Luis Nery is looking to return to action in the very near future. When he does step in the ring he will have a new face in his corner. Jorge Capetillo has notified BoxingScene.com that he now will be working with the former bantamweight champion. The 26-year-old Mexico native last fought in May when
Month: August 2021
Posted on 08/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode Whenever Bob Arum lays his eyes on unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, they immediately fill with dollar signs. The long-time promoter knows good and well that Joshua represents a massive payday for himself, his promotional company Top Rank, and of course, WBC/Ring Magazine heavyweight titlist, Tyson Fury. Just a
7:30 AM ET Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi If Derrick Lewis beats Ciryl Gane in the UFC 265 main event Saturday night in Houston to capture the interim heavyweight title, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him scan the crowd for a familiar face. And he wouldn’t necessarily be searching for heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou, who
Opinion Holly Stein/Allsport Leigh Wood’s triumph over Xu Can was just the latest in a long line of fights that delivered their most dramatic moments in the final round Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick TaylorThe greatest of all last-round, come-from-behind knockout wins, Chavez was down on two of three ringside scorecards when he managed to
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Luke Campbell’s retirement was heartening and in sharp contrast to the comebacks of Oscar De La Hoya and Riddick Bowe LUKE CAMPBELL announcing his retirement with a smile on his face while describing what’s truly important in life, his family, is right up there with my favourite moments of
10) Jason Moloney vs Joshua Greer Jr, Aug. 14 (ESPN) Why to Watch: Moloney (21-2, 18 KO) and Greer (22-2-2, 12 KO) are relatively well-matched. Moloney is a back-end top 10 bantamweight, and the Aussie returns to America on his twin brother’s undercard again. He’s a good fighter, usually good to watch, obviously was no
Eight-Division World Champion and Philippine Senator Manny “Pac Man†Pacquiao and Undefeated Unified WBC and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol “The Truth†Spence Jr. will meet in a blockbuster championship showdown that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event. ðŸâ€â€”: https://pbcham.ps/PacSpencePPV-5 #PacquiaoSpence Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US:
Tommy Fury and Daniel Dubois alongside Frank Warren announced their American debuts for August 29 at a press conference in London. 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 Boxing Facebook Group ➡︠https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡︠http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more
Undefeated bantamweight prospect, Joahnys Argilagos (7-0, 3 KOs), who is managed by Jesse Rodriguez, will return this Saturday, August 7th, on the Premier Boxing Champions “Stanionis vs Collazo” undercard, taking place from The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Argilagos’ opponent will be tough Mexican veteran Jose Alfredo Chanez (8-12, 4 KOs), who fought Michael Conlan in
Posted on 08/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Michael Hunter has long craved to face some of the best in the heavyweight division. While he didn’t get exactly what he was hoping for, as he took on journeymen Mike Wilson, Hunter moved one step closer to a bigger contest. As New York City has begun to open
1:13 AM ET Associated Press Sena Irie of Japan has claimed the first-ever women’s featherweight boxing gold medal with a unanimous decision over the Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio. Irie became the first female boxer to win a medal for Japan when she secured the first gold of the Tokyo boxing tournament by sweeping the third round
It didn’t feel look too many people were in the Hulu Theater to see the boxing portion of TrillerVerz, but Michael Hunter and Chris Algieri both took care of business in one-sided fashion as the new series premiered. Hunter improved to 20-1-1 (14 KO) by dominating Mike Wilson in their heavyweight main event, scoring a
NEW YORK – Joe Ward made a triumphant return Tuesday night to the site where he sustained a devastating injury that once derailed his career. The Irish light heavyweight prospect’s power and accuracy were too much for previously undefeated Tory Williams in their six-round bout on Triller Fight Club’s card at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu
Posted on 08/03/2021 By: Sean Crose Keith Thurman recently weighed in on that leaked sparring video featuring Errol Spence that’s been making the rounds. Although he didn’t think Spence looked his best in there with a sparring partner who was landing effectively, Thurman also made it clear that all is not always as it seams.
7:18 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For decades, Team USA was the standard-bearer of Olympic boxing, a factory of future heavyweight champions no matter the weight class. Floyd Paterson won middleweight gold at the 1952 Helsinki Games before capturing the heavyweight championship. Eight years later, Cassius Clay claimed light heavyweight gold in Rome and went on
Issue • Opinion • Premium Ian Walton/Matchroom Boxing George Gigney reviews the boxing media as DAZN launch in the UK with the first Fight Camp of 2021 DAZN and Matchroom Boxing kicked off their 2021 version of the Fight Camp series in style. The card itself suffered when its main event – Conor Benn vs
Opinion LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images Mourad Aliev’s outburst as he was disqualified against Frazer Clarke became a talking point in the Olympic super-heavyweight division Paul EdwardsAmateur coachThe referee was 100 per cent right. I hate that. If you throw a head butt in boxing you should be disqualified straightaway, let’s get it right. You
Irish super bantamweight Michael Conlan (15-0, 8 KOs) is set for his next fight this weekend when he faces veteran TJ Doheny (22-2, 16 KOs) in a bout set in Belfast. And as Conlan looks to keep his undefeated record intact, he’s also willingly acknowledging that he’s set to square off against a tough and