The Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight scheduled for July 20 in Texas has been postponed, which probably isn’t any huge surprise to many people, nor would it be if the fight ultimately does not happen at all. The postponement comes from Tyson having a “recent ulcer flare-up.” The statement from Most Valuable Promotions: [T]he
Month: May 2024
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderMay 31, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Zhilei Zhang outweighed former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder by 68.2 pounds
ZHILEI ZHANG will hold a staggering 68.2lb weight advantage over Matchroom captain Deontay Wilder when they collide in Riyadh on Saturday night. The two heavyweights will meet in the fifth and final clash of the unprecedented Matchroom v Queensberry event which takes place at the Kingdom Arena. Both men are coming off decision defeats to
By Matt Bozeat COLCHESTER light-middleweight Lewis Richardson is heading to Paris for this summer’s Olympic Games after victory in Bangkok today. There was an Olympic place at stake when the Colchester light-middleweight faced Angel Gabriel Llanos Perez (Puerto Rico) in the quarter-finals of the Boxing Road to Paris Qualifying Olympic qualifying event. Richardson reached the last
Filip Hrgovic is currently playing an important part in the Queensberry vs Matchroom ‘5 s 5’ pre-event hype machine but if you caught the 32-year-old Croatian in a quiet moment and if he was totally honest, he would probably admit that he couldn’t care less whether Team Matchroom wins the event. He will just be
Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang meet in the headline fight of Saturday’s Queensberry vs Matchroom 5v5 show from Riyadh. It’s a fight that could be a brutal heavyweight slugfest, could be a brutal (the other way) heavyweight slog, and doesn’t have a clear favorite going in. So who wins? Bet on Wilder vs Zhang and
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderMay 31, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions For 15 years, Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn have towered over
By Elliot Worsell PART I TEN YEARS on, it is clear now that it became a numbers game, the rivalry of Carl Froch and George Groves. In the first installment, there was the promise of two right hands in round one and then six months later it all ended in round eight with one right
Life seemed simpler for Deontay Wilder 16 years ago. He was an unexpected bronze medallist at the Beijing Olympics and turned pro as the “Bronze Bomber” to give his daughter a better life. There was not a lot of hype. He did not have a vast amateur record after just 21 fights. Yes, he had
FILIP HRGOVIC and Daniel Dubois could contest the IBF Interim heavyweight belt tomorrow night (June 1) in Riyadh. The news comes as the sanctioning body has yet to approve Oleksandr Usyk’s request to allow him and Tyson Fury to contest all four titles in their rematch on December 21. Many had expected the IBF to
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderMay 30, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Two supplements listed on doping control forms submitted by star boxer
As revealed at the start of the month, unified middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly will defend his belts against unbeaten Russian-born Kiwi challenger Andrei Mikhailovich on July 13th at Las Vegas’ Palms Casino Resort. Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KO) is Alimkhanuly’s (15-0, 10 KO) highest-ranked challenger on the IBF side and sits at no. 11 with the
Ryan Garcia’s legal team claimed in a Thursday statement that two supplements the fighter ingested before his April 20 victory over Devin Haney have been tested and showed results of ostarine contamination. By submitting two positive tests and “B” samples for that banned performance-enhancing substance, California’s Garcia confronts a ban, fine and an overturned victory
By: Sean Crose Deontay Wilder, the former WBC heavyweight champion of the world, returns to the ring this Saturday when he takes on the popular and powerful Zhilei Zhang in a scheduled 12 rounder in Saudi Arabia. Wilder, who some have believed is the most powerful puncher boxing has ever seen in its long and
Argentine slugger Gustavo Lemos has signed a “long-term promotional contract” with Top Rank, which will promote him alongside O.R. Promotions going forward. Lemos said, “When my promoters from O.R. Promotions told me that they had begun talks with Top Rank, I was thankful. The wait and hard work have paid off, and I will make
For heavyweight junkies, Deontay Wilder-Zhilei Zhang and Filip Hrgovic-Daniel Dubois will be the can’t-miss collisions on this weekend’s Saudi Arabia bill. For those who prefer to cast their eyes over up-and-coming talent with a view to identifying superstars of the future, the sumptuous middleweight clash between Hamzah Sheeraz and Austin “Ammo” Williams will certainly get
By Harvey Hudson BIG-time boxing returned to Leeds on Saturday night (May 25) as Jack Catterall defeated Josh Taylor in their eagerly anticipated rematch at a packed First Direct Arena. Even though neither of the main event fighters originated from the city, the event was a sellout, and the atmosphere was electric. It showed that
James Regan May 30, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Deontay Wilder strolled into a small meeting room at London’s Marriott Hotel back in April, with promoter Shelly Finkel right behind him to promote his upcoming fight against Zhilei Zhang. His confidence radiated, but he also appeared to understand the pressure that comes with
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