Derrick James doesn’t understand why Jermell Charlo isn’t on every pound-for-pound list by now. Charlo’s hand injury has kept him out of the ring for the past 16 months, but he became boxing’s first fully unified 154-pound by knocking out Brian Castano in the 10th round of his last fight in May 2022. The 33-year-old Houston native also avenged his ...
Everything appeared to be a done deal. Then it wasn’t. Frank Martin and Shakur Stevenson, according to multiple reports, agreed to meet up in either mid-November or early December with the vacant WBC lightweight title on the line. For Stevenson, months of searching far and wide for an elite opponent had come to an end. Martin, by and large, is ...
Frank Warren didn’t have to flip over too many couch cushions to secure the funding for his latest purse bid haul. The Hall of Fame promoter’s Queensberry Promotions submitted $63,000 as the lone bidder during Tuesday’s hearing for the Cody Crowley Ekow Essuman IBF welterweight title eliminator. The ordered fight between the pair of unbeaten contenders will determine the mandatory ...
Just before the deadline at noon today (Sep 12) the EBU published the news that its super lightweight champ Franck Petitjean (24-6-3) will make a voluntary defense of the title against Adam Azim (9-0) on November 18 in Wolverhampton (UK) on a show put on by Boxxer. The EBU lists two official challengers for the winner and that is Dane ...
UFC owners Endeavor officially closed their deal with pro wrestling leader WWE and launched a new company, TKO Group Holdings, at the New York Stock Exchange. A news release from Endeavor officially confirmed the deal, with TKO labeled as “a premium sports and entertainment company.” “TKO brings together UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and WWE, an integrated ...
Shakur Stevenson proudly held his WBO and WBC titles. It was a culmination built on hard work and the old-fashioned phrase, blood, sweat, and tears. It seemed like the super featherweight division would have to deal with Stevenson for the foreseeable future. But, just when he was getting comfortable, poof, it was over. Stevenson’s time at 130 pounds wasn’t truncated ...
Since arriving in ONE Championship, Ham Seo Hee has become an undeniable force in the women’s atomweight MMA division, and her perfect 3-0 slate has earned her the biggest opportunity of her professional career at ONE Fight Night 14. Ham meets Stamp Fairtex in the main event on Saturday, September 30, with the dynamic pair battling it out for the ...
Canelo Alvarez has long been one of the most effective body punchers in boxing. Jermell Charlo’s former trainer thinks that the undisputed junior middleweight champion must make Alvarez pay to the body, though, to give himself the best chance of pulling off an upset September 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ronnie Shields stressed this strategy because he knows ...
The ship that is Dmitry Bivol has sailed for Canelo Alvarez. The undisputed super middleweight champion Alvarez stepped up to 175 pounds for the second time in his career in May 2022 and suffered a unanimous decision defeat to the Russian Bivol, getting outlanded 152 to 84 along the way. The Mexican star Alvarez was adamant about getting a shot ...
There was never a doubt in Joe Joyce’s mind that he would run it back with Zhilei Zhang. Far too much is at stake for him to pass on the opportunity to avenge his lone career defeat. “Once I get this interim title back, I’m right back in place to fight for [the IBF, WBA and WBO] titles,” Joyce told ...