Joet Gonzalez’s goal Saturday night is to earn a rematch with Emanuel Navarrete. To secure what would be his third shot at the WBO featherweight title in as many years, Gonzalez must overcome an opponent Navarrete has already beaten twice in a 12-round main event ESPN+ will stream from Grand Casino Hinckley in Hinckley, Minnesota.
Month: July 2022
Posted on 07/21/2022 By: Sean Crose Floyd Mayweather took to reminiscing a bit during an interview with FightHype that was posted on Wednesday. “Oscar De La Hoya,” the former pound for pound great said, referring back to the leadup of his 2007 superbout with the “GoldenBoy” himself, “chose the gloves, chose the judges, he chose
Folks, we cannot tell a lie: For in-ring action, this is a pretty dead coming weekend in boxing. But there is one fight of note on major U.S. TV, and it’s at least a well-matched fight on paper, as Joet Gonzalez faces Isaac Dogboe in a featherweight main event Saturday night on ESPN+. So who
Feature Alejandra Ayala with her father “This was the first time I’ve spoken to someone other than my parents about what happened,” Alejandra Ayala told Boxing News’ Elliot Worsell from her hotel room in Glasgow. “I needed this.” Part I – The Rebirth Having finally risen, Alejandra “Fénix” Ayala wanted to talk. She had, in
5:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The Devin Haney-George Kambosos rematch for the undisputed lightweight championship is being planned for Oct. 16 in Australia, sources tell ESPN, which will accommodate an ESPN prime-time telecast on Oct. 15. The bout could land at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, home of the Australian Open, but no site has been
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is still on the fence with respect to a potential future fight. Fury saw action in April, when he knocked out mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in London. In the aftermath, Fury explained that he was going to retire from the sport. However, Fury has yet to vacate
WBC heavyweight champion may not be intending to head into retirement after all. In a recent social media post, Fury says he wants to make it clear to the world that he’s prepared to make a big British fight against Anthony Joshua, but adds in a ‘free’ stipulation that likely makes it an impossibility. “That’s
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Adrian Peterson is looking to make a run in a completely different contact sport. The future NFL Hall of Famer will be making his boxing debut in an exhibition match against fellow running back Le’Veon Bell on July 30 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles as a featured attraction for the Social Gloves pay-per-view
7:53 AM ET Mike Coppinger 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 Unlike most other professional sports, trades do not happen in boxing. Boxing promoters sign fighters to their companies and promote their fights,
The Jake Paul vs Hasim Rahman Jr pay-per-view undercard is now fully rounded out, with 140 lb prospect Brandun Lee and lightweight Ashton Sylve added to the card. The 23-year-old Lee (25-0, 22 KO) has come up through the ShoBox scene, and got spots on the Donaire vs Gaballo and Spence vs Ugas cards in
Two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia is ten days away from his scheduled showdown with Jose Benavidez Jr. The bout takes place on Saturday, July 30, headlining live on Showtime televised tripleheader from Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a Premier Boxing Champions event. Garcia, who won world titles at junior welterweight and welterweight, is making
Posted on 07/21/2022 By John “Gutterdandy” Walker Ukrainian heavyweight boxing legend and current Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, was presented with the Arthur Ashe Award For Courage Wednesday night at the 2022 ESPY awards. Known as “Dr. Ironfist” during his boxing career, where he amassed a glittering record of 45-2 with 41 wins coming by
Premium • Reports Hamzah Sheeraz attacks Francisco Torres (Scott Rawsthorne / Queensberry Promotions) Ron Lewis watches the humble Sheeraz rises from the floor to stop Torres atop entertaining bill IF THERE is one man not buying into the hype that is surrounding Hamzah Sheeraz right now, it is the man himself. The recently elected British
Feature • Premium Matt Skelton poses ahead of his fight against Ruslan Chagaev in 2008 (Photo by Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images) Matt Skelton remembers his unlikely rise through the heavyweight ranks and pinpoints the moment he realised the ascent had stopped THERE comes a time in every fighter’s career when he realises his best days are
Letters Simon Euan-Smith pays tribute to the 1966 Commonwealth Games gold medallist ROGER TIGHE, who died on July 1 aged 77, was a fine amateur who couldn’t reach the same heights as a pro. Southpaw Tighe won the ABA light-heavyweight title in 1966, and was chosen as English team captain for the Commonwealth Games in
Bunce Diaries • Premium Frankie Lucas in 1973 (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) In his latest diary entry, Steve Bunce tells the story of Frankie Lucas, the lost fighter who didn’t want to be found THIS is a giant story about one man and his struggle for recognition. It is all true. Frankie Lucas
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