NEW YORK – Callum Smith will be among the more interested observers for the pair of upcoming light heavyweight title fights. There is at least one where he knows that he can enjoy solely as a fan, even without a guaranteed shot at the winner of the title unification clash between lineal/WBC/IBF light heavyweight champ
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn spent some time chatting with Fight Hype about his thoughts on the red hot lightweight division and his increasingly hostile beef with Mayweather Promotions’ Leonard Ellerbe. Hearn says despite legal warnings from Ellerbe and Mayweather Promotions, he’s prepared to make Gervonta Davis a huge offer if it’s true he’s no longer
Hailing from the Boogie Down Bronx, fighter “Pistol” Pete Dobson may just be the best fighter out of New York City that you have never heard about. In the city in which stars are created under the bright lights at Madison Square Garden and the Barclay’s Center often times fighting perfectly designated opponents, some guys
Posted on 06/17/2022 By: Sean Crose The man has never lost a fight. Not once. What’s more, light heavyweight titlist Artur Beterbiev has never gone the distance. Not once. Not in all of his 17 professional bouts. He’s stopped every opponent he’s faced within the distance. Needless to say, Beterbiev is not a fighter one
Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr are set to unify a trio of light heavyweight titles tonight on ESPN, in what promises to be a hard-hitting main event. In the night’s co-feature, Robeisy Ramirez will face Abraham Nova in a good featherweight matchup set for 10 rounds, and there will also be prelims on ESPN+
Feature • Premium Joe Smith tells Thomas Gerbasi he wants to be known as a ‘true world champion’, hence why he’s aiming at Artur Beterbiev JOE SMITH JNR had a feeling that Dmitry Bivol was going to beat Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 7. He had better insight than most, having gone 12 rounds with
Edgar Berlanga will lose a piece of his paycheck and a possible place on a prominent year-end card thanks to his recent in-ring misconduct. The New York State Athletic Commission officially levied a six-month suspension and $10,000 fine on the unbeaten Nuyorican super middleweight, the ruling on Friday confirming a previous report from BoxingScene.com. The
Posted on 06/17/2022 By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez may have lost his fight last month against Dmitry Bivol, but he’s still one of the most formidable and popular fighters in the business. It’s easy to forget that Canelo was fighting above his natural weight when he battled Bivol for a light heavyweight title, after all.
Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr are officially set for Saturday night’s three-belt light heavyweight title unification, with both fighters making weight today in New York. Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KO) came in at the limit of 175 lbs, with Smith (28-3, 22 KO) weighing in at 174.6. Beterbiev will be defending the WBC and IBF
(May 21, 2022) Once again, undefeated David “El Bandera Roja†BenavÃÂdez didn’t disappoint the hometown crowd as the Phoenix native became a super middleweight champion for the third time in dramatic fashion, scoring a third-round TKO against former world champion David Lemieux to win the vacant Interim WBC World Title on Saturday night at the
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It is no secret that Michael McKinson enters his fight with Vergil Ortiz Jr. as a considerable underdog. None of that is lost on the unbeaten British southpaw; in fact, he’s leaning into the role. “I’m a realist, Vergil’s wins are a lot better than my wins,” McKinson (22-0, 2KOs) noted of the uphill battle
7:51 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When Joe Smith Jr. narrowly defeated Maxim Vlasov in April 2021 to win the WBO light heavyweight title, a unification bout with WBC and IBF titleholder Artur Beterbiev instantly became a can’t-miss matchup. Two of the biggest punchers in boxing will meet on Saturday at New York’s Hulu Theater at
Premium • Preview Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith in New York (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Light-heavyweight Artur Beterbiev will look to steal back some of the limelight from countryman Dmitry Bivol when he meets Joe Smith Jnr this Saturday, writes Elliot Worsell IT wasn’t too long ago that the light-heavyweight
News • Opinion Joe Joyce in Las Vegas (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) After a year out the ring, London’s Joe Joyce will return in July against Christian Hammer, though surely hopes for more meaningful fights in the future DESPITE being out of the ring for a year, and despite being now 36 years of
Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr are just about set to unify three light heavyweight titles on Saturday night at New York’s Hulu Theater. Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KO) brings the WBC and IBF titles to the fight, while Smith (28-3, 22 KO) has the WBO belt. Here’s how you can watch the fight. Bad Left
The last great world boxing champion to come from Cleveland, Ohio was the great light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim, who fought great champions like Sugar Ray Robinson and Archie Moore. Local boxing promoter Cortez Bey of Bey Bros Promotion is looking to turn the city of Cleveland into a Mecca of boxing champions. But
Posted on 06/16/2022 By: Sean Crose Danny Garcia is returning the ring. With a planned July 30th comeback match against Jose Benevidez at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center, the guy known as “Swift” is readying himself to fight for the first time since he was decisioned by Errol Spence in December of 2020. Yet the 34 year