Chris Eubank Jr. was apparently revolted by Jermell Charlo's performance against Canelo Alvarez. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Last Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Alvarez successfully defended his four 168-pound titles with a surprisingly breezy 12-round decision over Houston’s Charlo, the former 154-pound undisputed champion who was moving up two weight classes to take on one of the ...
Former unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, is keeping busy whilst he waits to find out if a mega fight with Deontay Wilder will go ahead. Joshua and former WBC champion, Wilder, have been circling each other for close to a decade but just when it seemed like a must-see shootout was on the verge of being agreed, talks cooled. If ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom was surprised that Jermell Charlo didn't take any risks in Saturday's fight with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Charlo, who entered the ring as the undisputed champion at 154-pounds, moved up by two full weight classes to challenge Canelo for his undisputed crown at 168-pounds. The fight became a one-sided encounter, with Canelo ...
Former world champion Josh Warrington is only a few days away from his scheduled clash with WBA featherweight king Leigh Wood. The two will collide in Sheffield on Saturday night. Warrington is looking to bounce back after suffering a twelve round majority decision loss in his last outing, at the hands of current IBF champion Luis Alberto Lopez back in ...
Golden Boy Promotions has settled on an opponent and a new date for the company’s biggest star. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that plans are finalized for a Ryan Garcia-Oscar Duarte junior welterweight bout to headline a December 2 DAZN show from Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Golden Boy chairman and co-founder Oscar De La Hoya revealed the plans to ESPN.com’s Mike ...
LAS VEGAS – Jermell Charlo was wary of engaging with Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night primarily because he felt the difference in weight between them almost immediately. Charlo would’ve preferred to add at least five more pounds from the time he weighed in at a career-high 167.4 pounds Friday morning until he stepped into the ring for their Showtime Pay-Per-View ...
Paddy Pimblett is back in training and ready for his Octagon return, and he can’t wait to test his skills against a fighter he considers a legend of the sport. Pimblett takes on former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson on the main card of UFC 296, which takes place Saturday, December 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And, after ...
LAS VEGAS – Jermell Charlo had never been hit as hard in a professional prizefight as Canelo Alvarez nailed him with a right hand early in the seventh round Saturday night. Charlo, who was backed against the ropes when Alvarez split his guard with that right hand, took a knee several seconds later to compose himself. That marked just the ...
Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling made very clear how he feels about new champ Sean O’Malley, and stated that if the new champ really wants to be considered the best man at 135 pounds, he has to put his belt on the line against the division’s best. O’Malley stopped Sterling in the second round of their bantamweight title clash ...
With one quarter to go in 2023, the latest big win from boxing’s biggest star returns him to the top spot in the competition index. Saul Alvarez made easy work of then-undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo on the last day of September. Now three quarters of the way through 2023, it remains to be seen what big fights will ...