Outside of a cool ring entrance and competitive first round, nothing went right for Errol Spence Jr. this past Saturday night. He boastfully pontificated his ability to not just beat Terence Crawford but to embarrass him, walk through him, and eventually, break him. Spence meant every word he said heading into their undisputed welterweight clash. Crawford though, became vexed by ...
Former ONE bantamweight champion John Lineker is back, and the Brazilian knockout artist plans to use his “Hands of Stone” to blast his way back into championship contention once again. Lineker takes on South Korean contender Kim Jae Woong at ONE Fight Night 13 at Lumpinee Stadium, Bangkok, as he bids to erase the memory of his championship loss to ...
Lightweight standout Idalberto Umara won his 11th consecutive bout by scoring a sensational one punch knockout of 2012 Olympian William Encarnacion in the main event of "Night of Champions IV" Friday, July 28 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL. Co-promoted by Boxlab Promotions and Warriors Boxing Promotions, “Night of Champions IV” aired live on CBS Sports Network. Umara uncorked ...
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been criticized as of late for jumping around from trainer to trainer, but he believes that his upcoming opponent, Dillian Whyte, has made way too many changes to his corner. "Look how many times he’s moved trainers," Joshua told The Mirror. "He’s moved trainers so many times. Maybe he’s not developing at the ...
Jake Paul Slams Influencer Boxers Who Are Staining Sport: ‘Don’t Do Cringe Sh!t & Get Your Skill Up’
From hateful actions at press conferences to unsanctioned brawls and melees in and out of the ring to female fighters flashing their breasts in celebration of wins, the sweet science has increasingly been stained by influencer shenanigans in recent months. When brothers Logan and Jake Paul along with KSI became the new-age flag bearers of celebrity boxing – or influencer ...
The Terence Crawford-Errol Spence superfight produced an undisputed welterweight champion and a massive live gate. (photo by Ryan Hafey) More than $21,000,000 in ticket sales were generated from the July 29 Showtime Pay-Per-View event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, according to a report from the always reliable Sports Business Journal. The show drew an announced crowd of 19,900, which ...
Devin Haney will have to fight his way back to undisputed lightweight championship status. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBC split its votes regarding Haney’s request to both retain his lightweight title status and challenge for the sanctioning body’s 140-pound title. Haney was granted permission to pursue a fight versus WBC junior welterweight titlist, but will have to settle for ...
Jaron Ennis has been quietly knocking on the door politely asking to get in. At this point, however, he’s ready to kick it down. For years now, the Philly star has flashed the sort of talent that’s seldom seen. With the 26-year-old hunting for a world title shot, he was forced to play the waiting game while the top of ...
Yesterday, Puerto Rico’s Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (7-0, 5 KOs) hosted a press conference ahead of his WBO Mini Flyweight World Championship defense against Garen “Hellboy” Diagan (10-3, 5 KOs) of General Santos City, Philippines on Saturday, August 26. Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN will take place at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan and is presented in ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is currently mapping out the year for welterweight contender Conor Benn. Benn was under a provisional suspension for two adverse drug tests, where the boxer came up positive for the banned substance clomifene. The unbeaten fighter has been inactive since April of last year. He was scheduled to face Chris Eubank Jr. last October - ...