6:11 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show If you were wondering who is going to be the next serious heavyweight contender, then check out how Joe Joyce dealt with Christian Hammer
Month: July 2022
Mairis Briedis is set to defend his IBF cruiserweight title against unbeaten challenger Jai Opetaia, with Briedis going on the road in Australia for the fight. The main event is expected to go on sometime around 7 am ET. We’ll have discussion and live updates in the comments section. How you can watch Briedis vs
News • Opinion Joe Joyce wades into Christian Hammer at Wembley (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images) After taking two rounds to clear his throat, Joe Joyce walked through Christian Hammer in round four, writes Elliot Worsell LIKE a 19-stone, monosyllabic metaphor for life itself, heavyweight Joe Joyce offers opponents so much hope and opportunity only
Mark Wilson, the head trainer of newly crowned world champion Jai Opetaia, had no idea his boxer’s jaw was broken for at least nine rounds in Saturday’s title fight with Mairis Briedis. Opetaia’s jaw was busted up in the second round, but Wilson didn’t realize his boxer was injured until the eleventh. “I didn’t know
Posted on 07/02/2022 By: Sean Crose While he certainly can look sluggish in the ring, there’s no doubt heavyweight Joe Joyce knows how to close the show. After battering veteran fighter Christian Hammer on Saturday, the 13-0 up and comer Joyce set his sights on the division’s creme de la creme. While some might wonder
1:10 PM ET In conversations with Mikaela Mayer over the years, one of the constant themes that has come up has been an element of starting something. Beginning something for herself and setting things up for those who follow her once she’s done boxing. It’s part of the deal when you’re in a burgeoning sport,
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Joe Joyce returned to action in his standard “Juggernaut” form, eating some early shots from a hopeful Christian Hammer before pounding his way to a relentless victory inside of four rounds. Joyce (14-0, 13 KO) was meant to be fighting Joseph Parker, either on this date or in September, but had to settle for the
Joe Joyce did what Joe Joyce does as he battered Christian Hammer into submission in four rounds at Wembley Arena to stay on track for a world heavyweight title shot. Hammer certainly took his blows, going down four times, but he landed some big punches too. The difference was, as Joyce’s opponents have found before,
Posted on 07/02/2022 By: Sean Crose He had only previously lost on a single occasion – and that was to none other than current heavyweight world titlist Oleksandr Usyk. There was little doubt, then, that Mairis Briedis should win his IBF cruiserweight throwdown on Saturday against Jai Opetaia. Australia’s Opetaia may have been fighting for
1:06 PM ET The Mikaela Mayer-Alycia Baumgardner title unification fight at 130 pounds will take place on the Claressa Shields-Savannah Marshall card at O2 Arena in London on Sept. 10, a source told ESPN. Mayer, the WBO and IBF champion, and Baumgardner, the WBC champion, agreed to the fight in May with a location unknown,
Joe Joyce looks to remain undefeated when he takes on Christian Hammer at Wembley Arena on June 2nd. Joyce is hopeful that he still has many years left on the clock and looks to get the rounds in with the likes of Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Oleksandr Usyk before they hang up their gloves.
Jai Opetaia proved more than enough for his big moment, taking the IBF cruiserweight title from Mairis Briedis in a violent, bloody, courageous battle. Opetaia (22-0, 17 KO) led the action in the early rounds, landing at will with a straight left hand that Briedis (28-2, 20 KO) took far too long to solve. Opetaia
All the talk from Anthony Joshua about the changes he has made ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk are seemingly of no interest to the Ukrainian, As they head to Saudi Arabia next month, Usyk is only thinking about himself. Usyk had been the underdog when he took the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight
Feature • Premium Tyson Fury with Wladimir Klitschko, Andy Lee and Emanuel Steward Twelve years ago, a number of respected fighters in Detroit were seeing things in Tyson Fury the rest of the world would come to discover many years later, writes Declan Warrington Tyson Fury was a bullish 21-year-old when, in 2010, and partly
Letters • Premium This week’s panellists are asked to pick the ideal location to have a boxing match Maxi Hughes (Lightweight contender) Before I retire, I’d love to box in the USA, either in Vegas at the MGM Grand, or in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. Both cities are on my holiday list, too.
Heavyweight contender Joe Joyce will return to action today, facing veteran gatekeeper Christian Hammer, topping a Queensberry Promotions card from London. Along with Joyce vs Hammer, which admittedly is not the most fascinating main event, we’ll see Jason Cunningham defend the Commonwealth 122 lb title against former bantamweight world titlist Zolani Tete, plus more. The