Emanuel Navarrete survived the first knockdown of his career to join esteemed company among his beloved countrymen. A wild shootout with Australia’s Liam Wilson saw both fighters hit the deck but with Navarrete left as the last man standing to claim a ninth-round stoppage win. Mexico’s Navarrete was down in round four but rallied back to drop Wilson in round ...

Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield was an undersized fighter who beat some of the sport’s all time greats in boxing’s glamour division. “The Real Deal” believes he would have a real chance against any heavyweight in history. “I was a boxer, and because I knew how to box real well, I could adapt to different styles. I could have fought ...

The patience of Teofimo Lopez is already wearing thin. Two months’ worth of downtime in the sport has managed to produce a record amount of social media bravery from boxers willing to take on all comers. The comments are easy to make when there aren’t any fights happening, but the unbeaten lightweight titlist is working on making that a reality. ...

Featherweight Brian Perez (12-11-1, 10 KOs) stopped Lesther Lara (16-11-2, 7 KOs) at 2:46 of round two. Perez dropped Perez twice in round two with the referee waving the bout off without a count. FBHOF 2020 Induction Date Change PLEASE READWe have a few rules to make our comment section more enjoyable for everyone.1. Keep comments related to boxing.2. Be ...

Due to the Covid 19 lockdown, the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame has rescheduled the 2020 Class of 2020 Induction Weekend to Friday, Saturday, Sunday August 21-23. The event will still take place at the Westshore Grand Hotel in Tampa, Florida. The inductees are: Fighters: Eliseo Castillo, Buster Mathis Jr., Robert Daniels, Jeff Lacy, Glenn Wolfe, Rocky Torres, Bonnie Canino, ...

Trainer Eddy Reynoso says Julio Cesar Martinez will aim to unify the flyweight division before moving to super flyweight for blockbuster bouts against the likes of Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez. Reynoso, the co-trainer and manager of Martinez who is co-promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing USA and Canelo Promotions, shares the excitement around the WBC’s ruler at ...

The WBC has just produced a video with an important message. – Shuan Boxing plans closed-door event PLEASE READWe have a few rules to make our comment section more enjoyable for everyone.1. Keep comments related to boxing.2. Be respectful, polite and keep it clean.3. Personal attacks will not be tolerated.Offending posts will be removed. Source link ...

By Robert Coster Belgica Pena, CEO of Shuan Boxing Promotions, the top promoter in the Dominican Republic, has announced a televised closed-door event with the tentative date of May 30th. “Our boxers depend on being active to be able to economically sustain themselves and their family,” declared Belgica. “We are going through tragic, terrible times but we want our boxers ...

The first boxing match since the worldwide shutdown takes place Saturday night in Managua, Nicaragua. Yes there will be socially distanced fans in the arena. Everyone is required to wear a mask. Ramiro Blanco 134.6 vs. Robin Zamora 135Freddy Fonseca 140.4 vs. Alain Aguilar 139.6 *Fighters faced off wearing surgical masks. Venue: Polideportivo Alexis Arguello, Managua, NicaraguaPromoter: Bufalo Boxing PromotionsTV: ...

Tonight Showtime Sports will serve up two fights featuring John Molina, Jr. In the first bout, Molina loses a war against Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse followed by Molina’s comeback victory against Mickey Bey in the second bout. 10 p.m. ET/PT.—–On Saturday ESPN will present four consecutive hours of boxing starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Matches featured include Mayweather-Judah (2006), Pacquiao-Márquez ...