By Elliot Worsell THE RULES of the changing room were really quite simple. Like a child, you should be seen and not heard. You should speak only when spoken to. You should know your place and for the boxer provide little more than a familiar face and a sounding board; available if you are needed
Month: October 2023
THE first time Francis Ngannou got paid for his part in organised violence he received 100 €20 notes in a brown envelope. He walked home that night and stuffed it under his mattress for safe keeping. That was nearly a decade ago now and the 37-year-old has since established himself as one of the greatest
Amanda Serrano will defend three of her four featherweight titles tonight on DAZN in a 12×3 (12 rounds, 3 minutes per) main event against Danila Ramos. It is, in its way, “history-making,” and has been heavily promoted as such. Serrano’s WBA, IBF, and WBO belts will be on the line, though the WBC have opted
Pick It: TBRB #5 O’Shaquie Foster vs. Eduardo Hernandez (Saturday, DAZN, 9:00 PM EST) This one is sort of flying under the radar in a week overcome by antics and exhibitions, but for good meat and potatoes pugilism fans this could be the gem on the horizon. The 30-year old WBC 130 pound titlist Foster
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 26, 2023, 04:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jorge Masvidal says he will be returning to fighting relatively soon. The former UFC BMF champion and one of the biggest MMA stars of the last several years told ESPN he will fight in a boxing match “early next year.” No opponent
O’Shaquie Foster’s life and boxing career has been underpinned by resilience. Just over six years ago, “Shock” was banged up in his hometown of Orange, Texas, seemingly destined for a life spent looking over his shoulder. Whilst serving four months in a correctional facility, Hurricane Harvey ripped through his community leaving very little for him
WBC & lineal heavyweight boxing world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury and lineal MMA heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou will lock horns this Saturday, Oct. 28, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (photos by Mikey Williams) The long-awaited battle of behemoths kicks off Riyadh Season, one of the world’s leading entertainment festivals, which
Oct 26, 2023, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Francis Ngannou got an expensive welcome present from Cristiano Ronaldo before his fight with Tyson Fury this week. The UFC fighter-turned-boxer received a watch valued at $134,000 from the Al Nassr forward. The watch, which has Ronaldo’s “CR7” branding on it, was made by American jeweler
Posted on 10/26/2023 By: Sean Crose “You always want to run it back when you take a loss,” Ryan Garcia said at a Tuesday press event. “I feel under different circumstances, I could beat him.” The “him” Garcia was referring to was Gervonta “Tank” Davis, the man who knocked Garcia out in the seventh round
WBO light flyweight champion Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez revealed via video conference yesterday evening that he’s out of tomorrow’s ESPN+ main event against Gerardo Zapata due to illness. The show will proceed with former co-feature Rene Santiago vs Kevin Vivas, now an interim title fight, as the new main event. Gonzalez (27-3-1, 14 KO) hasn’t fought
Deontay Wilder has offered his most heartfelt entreaty to Anthony Joshua yet. Amid rumors that the two former heavyweight titlists appear farther apart than ever to agreeing on a fight deal, Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s Wilder took to social media to address London’s Joshua directly. Wilder and Joshua have been engaged in talks for the past year
Timothy Bradley Jr. Oct 26, 2023, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’ve seen this before … but this time is different. Boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will face former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a 10-round boxing match on Saturday (ESPN+ PPV, 2 p.m. ET). An MMA champion challenging a boxing champion —
THESE are troubling times for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC). This weekend in Saudi Arabia, a 10-rounder between a fighter widely regarded to be the best heavyweight in the world and a debutant will be under their jurisdiction. The Board were invited by the local government to sanction the show that will feature
IT WAS once put to a teenage Tyson Fury that, given his size, he might have a future as a basketball player. “You don’t get many basketball players named Tyson,” he replied. Years later, he would say: “I’ve always known who I was named after.” John Fury, a former pro heavyweight who fought between 1987
O’SHAQUIE FOSTER’S life and boxing career has been underpinned by resilience. Just over six years ago, “Shock” was banged up in his hometown of Orange, Texas, seemingly destined for a life spent looking over his shoulder. While serving four months in a correctional facility, Hurricane Harvey simultaneously ripped through his community leaving very little for
It’s a case where quality can be measured in minutes. A maximum of sixteen minutes. On Friday (DAZN, 8 PM EST), Puerto Rican undisputed women’s featherweight champion Amanda Serrano (45-2-1, 30 KO) makes a step forward for championship boxing when she defends Brazilian contender Danila Ramos (12-2, 1 KO) in a main event from Orlando,
Ryan Garcia and Oscar Duarte will meet in a DAZN main event on Dec. 2 in Houston, and today both fighters spoke at the official launch press conference. Garcia (23-1, 19 KO) is coming off of his first pro loss, a seventh round knockout defeat against Gervonta “Tank” Davis on Apr. 22, and will be
Posted on 10/25/2023 By: Sean Crose With WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury busy for the time being with UFC star Francis Ngannou, who he’ll be facing this Saturday in a much hyped novelty fight, his former foe, Deontay Wilder, is looking to get back into the ring himself. And the former heavyweight titlist
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