For the first time since 1962, Cuban fighters are free to compete professionally without needing to defect. ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that the nation’s boxing federation lifted the 60-year ban after striking a deal with Golden Ring promotions, which will host a May 20th show in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Said show tentatively features some of the
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The team behind unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk are expecting to finalize the date and venue for the rematch with Anthony Joshua within the next two weeks. Last September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight belts. Joshua would later exercise an immediate rematch
Posted on 04/04/2022 By: Sean Crose For years he was the boogie man of the middleweight division – a Kazakh terror whose methodical brutality broke the best competition available. The big names seemed to want to avoid him while fans argued whether or not the man was as good as advertised. Then, finally, Gennady Golovkin
This past Saturday, unbeaten super featherweight Joe Cordina retweeted a report from NoSmokeBoxing claiming that he’d challenge IBF champion Kenichi Ogawa “in early June” at Cardiff’s Motorsport Arena. Cordina (14-0, 8 KO), who went 1-1 at the 2016 Olympic Games, sits at #3 in the rankings behind Shavkatzhdon Rakhimov and Zelfa Barrett. He enjoyed a
Issue • Premium • Reports Nigel Roddis/Getty Images Savannah Marshall gives the watching Claressa Shields something to think about with an eighth consecutive KO win, writes Roy Kelly WITH Claressa Shields watching on from ringside, Savannah Marshall knocked out Femke Hermans in just three rounds on Saturday (April 2) in Newcastle. The same Hermans who
Promoter Ben Shalom of Boxxer believes a welterweight scrap between Amir Khan and Florian Marku is a fight that makes sense for both parties. Back in February, Khan returned to the ring for the first time since July of 2019 – and he was stopped in six rounds by domestic rival Kell Brook in a
Posted on 04/04/2022 By: Hans Themistode Sweat drips down profusely from the brow of Dmitry Bivol as he continues his relentless preparation for May 7th. On the night, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bivol will enter the ring for the first time in his career as a prohibited underdog when he takes on pound-for-pound star, Canelo
Reports Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Another victory for Sandor Martin in Spain, writes Eric Armit in his latest international round-up APRIL 1 BARCELONA, SPAIN Local hero SANDOR MARTIN, 40-2 (13), kept his hopes of a shot at Josh Taylor for the super-lightweight title alive as he outclassed Mexican JOSE FELIX, 39-6-1 (30). Martin outboxed Felix over
#SpenceUgas Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-041622 Watch live as unbeaten WBC and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. trains ahead of his welterweight unification matchup with WBA World Welterweight Champion Yordenis Ugas, live on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View on April 16, 2022. Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by
Archives Simon Bruty/Allsport Ray Mercer pulled no punches when he spoke about his unforgettable career – ‘We are in a sport, mother f**ker, and if I wanna talk s**t, I’m gonna talk s**t’ BOXING relies on the graphic and evocative. Images of glory and agony are etched into the history of a sport that promises
Rankings go up on Mondays. Ranked fights this week: Middleweight: (1) Gennadiy Golovkin vs (4) Ryota Murata, Apr. 9 Junior Middleweight: (3) Erickson Lubin vs (6) Sebastian Fundora, Apr. 9 Lightweight: (6) Ryan Garcia vs Emmanuel Tagoe, Apr. 9 Flyweight: (2) Junto Nakatani vs Ryota Yamauchi, Apr. 9 Women’s P4P: (5) Mikaela Mayer vs Jennifer
Zach Parker insists he will wipe out Chris Eubank Jr after demolishing Marcus Morrison with the WBO No.1 hoping to get his shot at Canelo. 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/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram
Ryan Garcia always knew how to use social media to his advantage. What he shows to his legion of followers, however, is rarely what he intends to apply to any given fight. “I don’t show anybody what I’m working on,” Garcia insisted during a recent open workout ahead of his April 9 DAZN headliner versus
Posted on 04/03/2022 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. has made the long, lonely trek to the ring a total of 27 times as a professional. Once he walks through the raucous crowd and prior to the Dallas native swapping fists with his opponents, he waits patiently as his credentials are introduced by the ring
The enduring love-hate relationship between Roy Jones Jnr and Bernard Hopkins eventually reached its conclusion 12 years ago this week, writes Elliot Worsell THIS is a story about patience, perseverance and playing the long game. It is appropriate, therefore, more now than ever. Specifically, it is a lesson in longevity taught by Bernard Hopkins and
DAZN and Social Media, 1:00 am ET, GGG vs Murata press conference. DAZN and Social Media, 2:00 pm ET, Garcia vs Tagoe press conference. DAZN and Social Media, 1:00 am ET, GGG vs Murata weigh-in. DAZN and Social Media, 2:00 pm ET, Garcia vs Tagoe weigh-in. DAZN, 5:00 am ET, Gennadiy Golovkin vs Ryota Murata.
There is only “one street” in Devin Haney’s mind. In a recent interview, the WBC lightweight titleholder tried to refute the notion that fighters who belong to different promotional entities are more or less consigned to operating within their respective spheres, thus preventing the most competitive matches in the sport from being made. Haney, of
Posted on 04/03/2022 By: Sean Crose He’s defeated every man he’s ever met in the ring. Even the two opponents who happened to defeat him ended up tasting defeat themselves when they did battle with the man a second time. Out of all his 16 victories, only 3 have gone the distance. At thirty-six he