The thought of becoming boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champion seemed far-fetched to Anthony Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, this time a year ago. Joshua lost on points to Oleksandr Usyk for the second time and failed to regain his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO belts in their 12-round rematch five months earlier. And even if an ever-elusive fight with Tyson ...
This is the level that Natasha Jonas always wanted to be at from the moment she was ready to contend for a title. It’s also the moment at which she plans to spend what’s left of her storied career. The aptly nicknamed “Miss GB” survived a gut check to retain her IBF welterweight title via split decision over pound-for-pound entrant ...
Brian McIntyre doesn’t think the widespread acknowledgement that he was the top trainer of 2023 was based solely on the results he helped produce inside the ring. The veteran trainer of unified welterweight champion Terence Crawford said in a recent interview that he thinks his short stint in a jail cell may have played a role in helping him nab ...
Liverpool, Echo Arena - For the IBF welterweight title, Natasha Jonas (15-2-1, 9 KOs) had to go through fire to win a tough ten round split decision over former beltholder Mikaela Mayer (19-2, 5 KOs). The scores were 96-94 for Jonas, 97-93 for Mayer, and 96-95 for Jonas. Jonas a two-division world champion, did very well in the first half ...
Liverpool, Echo Arena - For the IBF welterweight title, Natasha Jonas (15-2-1, 9 KOs) had to go through fire to win a tough ten round split decision over former beltholder Mikaela Mayer (19-2, 5 KOs). (photos by Lawrence Lustig) The scores were 96-94 for Jonas, 97-93 for Mayer, and 96-95 for Jonas. Jonas came out with a quick start, letting ...
Liam Davies enjoys collecting belts. Within 15 fights, the 27-year-old from Donnington has won the English, British and European super bantamweight titles and has also found time to pick up a couple of international straps. The IBO title will be on the line when Davies fights Erik Robles Ayala in Birmingham on March 16th but this time, the belt is ...
Former UFC heavyweight champions Junior Dos Santos and Francis Ngannou were once foes in the MMA cage, but the two of them are now very respectful of each other. Dos Santos, who is very interested in crossover boxing matches, was very impressed with Ngannou's performance against WBC champion Tyson Fury last October in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, who entered the ring ...
Arnold Barboza has put in the work over the years but he isn’t a recognizable name, even to the sports diehard fans. Since he isn’t overly known, it’s been easy for some of the lightweight division’s top contenders and highly ranked contenders to look past him. As of late, however, Barboza is starting to take matters into his own hands. ...
Mikaela Mayer threw 181 more punches than Natasha Jonas, but only landed 24 more punches owing to Jonas’s accuracy. Jonas had the reputation for being the heavier-handed fighter coming into this fight because of her knockout record and Mayer moving up in weight. However, it was Mayer who landed 27 more power punches, forcing Jonas into the ropes throughout the ...
Rolando 'Rolly' Romero has a considerably different view on the fallout in a previously targeted clash with Ryan Garcia. The reigning WBA junior welterweight titlist has taken exception to the claim made by Oscar De La Hoya, Garcia’s promoter, that Romero priced himself out of the attractive matchup. That excuse was provided by the Hall of Fame former six division ...