WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is waiting for a deal to get finalized for an undisputed showdown with Tyson Fury, who holds the WBC world title. Usyk is coming off back to back decision wins over British superstar Anthony Joshua. The terms are still being worked out by their respective teams. "I need this fight and that's it. ...
Throwing a punch is a great way to secure generational wealth. Sportico, a Penske-owned sports business media company, released its list of the highest-paid athletes of all time on Tuesday, and in their top 50 rankings, seven boxers occupied the coveted spots. Chief on the list representing the sweet science was Floyd “Money” Mayweather, who came in at the No. ...
Ekaterinburg - TBRB #6 ranked super middleweight Pavel Silyagin (13-0, 6 KOs) shined in his tune-up bout against Colombian import Leonard Carrillo, stopping him in four one-sided rounds. The upset-minded Colombian, who was coming off a road kayo over 14-0 Mateusz Tryc in Poland, had some mild success in round one, when Silyagin was searching his rhythm and range. He ...
Anthony Joshua has harshly assessed his performance against Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch. Too harshly, if you ask Eddie Hearn, the former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion’s career-long promoter. Hearn sensed Joshua was in position to beat Usyk through nine rounds of their second bout, before Usyk’s strong showing in the championship rounds earned the undefeated Ukrainian southpaw a split-decision victory over ...
Thompson Boxing returns this Friday, March 10, with its popular boxing series “Path to Glory” in which Mexicali, Mexico’s Angel Beltran (15-1, 9 KOs) will look to upset local favorite Louie Lopez (13-1-1, 4 KOs) of Corona, California. The two will clash in an 8-round welterweight main event. The show will pay homage to TBP CEO Ken Thompson, as this ...
BoxingScene.com’s Keith Idec recently reported that former undisputed and current WBO super lightweight champion Josh Taylor (19-0) will face former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (18-1) on June 10th in New York. The high profile showdown will take place either at either Madison Square Garden or Hulu Theater, MSG’s smaller arena. Taylor was originally scheduled to face Jack Catterall in ...
Tony Harrison doesn’t understand why Tim Tszyu agreed to fight him. If Harrison were in Tszyu’s position – guaranteed a shot at fully unified 154-pound champ Jermell Charlo next – the former WBC super welterweight champion admits he would not have taken this type of risk. In fact, Harrison says he would’ve waited for Charlo’s hand injury to heal and ...
Pradabsri-Y. Shigeoka, Cuarto-G.Shigeoka Strawweight Doubleheader Set, April 16 In Tokyo On Abema TV
Panya Pradabsri will enter the lion’s den for his next title defense. The reigning WBC strawweight titleholder is set to face ambitious challenger Yudai Shigeoka, who aims to win his first major belt in just his seventh pro fight. The bout headlines the 3150Fight Vol. 5 event, which takes place April 16 at Yoyogi National 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo. Also ...
Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia have a site for their pay-per-view showdown April 22 in Las Vegas. Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime announced Monday night that Davis and Garcia will fight at T-Mobile Arena, the venue where numerous high-profile boxing events have been held since it opened in 2016. The Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium and MGM Grand Garden Arena also were ...
After an injury forced Callum Smith out of his Light-Heavyweight clash with Pawel Stepien at the M&S Bank Arena Liverpool on Saturday March 11, Diego Pacheco’s WBO International Super-Middleweight Title showdown with Jack Cullen and Robbie Davies Jr’s Super-Lightweight fight with Darragh Foley now co-headlining. Pacheco one of the hottest prospects in American boxing, looks to impress on his first ...