Anthony Joshua fashions himself a realist, and despite the confidence he has in himself and his ability to once again become world champion, he doesn’t mince words when asked if he still considers himself the best heavyweight in the world when talking to Sky Sports. “No, because I’m not the champion,” Joshua said. “Being champion
Month: March 2023
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA world titles against Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia. Fury and Usyk were in talks to have an undisputed showdown on April 29, but the fight fell apart after months of negotiations. Both Wilder and Usyk have
Posted on 03/30/2023 By: Sean Crose There was good reason to believe he might be the last man standing after all of the dust settled. The heavyweight division had entered it’s post-Klitschko era, where numerous supersized heavyweights were vying for the chance to reign supreme. Among the aspirants were the brutally hard hitting American Deontay
On the eve of the week of the biggest fight of his career, Jermaine Franklin learned of the sudden death of his godmother that has forced him to resist the urge to grieve. The 29-year-old is preparing to fight Anthony Joshua on Saturday at London’s O2 Arena, and already had little choice but to confront
7:50 AM ET As far as professional debuts go, it couldn’t have gone much worse for Robeisy Ramirez. Typically, the first fight for decorated amateurs such as Ramirez is a quick showcase for their potential. But after the two-time Olympic gold medalist for Cuba was knocked down in his first pro round — and lost
THEY called him Mr Kates. Such was the respect that perennial light-heavyweight contender Richie Kates had, it did not matter if you were in boxing, a work colleague in the New Jersey prison system or one of the youngsters he tried to teach the ways of the world to, he was referred to as Mr
Saturday’s Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin card on DAZN received a last-minute adjustment ahead of today’s press conference, as Matchroom confirmed that Felix Cash has withdrawn from his European title fight with Matteo Signani due to illness. In its places comes Galal Yafai vs Moises Calleros, originally scheduled for next week’s “Bam” Rodriguez vs Cristian
Josh Taylor is ready to move on from the fallout of his last fight. The WBO junior welterweight titlist from Scotland insisted in a recent interview that England’s Jack Catterall was no longer on his mind. Taylor and Catterall were supposed to meet in the ring in March for the second time after Taylor’s controversial
Posted on 03/29/2023 By: Sean Crose More good news. Devin Haney is now officially set to defend his undisputed lightweight title against Vasyl Lomachenko on May 20th in Las Vegas. The match will be the main event of a Top Rank Pay Per View Card. “This is a fight that I’ve always wanted,” Haney told
Eddie Hearn interviewed by Radio Rahim | #JoshuaFranklin #boxing To watch the fight subscribe to: DAZN.com/Secondsout Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive SecondsOut is a world leader in boxing entertainment since 1999. Part of the Knockout TV YouTube MCN – http://goo.gl/t77GMc
1:15 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The welterweight fight between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Eimantas Stanionis, scheduled for April 29 in Arlington, Texas, has been postponed after Ortiz was forced to withdraw with an unspecified medical issue, sources told ESPN. The 147-pound fight is expected to be rescheduled for this summer, sources said. It was originally
The third phase in the career of the biggest heavyweight ticket seller in boxing begins this Saturday (DAZN, 2 PM EST). It could end up being the most interesting phase of Joshua’s career. Or could it play out as an epilogue? The first person who will get a chance to help answer that question will
Posted on 03/29/2023 By: Sean Crose After thrashing Caleb Plant last weekend in Las Vegas, David Benavidez is seen as being a prime opponent for Canelo Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world. Like Benavidez, Canelo too has bested the crafty Plant in the ring. Still, while there’s little doubt that a Canelo-Benavidez
Anthony Joshua returns to the ring Saturday in London to face Jermaine Franklin, as Joshua looks to end a two-fight losing skid and maintain his spot as a top heavyweight contender and one of the sport’s biggest stars. Joshua (24-3, 22 KO) has lost both of those fights to Oleksandr Usyk, of course, and this
He’s called “The Towering Inferno” not only because he’s tall (6’5½”), but also because he’s DESTRUCTIVE! Catch Sebastian Fundora back in action against Brian Mendoza on Saturday, April 8, live on Showtime! #FundoraMendoza Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-040823 Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Moses Itauma catches up with Joe Leigh after a explosive KO in his second fight. Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive SecondsOut is a world leader in boxing entertainment since 1999. Part of the Knockout TV YouTube MCN – http://goo.gl/t77GMc
1:37 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The Stephen Fulton-Naoya Inoue fight for Fulton’s unified junior featherweight championship has been rescheduled for July 25 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Inoue’s American promoter, Top Rank, announced Wednesday. Inoue, ESPN’s No. 2 pound-for-pound boxer, suffered an undisclosed injury while training earlier this month ahead of the scheduled May 7
Janibek Alimkhanuly and Steven Butler have a site for their middleweight championship match May 13. Promoter Top Rank announced Wednesday that their 12-round fight for Alimkhanuly’s WBO 160-pound title will headline a card at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California. ESPN will televise Alimkhanuly-Butler as the main event of a three-bout broadcast. Neither Kazakhstan’s Alimkhanuly nor
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