Anthony Joshua welcomed the fighting words that Otto Wallin had for him during their intense but professional post-presser face-off. Both boxers were relatively cordial during the kickoff press conference to formally announce the December 23 ‘Day of Reckoning’ super card on which they will co-headline in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sweden’s Wallin had considerably more to say during their obligatory staredown ...
Wilfred Benitez needs help. At this point, there’s no point in beating around the bush or easing into the reality of the hall of famer’s plight. So let’s get right to it. One of Puerto Rico’s greatest, now living in Chicago, has been dealing with the ravages of the ring for a long time, too long for most to imagine. ...
LAS VEGAS – Bob Arum admits this is a tougher sell than usual. Shakur Stevenson is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, but promoting a card on a Thursday night isn’t ideal, even in “The Fight Capital of the World.” The late start on the East Coast to this ESPN doubleheader Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos will ...
Pick It: Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos (Thursday, ESPN, 10:30 PM EST) Are we seeing the seeds planted for a showdown? The way the card is stacked this Thursday, we might be. 26-year old Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KO) hasn’t gotten himself into fights with the likes of Tank Davis or Devin Haney and ...
Boxing will make a return to Saudi Arabia on December 23, and once again, the heavyweight division will take the spotlight with a double main attraction event. Former divisional champions Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) and Joseph Parker (33-3, 23 KOs) will clash, while British star Anthony Joshua (26-3, 23 KOs) will face the Swedish giant Otto Wallin (26-1, 14 ...
LAS VEGAS – Terence Crawford smiled Wednesday when he expressed how he feels about the IBF stripping him of its welterweight title last week. The undefeated, undisputed 147-pound champion couldn’t believe that the New Jersey-based sanctioning organization took one of his titles away from him barely three months after he stopped previously unbeaten rival Errol Spence Jr. to win it ...
Stevenson vs. De Los Santos will be presented live this Thursday, November 16, at 10:30 p.m. ET/ 7:30 p.m. PT, on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ from T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. (photos by Mikey Williams) In the main event, Shakur Stevenson will attempt to become a three-weight world champion when he takes on Dominican puncher Edwin De Los Santos ...
Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced today that Riyadh Season 2023 will play host to the ‘Day of Reckoning’, featuring some of the most famous boxing world champions and leading contenders from the top weight divisions on Saturday, December 23, at Kingdom Arena. An unprecedented lineup on a single night of boxing, the ‘Day of Reckoning’ ...
Carlos Adames finally has a clear path to the full WBC middleweight strap. A title consolidation bout will be ordered pending the outcome of the November 25 Jermall Charlo-Jose Benavidez Jr. non-title fight, the WBC confirmed during the Ratings and Mandatory portion of its 61st annual convention Wednesday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Houston’s Charlo (32-0, 22KOs) holds the full version ...
Eight German MMA stars will take to the cage in Frankfurt as European promotion Oktagon MMA returns to Germany for Oktagon 49. The 20,000-seat Lanxess Arena is expected to be close to capacity for the event, as Germany’s own Hatef Moeil challenges for the vacant heavyweight title in the headline bout of the night. Thirty-six-year-old Moeil is in outstanding form, ...