David Navarro was named an alternate on the United States Olympics Boxing team in January. (photo by Tony Ault) By March, coronavirus caused the 2020 Summer Games to be moved to 2021, and thus, muddying the future of the touted 20-year-old amateur who comes from a family of boxers, and former Olympians. The 5’8” and 125-pound (57 kg) Navarro was ...
By Charles Brun: Eddie Hearn USED Dillian Whyte as a test fighter against other heavyweights, according to Gerry Cooney. He thinks that Hearn should have given Whyte (27-1, 18 KOs) a shot at a world title a long time ago, and he should stop making the 31-year-old wait. With Whyte signed to the same promotional company as IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion ...
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It helps that he gets paid by Fox Sports to offer such insight, but Shawn Porter has remained passionate on his tracking the ongoing heavyweight rivalry between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. The former two-time welterweight titlist—who serves as an in-studio expert analyst for Fox Sports’ Inside PBC (Premier Boxing Champions) Boxing series—was part of the massive broadcast team in ...
Like many fighters, Tyron Woodley had his fighting plans dashed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The former UFC welterweight champion was set to square off against the UK’s Leon Edwards in London on 21 March before the event was shut down. Now without an opponent and any firm plans in place to fight any time soon, Woodley appears to ...
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Danny Garcia noticed things about Errol Spence Jr. in his highly competitive fight against Shawn Porter that made Garcia more confident than ever that he can beat Spence. Garcia called out Spence in the ring following Spence’s split-decision victory over Porter. Spence-Garcia was discussed for January 25 before Spence suffered injuries in a one-car accident October 10 in Dallas. The ...
Peter McGrail had this year all planned out. First qualify for the Olympics, then claim featherweight gold in Tokyo before a couple of professional fights before the year was out. Like everyone else, though, life is on hold. The Liverpudlian managed the first bit… just, booking his Olympic spot in the final session before the tournament was suspended due to ...
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Frank Warren, promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes his boxer will handle Anthony Joshua in the same manner as Deontay Wilder. Back in February at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Fury dropped and stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC title. Joshua, who holds the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world titles, is very interested in reaching a ...
WBC lightweight champion in recess Devin Haney has issued a new statement on social media addressing his controversial statements that caused a firestorm in the boxing world over the last several days. “Over the last couple days I’ve had time to reflect on a lot. I sincerely regret using a term that I have now learned to be derogatory to ...
Former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin gave his take on the statements that were made by Deontay Wilder, who claimed that his 40-pound ring-walk outfit played a role in his February rematch with Tyson Fury. Wilder explained that his ring-walk outfit had weakened his legs and took away his energy, which led to two knockdowns and a seventh round stoppage loss to ...
By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. is receiving positive words from his perspective trainer Eddy Reynoso about him being willing to take on the job as his new trainer. Reynoso says he would be “proud” to be the 31-year-old Ruiz’s new trainer. It’s a positive for Reynoso to have Ruiz Jr. as one of his fighters ...