SANTA YNEZ, California – John Dato did not want to let down his family and friends, even if it meant facing a fighter physically bigger than him. Dato fended off a late rally from Ronal Ron to win a hard-fought unanimous decision before a partisan crowd Friday night at the Chumash Casino Resort. Scores were
Month: October 2023
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 31, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship in February in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. Fury-Usyk was planned for Dec. 23 before Fury struggled in a tougher-than-expected bout with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou on Saturday in Riyadh.
It took a while to get all the pieces together, but Robeisy Ramirez’s second title defense against Rafael Espinoza is finally set for December 9th in Pembroke Pines, Florida. This doesn’t look remotely competitive. Though he doesn’t have the strongest body of work among active featherweights, Ramirez (13-1, 8 KO) has a valid claim to
Two high-stakes showdowns top the bill on a special Top Rank on ESPN card Saturday, Dec. 9 at Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, Florida. In the main event, Cuban WBO featherweight king Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez puts his belt on the line against unbeaten Mexican contender Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza. In the
By Elliot Worsell ODDLY, despite the fact boxing consists of scores of well-trained men and women trying to punch one another in the head until someone is left unconscious, the scariest aspects of the sport have nothing to do with the boxers whatsoever. Though it is true, yes, that events in the ring can sometimes
By Oliver Fennell MARLON TAPALES has a good grasp of English, but perhaps more importantly, he speaks Boxing News’ language. The Filipino holder of the WBA and IBF super-bantamweight belts will face fellow double-titlist Naoya Inoue (WBC and WBO) on December 26, but despite the match inevitably being ballyhooed as a fight for the undisputed
In an interview with iFL TV, Chris Eubank Sr makes a formal announcement that he will be leading the career of his nephew, Harlem Eubank going forward. And speaking about his plans for Harlem, Eubank Sr says he believes Harlem should be the one to fight Conor Benn rather than his son, and that’s a
By George Gigney I WOULD like to make a formal apology to Misfits Boxing and everyone involved in it. A few weeks ago, after Tommy Fury eked out a decision win over YouTuber KSI, I lambasted the event and others like it in this column. I stand by those comments – it absolutely sucked –
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom believes the undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has taken a big hit in the wake of Fury’s performance against MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. Last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, Fury struggled to win a razor-close ten round split decision over Ngannou, who was making his professional boxing
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman admits to his surprise at Francis Ngannou, who nearly pulled off what was thought to be impossible by beating heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in a boxing match. Ngannou would drop the WBC champion on his way to dropping a split decision but he could soon be back in line for a
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has double-downed on his opinion that MMA veteran Francis Nganou defeated WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. Fury barely escaped with his undefeated, with a close ten round split decision win in their non-title fight. Two judges scored the bout for Fury with tallies of 95-94
Posted on 10/30/2023 By: Sean Crose Looking beat up on a Monday morning, WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury spoke to iFLTV about his Saturday fight with Francis Ngannou. The former UFC great shocked the world when he sent Fury to the mat in the third round. Fury beat the count and, although he
With a little bit of time to digest his recent fight against Francis Ngannou, Tyson Fury talks to iFL TV about his thoughts on his performance, having a harder fight than expected, and moving on to bigger things from here. Check out some of what Fury had to say below. Fury on his performance against
Zhilei Zhang was no fan of the way Tyson Fury comported himself in the ring against Francis Ngannou. The Chinese heavyweight contender joined legions of viewers who felt England’s Fury, the WBC titlist, woefully underperformed against the untested Ngannou of Cameroon in their high-profile 10-round heavyweight contest on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou,
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterOct 30, 2023, 09:27 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — They both, in their own ways, sensed it was time for the next chapter of women’s
By Elliot Worsell IF you had told me that on Monday, October 30, two days after a “boxing match” between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou, I would spend my morning drawing up a list of five potential opponents for Francis Ngannou, in a boxing ring, I wouldn’t know which of us was crazier: you or
By Declan Warrington Oleksandr Usyk and his promoter Alex Krassyuk have responded to suggestions of a postponement of his fight with Tyson Fury by insisting that they expect the date of December 23 to be honoured. The combination of how unexpectedly difficult Fury found Saturday’s fight with the mixed martial artist Francis Ngannou, on the
Wednesday, Nov. 1 ProBox TV, 8:00 pm ET, Janelson Bocachica vs Alberto Palmetta. Bocachica is coming off of a draw with Shinard Bunch in July 2021, and then a one-sided loss to Roiman Villa about 14 months ago, both on ShoBox. The 25-year-old will try to right the ship against Palmetta, a 33-year-old Argentine southpaw
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