Feature Focus On Sport/Getty Images Supreme sports writer Brian Doogan revealed how his fascination with the timeless Hagler vs Leonard rivalry led to him writing one of the best boxing books of recent years DARKNESS was Ray Leonard’s light during his years away from boxing. Denied the stage he had illuminated as his sport’s most
Month: April 2022
Feature DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images What would have happened if these famous 10 fights had got the rematch they deserved? OBVIOUS rematches sometimes don’t happen, irrespective of the sense they make. Here are 10 that the public assumed would, yet they somehow drifted away. 10. JACK JOHNSON w pts 15 SAM LANGFORDApril 26, 1906 – Chelsea,
Groupe Yvon Michel recently announced that after nearly two years on the sidelines, former light heavyweight champion Eleider Alvarez will return to action on May 5th in a cruiserweight bout against TBA. Alvarez (25-2, 13 KO), who famously flattened Sergey Kovalev for the WBO title in 2018 before losing it in their rematch, hasn’t fought
Claressa Shields is not too enamored with the idea of unifying her middleweight titles in her opponent’s backyard. Shields, the WBC, WBA, and IBF women’s middleweight champion, is on a collision course to face WBO middleweight titlist Savannah Marshall in a full unification bout this summer on Sky Sports, which has both fighters under exclusive
Posted on 04/05/2022 By: Hans Themistode No matter how unlikely his dreams and ambitions appeared to be, Caleb Plant believed it was preordained for him to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion of all time. With Plant already in possession of the IBF 168 pound crown, all that was left for Plant to do
The biggest Cinco De Mayo celebration in Canada will take place at REBEL Entertainment Complex, as Lee Baxter Promotions stages a night of boxing action on May 5 headlined by rising featherweight contender Bryan Acosta. Acosta (16-0, 5 KOs) signed with Lee Baxter Promotions in February 2022, making his Canadian debut on the undercard of
Posted on 04/05/2022 By: Hans Themistode Gennadiy Golovkin was in utter disbelief when the scorecards were initially announced following 12 hard-fought rounds against Canelo Alvarez in 2018. With the soon-to-be 40-year-old suffering the first defeat of his career, he’s turned the page on the controversial outcome. While Golovkin has gone on to pick up victories
7:33 AM ET Former featherweight world champion Lee Selby has retired at the age of 35 in the wake of his defeat to Gustavo Lemos in Buenos Aires last month. Selby, who held the IBF featherweight title for three years after beating Evgeny Gradovich in 2015, suffered the first stoppage defeat of his career in
Matchroom head honcho Eddie Hearn, speaking with Ak and Barak on the DAZN Boxing Show, laid out his plans for Ryan Garcia’s immediate future after this Saturday’s bout with Emmanuel Tagoe. With George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney potentially slated for back-to-back bouts and Gervonta Davis busy with Rolando Romero in May, Hearn wants “Kingry”
On the same day that undercard was unveiled for Tyson Fury’s WBC heavyweight championship of the world collision with challenger Dillian Whyte on Saturday, April 23, it was confirmed that 4,000 additional tickets now set to go on sale at midday tomorrow from Ticketmaster making Fury-Whyte the record-breaking sporting event to be held at Wembley
Posted on 04/05/2022 By: Hans Themistode Erickson Lubin has successfully peeled himself up off the canvas, both figuratively and literally. With the entire boxing world watching, the Florida native would lose in stunning fashion at the hands of Jermell Charlo in October of 2017. While initially embarrassed and acrimonious by the way things played out,
7:47 AM ET When Jennifer Han got the call in 2021, she knew this was not going to be easy. Not even close. The opponent — undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor — was very talented. There was also her own situation. Han had given birth to her second child, Nolan, months before. She said she
News James Chance/Getty Images The undercard and pay-per-view price for Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte have also been set Extra tickets go on sale so a crowd of 94,000 will attend Fury-Whyte at Wembley stadium The pay-per-view will cost £24.95 on BT Sport Box Office in the UK The undercard for the bill has been
With towering super welterweight Sebastian Fundora set to take on former world title contender Erickson Lubin this Saturday night on Showtime, Fundora says he’s not looking to get out of his comfort zone, and will willing engage Lubin in an action fight. “I learned against Garcia that I’m in great condition and that I can
Order #SpenceUgas on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View NOW: https://pbcham.ps/SpenceUgas5 WBC and IBF world champion Errol “The Truth†Spence Jr. and WBA world champion Yordenis Ugas square off in a welterweight title unification clash that headlines a SHOWTIME PPV on Saturday, April 16 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The pay-per-view telecast
Andrew Moloney continues to hunt for a major title in the lucrative junior bantamweight division. The former secondary WBA titlist has drawn motivation from a recently ordered title fight ahead of his own ring appearance this weekend. Australia’s Moloney returns this Saturday in the opening bout of an ESPN tripleheader from The OC Hangar in
Posted on 04/04/2022 By: Hans Themistode Demetrius Andrade’s time as a 160 pounder didn’t go exactly the way he originally envisioned it. After winning the vacant WBO crown against Walter Kautondokwa in 2018, Andrade believed that his path to big-time fights, and even bigger bags of cash, was a clear one. However, with the Rhode
Issue • Premium • Reports Andy Whittle watches a late count deny Craig Derbyshire against Tommy Frank in Yorkshire A COUNT given to Craig Derbyshire with barely 10 seconds of his British flyweight title bout against old adversary Tommy Frank remaining at the Magna Centre on Sunday saw the Bentley man’s gallant title aspirations thwarted
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