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
Floyd Mayweather wants his money from the company he claims failed to deliver on its promise to put on his fight against Logan Paul in Dubai. TMZ Sports reported Friday afternoon that Mayweather Promotions has filed a lawsuit against PAC Entertainment Worldwide, which Mayweather alleges breached its contract after agreeing to stage the Paul fight
Posted on 05/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Caleb Plant can’t help but notice the large target currently on his back. The Nashville, Tennessee native became the last stumbling block for Canelo Alvarez and his road to undisputed just a few days ago. In front of what turned out to be a record amount of fans, Alvarez
(May 1, 2021) Welterweight contender Abel Ramos (27-4-2, 21 KOs) delivered an impressive performance in stopping former champion Omar “Panterita†Figueroa Jr. (28-2-1, 19 KOs) after six-rounds in their WBA Welterweight Title Eliminator. Figueroa came out showing off a herky-jerky style and had success in the first round, out landing Ramos slightly with 12 power
David Haye responded to reports that a deal worth $150m has been agreed for Tyson Fury to fight Anthony Joshua this summer, in Saudi Arabia. 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/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram
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