Top heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang would caution Tyson Fury to take care of his recent injury - because it could become a factor in his upcoming undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk. They were scheduled to collide on February 17, but Fury was forced to withdraw after suffering a severe cut above his right eye in training camp. The contest was ...
Lawrence King Crushes Andino in The First Round at C. Robert Lee Activity Center in Hawaiian Gardens
HAWAIIAN GARDENS, Calif. - Lawrence King is one to watch at 175 pounds. King knocked out gatekeeper Crispulo Javier Andino in the opening round Saturday night at the C. Robert Lee Activity Center in Hawaiian Gardens, California. King improved to 15-1, 13 knockouts. Andino stood and traded in the pocket with the southpaw King. That proved to be his downfall ...
Some quick research (thanks to BoxRec) shows that Tajikistan, a small Asian state north of India and Afghanistan, west to China, and east to Uzbekistan, hosted just nine professional boxing shows in its history. To be precise, the very first of those events, which took place in August 1991 and featured 90’s fringe featherweight contender Andrey Sinepupov (who is Ukrainian), ...
Zhilei Zhang didn’t even give Francis Ngannou “a puncher’s chance” before the former UFC heavyweight champion fought Tyson Fury on October 28. Like many within the boxing industry, the WBO interim heavyweight champ considered Fury-Ngannou a complete mismatch that shouldn’t even have been scheduled. The gigantic Chinese southpaw gave Ngannou plenty of credit for how he performed against Fury during ...
Ekaterinburg - Russian light heavyweight Vasily Voytsekhovsky (13-0, 7 KOs) survived the toughest test of his career by overcoming tough and ultra experienced Argentinean veteran Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna (31-12, 21 KOs) with a questionable majority decision over ten rounds in an even fight. Voytsekhovsky, 27, an aggressive slugger with diminished defensive skills, tried to apply pressure to 2008 Argentinean Olympian, ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Juan Manuel Marquez, welterweight contender Conor Benn, welterweight champion Terence Crawford, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, Artur Beterbiev vs. Andre Ward, Tim Tszyu vs. Keith Thurman, and more. How are you Bread Man?? Thanks for your mailbag...How good Juan Manuel Marquez was in his prime?? which style he was?? ...
Bob Arum admitted Friday that he was completely caught off guard when Jamaine Ortiz fought Thursday night the way that the cautious underdog opted to box against Teofimo Lopez. An annoyed Arum watched from a front-row seat as Ortiz approached Lopez from a southpaw stance and carefully fought off of his back foot for 12 rounds. Ortiz believes his strategy, ...
HAMZAH SHEERAZ, ON Saturday, has the opportunity to post his most emphatic and meaningful statement to date when he goes up against Liam Williams at London’s Copper Box Arena in what is our opening show of 2024, live on TNT Sports. It is a middleweight fight with humdinger written all over it and it is one I cannot wait for. ...
Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Oluwafemi Oyeleye returns to action as he takes on veteran Wilfirdo Buelvas in the eight-round main event of a night of boxing on Saturday, February 17th at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The card is promoted by R & B Promotions. Oyeleye of Philadelphia via Lagoa, Nigeria, has a record of 14-0 with eight knockouts. The ...
Lamont Roach Jr. will head straight into his mandatory title defense. Two, in fact, should he resume his winning ways. The recently crowned WBA junior lightweight titlist was ordered to next defend the belt versus Ireland’s Jono Carroll. The ruling was made despite the fact that unbeaten contender Otar Eranosyan won a final eliminator just last summer and is ranked ...