Josh Kelly maintained his place in the race for a world title shot but he hardly left cruise control against the over-matched Gabriel Corzo in Newcastle. Like all the other contenders at 154lbs, Kelly is hoping Jermell Charlo’s move up to face Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in September may present him an opportunity to fight for one of the belts currently ...
KSW’s official Twitter account said it all after their heavyweight champion’s latest title defense. “Can anyone stop Phil De Fries?” The big Englishman continued his dominant reign over the KSW heavyweight division as he registered the ninth defense of his title with the 14th submission of his career. This time around, it was Szymon Bajor who provided the challenge to ...
Frank Martin determined while watching footage of Artem Harutyunyan that he beat a better boxer in his last fight. Martin’s dominant performance against previously unbeaten Dominican contender Michel Rivera represented the most impressive victory of the ascending southpaw’s five-year pro career. The Armenian-born Harutyunyan is undefeated as well, yet he has utilized an unconventional, vastly different style than Rivera to ...
Viktor Postol resisted as long as he could. The former WBC super lightweight champion passed on a fight with Elvis Rodriguez several times because he knows the Dominican southpaw well and Rodriguez works with Postol’s former trainer, Freddie Roach. Once his already lengthy layoff extended beyond one year, though, Postol accepted a fight with Rodriguez that’ll take place Saturday night ...
Errol Spence can work his magic, both in and out of the ring. Unbeaten Quinton Randall, a sparring partner of Spence, will face Willie Jones tonight at the Chelsea Ballroom inside The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. The eight-round bout will be part of preliminary action on the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) card. The Showtime Championship Boxing telecast begins at ...
The Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand may be more used to the striking arts, but the featured MMA matchup at ONE Fight Night 12 showcased elite grappling at its very best. The co-main event of the evening saw Garry Tonon show his submission skills as he finished undefeated Russian grappler Shamil Gasanov with a second-round kneebar to keep him ...
Ever the visionary, Alycia Baumgardner knew that her shot at revenge would come when the time was right. Five years later, that time has arrived. Baumgardner was just six wins into her pro career when she dropped an eight-round split decision to Christina Linardatou in their July 2018 prospect encounter. Linardatou (14-2, 6KOs) won a title in her very next ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards tackling topics such as welterweight contender Jaron Ennis, Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo, Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford, insurance for boxers, and more. Wassup Bread? I think a lot people are fooled by the perceived size difference between Canelo and Charlo. As you said in a previous mailbag Charlo is taller ...
Beating Artem Harutyunyan won’t quiet Frank Martin’s doubters, but it’ll place him one step closer to where he wants to be. This Saturday night, for the first time in his career, Martin will headline his very own show. Standing across from him on the night, is the aforementioned Harutyunyan, a former Olympic bronze medalist. Although the German born contender doesn’t ...
Freudis Rojas’ return to his hometown of Las Vegas, where he’ll fight for the first time as a pro Saturday night, became a much more important moment in his developing career Wednesday. Rojas (10-0, 10 KOs) expected to meet Mexican veteran Diego Sanchez (19-2, 16 KOs) in a non-televised fight on the Frank Martin-Artem Harutyunyan undercard at The Cosmopolitan of ...