Month: May 2023

Posted on 05/26/2023 By: Sean Crose Here we go again. ESPN is reporting that WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former IBF, WBA, and WBO heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua are in talks to finally square off in England this coming September. No doubt fans would be eager to see the two men throw
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 26, 2023, 01:48 PM ET A Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua heavyweight title fight is being discussed for September in the U.K., sources tell ESPN. The talks began this week between Fury’s promoter, George Warren, and Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, sources said, revisiting a discussion from last fall that failed to deliver the long-anticipated
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A hard conversation will take place among the team surrounding Leigh Wood. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, the WBA featherweight belt is at stake only for Wood in his currently scheduled rematch versus Mauricio Lara. A pre-fight week check deemed it unsafe for Mexico City’s Lara to perform the type of weight necessary to get
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Boxing superstar and five-time, three-division world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis defeats the outspoken Rolando Romero by RD6 TKO. Five-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis, boxing’s hottest young attraction, added to his fast-growing highlight reel and retained his WBA Lightweight Title with a sensational knockout victory over previously unbeaten Rolando Romero. For Davis, it was a
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ESPN News Services May 25, 2023, 12:43 PM ET DETROIT — Claressa Shields has a new opponent for her marquee fight in the Motor City. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and women’s middleweight champion is now scheduled to face contender Maricela Cornejo on June 3 at Little Caesars Arena. Shields was scheduled to box Hanna
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Posted on 05/25/2023 By: Sean Crose “The wait is over. It’s game time. Errol Spence. Terence Crawford. July 29th, Las Vegas, Nevada. Everybody come out to show support and watch me fry this fish.” https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsrHsuMM2fY/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D So says WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford in an Instagram video posted Thursday. In other words, it’s official – Crawford
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 25, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is making plans for his next fight. On Thursday, Usyk’s promoter won the purse bid for his mandatory WBA title defense against
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