The biggest compliment I can pay to the recently retired John Ryder is that his fights should have been broadcast in black and white. He was truly a throwback fighter. He had to work so hard, and they kept throwing him in with the best – almost like they hoped he’d get beat and go away, and when instead he’d go and win. In lieu of the ...
There’s a gaping hole in the boxing schedule this Saturday. It’s about an inch long and a quarter-inch wide, requiring either 11 or 15 stitches to close, depending on whom you ask. That’s right – February 17 was supposed to be the date of Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk, a fight boxing desperately needs; a showdown intended to reduce to one the number ...
Fabio Wardley is relishing the chance to stake his tough guy reputation against Olympic bronze medalist Frazer Clarke. The British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion collides with rival Clarke on Sunday, March 31 in London’s O2 Arena on an increasingly-stacked Boxxer bill, and it is a fight Wardley always hoped to land, despite painstaking talks falling apart at the 11th hour ...
A virtually even chess match in the first half of the fight gave way to a display of superiority by O’Shaquie Foster in the second half, as he turned back the challenge of Abraham Nova and once again retained his 130-pound belt with a late rally. The result was a split decision for Foster, and a knockdown from a counter ...
Hot prospect Bruce Carrington enjoyed an impressive performance in his hometown against Bernard Torres, winning in the fourth-round with a thunderous right hook. Carrington was 64 of 192, 33% compared to 24 of 146, 16% for Torres. Carrington landed 45 power punches which included the looping right hand that put Torres out. The end came at 2:59. Source link ...
Edgar Berlanga believes he’s ready to get back to his spiteful best as he closes in on his crunch showdown with Padraig McCrory at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida on February 24, live worldwide on DAZN. Berlanga (21-0 16 KOs) has promised to kick on from a dominant 12th round in his last fight against Irishman in Jason Quigley, where he floored the former ...
Super bantamweight contender Ramon Cardenas goes to battle with Israel Picazo in tonight’s special Friday edition of WNF live and exclusive on ProBox TV. Cardenas (23-1, 12 KOs) takes on the inform Picazo in the main-event from Plant City, Florida. Both men are in fine form, Picazo is unbeaten in 15 fights, with Cardenas on an eleven fight winning streak. ...
Eduardo Nunez was sweet as ‘Sugar’ in his most challenging assignment to date. The ferocious punching contender from Los Mochis, Mexico traveled abroad and went the deepest in his nine-year career to pick up his most significant win thus far. Nunez applied relentless pressure to wear down and stop former 130-pound titlist Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov in the eleventh round of their ...
Junto Nakatani was only marginally surprised when he got the call for his next assignment. (photo credit: Naoki Fukuda) The unbeaten former two-division titlist outgrew junior bantamweight after a little more than a year but was curious about what awaited him at the next weight. His first fight after he previously vacated his WBO flyweight belt was a non-title win ...
Tim Tszyu has always wanted to prove himself. Whether it was on the playground or in the ring, the Aussie walks around with a huge chip on his shoulders. So far, the edge that’s deeply embedded in his system has helped him become a champion and one of the better fighters in the sport today. Yet, despite holding the WBO ...