Terence Crawford continues to push for his next fight to be against Errol Spence Jr, telling ESPN’s Mike Coppinger the bare truth of the matter as it stands now, that there is no longer a single reason they shouldn’t be fighting. Crawford also says that after he beats Spence, he plans a move up to
Month: May 2022
Neither Devin Haney nor George Kambosos will have a compatriot keeping score in their upcoming lightweight undisputed title bout, according to promoter Bob Arum. The Las Vegas-based Haney, the WBC lightweight titlist, is set to take on unified WBA, WBO, and IBF champion George Kambosos June 5 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, Kambosos’ home
Posted on 05/01/2022 By: Hans Themistode Matchroom Boxing From the moment Amanda Serrano inked her name on the dotted line, Katie Taylor knew she was in for a rough outing. However, despite entrenching herself in a grueling eight-week training camp and regardless of her near 10-year experience at the highest of levels, Taylor was given
3:10 AM ET NEW YORK — Katie Taylor showed up to the weigh-in Friday afternoon and it was then — more than 24 hours before she’d be in the ring at Madison Square Garden against Amanda Serrano — that the gravity of everything they’d been trying to pull off hit her. She has seen big
(Aug. 21, 2021) Unbeaten featherweight contender Mark Magsayo stops former world champion Julio Ceja via tenth-round knockout in their WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator. In a star-making performance, Mark “Magnifico†Magsayo (23-0, 16 KOs) of the Philippines scored a spectacular knockout of Julio Ceja (32-5-1, 28 KOs), putting the former world champion away in the 10th
Tyson Fury breaks down exactly how he beat Dillian Whyte in his momentous win at Wembley in a way only he can. A lyrical wordsmith on the mic. Nobody even comes close. 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
Shakur Stevenson is pretty clearly a great boxing talent, and he showed that again on Saturday night, dominating Oscar Valdez — even toying with him at times — to unify the WBO and WBC junior lightweight titles in a wide decision win. Even more than just having the talent, Stevenson (18-0, 9 KO) has the
(Video by Ryan Burton) – Teofimo Lopez Interview – MGM Grand, Las Vegas – In a super featherweight unification for the WBO, WBC world titles, Shakur Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) dominated Oscar Valdez (30-1, 23 KOs) over twelve rounds to win a dominant unanimous decision. The scores were 117-110, 118-109, 118-109. Functional Cookies Disabled In
Posted on 05/01/2022 By: Sean Crose Undefeated juggernaut Shakur Stevenson headlined a Top Rank ESPN card on Saturday night, as he put his WBO junior lightweight title on the line against fellow juggernaut and WBC junior lightweight titlist Oscar Valdez (whose own title belt was on the line, as well). The bout was scheduled for
1:35 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — The outcome was never in doubt. The summit meeting at 130 pounds turned out to be a total mismatch as Shakur Stevenson used a superb southpaw jab and ring smarts beyond his years to dominate Oscar Valdez in the title unification matchup on Saturday at the MGM
Opinion Steve Marcus/Getty Images Shakur Stevenson eases to victory against Oscar Valdez in Las Vegas, writes Declan Warrington from ringside AT the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night America’s Shakur Stevenson eased to victory against Oscar Valdez of Mexico, proving he is by some distance the best fighter in the super-featherweight division. He
News Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Katie Taylor wins her legacy-defining fight against Amanda Serrano KATIE TAYLOR defended her world lightweight championship in a thrilling, gruelling 10-round battle with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday. The most significant fight in the history of women’s boxing, it was the first time two female boxers
LAS VEGAS – Nico Ali Walsh delivered the improved performance he predicted Saturday night. Muhammad Ali’s grandson knocked out Alejandro Ibarra with a picture-perfect left-right combination late in the first round of their four-round middleweight match at MGM Grand Garden Arena. ESPN aired Ali Walsh’s impressive victory as the opener of a three-bout broadcast that’ll
Posted on 04/30/2022 There were no feel out rounds between Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Elin Cederroos. With the pair determined to leave the ring as an undisputed champion, they gave a jam-packed crowd in Madison Square Garden their money’s worth. Al Bello Although both had their moments, it was Crews-Dezurn who was awarded a fairly wide
7:13 PM ET Mike Coppinger Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Two big events in two of the biggest boxing cities in the world take over the sport on Saturday. Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez will face
Liam Smith stopped Jessie Vargas in the 10th round of a hard-hitting fight on the Taylor vs Serrano show at Madison Square Garden, capping a very good night of undercard action with a rugged battle. Our Taylor vs Serrano live coverage continues! Click here! Smith (31-3-1, 18 KO) still proved he’s plenty relevant as a