This win might stand out among most of the rest in Naoya Inoue’s already storied career. The effort put forth by Marlon Tapales exceeded the name value he brought to his undisputed junior featherweight championship. Yokohama’s Inoue eventually found a way to punch a hole through the wall, as he scored two knockdowns on the night. The latter forced the ...
People become mellow over time. Even those who beat people up for a living. When he first stomped onto the scene, Deontay Wilder was a ruthless dictator, one that took no prisoners. After decapitating his competition, the Alabama star was eventually crowned as the heavyweight division’s WBC champion. There was a long line of challengers waiting on him, but Wilder ...
WBC/WBO junior featherweight world champion Naoya "The Monster" Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) made history again. The Japanese pound-for-pound superstar knocked out Filipino IBF/WBA champion Marlon Tapales in round 10 to capture the undisputed junior featherweight championship Tuesday at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. (photos by Naoki Fukuda and Wendell Alinea) With the victory, Inoue joins Terence Crawford as the only male ...
This Friday night, December 29th, the first installment of the Brick City Fight Night series at Prudential Center will be streamed all over the world on TrillerTV (formerly FITE.TV). The stream will begin at 7 PM ET. The card which will feature rising junior welterweight Vito Mielnicki Jr.(16-1, 11 KOs) taking on Salim Larbi (22-12-3, 8 KOs) of France in ...
Former cruiserweight champion and Sky Sports pundit, Johnny Nelson, believes Tyson Fury is still capable of beating everyone at the weight - as long as he "puts his sh!t together." Back in October, Fury put in a lackluster performance when he struggled to win a razor-close ten round split decision over former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, who was making his ...
If we’re judging by a 2023 campaign that included three fights, three wins, and three knockouts, unbeaten welterweight prospect Paddy Donovan has had a pretty nice year. Did I mention he did it all in time to get Christmas at home with his wife and three kids? “Yeah, it's what I like to call a breakthrough year,” said Donovan. “I ...
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico – After a debut in Puerto Rican professional boxing on October 7 before a full house at the Rubén Zayas Coliseo in Trujillo Alto, promotional company 'La 22 Sports' will celebrate the second edition of its series 'La 22 Sports: The Next Generation', which will take shape on Saturday, February 3, on the same Rubén Zayas ...
Former two division world champion Carl Frampton was disappointed with the recent performance from heavyweight Deontay Wilder. Last Saturday in Saudi Arabia, Wilder was outboxed and outworked over twelve rounds by fellow former world champion Joseph Parker, who walked away with a lopsided unanimous decision win. The judges scored the fight 118-111, 118-110 and 120-108. Wilder was a huge favorite ...
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch believes Oleksandr Usyk has what it takes to defeat Tyson Fury in their scheduled undisputed showdown, which takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 17. Fury saw action back in October, and struggled to win his crossover boxing match with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, who was making his pro debut. In a ...
Vadim Kornilov, manager for WBA, IBO light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, does not expect the WBC to be an obstacle in a potential undisputed fight with Artur Beterbiev. Bivol was back in action last Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Russian boxer easily dominated British contender Lyndon Arthur over twelve rounds to unite the WBA, IBO titles with a lopsided ...