Fast facts: Age: 26 X: @piranhagarner98 Nationality: English From: Southampton Stance: Orthodox Height: 5ft 6ins Record: 14-0 (8) Division: Super-featherweight Next fight: Garner hasn’t fought since August so he’s hopeful of returning before June. BN: When and why you started boxing: RG: I’ve got two older brothers I was always fighting with and I was
Month: April 2024
Broadcasts FOR all the speculation and reporting about UK broadcasters of boxing – in particular Sky Sports – this weekend served as a timely reminder of just how valuable their investment in the sport has been. On Sunday night Sky aired the London card topped by Frazer Clarke and Fabio Wardley clashing for the British
There were few fireworks, but Viddal Riley quietly cemented his position as one of Britain’s top cruiserweights by soundly outpointing Mikael Lawal at the O2 Arena on Sunday night. Before the fight, the big-punching Lawal promised to redeem himself following a tame defeat to Isaac Chamberlain last year, while Riley insisted that he had chosen
Sebastian Fundora’s blood-soaked upset of Tim Tszyu this past Saturday may have demanded a rematch, but it won’t be an immediate one, as the WBO has ordered “Towering Inferno” to battle former two-division undisputed champion Terence Crawford within 180 days. The 20-day negotiation period begins this coming Friday, April 5th. Crawford (40-0, 31 KO), who
Posted on 04/01/2024 By: Sean Crose Sebastian Fundora rose to the occasion in a huge way Saturday night in Las Vegas as he dethroned the previously undefeated Tim Tszyu in one of the bloodies throwdowns fans had seen in ages. And while it was true that Tszyu suffered from a horrifying accidental cut throughout the
The WBC recently announced it had no evidence to suggest Alycia Baumgardner knowingly took an illegal substance. Notably, Baumgardner is also no longer under a temporary suspension from the Association of Boxing Commissions. A quick review: On July 12, three days before Baumgardner avenged her lone career loss to Christina Linardatou, she took a test
Next update will come Monday, April 22. Ranked fights this period: Heavyweight: (8) Jared Anderson vs Ryad Merhy, Apr. 13 Super Middleweight: (8) Diego Pacheco vs Shawn McCalman, Apr. 6 Super Lightweight: (1) Devin Haney vs (7) Ryan Garcia, Apr. 20 Super Lightweight: (8) Arnold Barboza Jr vs TBA, Apr. 20 Super Featherweight: (5) Robson
James Regan Mar 29, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As Ben Whittaker steps into the ring at London’s Bronx Boxing Gym ahead of his media workout on Thursday, heads instantly turn to get a glimpse of England’s latest rising star. Whittaker (6-0 5 KOs) is used to turning heads now. His last fight
Hearing all the smack talk that’s so prevalent at the highest level of boxing is a delightful echo for Biaggio Ali Walsh. It’s one way the grandson of Muhammad Ali connects with his fighting genetics during the heat of his Professional Fighters League competition. Ali Walsh, 25, stopped by the media center before the news
Sebastian Fundora upset Tim Tszyu to win the WBO and WBC super welterweight titles tonight in an oddly bloody battle from Las Vegas. Fundora took a split decision over 12 rounds, with two judges scoring the fight 115-113 and 116-112 in his favor, and the third going to Tszyu, 116-112. But it’s a fight that’s
CHRIS BILLAM-SMITH hopes that a rematch against Richard Riakporhe takes place at the same venue where he suffered his only defeat to date. On July 20, 2019, Riakporhe got the nod over 10 rounds on the undercard of Dillian Whyte’s win over Oscar Rivas at the O2 Arena in London. Billam-Smith and Riakporhe, both promoted
1) Bloody brilliant As if envious of Tim Tszyu’s efforts the night before, Fabio Wardley did his best to produce a similar amount of blood during his headline fight with Frazer Clarke. He bled profusely from a cut on his nose in round two but, like Tszyu, refused to let it get the better of
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 31, 2024, 12:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In one of the bloodiest fights in recent memory, Sebastian Fundora scored the upset with a split-decision victory over Tim Tszyu to capture the WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles. One judge scored the fight 116-112 for Tszyu but was overruled by scores of
LAS VEGAS – Isaac Cruz made Rolando Romero eat his words Saturday night. Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) started off fast and beat Romero (15-2, 13 KOs) from pillar to post, from the opening bell until the fight was stopped in the eighth round. Romero simply had no answer for the pressure that Cruz applied and
LEIGH WOOD is confident that if a rematch against Josh Warrington does happen that he can win in quicker fashion than last time. Both fighters, now at super-featherweight, haven’t fought since their battle at the Sheffield Arena over six months which saw Wood rally and stop Warrington in the seventh round. Wood had hoped that
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