Devin Haney continues to express respect and even a level of admiration for upcoming opponent Jorge Linares. After having recently said that he believes Linares is “by far the biggest step up” he’s faced to date, Haney expanded on what he respects about the veteran ex-champ. “I am expecting a firefight and I can’t wait,”
Fighting
Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor weighed in Friday afternoon, both coming in under the weight limit at 139.6 pounds each. The fight is now officially set, with Jose Ramirez’ WBC and WBO and Josh Taylor’s IBF and WBA belts at stake (Saturday, May 22, 8 pm ET, ESPN and ESPN+). There were no major fireworks
This Saturday night on ESPN features a junior welterweight showdown between unified titleholders Jose Ramirez (26-0, 17 KOs ) and Josh Taylor (17-0, 13 KOs) where they will fight to be crowned the undisputed champion at 140. And while both Ramirez and Taylor have expressed some mutual respect for the skill level of one another,
200-division boxing champion Amanda Serrano will return to action on June 11, but not in the boxing ring. Instead, Serrano will be fighting in mixed martial arts for the first time since 2018, headlining the iKON 7 event. iKON Fighting Federation is the MMA wing of Roy Jones Jr Boxing, and the show will stream
During today’s official press conference announcing the June 26 Showtime PPV between Gervonta Davis and Mario Barrios, Davis talks about his preparation for the 140lb fight as he goes up against a noticeably bigger opponent. Check out some excerpts of what Davis had to say on the bout below. Gervonta Davis ESTHER LIN/SHOWTIME “Camp has
During this video interview with Fight Hub TV, Mayweather Promotions’ Leonard Ellerbe talk about Gervonta Davis’ next planned fight against Mario Barrios at junior welterweight and says Davis is proving to the world his ability to compete in multiple divisions. Ellerbe also says a potential fight between Davis and Teofimo Lopez could be tough to
As a recent ruling by an arbitration judge — ordering an immediate third fight between Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury — continues to make shock waves throughout the sport, the next domino to fall has been the WBO giving Anthony Joshua a 48 hour window to ‘show cause’ as to why they should immediately order
Boxing is known as the theater of the unexpected, yes, but I didn’t see this one coming. ESPN is reporting that Jake Paul is now set to sign a deal with Showtime, the premium cable platform which had been regarded as something of an old guard stalwart. It’s a rather surprising move away from younger,
As of Tuesday afternoon, the WBA’s rankings listed four names laying claim to a WBA heavyweight title or status. Anthony Joshua is their “super” champion, Trevor Bryan the “world champion,” Robert Helenius is the “gold” champion, and Mahmoud Charr is termed “champion in recess.” There is nobody holding the “interim WBA world heavyweight championship,” and
With an arbitrator ruling that Tyson Fury must face Deontay Wilder for a third time, and Wilder not wanting to take “step-aside” money for Fury to face Anthony Joshua in August — nor does anyone want to give it to him — Fury’s co-promoters at Top Rank are making a move. Bob Arum has told
Everyone was pretty sure that Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua was happening on Aug. 14. It’s not, though, barring some crazy turn of events. With a judge ruling in arbitration that Fury must face Deontay Wilder a third time by Sept. 15, Fury-Josha is kaput for the time being, and that doesn’t just change things
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has clearly been floored by recent news of an arbitration judge ordering Tyson Fury to face Deontay Wilder next, especially after spending so much time and effort over the past few months to put together a deal for the undisputed heavyweight title with Anthony Joshua. Not to be, it would appear.
Ahead of their June 6 exhibition matchup which won’t count on anyone’s record and isn’t sanctioned, Logan Paul says Floyd Mayweather has “everything to lose,” a concept that works along the same lines as The Rock having “everything to lose” when he faced John Cena at WrestleMania XXVIII. “I have nothing to lose. Literally, I
Former IBF junior lightweight titleholder Tevin Farmer says he’s a free agent, and now will look to get his career moving again after a long spell of inactivity. “It’s been a long journey. This past year for me in boxing has been the most difficult, even though I never showed it,” he wrote on Instagram.
A new venture connected to Floyd Mayweather’s upcoming exhibition fight may put the fighter at risk of violating a settlement agreement with the US government. Earlier this week, a team including Mayweather announced a non-fungible token (NFT) offering connected to his June 6th exhibition against Logan Paul. Bad Left Hook recently covered the announcement and
Former 140lb champion turned ESPN analyst Tim Bradley is excited for this weekend’s undisputed junior welterweight title unification between Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez, and looking ahead to the fight Bradley gives his breakdown on the style matchup in play and how he thinks the fight will develop. Check it out… “I’m calling it right
Rankings go up on Mondays at Noon ET. Ranked fights this week: Junior Welterweight: (1) Josh Taylor vs (2) Jose Ramirez, May 22 Junior Welterweight: (4) Jose Zepeda vs Hank Lundy, May 22 Junior Flyweight: (7) Jonathan Gonzalez vs Armando Torres, May 21 Minimumweight: (9) Ginjiro Shigeoka vs Toshiki Kawamitsu, May 23 Upcoming Fights: (1)
Showtime’s May 29th tripleheader is official. As previously established, Nordine Oubaali will defend his WBC bantamweight title against Nonito Donaire in the main event, while Subriel Matias and Batyr Jukembayev duke it out in an IBF eliminator one fight prior. “I’m very excited that this fight is finally here,” said Oubaali. “I know that fans