Month: August 2021

Feature Is there a secret to taking a punch? In order to find out, Elliot Worsell speaks to three former world titlists, each known for having a great chin ONE moment he was doing all he could to avoid the punches of his opponent and the next he was sitting in a hotel room watching
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Issue • Premium • Preview James Chance/Getty Images Daniel Dubois and Tommy Fury set to win mismatches on Jake Paul undercard though Serrano-Mercado is passable DANIEL DUBOIS and Tommy Fury make their Stateside debuts on Sunday night (August 29). Showtime and BT Sport screen a show from Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse that also features women’s
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Issue • Premium • Preview Anthony Yarde must defeat Theran to secure Lyndon Arthur rematch but the best fights are elsewhere on the card, writes Matt Bozeat FRANK WARREN says the Anthony Yarde-Lyndon Arthur rematch goes ahead on October 9 – unless there’s a surprise result in Birmingham on Saturday night (August 28). Anthony Yarde
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Every fighter talks and dreams about that “opportunity of a lifetime,” but few ever get it, and the percentage that actually come out on top is even smaller. Heavyweight Juiseppe Cusumano, the hard-hitting, 6-foot-4 giant from Sicily – appropriately nicknamed “The Sicilian Nightmare” – finally gets that coveted, life-changing opportunity Sunday, August 29 in Cleveland
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Posted on 08/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode There was something incredibly odd about Yordenis Ugas. The Cuban native removed his shirt during last weekend’s weigh-ins for his contest against Manny Pacquiao and revealed an unbelievable physique. But while Ugas appeared to be in the best shape of his professional career, something seemed off. Although Ugas is
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2:20 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. suffered a retinal detachment/break in his left eye during sparring weeks before his scheduled fight with Manny Pacquiao, the 31-year-old unified welterweight champion told ESPN. During a session at the World Class Boxing Gym in downtown Dallas, Spence said, he felt something amiss, stopped the session and
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Rising lightweight sensation Frank “The Ghost” Martin impressed again, pitching a 10-round shutout over Ryan Kielczweski in the main event on PBC on FOX prior to the Pacquiaoa vs Ugas PPV. #FrankMartin #RyanKielczweski #MartinKielczweski 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
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Issue • Premium • Preview Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Dave Allen comes back on the same bill as Anthony Tomlinson in Sheffield on Friday night. Allen says he’s ultimately looking for a showdown with Alen Babic THE Fightzone cameras return to Sheffield on Friday night (August 27) for a show at the Ponds Forge Arena that’s
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Posted on 08/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oscar De La Hoya was very much serious when he announced that he wanted to return to the boxing ring several months ago. The former six-division world champion showed off his older but still shredded physique during a recent workout to promote his showdown against former UFC champion, Vitor
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Boxers • Issue • Premium Ahead of his British and Commonwealth title clash with Akeem Ennis Brown on Saturday, Sam Maxwell talks about his inspirations, fighting Lomachenko and more When and why you started boxing:I started boxing when I was 10. I’d been doing kickboxing since I was about five. My cousin went to a
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Feature Alex Menendez/Getty Images Elliot Worsell investigated the complicated, painful and occasionally lucrative role of the sparring partner IF there is any truth to the theory that we are the average of the five people closest to us, it is imperative a boxer chooses not only their coaches wisely but also their sparring partners. These,
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History • Issue • Premium Larry Braysher When London met the real Max Baer – a far cry from the ugly 21st-century Hollywood depiction THE 2005 blockbuster film Cinderella Man, which chronicled the life of world heavyweight champ James J. Braddock, was grossly unfair in its depiction of Braddock’s rival Max Baer, from whom he
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Feature • Issue • Premium John Gichigi/Allsport Elliot Worsell first interviewed Howard Eastman, the enigmatic middleweight, back in 2003. After a long search, he finds an altogether different character to the one he met 18 years ago IN GUYANA, his homeland, they prefer to call him ‘Boxer’ and he likes it this way. By choosing
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