Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer both made weight today ahead of their IBF World Welterweight Title showdown tomorrow night at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, live and exclusive on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and ESPN+ in the USA. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) Two-weight world champion Jonas makes the first defence of the IBF belt she captured ...
Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer have comfortably grown into the welterweight division. Making weight was never going to be a concern, as both were under the limit for their Sky Sports/ESPN+ main event from M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Jonas was 146 pounds for the first defense of her IBF welterweight title in her hometown. Mayer was 146.3 pounds ...
Aaron McKenna will have a new opponent this weekend. BoxingScene.com has learned that Mickey Ellison has stepped in to face the unbeaten Irishman, after Linus Udolfa was forced to withdraw due to illness. McKenna-Ellison will take place on the undercard of the Natasha Jonas-Mikaela Mayer IBF welterweight title fight this Saturday from M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. ...
Joe Joyce is ready to re-enter the heavyweight fray. On March 16th, the former WBO interim heavyweight champion will make his first appearance since Zhilei Zhang ruthlessly stopped him in three rounds last September when he fights Kash Ali in Birmingham. The fight will be part of Queensberry’s latest ‘Magnificent Seven’ show. “It’s good to start the New Year with ...
Sean Gibbons, who runs Manny Pacquiao's promotional company, believes the Filipino superstar would be very interested in a showdown with unbeaten puncher Gervonta 'Tank' Davis. Pacquiao, 45-years-old, retired from the sport in 2021 after suffering a twelve round decision loss at the hands of then welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas. Gibbons explains that the sporting authority in Saudi Arabia is very ...
Heading into his showdown against Edwin De Los Santos, Shakur Stevenson promised to put on a show. However, as the rounds grew more and more mundane, fans began booing profusely. Once they realized that the action simply wasn’t going to pick up, they grabbed their belongings and headed for the exit. Lack of excitement aside, Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) struggled. ...
Super bantamweight WBO #5 contender Ra'eese Aleem (20-1, 12 KOs), is fervent about his desire for a rematch on U.S. soil with Sam Goodman (17-0, 7 KOs), following their intense bout in June of 2023. Aleem, determined to rectify the outcome of their last encounter, aims to secure a rematch with Goodman to prove his worth and showcase his growth ...
Amanda Serrano has led a career more than worthy of a starring role any time she is in the ring. That said, the seven-division titlist is admittedly still thrown off by the supporting cast for her homecoming headliner. Serrano will defend her lineal and unified WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO featherweight championship versus Berlin’s Nina Meinke. The scheduled twelve-round bout ...
Adrien Broner evidently hasn’t lost his gabby ways. The former champion took to his Instagram account on Thursday to send sternly-worded challenge to Bill Haney, calling for a grudge fight with Haney’s son, Devin Haney, the undisputed lightweight champion and current 140-pound titlist. The elder Haney offered some remarks about Broner in a recent video that downplayed the 34-year-old Cincinnati ...
Chris Billam-Smith is set to run it back versus the only fighter to hang a defeat on his record. The reigning WBO cruiserweight titlist is signed and sealed for a rematch versus unbeaten contender Richard Riakporhe. Ben Shalom, founder of BOXXER and the promoter for both boxers, confirmed the news to Sky Sports on Thursday that they’ve agreed to a ...