After one of the most anticipated months of the year so far, matters slow down in August with a spare handful of title fights as we roll into what should be an exciting fall calendar. It’s no surprise. August is rarely the biggest month for boxing. It doesn’t mean there won’t be some big happenings. The heavyweights have been one ...
ELLIS ZORRO AND Willy Hutchinson will make first defences of their newly won title belts at London’s York Hall on Friday 15 September, live on TNT Sports. Cruiserweight Zorro (16-0, 7 KOs) took ownership of the WBO European championship in May, applying a spectacular finish following a gruelling battle with former British light heavyweight champion Hosea Burton. Light heavyweight Hutchinson ...
Middleweight Shamil Khataev preserved his undefeated record and improved it to 11-0, 3 KOs, following a solid unanimous decision over eight rounds against his most formidable opponent to this date, Emiliano Exequiel Pucheta of Argentina. As always, Pucheta, who was supported at ringside by the famed two-division champion Marcos Rene Maidana, started very aggressively. Unlike ex-world-rated Magomed Madiev who fell ...
Gabriela Alaniz couldn’t get a fair shake with the assigned judges in her unification bout with Marlen Esparza. She had much greater success with the sanctioning body whose title she previously held. The WBO voted in favor of an appeal filed by Alaniz who sought an immediate rematch versus Houston’s Esparza, after their controversially scored July 8 unification bout. Esparza ...
The maiden voyage of Overtime Boxing (OTX) kicked off Friday from the OTE Arena in Atlanta on DAZN. Founded by sports media company Overtime and led by general manager Brandon Rhodes, the upstart OTX launched their developmental, prospect-and-contender-based trial series with a five-fight card. The showcase attraction for their first of four straight Friday shows featured a super bantamweight fight ...
Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), Real Fight Inc. (RFI) and American Airlines Center announced earlier this week that the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz pay-per-view will be the second highest recorded gate for a combat sports event at American Airlines Center in history. (photos by Esther Lin) Surpassing all previously held combat sports events, Paul vs. Diaz will be only exceeded ...
Artem Dalakian is hit with his second consecutive mandatory title defense. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA has ordered its flyweight titlist to next face number-one contender Seigo Yuri Akui. The two sides were given 30 days to reach terms (despite a ruling that calls for a 60-day period) by September 3 to avoid a purse bid hearing. “This ...
Hall of Fame trainer and boxing analyst Teddy Atlas has given his take on the upcoming boxing match between social media star Jake Paul and combat sports icon Nate Diaz. This Saturday night in Dallas, Paul will collide with Diaz in a ten round fight, with a contracted weight of 185-pounds. Their fight will headline a pay-per-view card on DAZN. ...
Terence Crawford has a realistic expectation of what his body will allow him to do. The three-division titlist from Omaha, Nebraska, is coming off a career-best win over Errol Spence Jr. last Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to become the undisputed welterweight champion. Now speculation has turned to Crawford’s next move. A rematch could be in the ...
Euri Cedeno could become the next talented fighter to come out of the Dominican Republic. Cedeno will face Fabrizio Rubino tonight at the Wind Creek Events Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The six-round bout will take place on the undercard of the ShoBox: The New Generation card, but can be streamed live on the Abrams Boxing YouTube page (6:45 p.m. ET/ ...