Callum Walsh wants to face experienced, proven opponents as he attempts to make the transformation from prospect to legitimate contender by the end of 2024. The next step in that sometimes-problematic process is scheduled for Saturday night, when Walsh will square off against Argentinean veteran Juan Jose Velasco. The 10-round junior middleweight bout between Ireland’s Walsh (7-0, 6 KOs) and ...
Joe Joyce, who is currently the only man to defeat Daniel Dubois, believes his former foe did the right thing by slimming down for Saturday's fight with WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA world champion Oleksandr Usyk. On Friday, Dubois stepped on the scale at 233.2-pounds, while Usyk came in at 220.9-pounds. It was Dubois' lightest weight since 2017, when he weighed ...
On Saturday night in Poland, heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois will challenge WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA world champion Oleksandr Usyk. The contest will be the first for Dubois with new head trainer Don Charles. Earlier this year, he parted ways with trainer Shane McGuigan. In breaking down the upcoming fight of his former charge, McGuigan explained that Dubois has to be ...
Vladimir Hernandez pulled off another big upset. The free-swinging spoiler outworked former amateur standout Lorenzo ‘Truck’ Simpson over eight rounds to take a majority decision win. One score of 76-76 was overruled by cards of 78-74 and 79-73 for Hernandez in their DAZN-aired main event Friday evening at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Hernandez entered the fight best known ...
Christian Barreto effortlessly passed his toughest test to date. A competitive fight on paper turned into a landside win for the undefeated lightweight, who soundly outpointed Luis Acosta over six rounds, Scores were 58-55, 58-55 and 59-54 for Barreto in their DAZN-aired bout as part of the OTX Boxing series Friday evening at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Barreto ...
Oleksandr Usyk has fought exclusively on the road throughout his journey toward becoming boxing’s undisputed cruiserweight champion and a unified heavyweight champ. Ukraine’s Usyk has beaten Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki, Americans Michael Hunter and Chazz Witherspoon, Germany’s Marco Huck, Latvia’s Mairis Briedis, Russia’s Murat Gassiev, England’s Tony Bellew, transplanted Brit Dereck Chisora and British superstar Anthony Joshua in their home countries ...
Heavyweight contender Robert Helenius is latest boxer to test positive for a banned substance. As part of a drug test administered by VADA, Helenius tested positive for a banned substance in connection to his recent fight with former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua, which took place on August 12 at the O2 Arena in London. Ironically, Helenius had replaced Dillian ...
In the 10-round main event, Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson, fighting pride of Toledo, Ohio, will take on Ukrainian contender Andriy Rudenko. (photos by Mikey Williams) Anderson (15-0, 14 KOs) debuted as a pro in 2019 and has developed into a top contender. He ended his first 14 fights in six rounds or less. The 23-year-old will make his ...
Jared Anderson sported a T-shirt purely for advertising purposes as he weighed in for his third bout of the year. The unbeaten heavyweight contender proudly lifted his shirt to flash his chiseled physique after his announced weight of 239.6 pounds for his second straight ESPN main event. He faces Ukraine’s Andriy Rudenko, who tipped the scales at 244.3 pounds for ...
Former two-division world champion David Haye believes an undisputed fight, in the heavyweight division, has a good chance of coming off if Daniel Dubois pulls off a major upset against Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois will challenge Usyk for the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO titles on Saturday night in Poland. The remaining belt, under the WBC, is held by Tyson Fury. Negotiations to ...