacquiao posts those words on Twitter, however, people take notice for good reason. The iconic Filipino fighter (and also politician) is perhaps the single most
7:47 AM ET Roll your eyes, boxing purists, but the spectacle that is Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul will take center stage this weekend. It’s OK to admit that you plan on tuning in. Let’s be real: A 44-year-old retired boxing legend vs. a 26-year-old popular YouTuber isn’t an ideal representation of boxing at its
Amateur Galal Yafai supports the Commonwealth Games drive for volunteers THE 2022 Commonwealth Games are looking for volunteers. The Birmingham 2022 Games is searching for 13,000 volunteers. The majority of volunteer roles don’t need any formal experience or qualifications, with full training provided. Roles include drivers, first aiders, meet & greeters, venue preppers, kit carriers,
With UFC veteran Tyron Woodley set to face Jake Paul in Paul’s Showtime boxing debut, likely on Aug. 28, the talk is already starting between the 39-year-old mixed martial artist and the 24-year-old YouTube celebrity/novice boxer. Woodley, who sports a career record of 19-7 in MMA but comes in with four straight losses, told ESPN
Australian super featherweight contender Jackson England continued his winning streak stopping New Zealand challenger Shiva Mishra in Perth, on May 28. Mishra competed strongly in the opening rounds before England captured the vacant WBC Asia super featherweight championship, with a sixth round TKO stoppage. Mishra started well winning the first round but by the third
Posted on 06/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode With just a few weeks left until their showdown, former Jr middleweight titlist, Jaime Munguia (36-0, 29 KOs), will be forced to look for a new dance partner once again. On June 19th, Munguia was originally scheduled to take on highly rated contender, Maciej Sulecki. Yet, according to his
Feature • Issue • Premium Colin Dunne didn’t know what to do when his growing body betrayed his dreams of becoming a jockey. He tells John Evans how he replaced his beloved reins with boxing gloves EVERY athlete has moments where they are in total control of themselves and everything going on around them. The
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Ross Kinnaird/Allsport Long before the golds, the funding and the centre of excellence, there was the disaster in Atlanta when David Burke went missing, writes Steve Bunce LONG before the golds, the funding and the centre of excellence, there was the disaster in Atlanta when David Burke went missing
With his lengthy debacle with the Japanese Boxing Commission firmly behind him, WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka is back in business. The sanctioning body has ordered him to face #2 contender Francisco Rodriguez Jr., giving them the customary 30 days to negotiate. If “Chihua” Rodriguez’s (34-4-1, 24 KO) name rings a bell, it’s either