Feature • Issue • Premium Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Elliot Worsell charts the developing rivalry between the two fighters in the build-up to the Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant super-middleweight championship fight SATURDAY’S Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant super-middleweight championship fight is that rarest of things: a fight in which the two men involved have already
Month: November 2021
LAS VEGAS – Anthony Dirrell has trained here for the past couple of months in preparation for his fight against Marcos Hernandez on Saturday night. While beneficial to prepare in the self-proclaimed “Fight Capital of the World,” where sparring partners are plentiful, Dirrell has grown tired of this city because he misses his family. One
Posted on 11/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode A light bulb flickered on in the mind of Eddie Hearn. In no way, shape or form was the long-time promoter happy when he heard Ryan Garcia was forced to remove himself from his upcoming showdown against Joseph Diaz due to wrist surgery. But, he saw it as an
7:51 AM ET The final two months of 2021 offer a range of big fights for women: Claressa Shields returns to the ring. Katie Taylor fights again. Mikaela Mayer and Maiva Hamadouche fight on Friday night (8 p.m. on ESPN+) to start to unify the junior lightweight division and a week later, Dina Thorslund and
Women’s boxing has, if we’re all being honest, struggled to really gain a foothold with American boxing fans in particular. While that side of the sport definitely has a much bigger profile now than it did 10 or even five years ago — Claressa Shields has headlined on Showtime, Mikaela Mayer is set to headline
Right now, it looks like a before and after. Saul Alvarez was already one of the better fighters in the world before his second bout with Gennady Golovkin. Their rematch, like the first fight, was hotly contested and the scoring continues to be debated but there was something different about Alvarez’s performance that night. Alvarez
Posted on 11/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the vast majority of his career, Canelo Alvarez has walked through the ropes as a considerable favorite. Come this Saturday night on November 6th, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, Alvarez will assume that familiar position. On the night, Alvarez will attempt to unify his WBA,
Fitness • Technique Tony Jeffries demonstrates what sets the world’s best boxers apart from the rest AFTER 26 years of being in boxing, studying hundreds of top fighters and watching thousands of boxers I’ve noticed a pattern with these world class boxers and what they all do. I’ve also noticed after working with some of
News Amanda Westcott/Showtime But Caleb Plant says that he wanted to go head-to-head with Canelo Alvarez. He details the reasons that he believes will see him win on Saturday. John Dennen reports from Las Vegas CANELO ALVAREZ and Caleb Plant did not face off at their press conference on Wednesday. A previous head-to-head had spiraled
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Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera and former world champion Daniel Ponce De Leon will square off in a six-round exhibition bout on Saturday, November 20, with the event available on FITE TV for $9.99. It probably goes without saying that this isn’t going to be anyone’s focus on that evening, which also features the
Steve Bunce sat down with the Caleb Plant ahead of his huge undisputed super-middleweight showdown with Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas for all the marbles! Plant spoke about his realising his dreams, the hardships he’s overcome, wanting to etch his name in boxing history and discusses that scuffle at the kick-off presser. #CaneloPlant #CalebPlant Watch
Joshua Buatsi will face former World Title challenger Maxim Vlasov on the undercard of Joseph Parker’s huge rematch with Derek Chisora at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday December 18, live worldwide on DAZN (with the exception of New Zealand and Samoa). Buatsi (15-0, 13 KOs) scored his tenth knockout in a row when
Posted on 11/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Boxing fans all around the world are flocking to Las Vegas, Nevada, this coming weekend. Not just because they want to witness Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant live but because they want to fill their pockets with a few extra bucks. No matter who steps up to the betting
3:49 PM ET NEW YORK — Kamaru Usman has one of the top fighters in the world in his crosshairs. It just so happens that it’s not a fellow MMA fighter. The UFC welterweight champion and ESPN’s No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound mixed martial artist said Wednesday at UFC 268 media day that he is targeting a
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn spoke with iFL TV about a bevy of topics, including Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte, the state of Anthony Joshua’s TV deals in the UK especially, Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury, and much more. On the chance of doing Alen Babic vs Dave Allen “Without saying too much, after I
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez didn’t callously claim recently that Ryan Garcia is “wasting” his talent. The measured Mexican icon issued his opinion of Garcia’s career publicly to serve as “constructive criticism” of his stablemate, in hopes of motivating the former WBC interim lightweight champion once he recovers from recent surgery on his fractured right
Issue • Opinion • Premium Mark Robinson Anthony Joshua’s interview with Kugan Cassius is full of both positivity and cause for concern, writes George Gigney After it became clear he is considering the input of a new trainer, Anthony Joshua sat down with IFL TV to reflect on his loss to Oleksandr Usyk and explain