Posted on 05/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode The sport of boxing has always had a specific pecking order. Those who are at the top have constantly dictated terms on when, how and where a showdown will take place. Long before Floyd Mayweather became the top dog several years ago, he was forced to acquiesce to the
Posted on 05/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode Over the past few weeks, Stephen Fulton was asked to put on his analysis cap. The WBO super bantamweight world champion was bombarded with numerous questions pertaining to the showdown between WBC titlist Luis Nery and WBA ‘Regular’ champion Brandon Figueroa. Although the betting public leaned heavily towards Nery,
Posted on 05/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode For a number of months now, fans were unsure what to believe. Seemingly every week, promoter Eddie Hearn would announce that a showdown between unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and WBC/Ring Magazine titlist, Tyson Fury, was signed, sealed and delivered. Yet, no matter how confident Hearn appeared to be,
Posted on 05/17/2021 By: Sean Crose And so it appears that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are finally going to fight to see who the undisputed champion of boxing’s heavyweight division is. The two men, both British and both arguably in their primes, are towering figures, and have bested every opponent they have met. The
Posted on 05/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode David Benavidez was originally taken aback by the amount of vitriol aimed in his direction from WBC middleweight belt holder Jermall Charlo. Just a few months ago, the former two-time super middleweight champion stated that if Charlo were to move up in weight, a clash between them would be
2:44 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN Tyson Fury has received assurances from Prince Khalid Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi defense secretary, that his four-belt heavyweight unification fight with Anthony Joshua will happen Aug. 14 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “I just got off the phone with Prince Khalid of Saudi Arabia,” Fury said in a video posted
Sep 23, 2020 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Editor’s note: This story was originally published in September. It has been updated to reference that Josh Taylor will face Jose Ramirez on May
Feature • Issue • Premium Tommy Welch was two years old the first time he told his father he wanted to be a boxer. It’s taken a long time for Scott Welch to take his son seriously, writes Matt Christie “YOUR son is out of control, Mr. Welch,” Tommy Welch’s father was told by Tommy
Boxers • Issue • Premium Paul Wheeler talks to Idris Virgo, a man who is certainly not lacking in confidence When and why you started boxing:I started boxing when I was 15 years old. I was hit over the head with a wooden stick, so I needed to learn self-defence. I did kickboxing at first
News Alex Livesey/Getty Images The negotiations appear to be on course. Tyson Fury says the Anthony Joshua mega-fight is on and provides a date and location for it TYSON FURY has said his mega-fight with Anthony Joshua is on. This is a significant statement, even if it’s not the first time this heavyweight unification clash
News Esther Lin/Showtime Brandon Figueroa breaks Luis Nery’s resistance and looks ahead to a clash with Stephen Fulton BRANDON FIGUEROA seized the WBC super-bantamweight title from Luis Nery with a seventh-round KO in a wild shootout in Carson, California. With both fighters being aggressive front-foot punchers, fans were anticipating an action-packed matchup between Figueroa and
Premium • Reports Dave Thompson/Matchroom Joshua Buatsi delivers an emphatic finish in the Manchester main event, while an upset occurs on the undercard IN his first fight under the guidance of esteemed trainer Virgil Hunter, highly touted light-heavyweight Joshua Buatsi demonstrated his predatory instincts once more by producing a brutal finish at Manchester Arena. Going
Former WBC heavyweight champion and self-destructive cosplay enthusiast Deontay Wilder has declared Malik Scott his new trainer. The move comes 6 months after Wilder accused his former trainer Mark Breland of plotting against him, drugging his water, and scheming with nefarious accomplices in the United Kingdom. Over the past few weeks, Wilder has shared multiple
In a surprise move, heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois has split with trainer Mark Tibbs. In the aftermath of suffering his first career loss at the hands of Joe Joyce in 2020, Dubois decided to split with coach Martin Bowers and began the hunt for a new trainer. He eventually hired Tibbs back in February. They
Posted on 05/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Carl Froch has had the privilege of sitting ringside to watch unified super middleweight champion, Canelo Alvarez, up close and personal on several occasions. That trend continued as Froch observed closely as the Mexican star pummeled British native Billy Joe Saunders at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas last weekend.
History • Premium Larry Braysher Looking back on a glorious victory for British amateur boxing THE BRONX, New York City, July 2, 1935. The spectacular Yankee Stadium, home to the New York Yankees, was playing host to 48,000 fight fans there to witness a special amateur show refereed by ex-world heavyweight king Gene Tunney. New
Opinion Amanda Westcott/Showtime Luis Nery, who fights Brandon Figueroa tonight (May 15), is far from the only ‘Panther’ in boxing 1. HARRY WILLS (BLACK PANTHER) One of the very best heavyweights of his era and a bona fide all-time great, Wills was a high-profile victim of boxing’s shameful colour bar, which prevented him from deservedly
An excellent super welterweight battle is on the horizon, as promoter Sampson Lewkowicz revealed that unbeaten contenders Sebastian Fundora and Sergio Garcia have signed to square off on FOX later this year. The date and location will “be announced shortly.” The announcement doesn’t say whether it’s an eliminator of any kind, but considering the pair