Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr., now a trainer and promoter, will have a selection of his fighters headline a card at Legends Casino in Toppenish, Washington on January 25. In the main event, undefeated Yakima born Andrew Murphy will fight in a ten-round super middleweight bout. German star and World Boxing Federation (WBF) women’s welterweight champion Ikram ...
Heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder has urged British star Anthony Joshua to stay focused on Otto Wallin next Saturday night. Wilder and Joshua will see action on the same card on December 23 in Saudi Arabia. Joshua collides with Wallin the main event, while Wilder returns in the co-feature in a battle of former world champions with Joseph Parker. Should they win ...
Bam Rodriguez's power, footwork & hard jab steam rolled the game Sunny Edwards. Bam landed 62% of his power punches in the fight and also landed 61 body shots. Arizona - In an IBF, WBO flyweight unification between unbeaten champions, Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs) beat down and stopped Sunny Edwards (20-1, 4 KOs) in ten rounds. Edwards was ...
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez fell to the canvas and wept in joy after a statement-making performance in a perceived pick-‘em fight. The unbeaten San Antonio native brilliantly neutralized one of the sport’s defensive fighters in Sunny Edwards, whom he stopped after nine rounds. Rodriguez scored a knockdown in the closing seconds of the ninth and forced a corner stoppage in between ...
Galal Yafai was never a threat to lose on a night that wasn’t as kind to his former amateur teammate. The unbeaten flyweight remained perfect as a pro after a ten-round, unanimous decision over the spectacularly mustachio’d Rocco Santomauro. Scores were 99-91, 98-93 and 97-93 for Yafai in their DAZN-aired undercard bout Saturday evening at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, ...
Palasport Le Cupole, Torino, Italy - The Opi Fight Night card, promoted and organized by Italian promoter Opi Since 82 in association with Top Rank, saw Sandor Martin, the mandatory challenger to newly crowned junior welterweight champion Devin Haney, secure a fourth round knockout win over Belgian Mohamed El Marcouchi. In the main event - showcasing Francesco Grandelli - the ...
Beacon of Light, Sunderland - Junior middleweight contender Josh Kelly (15-1-1, 8 KOs), who is ranked at number one by the WBO, spent no time in knocked out Placido Ramirez (24-4, 17 KOs) in the third round. The once-beaten Brit is in line for a mandatory shot at WBO world champion Tim Tszyu. Kelly entered the fight on a four fight ...
In just a few hours, Showtime Championship Boxing will sign off for the final time, bringing an end to the premium cable era in boxing. For roughly three decades, big time boxing was biggest via the platforms afforded on premium cable and their home pay-per-view television arms. HBO had the field to itself until 1986 when Showtime launched what would ...
Orlando, Florida - In a cruiserweight fight, social media star Jake Paul (8-1, 5 KOs) blasted out Andre August (10-2, 5 KOs) with a big uppercut in the first round. (photos by Esther Lin) Paul picks up his second win a row since losing an eight round decision earlier this year at the hands of Tommy Fury. August, a pro ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns to Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as IBF welterweight champion Jaron Ennis, lightweight champion Gervonta Davis, super middleweight David Benavidez, Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney, Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker, and more. Hi Breadman. First off, just wanted to say people should give you a break on Ennis! Let his career play out. You've seen ...