According to a report by ESPN, former WBC junior featherweight titleholder Brandon Figueroa was arrested on Sunday for being suspected of driving while intoxicated in his home state of Texas. Tests allegedly confirm that Figueroa had a blood-alcohol content of over .15, with the legal limit in the state of Texas being .08. Figueroa, 25,
Month: October 2022
Eddie Hearn has already mapped out a plan for Joe Cordina to regain his title. The chairman of Matchroom Boxing immediately came to grips with the IBF stripping Cordina of the junior lightweight title. The unbeaten Welshman was due to defend against mandatory challenger Shavkat Rakhimov on a November 5 DAZN show in Abu Dhabi,
Posted on 10/04/2022 By: Sean Crose If you’ve never seen it, you may well be interested in checking out the first fight between Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn on YouTube. The 1990 bout is a prime example of premiere level boxing. Like an action flick from the era, each fighter gives a high octane,
10:17 AM ET Former WBC junior featherweight champion Brandon Figueroa was arrested Sunday for allegedly driving while intoxicated, jail records in Hidalgo County, Texas, show. Tests showed the 25-year-old Figueroa’s blood alcohol content was greater than .15, nearly double the state limit of .08. The Weslaco, Texas, native was released on a $1,000 personal recognizance
20-year-old undefeated blue-chip prospect, lightweight Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (7-0, 7 KOs), who’s won all seven of his professional bouts by knockout and was a 2020 Olympic Trials Silver Medalist, wants to put every fighter in the lightweight division on notice. Born and raised in Pomona, California, Tito is one of the most dynamic power punchers
Posted on 10/04/2022 By: Sean Crose The red hot Shakur Stevenson raised a few eyebrows some weeks back when he lost his WBC super featherweight title on the scales before squaring off with Robson Conceicao. Underdog Conceicao could have picked up the title himself had he ended up beating Stevenson, but that didn’t happen, as
7:52 AM ET The most anticipated matchup between welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford still isn’t finalized, but if/when it happens, will the winner be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world? Canelo Alvarez and Tyson Fury will have something to say if Spence or Crawford can’t produce an impressive performance. In London
It’s Tuesday, so that means it’s podcast day here at Bad Left Hook! John and myself are back with our thoughts on the weirdo Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn fight, Showtime’s card on Saturday, and boxing things with bigger names that aren’t happening or possibly aren’t happening. Thrilling! We also get into some listener
Letters • Premium Tyson Fury (James Chance/Getty Images) The latest big-fight negotiations for Spence-Crawford and Fury-Joshua leave us with that familiar feeling, writes George Gigney Websites SPOOKY season is upon us. The nights grow longer, the days shorter, and when it comes to a choice between trick or treat, boxing – as ever – is
Feature • Premium 9 Oct 1993: Chris Eubank (left) trades blows with Nigel Benn in their rematch (Holly Stein /Allsport) Niall Hickman takes us back to the Benn-Eubank rematch which he covered alongside the great Harry Mullan IT WAS a phone call that was to change my life. Apologies if that sounds somewhat over-dramatic and
Eddie Hearn had hope for Conor Benn when he turned pro 6½ years ago, but his promoter couldn’t conceivably have known Nigel Benn’s son would’ve evolved into what he is today. The younger Benn had a limited amateur career (20-2) and came from an affluent household, not typically the type of background that inspires boxers
9:00 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joe Cordina’s junior lightweight title defense vs. Shavkat Rakhimov, scheduled for Nov. 5 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is off after Cordina suffered a hand injury that will require surgery, a source told ESPN. The IBF informed Cordina (15-0, 9 KOs) on Monday that he has been stripped of
Letters • Premium September 10, 1993: Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank during their rematch (Holly Stein /Allsport) This week’s panellists were asked to cast their minds back to the era of Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn and then pick their favourite Maxi Hughes (Lightweight contender) Nigel Benn for me. He has remained down to earth
Joe Cordina has been stripped of his IBF junior lightweight title after pulling out of a Nov. 5 mandatory title defense against Shavkat Rakhimov. Cordina, who just won the title with a crushing second round knockout of Kenichi Ogawa on June 4, recently underwent hand surgery. He shared a photo of his post-surgery hand and
Joe Joyce spoke to BT Sport after his win over Joseph Parker. Usyk is firmly in his sights, but if that can’t be made there is a certain Tyson Fury without an opponent (as it stands). 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
Christian Carto scored an eight-round unanimous decision over tough Hector Andres Sosa in front of a huge capacity crowd at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The card was promoted by King’s Promotions. Carto controlled most of the action by landing quick combinations and solid foot movement. Sosa had some success when he was able to back
Posted on 10/03/2022 By: Sean Crose “Eddie Hearn is stalling everything,” veteran promoter Bob Arum says to talkSPORT, “because he doesn’t want the fight to happen.” Arum, who co-promotes Tyson Fury – along with Britain’s Frank Warren – clearly feels that recent negotiations between team Fury and team Joshua for a heavyweight megafight are coming