M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool - The wait was finally over as the Liverpool crowd stood to cheer Josh Kelly back to the squared circle for the first time in over a year. It was Kelly’s first bout at junior middleweight. And his first ring return since suffering a stoppage loss in six rounds at the hands
Posted on 06/18/2022 By: Sean Crose The 17-0 Artur Beterbiev put his WBC and IBF light heavyweight title belts on the line Saturday when he faced the 26-3 Joe Smith, whose WBO light heavyweight title belt was on the line, as well. The scheduled 12 rounder went down at the Theater at Madison Square Garden and
12:53 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN NEW YORK — Artur Beterbiev hasn’t met his match yet, and Saturday at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden was no different. Joe Smith Jr. entered the ring with a size advantage, strength and a tremendously powerful right hand, but none of it mattered. Beterbiev was too precise, his punches
News Artur Beterbiev stops Joe Smith Jnr in New York (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Joe Smith Jnr wanted a quick answer and resolution in New York tonight and Artur Beterbiev was happy to oblige, writes Elliot Worsell WHILE it wasn’t quite on par with Peter McNeeley’s sterling effort in ’95, Joe Smith Jnr’s cavalier and
NEW YORK – Bruce Carrington didn’t get the type of stoppage Saturday night that appeared imminent early in his fight against Adrian Leyva. Eventually, however, Carrington got his technical-knockout victory on the Artur Beterbiev-Joe Smith Jr. undercard at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater. Referee Sparkle Lee stopped the action after the fifth round of a
Posted on 06/18/2022 By: Sean Crose Those who love to say boxing is dead might want to check this out: over fourteen thousand people attended a single boxing class Saturday in Mexico City. With esteemed teachers such as Jose Cuevas, Erik Morales and Andy Ruiz Jr leading the half hour session, students dressed in the
6:32 PM ET Fifteen current and former Mexican fighters got together to teach the largest boxing class ever at the Zocalo, the main square in Mexico City on Saturday. Erik “El Terrible” Morales, Andy Ruiz Jr., Oscar Valdez, Jackie Nava, Humberto “Chiquita” González, Miguel Berchelt, Jose “Pipino” Cuevas, Alfonso Zamora, Jose Luis Bueno, Jose Antonio
Andy Ruiz Jr and Luis Ortiz finally appear to have a date, as ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reports that the bout will come on Sunday, Sept. 4, a Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view with FOX branding, which is something we haven’t seen in months now. Ruiz (34-2, 22 KO) last fought in May 2021, coming off the
(May 21, 2022) Hard-hitting Cuban prospect Yoelvis Gómez had his knockout streak ended at five, but still dominated Mexico’s Jorge Cota in a 10-round super welterweight shutout. The scores were 100-90 three times. Now living in Las Vegas, the 24-year-old Gómez (6-0, 5 KOs) went the distance for the first time in his young professional
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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.