Heavyweight Deontay Wilder entered this fight averaging per round averages of 36.3 punches thrown and 12.5 punches landed. Against Parker, Wilder landed 39 punches over twelve rounds, averaging 17 punches thrown and 3 punches landed per round. Parker’s landed jabs total (29) exceed Wilder’s landed power punches total (26). Parker landed 41% of his power
Month: December 2023
Nick ParkinsonDec 23, 2023, 07:07 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua’s slow reboot of his career is complete after a sharp display forced Otto Wallin’s corner to stop
THE RESULT: Anthony Joshua dismantles Otto Wallin with a punch-perfect performance to signal the return to the peak of his powers. Some had predicted that Joshua, after two low-key wins in 2023, might have some trouble against the Swedish southpaw but he made a mockery of those suggestions with this complete and total beatdown which
Posted on 12/23/2023 By: Sean Crose Former world titlist Deontay WIlder returned to the ring on Saturday to take on Joseph Parker, a fellow former world titlist, in a scheduled 12 round affair. The winner of the Saudi hosted throwdown would have a bright future ahead. The loser? Perhaps the sunset of a career. Wilder,
THE RESULT: As is customary, Dmitrii Bivol dominated nearly every second of every round but was unable to find a finish against a brave Lyndon Arthur, who climbed off the floor in the 11th and dug deep to hear the final bell. All three judges scored it a 120-107 shutout. KEY MOMENTS: With only seconds
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – European champion Agit Kabayel (24-0, 16 KOs) pulled off an unexpected shocker with a fourth round knockout of undefeated puncher Arslanbek Makhmudov (18-1, 17 KOs) in four rounds. Kabayel was picking his punches well in the first round, as he circled and used his faster hands while staying away from Makhmudov’s power.
Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Dec 23, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A full day of fights headlined by Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin and Deontay
As Jarrell Miller heads into the biggest opportunity he’s had in some time this weekend, it seems there’s still some turmoil under the surface. Here, in a conversation with Fight Hype, Miller talks about Anthony Joshua no longer being inclined to fight him before he explains why he’s had some not so friendly words towards
The events from this past week were a mere reminder of Jai Opetaia always conducts business—merely to focus on what you can control. It matters little that the IBF cruiserweight title is no longer at stake this weekend, after Sydney’s Opetaia was relieved of his title for failure to honor an ordered mandatory defense versus
By Matt Christie WHEN Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder embarked on their original collision course, between six and seven years ago, writing a preview featuring either of them was a straightforward task. Depending on the durability of the opponent, the conclusion was either a blowout or a mid-to-late rounds stoppage and it was just a
Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are both back in action today, co-headlining the Day of Reckoning card from Saudi Arabia. If the two fighters win, it’s expected they will finally face one another in March. We’ve got those two fights and a lot more on today’s card! Join us from 11 am ET with live
Posted on 12/22/2023 By: By Sean Crose America has long been known as the unofficial home of high end professional boxing. With the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offering untold amounts of money to host fights on it’s own soil, however, things may begin to change. While it’s true huge matches have long been held outside
As 2023 draws to a close Boxing News columnist Joe Hughes shares his boxing highs and lows from the year. The former European super-lightweight champion also gives his opinion on Saturday’s ‘Day of Reckoning’ card in Saudi Arabia and asks if there is any point to Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder fighting Otto Wallin and
The respect David Benavidez has earned doesn’t exist in just the super middleweight division. Whenever the current WBC 168-pound interim titlist enters the ring, fans, and fighters across multiple divisions flock to their television sets. Dmitry Bivol, unsurprisingly, does the same. On two separate occasions earlier this year, Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) put on a
With the UK still off-limits and Chris Eubank Jr uninterested ina grudge match, Conor Benn will continue his North American tour on February 3rd when he meets Pete Dobson at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Per the press release, Dobson (16-0, 9 KO) had previously been tabbed to face Caiomin Agyarko and
By Declan Taylor ALTHOUGH Jai Opetaia secured by far the most significant victory of his career to date in 2022, he might look back on 2023 as the year that everything changed. The 28-year-old scythed through Jordan Thompson in a little over three rounds in September and, just 12 weeks later, is back out with
An unprecedented line-up on a single night of boxing in Saudi Arabia, the ‘Day of Reckoning’ sees former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua face top contender Otto Wallin, former WBO world champion Joseph Parker takes on the Bronze Bomber and former WBC world titleholder, Deontay Wilder, with IBF No.1 contender Filip Hrgovic fighting Mark De
Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Five of ESPN’s top 10 heavyweights — three of them former champions — compete Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on one of the most stacked cards in years (ESPN+ PPV, 11 a.m. ET). Anthony Joshua meets Otto Wallin in the main event while Deontay
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