News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Having spoken with his opponent, Chris Eubank Jnr, Conor Benn fully expects Saturday’s fight between them to still go ahead FOLLOWING news that a positive performance-enhancing drug test has potentially scuppered Saturday’s (October 8) fight between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn, the man responsible for the failed drug test (for clomifene),
News Chris Eubank Jnr (Stu Forster/Getty Images) Saturday’s fight between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn is on the brink of collapse FOLLOWING on from news of Conor Benn failing a performance-enhancing drug test (for clomifene) ahead of Saturday’s (October 8) fight against Chris Eubank Jnr, the British Boxing Board of Control have now come
Letters • Premium Chris Eubank Jnr prepares to train with coach Ronnie Davies during a media workout on September 28, 2017 in Hove, England. (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) Talking to fighters who are days away from battle is an unpredictable business, writes Steve Bunce THERE is no masterclass or rule available as a guide for meeting
Conor Benn has reportedly failed a drug test ahead of his scheduled fight on Saturday with Chris Eubank Jr, according to multiple outlets. Gareth A Davies of Telegraph Sport reports that Benn, 26, tested positive for Clomifene, a drug used to treat infertility in women, and one that can help with the levels of testosterone
If Juan Macias Montiel conquers Carlos Adames on Saturday night, he’ll win the WBC’s vacant interim middleweight title. He also would move into a position where it’d be difficult for Jermall Charlo to avoid eventually fighting him again unless the WBC middleweight champion were to move up to the super middleweight division. Mexico’s Montiel still
(July 17, 2021) Amilcar Vidal improves to 13-0 following a hard-fought majority decision win over crafty Immanuwel Aleem in their 10-round middleweight bout. #AmilcarVidal #ImmanuwelAleem #VidalAleem Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Feature • Premium Zach Parker (Mark Robinson) Zach Parker and Neil Marsh can live without Demetrius Andrade, writes Terry Dooley DERBY’s Zach Parker’s dream of facing Demetrius Andrade turned into a nightmare when the American withdrew from the first proposed contest due to a shoulder injury, and then walked away a second time, citing the
Letters • Premium Fred Clements So many fights were staged in the Twenties and Thirties, even BN couldn’t keep up, writes Miles Templeton WHAT I find so fascinating about British boxing in the 1920s and 1930s, the period that interests me the most, is the sheer variety of the venues and halls that staged professional
Letters • Premium Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn This week’s panellists were asked to predict the outcome of Saturday’s fight between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn Maxi Hughes (Lightweight contender) I can see a points wins for Conor Benn. I think the early rounds will be tight, possibly cagey, and Conor will then
Following Joe Joyce’s big win against Joseph Parker, promoter Frank Warren sport to BT Sport and said he plans on making the Oleksandr Usyk fight next for Joyce! Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡︠http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡︠http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡︠https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow
According to a report by ESPN, former WBC junior featherweight titleholder Brandon Figueroa was arrested on Sunday for being suspected of driving while intoxicated in his home state of Texas. Tests allegedly confirm that Figueroa had a blood-alcohol content of over .15, with the legal limit in the state of Texas being .08. Figueroa, 25,
Eddie Hearn has already mapped out a plan for Joe Cordina to regain his title. The chairman of Matchroom Boxing immediately came to grips with the IBF stripping Cordina of the junior lightweight title. The unbeaten Welshman was due to defend against mandatory challenger Shavkat Rakhimov on a November 5 DAZN show in Abu Dhabi,
Posted on 10/04/2022 By: Sean Crose If you’ve never seen it, you may well be interested in checking out the first fight between Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn on YouTube. The 1990 bout is a prime example of premiere level boxing. Like an action flick from the era, each fighter gives a high octane,
10:17 AM ET Former WBC junior featherweight champion Brandon Figueroa was arrested Sunday for allegedly driving while intoxicated, jail records in Hidalgo County, Texas, show. Tests showed the 25-year-old Figueroa’s blood alcohol content was greater than .15, nearly double the state limit of .08. The Weslaco, Texas, native was released on a $1,000 personal recognizance
20-year-old undefeated blue-chip prospect, lightweight Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (7-0, 7 KOs), who’s won all seven of his professional bouts by knockout and was a 2020 Olympic Trials Silver Medalist, wants to put every fighter in the lightweight division on notice. Born and raised in Pomona, California, Tito is one of the most dynamic power punchers
Posted on 10/04/2022 By: Sean Crose The red hot Shakur Stevenson raised a few eyebrows some weeks back when he lost his WBC super featherweight title on the scales before squaring off with Robson Conceicao. Underdog Conceicao could have picked up the title himself had he ended up beating Stevenson, but that didn’t happen, as
7:52 AM ET The most anticipated matchup between welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford still isn’t finalized, but if/when it happens, will the winner be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world? Canelo Alvarez and Tyson Fury will have something to say if Spence or Crawford can’t produce an impressive performance. In London
It’s Tuesday, so that means it’s podcast day here at Bad Left Hook! John and myself are back with our thoughts on the weirdo Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn fight, Showtime’s card on Saturday, and boxing things with bigger names that aren’t happening or possibly aren’t happening. Thrilling! We also get into some listener