When the members of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority set their minds on making the country the new home of boxing, the sole aim seemed to be to tempt the world’s best fighters into taking the biggest fights available. The plan’s reach has expanded rapidly, as unheralded fighters such as Gavin Gwynne and Mark Chamberlain are now being invited out ...
Keith Thurman has at least one last thing to check off before his career is over. Thurman will face Tim Tszyu at a catchweight bout of 155 pounds as the headliner of a March 30 pay-per-view. The event will be broadcast on Amazon Prime. Thurman will be ending yet more inactivity. Since 2017, he has fought only four times. Heading into ...
Being the main event in the greatest city in the world is a big deal, but as super bantamweight prospect Ariel Lopez approaches his headlining gig against Gregorio Lebron at Sony Hall in New York City this Thursday, he’s not feeling any pressure, because to him, each walk up those four steps into the ring is the biggest one of ...
INGLEWOOD, CA (March 6): The pride of Santa Ana, Alexis “Lex” Rocha (23-2, 15 KOs) will co-headline the cruiserweight clash between WBA Cruiserweight Super World Champion Arsen “Feroz” Goulamirian (27-0, 19 KOs) of Yerevan, Armenia against former World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (45-1, 30 KOs). Rocha will participate in a 10-round welterweight fight against Fredrick “General Okunka” Lawson (30-4, 22 KOs). Rocha will return to YouTube Theater after ...
Tyson Fury revealed Wednesday that plans are in place for the winner of Friday’s Anthony Joshua-Francis Ngannou heavyweight bout in Saudi Arabia to meet the winner of Fury’s two-bout series with fellow heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. WBC heavyweight Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs), speaking on a Queensberry Promotions stream to help promote both Joshua-Ngannou and his May 18 bout for undisputed ...
There’s some disillusion floating around the mind of David Benavidez’s father and trainer, Jose Benavidez Sr. But the elder Benavidez finds it dissipating the more he talks about his son’s future. “We’re only going to get bigger at 175 [pounds],” Jose said of David’s move up in weight to meet Ukraine’s Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KOs) for the WBC interim ...
Otto Wallin hopes his best days are in front of him as he looks for a fresh start later in the year. Wallin, a promotional free agent, last boxed on December 23, having been withdrawn by his trainer Joey Gamache after five rounds against the impressive Anthony Joshua. Joshua looked good, but Wallin was disappointed with what happened and took ...
Kell Brook [40-3, 28KOs] has again spoken of a possible return to the ring. He last fought in February 2022, when he convincingly stopped his long-time rival Amir Khan in the sixth round at the Manchester Arena. Despite his retirement, swiftly after one of his finest victories, Brook has regularly been linked with potential future fights against Liam Smith, Chris ...
Heavyweight Showdown, Justis Huni vs Kevin Lerena on the Undercard "Knockout Chaos" in Saudi Arabia Riyadh, March 8, 2024 – Riyadh Season is set to witness an electrifying heavyweight boxing match, as two formidable contenders, Justis Huni and Kevin Lerena, prepare to go head-to-head in "Knockout Chaos" event on March 8th, 2024. The highly anticipated event promises to deliver ...
Over the years, Frank Warren has shown a knack for choosing the right fight at the right time. The Hall of Fame promoter’s instincts will be put to the test again this Friday night when Nick Ball challenges Rey Vargas for the WBC featherweight world title. Warren has spent the best part of five years manoeuvring Ball to the fringes ...