Posted on 10/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the better part of two years, both WBC middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin and WBA titleholder Ryota Murata, have spent more time outside of the ring, than inside of it. However, after working diligently behind the scenes, it appears as though that will be coming to an end. As
3:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gennadiy Golovkin and Ryota Murata have agreed to a deal for a Dec. 29 middleweight title unification bout at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, multiple sources told ESPN. A formal announcement is expected next week. The fight will take place just outside Murata’s hometown, Tokyo. The Olympic gold medalist
Two-time world super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell and strength and conditioning coach Larry Wade impart their wisdom this week on The PBC Podcast. Dirrell is gunning for one more world title shot as he takes on the upset-minded Marcos Hernandez in the co-feature to the Canelo Alvarez-Caleb Plant undisputed super middleweight bout Saturday, November 6
Canelo and Caleb Plant gave their immediate reactions to their opening press conference head-to-head confrontation. Watch Canelo v Caleb Plant on November 6, live on BT Sport Box Office. 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/BTSpo…
There isn’t a time when she’s in a boxing ring that Claressa Shields doesn’t think she is capable of dominating her opponent. The three-division boxing champion wasn’t nearly as sure of herself when she made her mixed martial arts debut against Brittney Elkin on June 10 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Shields feels she was
Posted on 10/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anthony Joshua has been both gracious in victory and humble in defeat. Following the first loss of his career to Andy Ruiz Jr. in June of 2019, Joshua placed his arms around his Mexican rival and allowed him to receive his well-earned spotlight. Joshua would continue to heap praise
The World Boxing Association announced a Monday, November 1st purse bid for a featherweight matchup between Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan. The move comes after representatives for both fighters failed to reach an agreement, even after an extension from the original purse bid date of October 11th. Leigh Wood currently holds the WBA “regular” title
Subscribe for updates – http://goo.gl/meA2GB HEATED TRASH TALK FACE OFF!! Caleb Plant vs. Mike Lee | Pacquiao vs. Thurman Undercard FOX PBC Fight Night on FOX and FOX Deportes is headlined by undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant making the first defense of his title against unbeaten contender and University of Notre
Feature Michael Nunn spent 16 years in prison for his part in a $200 drug deal. He’s trying to make the most of the time he has left, writes Chris Walker THERE is no bitterness in Michael Nunn. He’s a free man after spending 16 long years in various American prisons. Caught buying cocaine for
Dillian Whyte understands Otto Wallin’s frustration. Whyte, too, has had fights canceled or postponed while he was training. An unapologetic Whyte still considers it “a no-brainer” to pursue a WBC championship showdown with Tyson Fury once his injured left shoulder heals, rather than rescheduling his fight with Wallin. London’s Whyte withdrew last week from a
Posted on 10/26/2021 By: Sean Crose “I think he’ll probably do it for a few more years,” Paris Fury has said of her husband, WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. “He’s 33 now – I think maybe until he’s 35.” Mrs. Fury appeared on talkSport Monday, and proved that, like her husband, she’s unafraid
Issue • News • Premium David Becker/Getty Images Chantelle Cameron is relishing her progress. She speaks to Elliot Worsel THE disappointment felt by Otto Wallin last week, when learning of opponent Dillian Whyte’s injury and the cancellation of their October 30 fight, was days later countered by the excitement felt by Chantelle Cameron, who learned
News Nigel Collins watches the unveiling of the ‘Jersey’ Joe Walcott statue in Camden, New Jersey IT was supposed to rain on October 16, but it turned out to be a beautiful sunny day in Camden, New Jersey, just across the Walt Whitman Bridge from Philadelphia, where a statue of former heavyweight champion “Jersey” Joe
Boxer/mixed martial artist Claressa Shields seeks to double her win output in the MMA realm, when she faces off with Abigail Montes Wednesday night on a PFL card. At a Monday presser, the two-time Olympic gold medalist who holds an 11-0 record in boxing, touched on many topics, with her traditional pull-no-punches style. Shields’ frustration
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Puerto Rican prospect Xander Zayas will take a break for a few days, before returning to the gym on the way to his sixth fight of 2021. Zayas will see action on December 11, as part of the undercard to the lightweight fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Richard Commey, which takes place at Madison Square Gardens
Posted on 10/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode From the moment Caleb Plant signed his name on the dotted line, the skeptics came out in droves. Plant, 29, will look to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion of all time when he takes on Canelo Alvarez on November 6th, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
3:19 PM ET ESPN’s divisional boxing rankings highlight the best in the sport at every weight class. They will change often based on recent results and performances. Rankings are based on what a fighter has accomplished in the weight division in which he is ranked. A fighter who has announced he is moving up or