Month: January 2024

Jaime Munguia and John Ryder square off in what figures to be a good action fight this Saturday night on DAZN, live from Phoenix. Munguia’s still undefeated, but got a stern test from Sergiy Derevyanchenko in his proper 168 lb debut last time out, while Ryder is coming off of a brave but one-sided loss
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Erik Bazinyan stayed busy Thursday night by battering a huge underdog who was noticeably smaller than him. The Armenian-born, Quebec-based Bazinyan battered Billi Godoy for two-plus rounds, until the undefeated super middleweight contender finished his overmatched opponent in the third round of the main event of an Eye of The Tiger card at Casino de
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 25, 2024, 12:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rolly Romero and Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz have finalized a deal to fight for Romero’s WBA 140-pound title on March 30 in Las Vegas, sources tell ESPN. Romero-Cruz will serve as the co-feature to Tim Tszyu-Keith Thurman, Premier Boxing Champions’ first PPV as part of
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Claressa Shields is sure she surprised plenty of people by returning to the cage for another mixed martial arts match February 24. The three-division boxing champion always said she’d compete in MMA again after her three-round, split-decision defeat to unheralded Abigail Montes in October 2021. It took two-plus years, yet Shields is eager to demonstrate
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Those of you questioning the credibility of Ryan Garcia’s recent claim that he’d face Rolando Romero on April 20th, pat yourselves on the back. Mike Coppinger reports that “Rolly” has instead “finalized a deal” to face Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz in the PPV co-feature of Tim Tszyu vs Keith Thurman on March 30th. Romero (15-1, 13
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By Matt Christie SCORING fights and the system of doing so is arguably the most debated subject in boxing. This week’s Boxing News highlights the difference in opinion on the matter is stark. Whether it’s Mikaela Mayer feeling aggrieved, Natasha Jonas feeling relieved or Maxi Hughes feeling cheated (after George Kambosos, the man who beat
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By Declan Taylor Wednesday, January 17 TURKI TALK On the birthday of both Muhammad Ali and Oleksandr Usyk, it was one of the burgeoning icons of this generation that sat down and gave his first real interview since basically turning the entire sport on its head. Turki Al-Alshikh, the chairman of the Saudi Arabia General
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 25, 2024, 12:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu will defend his WBO junior middleweight title against Keith Thurman on March 30 in Las Vegas, sources tell ESPN. The 154-pound title bout will headline PBC’s first pay-per-view as part of its new deal with Amazon’s Prime Video. Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs)
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