Month: April 2023

2:56 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jared “Big Baby” Anderson and Zhan Kossobutskiy will meet in a battle of big-punching undefeated heavyweights on July 1 in Toledo, Ohio, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Anderson, ESPN’s No. 8 heavyweight, will fight in his hometown for the first time in his pro career and will also make his
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LAS VEGAS – Gervonta Davis took a few seconds to think before he answered the question during his post-fight press conference late Saturday night. Ultimately, Davis determined that Ryan Garcia is the best opponent he has faced in 29 professional fights. Davis knocked Garcia to the canvas twice – once apiece in the second and
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WHEN Mike Tyson was getting ready to defend his world heavyweight titles against Carl ‘The Truth’ Williams in July 1987 I saw an opportunity for myself. Carl Williams was not only my namesake, but we also had the same body structure. Our boxing styles were similar, and we even boxed in the same colours. Because
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After taking some time to reflect on his most recent performance, former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua tells Sky Sports that people need to look at the specific attributes of a fighter when analyzing their game. Joshua, for instance, has taken some criticism for not doing more to force a stoppage of Jermaine Franklin, but Joshua
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7:41 PM ET The New Orleans Police Department issued an arrest warrant Monday for former UFC star Nate Diaz on suspicion of second-degree battery, police spokesperson Karen Boudrie confirmed to ESPN. Diaz is not in custody, Boudrie said. Diaz was involved in a brawl last week on Bourbon Street following a Misfits boxing card in
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The usual sparring partners Josh Denzel and Carl Frampton were joined by special guest Ariel Helwani to discuss some of the huge talking points within the world of boxing, more boxing and UFC crossovers, and much more. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join
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2:10 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr. will meet in a middleweight rematch on June 17 in Manchester, England, sources told ESPN. Smith (33-3-1, 20 KOs) scored the upset win over Eubank when they fought in January, a fourth-round TKO that included two knockdowns. One month later, Eubank tweeted that he
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George Kambosos Jr tells News Corp that his planned return against Maxi Hughes, previously expected to land in Australia sometime this summer, will take place July 29th in Las Vegas due to “broadcast negotiations.” Said broadcast has yet to be revealed. Apologies, as always, for linking any permutation of the Daily Mail. Kambosos (20-2, 10
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