Posted on 06/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode The fight was practically his, and then it wasn’t. For Yordenis Ugas, he believed that a showdown against unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. was next up on his fight calendar. In September of 2020, the Cuban native reeled off his third win in a row as he defeated
Feature Eddie Hearn on what Canelo Alvarez means for Matchroom’s global plans, and how he’s ‘addicted’ to boxing PROMOTER Eddie Hearn rarely has a quiet day. But the last few weeks have been as tumultuous as they come. He took over from his father Barry as chairman of the Matchroom Sport group, came close to
With Showtime’s June 26 PPV approaching, headlined by Gervonta Davis jumping up to 140 to face secondary titleholder Mario Barrios, the network releases their first installment of All Access, going behind the scenes with both fighters as they prepare for the bout. The opening episode begins with Tank and his team discussing their aspirations behind
Former 154-pound champion #JermallCharlo sent a statement to the middleweight division in the co-main event, knocking out previously once-beaten contender #HugoCenteno Jr. to capture the interim WBC 160-pound title. Charlo is now the mandatory for Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and didn’t shy away from calling out the WBC, WBA and IBF Middleweight World Champion. “It’s been
Lyndon Arthur took on the toughest test of his career against Emmanuel Anim, in October 2019, at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. He secured the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title by coming through a 12-round war and showed fight fans why he is nicknamed King Arthur. Arthur returns to BT Sport on July 10th, when he
Brutal honesty is what Lewis Ritson promises and that is what he gives. The former British lightweight champion has a final eliminator to earn the right to face Josh Taylor on Saturday. But ask if he would ideally fight the undisputed super-lightweight champion and the answer is ‘no’. Ritson faces Jeremias Nicolas Ponce, of Argentina,
Posted on 06/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Vasiliy Lomachenko is busy putting the final finishing touches on his training camp as he prepares to return to the ring against lightweight contender Masayoshi Nakatani on June 26th, at the Virgin Hotels, in Las Vegas, Nevada. But even as the Ukrainian is fully focused on the task at
Feature Lewis Ritson explains why he would have preferred just to lose his last fight and how he will set things right in his hometown on Saturday LEWIS RITSON likes to fight. “It’s one of them where you can let out the inner demon a bit, just get stuck in. I don’t think any fighter
Wizened promoter Bob Arum, the oft-irascible mogul, took some time to clue in Bad Left Hook on some of the upcoming Top Rank fare, including the event topped by Shakur Stevenson, which goes down Saturday night. Does Arum see Jeremiah Nakathila having a chance in hell to take down Stevenson, who is still looking to
Veteran gatekeeper Gabriel “The King” Rosado (25-13-1, 14 KOs) vows a stoppage win in his fight versus Bektemir “The Bek Bully” Melikuziev (7-0, 6 KOs), which is penciled to take place on June 19 as a part of the undercard to the Jaime Munguia vs. Kamil Szeremeta showdown. Rosado, 35, a long-time contender in the
Posted on 06/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Billy Joe Saunders has always been loquacious. Recently, however, the former two-division world champion has been abnormally quiet. Approximately one month ago, the British native talked and fought his way into a super middleweight unification contest against Canelo Alvarez. During the lead-up to their showdown and for years before
10:28 PM ET Jaime Munguia will have a new opponent in his main event on June 19 in El Paso, Texas, with Kamil Szeremeta stepping in on short-notice to take the bout, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Munguia (36-0, 29 KO), the former WBO light middleweight champion, has since moved up to middleweight.
After nearly 18 months out of the ring, former Olympian Karlos Balderas is making moves to get his comeback started. Kevin Iole revealed yesterday that the 24-year-old joined forces with Top Rank ahead of a planned August return. Balderas (9-1, 8 KO) looked to be coming along nicely when he stepped up to face Rene
News Sky Sports Boxing’s Adam Smith speaks exclusively to John Dennen as they announce new deals with Top Rank and Boxxer FOR Sky Sports Boxing there is life after Matchroom. Their long-term, exclusive partnership with the UK promoter will end after the Lewis Ritson show on Saturday in Newcastle. But the broadcaster will remain a
Lewis Ritson will face Jeremias Ponce in a Final Eliminator for the IBF Super-Lightweight World Title at the Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle on Saturday June 12, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN in the US and more than 200 countries and territories. (photos by Mark Robinson) ‘The Sandman’ won a controversial
Posted on 06/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Boxing, at least to a certain extent, had become both too easy and not rewarding enough. So after dominating as an amateur and pro, Claressa Shields figured that she could do the same in an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) octagon, she was right. For months on end, Shields trained
8:01 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Shakur Stevenson nonchalantly sat on the stage rocking a gray Nike hoodie, black basketball shorts and a New York Yankees hat cocked to one side at his prefight news conference, when his opponent on Saturday — Jeremiah Nakathila — said something that made Stevenson quickly turn his head in
(April 16, 2016) Rising 147-pound star Errol Spence Jr. remained unbeaten with an impressive fifth-round TKO of Chris Algieri. Heading into his 147-pound showdown against Errol Spence Jr., Chris Algieri claimed that his undefeated opponent had been coddled and would “feel my power early.†Algieri’s trainer John David Jackson took it a step further, stating