Posted on 06/25/2021 By: Hector Franco This weekend, fans and pundits will witness the return of former pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs). The two-time Olympic gold medalist will face off against Japan’s Masayoshi Nakatani (19-1, 13 KOs) in a 12-round lightweight bout. The match will take place at the Theater at the Virgin
Month: June 2021
News MTK Global Ricardo Sandoval upsets the odds by finishing Jay Harris with a fierce body shot JAY HARRIS was unable to cement himself as one of the leading contenders for Sunny Edwards’ IBF flyweight title, as the Welshman was knocked out in the eighth round by Ricardo Sandoval in Bolton. Heading into his IBF
We already know that Terence “Bud” Crawford is set to defend his WBO welterweight title in October, and now Ryan O’Hara is reporting that the opponent will “likely” be current junior welterweight contender Jose Zepeda. Crawford (37-0, 28 KO) has taken some increasingly harsh criticism over the last year or two, because while he’s a
Former pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko is ready for the next chapter. Eight months after losing an undisputed lightweight title match to Teofimo Lopez, “Loma” returns Saturday night in a 12-round lightweight bout against Japanese contender Masayoshi Nakatani at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. (photos by Mikey Williams) In the 10-round middleweight co-feature, undefeated sensation Janibek “Qazaq
Posted on 06/25/2021 By: Sean Crose At 10 PM eastern time on Saturday, Vasyl Lomachenko will return to the ring for the first time since his decision loss to Teofimo Lopez in a high profile lightweight title bout last year. This time, the fighter known as Loma will be taking on Japan’s Masayoshi Nakatani. This
7:27 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Anthony Joshua will defend his heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk on Sept. 25 in London. Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, made the announcement Friday. Joshua, holder of the WBA, IBF, and WBO titles, was to have an all-British showdown with Tyson Fury this summer, but a legal ruling in
Two heavyweight kings are set for a third world title showdown as undefeated WBC world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King†Fury puts his title on the line against former longtime heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber†Wilder Saturday, July 24 live on Pay-Per-View. ?: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-072421 #DeontayWilder #TysonFury #FuryWilder3 Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP
Anthony Yarde had the toughest year of his life, away from the sport of boxing. He admits that a trip to Mexico was just what he needed, as he looks to return to the boxing ring, focused and sharp, on July 10th. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡︠http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing
Vasiliy Lomachenko and Masayoshi Nakatani made weight for tomorrow night’s ESPN+ main event, as did the rest of the fighters on the Top Rank card. Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KO) and Nakatani (19-1, 13 KO) are set for a 12-round fight in the lightweight division, and both came in under the 135 lb limit. Lomachenko was
Ricardo Sandoval has come a long way since the days of fighting in dimly-lit and half-filled venues in Mexico. Despite the uncertainty of where his career was headed early on in his career, Sandoval now has the backing of a major promoter and is on the cusp of becoming one of the top flyweights in
Posted on 06/24/2021 By: Sean Crose “I want to fight @mikeygarcia NEXT. He says he want the fight, I want the fight, his brother Robert wants the fight, my side wants the fight, the Mexican fans want the fight, the people in New Orleans want the fight, the English fans want the fight. MAKE IT
7:59 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Eric Woodyard LAS VEGAS — One fight can change a lot in boxing, a sport in which it’s not uncommon to fight only twice a year. In the case of Vasiliy Lomachenko,
Scott Christ (38-11-2) You’ll probably hear the same from others (elsewhere and maybe here, we don’t talk about these beforehand) — if Mayweather Promotions thought Tank Davis was in any real danger of losing this fight, he wouldn’t have this fight. I’m not saying nobody’s ever gotten one of those wrong before, but Davis is
Former world champion Anthony Crolla is backing Vasiliy Lomachenko to return in sensational fashion on Saturday night, when he returns to the ring against dangerous Masayoshi Nakatani in Las Vegas. The contest will be the first for Lomachenko since suffering a twelve round decision loss to Teofimo Lopez in their unification clash last October. Nakatani
Posted on 06/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode David Benavidez and Jermall Charlo flat out don’t like each other. The two have spent the past several months throwing verbal haymakers at one another through social media and whenever a microphone is present. Although Charlo campaigns at a lower weight class, the WBC middleweight titlist expressed a desire
Feature • Issue • Premium JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images Behind the scenes with Tim Bradley as he rematches Manny Pacquiao in 2014. By Thomas Hauser SHORTLY after one o’clock on the afternoon of April 10, 2014, Manny Pacquiao concluded a series of satellite interviews that were conducted in Section 118 of the MGM Grand Garden Arena
Issue • Premium • Preview Mikey Williams/Top Rank Vasiliy Lomachenko, despite his illustrious career, has it all to prove again when he takes on Nakatani in Las Vegas, writes Matt Christie THIS time last year Vasiliy Lomachenko was considered untouchable. Then he lost a fight to Teofimo Lopez in October and it’s almost as if
Issue • Premium • Preview John Dennen previews Gervonta Davis vs Mario Barrios GERVONTA DAVIS could end up calling himself a super-lightweight champion by the end of this weekend. That would be to erase the real achievements of Josh Taylor, who unified all four of the major belts at 140lbs with his recent victory over
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