Frank Warren, promoter for heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois, was very impressed with his boxer's performance from last Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As part of the big 'Day of Reckoning' card, Dubois had his career on the line in a crossroads bout with undefeated Jarrell Miller. The 26-year-old Dubois was coming off a knockout loss at the hands of unified ...
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua intends to be ringside for the undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Fury vs. Usyk takes place on February 17 in Saudi Arabia. The winner will walk away with the IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA, WBC titles. The fight has a two-way rematch clause, which makes a second encounter very likely. Joshua's game ...
The victory lap will be brief. Naoya Inoue has already begun plans for his next fight, a conversation that already took place in the background ahead of his latest fight. The four-division champion became a freshly crowned undisputed king after a tenth-round knockout of WBA/IBF titlist Marlon Tapales to fully unify the 122-pound division. Inoue held the WBC and WBO ...
World Boxing Council head is not about to backtrack on his very public support for middleweight titleholder Jermall Charlo. Houston, Texas’ Charlo returned to action last month for the first time in nearly two-and-a-half years with a 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Benavidez Jr. in a 10-round bout that was set at a contract weight of 163 pounds. (Charlo, however, ...
“50 tried and all 50 failed.” Whenever he was called out, Floyd Mayweather made sure that his competition realized that he was unbeatable. During his era, Mayweather fought them all. Hall of Famers such as Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, and Oscar De La Hoya weren’t good enough to take him down. However, the only reason Mayweather managed to skate through ...
Promises are made to be broken. Or in some cases never tested. For example, I rarely play golf. But if I was ever lucky enough to score a hole in one, I’ve vowed to pluck the ball out of the cup, slide the club into the bag and head straight to my car – because it couldn’t get any better. ...
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua had a big 2023. After suffering back to back defeats at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua came back to rack up three victories this year. It marked the first time since 2016 where Joshua had three fights in a single year. Joshua started off the year in April, with a twelve round unanimous ...
Cash rules everything, doesn't it? Even some of the most mentally strong individuals have buckled when giant wads of cash were thrown in their faces. Jermall Charlo, by and large, isn’t moved by millions of dollars. So, when Canelo Alvarez came arbitrarily knocking on his door earlier this year, the Houston native was bemused by his appearance. Charlo has always ...
Reigning EBU heavyweight champ Agit Kabayel finally showed his true colors on the 'Day of Reckoning' event last Saturday in Saudi Arabia, when he took apart Russian giant Aslanbek Makhmudov and stopped him inside four rounds. Kabayel turned pro back in 2011 fighting on smaller events in Germany and was also a regular on the Bigger is Better Tournament that ...
Jai Opetaia, regarded as the best cruiserweight in the weight class, made another big statement on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, when he blew away unbeaten contender Ellis Zorro with a brutal one-punch knockout in the first round. The bout was part of the big 'Day of Reckoning' card that was headlined by Anthony Joshua's stoppage of Otto Wallin. In the ...