At least one person thinks Oleksandr Usyk would be severely misguided to go back down to cruiserweight for a fight with Canelo Alvarez. Boxing icon Roy Jones Jr. was recently asked about Usyk’s supposed interest in fighting Alvarez at the cruiserweight limit, the latest hot-button issue to hit the sport. The subject was prompted by
Posted on 12/25/2021 Both Rajon Chance and Elon De Jesus walked into their contest putting their undefeated records on the line. While they appeared to be evenly matched, it was Chance who proved to be the much better fighter. Through a series of low blows and rough house tactics, Chance managed to outbox his man
Feature • Issue • Premium Denver Post via Getty Images Light-heavyweight contender James Scott became a contender while serving time in Rahway prison, Ferdie Pacheco called it the ‘boxing university’ and Bob Hatrak, the prison warden, tells Tris Dixon the full story YOU would imagine that if an imprisoned boxer became a leading contender by
Feature Steve Bunce looks back on the night when a Yorkshire plasterer fought a bona fide legend, Roberto Duran DAVE the Plasterer hurt Roberto the Fighting God in round four when the pair somehow met at a casino in South Africa. This happened, by the way. At the end of eight rounds, Roberto Duran got
Eddie Hearn, promoter for unbeaten welterweight contender Conor Benn, will be hunting for the best possible path to position his fighter for a world title opportunity. Benn, 25-years-old, made a statement earlier this month when he brutally knocked out former world champion Chris Algieri four rounds. Hearn is hoping to match his man against former
Super welterweight sensation Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora (16-0-1, 11 KOs) delivered a dominating second round TKO of former title challenger Habib Ahmed (27-2-1, 18 KOs)in their WBA Super Welterweight Title Eliminator. Fundora was in control from the outset, stunning Ahmed in the early moments of round one with a left uppercut from his intimidating
Posted on 12/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Over the past few years, Gennadiy Golovkin has grown incredibly inactive. At his destructive peak, the Kazakhstan star made two or three yearly appearances. However, after scoring a concussive stoppage victory over Kamil Szeremeta in December of 2020, this year marked the first that Golovkin failed to enter the
Premier Boxing Champions returns for a special Christmas night event from Newark, featuring welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr and middleweight prospect Joey Spencer in showcase bouts, with Mielnicki in the main event at home in New Jersey. Our coverage will begin with the prelims on FS1 at 6 pm ET, and continue with the main
According to multiple reports, heavyweight fighter Danny Kelly, 30-years-old, was killed in front of his girlfriend and three kids in a possible road rage shooting on Christmas Eve. (photo by Suzanne Teresa) Local police indicate that Kelly, a fighter from Maryland, was driving to a holiday gathering with his children and girlfriend on Friday afternoon
Posted on 12/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode After carefully surveying the cruiserweight landscape, Oleksandr Usyk was proud of what he accomplished. From 2016-2019, Usyk successfully dethroned every cruiserweight world titlist. In the process, the Ukrainian star became an undisputed champion. With little left to accomplish, Usyk opted to try his hand at the heavyweight division. While
We catch up with Peter Fury about his charges, son Hughie and world champion Savannah Marshall, plus Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua 2. Tony Sims’ view: https://youtu.be/tFf8F1P23SE Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive SecondsOut is a world leader in boxing entertainment since 1999. Part of the Knockout TV
Saturday, January 1 PPV, 8:00 pm ET, Luis Ortiz vs Charles Martin. 2022 kicks off right, as Premier Boxing Champions present a pay-per-view they are admitting isn’t worthy of pay-per-view by way of pricing it at $39.99, which once upon a time when some of us were more youthful and relevant was actually a premium
It’s clear that Jake Paul will never be without his critics, whether in boxing or any of his other business ventures. The 24-year-old entertainment superstar does his best to tune out such noise while focusing on his own goals. That mindset allowed him to overcome physical adversity to deliver his best boxing moment to date,
Posted on 12/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Vito Mielnicki Jr. was in utter disbelief just a few months ago. The 19-year-old welterweight prospect appeared to be on his way to becoming one of boxing’s rising stars. However, in what many believed should have been a one-sided fight against James Martin, the New Jersey native was left
Feature • Issue • Premium The deaths of four family members was quickly followed by depression that Anthony Yarde tried to ignore. It’s only now, 12 months later, that the light-heavyweight can start to understand the consequences of his heartache, writes Elliot Worsell IT WOULD seem glib and perhaps cruel to define Anthony Yarde’s past
Feature Al Bello/Getty Images Behind the scenes with Roy Jones on the night he realised he wasn’t Roy Jones anymore. By Thomas Hauser THE main arena at Madison Square Garden is a nice place to make history. On November 8, 2008, Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jnr did just that, although the results were far
Feature • Issue • Premium Queensberry Promotions James Cook MBE on the transformation of Anthony Yarde, his relationship with Tunde Ajayi, the boost their triumph has given to his beloved Pedro Youth Club and his advice for Lyndon Arthur. By Melanie Lloyd AS the opening bell rang to kick off the eagerly anticipated rematch between
Vito Mielnicki Jr closed his 2021 in the ring with a win at home in New Jersey, stopping Nicholas DeLomba in the 10th and final round of tonight’s PBC on FOX main event from Newark. Mielnicki (10-1, 7 KO) dominated the fight with DeLomba (16-4, 5 KO) for the most part, which wasn’t unexpected or