Mikaela Mayer is scheduled to make her official debut at welterweight a the top of the year when she faces Natasha Jonas for the IBF title on January 20. Speaking to Sky Sports, Mayer responds to assertions that she’ll notice a real difference in size and power in this new division and says she’s be
Month: November 2023
Rising junior middleweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. will make a quick turnaround on Friday, December 29th, as it was announced today that he has been added to the Brick City Friday Fight Nights at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. GH3 Promotions and Prudential Center have partnered to launch a multi event boxing series. “Prudential Center
Nov 29, 2023, 07:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Katie Taylor avenged her loss to Chantelle Cameron on Saturday to become the undisputed junior welterweight champion in front of her fans at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs), scored a majority decision victory over Cameron (18-1, 8 KOs). In their first fight back
In anticipation of the upcoming December 9 collision between Devin Haney and Regis Prograis, with a WBC 140 lb world title on the line, both fighters sat down for an in-person conversation with Chris Mannix to build the drama. Check out some excerpts below with the full video in the link above. Haney on why
By John Scully LOSING a fight, either as a four-round preliminary kid or a world champion, and everything else in between, evokes a feeling that can be compared to depression. It’s low, horribly so, and personal too. You feel like less of a human being, somehow inferior to the opponent who defeated you in the
Fighters are always looking for ways to connect with boxing fans and widen their appeal. These days, more and more take their act to social media but there are a couple of tried and tested ways of building a fanbase. Finishing fights is a sure-fire way to get more eyes on you and a good
By George Gigney Social Media SHAKUR STEVENSON is a good fighter. In fact, you could argue he’s a very good fighter. Now a titlist in three divisions, the unbeaten American is actually one of the most accomplished practitioners in the sport today. But he’s creating a dreadful public image. In his most recent outing the
As we gear up for next month’s huge heavyweight card on December 23 with Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder fighting in separate bouts, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman tells Sky Sports that the card is almost like a de facto tournament for the sanctioning body and will be sure to shake up their standings. “In itself
Demetrius Andrade enjoyed being a world champion but carrying around that golden trinket came with certain obligations that somewhat annoyed him. After winning the WBO middleweight title in 2018, Andrade believed it would be a gateway to bigger fights and even bigger paychecks. Four years later, however, no one took the bite. Unification fights never
Posted on 11/28/2023 By: Sean Crose Those “in the know” had written him off before the opening bell. Tyson Fury, they indicated, was an unserious man, certainly not someone to be viewed as a legitimate threat, least of all to the likes of the great Wladimir Klitschko. Then, of course, Fury shocked the world by
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman would love to see a final WBC eliminator between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua. Wilder is ranked at number one, while Joshua sits in the number two position. On February 17, WBC champion Tyson Fury will take part in an undisputed showdown with WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk.
It’s Tuesday, we’ve got your podcast! On this week’s show: First Half: Ryan Garcia is back this weekend! What to make of this matchup, yet another new trainer, and the bit of the undercard worth mentioning with grandpas and juniors and Schofields? We’ve also got Michael Conlan vs Jordan Gill — is this a sleeper
By Elliot Worsell PART I: Porridge Should Be Smooth, Not Lumpy IT was while shivering in the car park of Düsseldorf International airport, suitcase in hand, protected from the bitter cold by a coat too big for me, that I realised the Daily Mail and the pre-fight backstabbers were wrong and that Tyson Fury, hidden
Callum Smith believes he has the finishing ability to stop Artur Beterbiev. The former super middleweight champion is in the midst of preparations for his delayed mandatory shot at the WBC, IBF and WBO light heavyweight champion. The fight was initially scheduled to take place last summer but was postponed after Beterbiev picked up a
BN: When and why you started boxing: LG: I got inspired from watching Carl Frampton fight in Belfast to take up boxing competitively myself. I was a late starter in my early twenties. BN: Favourite all-time fighter: LG: Too many to choose from! But I love all the old-school fighters, so I’d say Sugar Ray
By Steve Bunce IN THE Crumlin gym, the green blazer in the frame is a tiny and brilliant reminder of Phil Sutcliffe’s history. Last week over 100 boys, girls, men, and women walked past that blazer and filled every inch of the Dublin gym. There was nowhere to move, the heat was rising, and the noise hit
After unification talks with WBC titlist Juan Francisco Estrada collapsed over finances, WBA super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka announced last night that he’ll face former flyweight title challenger Josber Perez atop a New Year’s Eve show in Tokyo. Since ringing in 2012 with a knockout of Veerawut Yuthimitr during his minimumweight days, Ioka (30-2-1, 15
Posted on 11/27/2023 By: Sean Crose Anyone who saw David Benavidez’ brilliant performance against Demetrius Andrade Saturday night couldn’t help but walk away impressed. Yes, he broke Andrade down in nearly disturbing fashion, but what was even more telling was the way Benavidez got through what must have been a frustrating first few rounds before
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