GREETINGS FROM RIYADH as we draw ever closer towards probably the biggest boxing event, certainly in my time following the sport. Never before, I believe, have we had such a gathering of champions and top contenders all in one place, at the same time, getting ready to fight. It is, to a large extent, a case of winner takes all, ...
He may be fed up with the constant media demands he is required to satisfy but Anthony Joshua doesn’t have long to wait before he steps into the ring with Otto Wallin on this weekend’s ‘Day of Reckoning’ card in Saudi Arabia. Despite the constant noise and speculation that surrounds the two-time unified heavyweight champion, if Joshua can get past ...
Pick It: TBRB #1 Naoya Inoue vs. #2 Marlon Tapales (Tuesday, ESPN+, 3:00 AM EST) On December 13, 2022, 30-year old Naoya Inoue (25-0, 22 KO) became the first undisputed bantamweight champion in more than fifty years. The junior featherweight division might have briefly been a thing in the 1920s, but its real incarnation starts in 1976. There has ...
Promoter Frank Warren says the Saudi Arabian involvement in boxing is no flash in the pan. The head of London-based Queensberry Promotions is helping assist the oil-producing kingdom’s foray into boxing, and in a recent interview he insisted that the trend of procuring major fights will continue deep into the future. This Saturday the country will host a stacked card ...
Malik Scott, head trainer for heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder, is a little nervous about Anthony Joshua's upcoming fight with Otto Wallin. On Saturday, Joshua will face Wallin in the headline bout of the big 'Day of Reckoning' card in Saudi Arabia. Wilder will see action in the co-feature, against Joseph Parker. Should Joshua and Wilder win their respective bouts, they ...
The respect David Benavidez has earned doesn’t exist in just the super middleweight division. Whenever the current WBC 168-pound interim titlist enters the ring, fans, and fighters across multiple divisions flock to their television sets. Dmitry Bivol, unsurprisingly, does the same. On two separate occasions earlier this year, Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) put on a show. To kick off his ...
Kiwi heavyweight Junior Fa, of Otahuhu, New Zealand, returns on Saturday to take on undefeated Cuban Frank Sanchez in a 10-round bout, as part of the “Day of Reckoning” event headlined by Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin. The stacked card takes place in Saudi Arabia tomorrow beginning at 11:00am EST on DAZN Pay-Per-View. The fight is promoted in association with ...
If push came to shove, promoter Eddie Hearn says he would likely advise his top heavyweight charge, Anthony Joshua, to go after the more lucrative fight over an opportunity to become a three-time champion. The money fight, in this case, could also have huge ramifications for Joshua’s legacy. A long-discussed fight between London’s Joshua and Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s Deontay Wilder is ...
An unprecedented line-up on a single night of boxing in Saudi Arabia, the ‘Day of Reckoning’ sees former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua face top contender Otto Wallin, former WBO world champion Joseph Parker takes on the Bronze Bomber and former WBC world titleholder, Deontay Wilder, with IBF No.1 contender Filip Hrgovic fighting Mark De Mori in another heavyweight shootout. ...
At one point, you couldn’t talk about the best fighters in the world without mentioning Jarrett Hurd. The Maryland native often used his size, strength, and power to get rid of his opponents. His dominant form of attack led to a unified title run at 154 pounds and recognition as a fringe pound-for-pounder. But just when everything was clicking, it ...