Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco fought to a majority draw on New Year’s Eve in Japan, meaning both fighters have retained their 115 lb world titles, and no unification was achieved. Scores from the judges were 114-114 and 114-114 from two of the three, with the third scoring it 115-113 for Franco. Franco (18-1-3, 8
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The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Jose Ramirez turning down a Regis Prograis shot, Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence, weight issues in boxing, the career of Daniel Dubois, and more. What are your thoughts on Jose Ramirez turning down the WBC title shot vs Regis Prograis because he
8:14 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis allegedly struck a woman on the right side of her head with a “closed hand type slap,” leading to his arrest this week in Florida, according to a Broward County Sheriff’s Office incident report. According to the incident report, the woman, who doesn’t live with Davis and whose
SOPHIE GROVES enters the ballroom at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington, approaches her husband George, and is warmly greeted by Carl Froch making a beeline towards her in the fashion of someone reacquainting themselves with an old friend. “Who’s got the kids?” he asks. The two retired fighters had arrived together with Carl’s older
The Slamdance Film Festival has a long and proud history of debuting exceptional films like Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father and launching the careers of artists who would go on to shape both popular and artistic film. The Russo brothers (Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame) premiered their first feature film,
Dmitry Bivol entered the biggest fight of his career as a man without a country. The starting point of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine created a ripple effect in boxing. The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO presented a joint ruling on February 24 to not sanction any boxing events taking place in Russia or Belarus
Posted on 12/30/2022 By: Sean Crose There were some impressive knockouts in 2022 to be sure. Then again, one of the good things about professional boxing is that each year brings with it any number of highlight reel finishes. No matter how bad things get in boxing – and, let’s face it, things ain’t great
8:54 PM ET The woman who called police to report boxer Gervonta Davis in a domestic violence incident earlier this week said Friday that Davis “did not harm me or our daughter.” The woman, whose identity was confirmed to ESPN by her attorney, released a statement on her Instagram account Friday, saying in part that
Michael Conlan (Featherweight contender) It’s hard to argue against my own fight with Leigh Wood. It had everything you look for in an instant classic. I suppose that fight was that makes boxing what it is: anything can happen. Wayne Alexander (Former European super-welterweight champion) I would have to choose the Leigh Wood vs. Michael
In a quickly developing story, the woman who called 911 and initially accused Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis of domestic violence is now claiming that he never harmed her nor their daughter, per a report by TMZ. The woman says in a social media post that she was frantic at the time of an argument that they
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says a deal is inching closer for an undisputed fight with WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO champion Oleksandr Usyk. Earlier this month, Usyk was ringside at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as he watched Fury batter and stop Derek Chisora to retain his belt. After the fight, Fury and Usyk
Posted on 12/30/2022 By: Sean Crose Vanessa Posso, the mother of Gervonta Davis’ daughter, claims that “emotions were running high” when she called 9-1-1 on Tuesday to claim Davis had attacked her. She went on to add that “Gervonta did not harm me or our daughter.” It was a perhaps surprising development in a story
Dec 28, 2022 An undisputed featherweight title fight between IBF, WBC and WBO featherweight titleholder Amanda Serrano and WBA champion Erika Cruz is imminent, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The fight will headline a card on Feb. 4 at the Hulu Theater in New York City. If Serrano wins, it will be the first time
On May 14, 2022, Jermell Charlo made history by becoming the first-ever undisputed male super welterweight world champion in the four-belt era when he defeated Brian Castano by spectacular knockout in a rematch of their July 2021 showdown that ended in a split draw, and that’s why Charlo is the PBC Fighter of the Year
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez has emerged as a breakout star over the course of the past year. The only thing left for the San Antonio native to do in 2022 is to watch his older brother join him in the winner’s circle. Joshua Franco—Rodriguez’s older brother by two years—will have to overcome a 16-month inactive stretch
7:46 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN With the boxing calendar coming to a close, many of the most anticipated fights this year collapsed during negotiations. There were failed talks to match Tyson Fury with Anthony Joshua, and Errol Spence Jr. with Terence Crawford. The lack of activity for most of the top fighters in the sport
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has indicated that his organization is planning on spearheading a new initiative which will feature a new category for transgender fighters, all in an effort to support inclusion and to ensure no professional bout will ever feature a man fighting a woman. Behind this new category will be something referred to
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