Opinion On the Opening Bell podcast Alex Steedman and Matt Christie examine the complexities of a sport that continues to excite and frustrate in equal measure, considering Gervonta Davis’ ‘world title,’ Lomachenko, DAZN and more GERVONTA DAVIS was hailed a ‘three-weight world champion’ after his latest victory at the weekend but the truth remains he’s
Month: July 2021
LOGIC DETERMINED THAT it was Daniel Dubois who chose to remove himself from the firing line and take a knee in the 10th round of his huge domestic showdown against Joe Joyce in November. Joyce, quite understandably, begs to differ. The defeat of Dubois is the hallmark name on the record of the 2016 Olympic
Posted on 07/01/2021 By: Sean Crose According to Bob Arum, it was the absence of a signed contract that ruined the anticipated and planned title fight between Joshua and Tyson Fury. The much hyped battle for heavyweight supremacy was set to go down in Saudi Arabia in August when an arbitrator ruled Fury had to
7:52 AM ET We’re at the midway point of the year, and while we unfortunately haven’t seen any of the top three heavyweights in the ring just yet, the trilogy battle between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is right around the corner. That will be followed shortly by a compelling title tilt between Anthony Joshua
Scott Christ (40-12-2) I would like to pick Tug here, because he’s a fighter I’ve enjoyed since he was winning silver for Mongolia at London 2012, and because it’s a good story if he wins — a guy taking a really good fight on about two weeks’ notice, and the opponent accepting a tougher matchup
Issue • Premium • Preview Jack Massey steps up to headline status after Mahmood vs Ramabeletsa is postponed, writes Matt Bozeat CRUISERWEIGHT Jack Massey tops the bill on Dennis Hobson’s Fightzone show on Friday night (July 2) after Michael Ramabeletsa was ruled out of fighting Ramez Mahmood for the vacant English super-bantamweight championship. The 28-year-old
PFL President Ray Sefo was impressed with last month’s mixed martial arts debut by three division world champion Claressa Shields. Shields, who also captured two Olympic gold medals, stopped Brittney Elkin in the third round. But for the first two rounds, Elkin was able to get Shields to the ground and there was several threatening moments
Posted on 07/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode When former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley first revealed that he would be taking on Jake Paul, many believed that he would simply become another victim of the social media star. Whether anyone likes it or not, Paul is currently riding a three-fight win streak in the boxing ring
6:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Triller, the organization that delivered the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition and the Jake Paul-Ben Askren event, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Madison Square Garden company to bring a monthly, Tuesday night boxing series to New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG, Triller co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh tells ESPN.
With junior lightweight Chris Colbert set to take on the rugged Tugstsogt Nyambayar this weekend in Showtime main event airing live from Carson, CA, Colbert discussed his expectations for the bout during their final press conference. Needless to say, the ultra-confident Colbert isn’t expecting to do anything less than put on a show for the
Unbeaten Interim WBA Super Featherweight Champion Chris “Primetime” Colbert and hard-hitting contender Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar faced off Thursday at the final press conference before they meet in the main event of action live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, July 3 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. (photos
Posted on 07/01/2021 By: Sean Crose Boxing is a sport that’s known for having it’s share of bad blood. You can go on YouTube and watch a video from over a century ago where former 1800s star John L Sullivan is clearly unhappy shaking the hand of James Corbett, the man who had won the
4:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former four-division champion Mikey Garcia and ex-titleholder Regis Prograis are in advanced talks for a fall clash at 140 pounds, both fighters and promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN. If a deal is completed, the bout would land in the U.S., and be streamed on DAZN. Garcia, 33, is one of
#ColbertNyambayar Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-070321 Undefeated Interim WBA Super Featherweight Champion Chris “Primetime†Colbert faces hard-hitting contender Tugstsogt “King Tug†Nyambayar on Saturday, July 3, headlining the live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The SHOWTIME telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m.
Zach Parker is the No. 1 super-middleweight contender with the WBO, which means he could fight for Canelo’s world title, but the popular Derby man understands that a bout with the pound-for-pound star isn’t imminent. He explains why a future fight though isn’t actually all that far fetched, even if the Mexican may not have
It’s abundantly clear that the big undisputed heavyweight title unification between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury won’t be coming off next — that much we know — but Top Rank promoter Bob Arum tells Sky Sports that the fight could still happen in the future as he says there were absolutely no breakdowns in those
Amateur • Issue • Premium Roberto Cammarelle hasn’t forgotten or forgiven his Olympic loss to Anthony Joshua, writes John Dennen ROBERTO CAMMARELLE doesn’t think Olympic gold medals should be reallocated, but he does believe he beat Anthony Joshua in the super-heavyweight final at London 2012. “Wrongful decisions did have an impact. The two against [Alexander]
Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew is very familiar with the abilities of Oleksandr Usyk. In the final fight of his pro career in 2018, Bellew was brutally knocked out by Usyk. Usyk unified the entire cruiserweight division, and then officially moved up to heavyweight in 2019. After two bouts in the division, Usyk is now