Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: Inoue vs. Tapales will be presented live on Tuesday, December 26, at a special early morning start time, 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT, exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. This historic event takes place at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. (photos by Wendell Alinea) In the main event, WBC/WBO world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue and ...
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is unsure of his boxing future after suffering the third defeat of his career. The 38-year-old boxer returned on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, in a high-stakes clash against former WBO champion Joseph Parker. Entering the ring, Wilder had only seen a single round of action since the 2021 trilogy loss to Tyson Fury. ...
Heavyweight Daniel Dubois landed 48% of his power punches, 58% in the tenth and final round where he forced the stoppage of Jarrell Miller. 33% of Dubois’s landed power punches were body punches. Dubois also landed 62 jabs. Miller landed 25 punches over the last four rounds of the fight. Dubois landed 34 punches in the tenth round. The 208 ...
Anthony Joshua still had a job to do even if plans for his next fight evaporated before he made it out of his dressing room. The former two-time unified heavyweight titlist avoided the upset bug and dominated Sweden’s Otto Wallin over five one-sided rounds. No knockdowns were scored in the ‘Day of Reckoning’ Pay-Per-View main event but England’s Joshua had ...
In an unprecedented card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, former two-time unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua goes up against Otto Wallin in the co-main event as the pair close in on challenging for world title honors. In the other co-main event, former WBO world champion Joseph Parker takes on the Bronze Bomber and former WBC world titleholder Deontay Wilder. >>>>CLICK ...
In an unprecedented card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, former two-time unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua goes up against Otto Wallin in the co-main event as the pair close in on challenging for world title honors. In the other co-main event, former WBO world champion Joseph Parker takes on the Bronze Bomber and former WBC world titleholder Deontay Wilder. >>>>CLICK ...
Joseph Parker was short with his responses but never more certain of how his fight will play out this weekend. A bold knockout prediction was made ahead of his scheduled 12-round bout versus Deontay Wilder in a battle of former heavyweight titlists. The matchup has emerged as the most anticipated among the eight fights that grace Saturday’s ‘Day of Reckoning’ ...
Jarrell Miller couldn’t help but appreciate the effort. Daniel Dubois has never been confused for a big talker but he brought his best sound bites to fight week ahead of his scheduled ten-round heavyweight clash versus the unbeaten Brooklyn native. The Londoner made a play on Miller’s ‘Big Baby' moniker, stating that “every baby has a daddy. I’m gonna beat ...
Otto Wallin was more than a little surprised when Anthony Joshua chose to fight him Saturday night. Joshua lost back-to-back bouts to the last left-handed opponent he faced, Oleksandr Usyk. And if Joshua beats Wallin, the former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion is expected to battle a right-handed opponent, Deontay Wilder, next, reportedly March 9. The 34-year-old Joshua will also work with ...
The respectful side of Filip Hrgovic didn’t really care for the comments made by his upcoming opponent. The sinister side of ‘El Animal’, however, found the necessary motivation to make a major statement versus longshot underdog Mark De Mori. Both heavyweights acknowledged the sincere doubt of their upcoming bout going the full ten round distance Thursday’s final pre-fight press conference. ...