Anthony Joshua hasn’t been too keen on the discourse surrounding his recent career moves. The former heavyweight titlist from London will be going up against late replacement Robert Helenius Aug. 12 at The O2 in London. Joshua has been in rebuilding mode since he suffered two straight defeats to unified champion Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua returned to his winning ways earlier ...
Mary Spencer will have the opportunity to avenge her only career defeat, which was inflicted on her last December by the Belgian Femke Hermans, as the IBO world title slipped through her fingers. The stakes are high for the EOTTM protégée, who will now have the chance to claim the vacant IBF world championship belt at 154 lbs. The showdown, ...
Albert Bell kept his place in line for a 130-pound title shot Friday night. The unbeaten Bell defeated Filipino veteran Presco Carcosia by technical knockout in the main event of an OTX Boxing card DAZN streamed from OTE Arena in Atlanta. The much taller, rangier Bell (24-0, 7 KOs), the WBO’s second-ranked junior lightweight contender, dropped Carcosia early in the ...
Giovanni Marquez overwhelmed Nicky Vitone on Friday night. The junior welterweight prospect from Houston remained unbeaten by stopping Vitone in the second round of a scheduled eight-round encounter on the Albert Bell-Presco Carcosia undercard at OTE Arena in Atlanta. Marquez knocked Vitone to the canvas late in the first round, resumed his onslaught early in the second round and left ...
During the last few days, heavyweight veteran Derek Chisora has been very vocal with his position regarding the sport's ongoing problem with boxers testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. Chisora believes the governing bodies need to take a more aggressive approach, even with first time offenders - by hitting them with a 10 year ban. Boxing's latest high-profile drug testing ...
A high-octane welterweight main event is signed, sealed, and confirmed for Saturday night at the UFC Apex after Vicente Luque and Rafael dos Anjos both made weight ahead of their headline bout in Las Vegas. Luque weighed in at 170.5 pounds, while former lightweight champion dos Anjos came in half a pound heavier, right on the 171-pound limit, as their ...
Rodriguez vs. Lopez will see former world champion Emmanuel Rodriguez take on streaking contender Melvin Lopez for the vacant IBF Bantamweight World Championship headlining action live on SHOWTIME on Saturday, August 12 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Maryland. (photos by Amanda Westcott) The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ...
Emmanuel Rodriguez had a little more trouble than Melvin Lopez making weight Friday for their bantamweight championship match. Rodriguez was slightly overweight, 118.2 pounds, when he first stepped on the scale for their “Showtime Championship Boxing” main event Saturday night. He stripped naked and moments later met his contractual obligation by weighing in at exactly 118 pounds, the bantamweight limit. ...
GLENDALE, Arizona – Lindolfo Delgado would love nothing more to resume his knockout ways. The 2016 Mexican Olympian and rising junior welterweight prospect has left his last two fights in the hands of the judges. He enjoyed a late power surge in his most recent victory, a lopsided eight-round decision over Clarence Booth whom he dropped in the final round ...
Remaining undefeated was the goal for Anthony Joshua. Of course, he had other plans along the way. Winning multiple world titles, knocking off a few great fighters, and pocketing a boatload of money were all salient. But remaining spotless in the loss column was priority number one for the hulking heavyweight. Joshua took care of business when it came to ...