After a hectic night of boxing, with significant cards in Mexico, New York and Florida, one highlight reel was receiving some extra play today. Bruce Carrington, from Brownsville in Brooklyn, scored a viral knockout win over Bernard Torres, nailing his with a right hook that sent Torres flat, face down, on the canvas inside Madison Square Garden’s Theater. The featherweight ...
O’Shaquie Foster defended his WBC junior lightweight world title with a split decision over Abraham “El Super” Nova on Friday evening at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The fighters took a look at one another in the early rounds but Foster began to take control by rounds six and seven, landing power shots on a Nova who was beginning ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A weighty topic consuming boxing these days is who should be Gervonta Davis’ next opponent. “Tank” currently competes as a lightweight but has previously fought at 140 pounds and it’s been said by his camp that he could even still make 130 pounds. There is no scarcity for top-shelf opponents Davis could face. Chief among them are lightweights Shakur Stevenson ...
Cruiserweight rivals Viddal Riley and Mikael Lawal collide in a special bet365 Wildcard contest as part of BOXXER’s bumper ‘Bad Blood’ bill at The O2 in London on Sunday, March 31st, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and Peacock in the USA. Riley (10-0, 6 KOs) returns to action following a shut-out points win over Nathan Quarless to capture the English Cruiserweight Title last September at York Hall. ...
Richardson Hitchins couldn’t understand why his boxing career wasn't flourishing. He was a former amateur standout, a 2016 Olympian, and one of the most skilled young fighters around. He also had the public backing of Floyd Mayweather and Mayweather Promotions. Yet, for whatever reason, Hitchins (17-0, 7 KOs) spent more time sitting and watching as opposed to actually fighting. Once ...