Josue “The Prodigy” Vargas earned his nickname fighting as an amateur growing up in The Bronx. The Puerto Rican-born junior welterweight contender now has the opportunity to notch a career-defining win roughly 10 miles from where he was raised. (photos by Mikey Williams) Vargas (19-1, 9 KOs) will take on two-time world title challenger Jose
Month: October 2021
Posted on 10/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez was intrigued by the thought of having Ryan Garcia join his stable. The lightweight contender reached out to head trainer Eddy Reynoso and for the past several years, the pair have worked side by side. So far, everything has gone exactly how Garcia was envisioning it, as
7:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When COVID took hold of the world in March 2020, it also greatly hampered sports, but perhaps none more so than boxing. After all, the fight game hinges on major live gates to deliver its truly marquee events. While the other major sports leagues experienced plenty of pauses and cancellations,
Feature • Issue • Premium Stanley Weston/Getty Images Springs Toledo writes a beautiful tribute to Tony DeMarco and the power of his kindness THE first thing you’d notice when he greeted you was his eyes, the kindness in them. They’d twinkle as a smile creased his face and you knew he was genuinely happy to
Feature • Issue • Premium Julian Finney/Getty Images Anthony Joshua faces a crucial turning point in his career. Elliot Worsell examines how big names in boxing have approached making changes and the lessons Joshua needs to learn THESE, in case you somehow happened to miss them, were just some of the sounds emanating from Anthony
Main Event Jose Zepeda is an established contender at 140 lbs, while Josue Vargas is looking to get over the hump by taking a big step up in competition in Saturday’s Top Rank main event on ESPN+. Zepeda (34-2, 26 KO) has been one of boxing’s more oddly fascinating fighters for the last couple years
Eric Molina has confidently predicted that he will become the first man to defeat fast-rising Croatian Heavyweight contender Alen Babic when they collide in a scheduled eight-round contest on the undercard of Chantelle Cameron vs. Mary McGee at The O2 in London this Saturday October 30, live worldwide on DAZN. ‘Drummer Boy’ (28-7, 20 KOs)
Posted on 10/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode No matter the circumstances, Claressa Shields always managed to find a way to win. Whether she was competing on the Olympic stage or fighting for an undisputed boxing crown, or better yet, in the cage during a Mixed Martial Arts bout, Shields would always have her raised in victory.
Amateur • Issue • Premium The AIBA men’s World championships are underway in Serbia. John Dennen speaks to Harris Akbar and looks forward to upcoming bouts THE opening ceremony is done, the draw is in and the first bouts are underway at the AIBA men’s World championships at the Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. For
Last week, to some fanfare online, ESPN published a list of Boxing’s top 25 under 25. It did what lists like that are supposed to do, celebrating what boxing has around the corner and giving readers something to talk and debate about. The list was topped by lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez with Shakur Stevenson, who
Claressa Shields made a little noise this week by saying she could spar with just her left hand and “embarrass” Jake Paul in a boxing ring, so Paul got right to trolling Shields after her loss in PFL MMA on Wednesday night: “The truth hurts but it’s necessary,” Paul wrote. “Clarissa (sic) Shields is a
Posted on 10/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the better part of two years, both WBC middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin and WBA titleholder Ryota Murata, have spent more time outside of the ring, than inside of it. However, after working diligently behind the scenes, it appears as though that will be coming to an end. As
3:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gennadiy Golovkin and Ryota Murata have agreed to a deal for a Dec. 29 middleweight title unification bout at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, multiple sources told ESPN. A formal announcement is expected next week. The fight will take place just outside Murata’s hometown, Tokyo. The Olympic gold medalist
Two-time world super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell and strength and conditioning coach Larry Wade impart their wisdom this week on The PBC Podcast. Dirrell is gunning for one more world title shot as he takes on the upset-minded Marcos Hernandez in the co-feature to the Canelo Alvarez-Caleb Plant undisputed super middleweight bout Saturday, November 6
Canelo and Caleb Plant gave their immediate reactions to their opening press conference head-to-head confrontation. Watch Canelo v Caleb Plant on November 6, live on BT Sport Box Office. 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/BTSpo…
There isn’t a time when she’s in a boxing ring that Claressa Shields doesn’t think she is capable of dominating her opponent. The three-division boxing champion wasn’t nearly as sure of herself when she made her mixed martial arts debut against Brittney Elkin on June 10 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Shields feels she was
Posted on 10/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anthony Joshua has been both gracious in victory and humble in defeat. Following the first loss of his career to Andy Ruiz Jr. in June of 2019, Joshua placed his arms around his Mexican rival and allowed him to receive his well-earned spotlight. Joshua would continue to heap praise
The World Boxing Association announced a Monday, November 1st purse bid for a featherweight matchup between Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan. The move comes after representatives for both fighters failed to reach an agreement, even after an extension from the original purse bid date of October 11th. Leigh Wood currently holds the WBA “regular” title
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