Posted on 12/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Quietly but assuredly, Janibek Alimkhanuly has made his way up the middleweight ranks. The 28-year-old Kazakhstan native wrapped up a banner 2021 with a one-sided stoppage win over former middleweight champion Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam. Though N’Jikam has been both durable and respected throughout his career, the 37-year-old was out
Month: December 2021
7:17 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The boxing industry came to a screeching halt in 2020. Without the possibility of capacity crowds, the biggest fights were tossed to the side, along with the millions in gate revenue that would have accompanied them. But beginning in May with Canelo Alvarez’s victory over Billy Joe Saunders in Arlington,
Former IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant returned to his hometown after a historic hard-fought battle against Canelo Alvarez on November 6th, to host his 2nd Holiday Ham Giveaway in his hometown, at the Ashland City Courthouse. (photos by Deshun Smith) Plant arrived at yesterday’s event with his father and coach, Richie, and
Posted on 12/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Shawn Porter is one of the rare fighters in the welterweight division that has swapped fists with virtually all of the top names. So, with a one-of-a-kind perspective, Porter became intrigued when he began hearing rumblings of a showdown between unified champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBA belt holder
Boxers • Issue • Premium Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lisa Whiteside can box, and is handy with a firearm too When and why you started boxing:I just went for fitness. I Googled female boxers in the area and found a female boxer at Natbridge ABC. I think she won a national title
History • Issue • Premium Roy Chaplin Terry Lawless certainly knew how to produce world-class fighters, writes Miles Templeton WHAT a fantastic set of fighters there are in this week’s photo. You can say what you like about Terry Lawless, and his connection with the Duff, Barrett and Levene promotional syndicate, but he certainly knew
Feature • Issue • Premium Chris Hyde/Getty Images In his own words Malik Scott reveals what it was like to train Deontay Wilder, his role in one of the most exciting fights inh eavyweight history and explains why Tyson Fury has seen better days WHEN the whole world was saying ‘why did Deontay Wilder hire
Cuban heavyweight Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz is getting ready for his scheduled Fox Sports pay-per-view engagement on January 1, when he will face former world champion Charles Martin. The card will take place at Hollywood’s Hard Rock Cafe and Casino in Florida. Ortiz returns to fight after a long period of inactivity of 14 months,
Super lightweight contender Karl Dargan (20-1, 10 KOs) knocked out Ivan Delgado (13-4-2, 6 KOs) by RD3 TKO with an amazing display of power, patience, and boxing prowess. #KarlDargan #IvanDelgado #DarganDelgado 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
Posted on 12/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Through clenched teeth, Kell Brook could barely hold his excitement for his upcoming showdown against Amir Khan. For nearly a decade, the boxing world has wanted to see both Khan and Brook square off in the ring. However, due to a long list of issues, neither side had been
The inside story of the most talked about rivalries in recent years, as Tyson Fury & Deontay Wilder etched their names into boxing history, with a classic trilogy of fights. #TysonFury #DeontayWilder #FuryWilder Watch the full documentary on Christmas Day at 9.30pm on BT Sport 1 HD. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube âž¡ï¸Â
Triller is going public. In a press release issued yesterday, Triller announced plans to merge with SeaChange International, Inc. as a step towards trading publicly on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol “ILLR”. Triller is best known to boxing fans as the company behind a series of boxing events and music showcases. Their
Triller, the short video social networking app that touts itself as a rival to Tik-Tok and has made a name for itself through its streaming of combat sports events, is headed to the public market on the heels of a reverse merger with SeaChange International, a publicly-traded digital advertising company, the companies announced Wednesday in
Posted on 12/23/2021 By: Sean Crose I was fifteen when Marvelous Marvin Hagler fought Sugar Ray Leonard in 1987. I was a high school student in Massachusetts at the time, so it’s easy to understand why I was a Hagler fan. Trying my best to be fair, however, I watched his and Leonard’s wildly and
8:00 AM ET Since it first opened its doors in 1999, Staples Center has played host to seven NBA Finals, five WNBA Finals, four UFC pay-per-view cards, two Stanley Cup Finals and countless championship boxing matches. It was the home of the Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament for a decade and has seen multiple All-Star games
From a certain point of view, a Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fight is appealing. That point of view is held by folks who are not in the purist camp, people that appreciate that life is ideally seen as a source of bemusement. Think about all the tomfoolery, buffoonery, the slapstick buildup, the
There appears to be a shift in the global boxing scene over the last couple of weeks, with Demsey McKean successfully debuting in the United States, Liam Paro winning big on the undercard of the Fury vs Paul on Showtime PPV, and of course George Kambosos Jr’s historic victory over Teofimo Lopez last month. McKean
Posted on 12/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode If you sat down with Anthony Dirrell and had a candid conversation with him about Caleb Plant, the former super middleweight belt holder’s face will screw up in disgust. The 37-year-old has never kept his feelings about the Nashville, Tennessee native a secret. In fact, a few days prior
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