ORLANDO – An attempt to further unify the welterweight titles ended in a questionable stalemate. No winner came from the lineal, WBA, WBC and WBO 147-pound championship unification bout between Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill and England’s Sandy Ryan after ten rounds. Judge Mark Streisand (97-93) drew a chorus of boos with his wide card in favor of McCaskill. Judge Mike Ross ...
ORLANDO – Richardson Hitchins has spent his entire career awaiting this moment. The rise to contention for the unbeaten junior welterweight has largely been spent in supporting capacity. That changes this weekend for Brooklyn’s Hitchins, who headlines a DAZN show in his biggest test to date versus former title challenger Jose ‘Chon’ Zepeda. Their scheduled twelve-round bout takes place Saturday ...
Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen got sliced open by Fabian Edwards, then engaged berserker mode to finish his man in brutal fashion to retain his 185-pound title at Bellator 299 in Dublin. In the opening round, the pair engaged in a kickboxing-heavy opening five minutes, with Edwards holding the center of the cage, while Eblen circled the outside. The champion ...
There was no doubt about Zhilei Zhang’s knockout of Joe Joyce in their rematch Saturday night. The powerful Chinese southpaw blasted Joyce with a right hook that abruptly ended their WBO interim heavyweight championship rematch late in the third round at OVO Arena Wembley in London. Joyce, who weighed in at a career-high 281.2 pounds Friday, got up, but referee ...
Zach Parker has endured a nightmare ten months since he broke his right hand and retired after four rounds of his WBO Interim super middleweight title fight with John Ryder last November. Boxing fans have long memories when it comes to things like that and despite spending years impressively maneuvering his way through the WBO rankings, Parker is all too ...
Orestes Velazquez may face the top of the 140-pound division sooner than we think. After facing and defeating modest opposition thus far, Velazquez has his sights set on a significant bout later this year or early in 2024. Velazquez will face once-beaten Mohamed Soumaoro tonight at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. The 10-round bout will stream live on Matchroom ...
Shaun George respects that Joe Joyce is a tough, determined man who will try his best to implement defensive improvements during his rematch with Zhilei Zhang. The powerful Chinese southpaw’s trainer just doesn’t think those adjustments will be enough for Joyce to avenge his sixth-round, technical-knockout loss to Zhang in their second fight Saturday night. England’s Joyce was a 9-1 ...
Eddie Hearn has taken issue with the head of the British Boxing Board of Control continuing to emphasize that Conor Benn hasn’t been cleared to box Saturday night in Orlando, Florida. From Hearn’s perspective, the Florida Athletic Commission had no reason to deny the unbeaten Benn a license to compete on this card promoted by Hearn’s company, Matchroom Boxing, at ...
Zhilei Zhang took Joe Joyce’s power without incident April 15. The gigantic Chinese heavyweight has previously displayed a reliable chin during his nine-year professional career, including during his close 12-round, unanimous-decision loss to undefeated Filip Hrgovic 13 months ago at Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The 2008 Olympic silver medalist has been down only once in 27 pro bouts, ...
Three-time world champion Sofiane Oumiha from France will face a professional boxer from Argentina Nicolas Blanco in a 10-round title bout for the WBA Intercontinental Title at the IBA Champions’ Night in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The event will take place on 23 September at Chapiteau de Fontvieille. Blanco has 9 victories and zero losses in his professional record, while Oumiha ...