There was disappointment for Irish boxing favourite Gary Spike O'Sullivan on Sunday night when he was outpointed by French puncher Sophiane Khati in a hugely entertaining middleweight contest in Castlebar. The Cork fighter hadn't fought since losing a WBA middleweight title fight to Erislandy Lara in New York in May 2022, and never hit the high spots against his impressive, ...
Heavyweight Joe Joyce (16-2, 15KOs) bounced back from consecutive early defeats in 2023 to Zhilei Zhang (26-2-1, 21KOs) with a 10th-round stoppage of Kash Ali (21-2, 12KOs) in Birmingham. Joyce toiled for several rounds before finishing the contest strongly. The former Olympic silver medalist upped his workrate and began throwing and landing combinations to enforce his will on Ali. Joyce ...
Few American fighters are as decorated as Ruben Villa was in the amateurs. Villa (21-1, 7 KOs) returns April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas, against Cristian Cruz Chacon (22-6-1, 11 KOs) in a 10-round fight. The featherweight Villa, a proud Salinas, California native is hoping to achieve his dream this year, and that is to win a world title. Raymond ...
Callum Walsh has only been a professional prizefighter for two-and-a-quarter years, enough time to log 10 wins from 10 fights. A quick glance at his boxing record reveals something else apart from the victories and KOs: he means to make St. Patrick’s Day his, in the same way that Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez sought to capture the ...
Paulie Malignaggi believes that regardless of the strength in depth at both lightweight and super lightweight, one man stands above all of the others. The outspoken New Yorker thinks that when all is said and done, that Shakur Stevenson will rise above his contemporaries, including Gervonta “Tank” Davis if they were to ever box. Newark star Stevenson is 21-0 (10 ...
Stockton loves the king. Gabriel Flores Jr. (23-2, 8 KOs) picked up a 10-round split decision over Julian Rodarte (19-0-2, 12 KOs) in Stockton, California. The bout took place from the Adventist Health Arena on Saturday (March 16) with his father, Gabe Flores Sr. promoting the show with G-Squad Entertainment. The scores were 98-92 on two of the cards for Flores and 94-96 ...
Throughout fight week, Maxi Hughes, in advance of Saturday's lightweight bout with William Zepeda, insisted that training camp was just fine. He kept a lid on what he had been through over the previous two weeks, heading into the biggest night of his life. Hughes flew from London Heathrow to the U.S. on his birthday – Monday, March 4 – ...
Irish light heavyweight Conor Wallace faces off with Jack Gipp tomorrow in Fortitude Valley, Australia. Originally from Newry, Northern Ireland, Wallace (12-1, 9 KOs) continues his career in the unlikely destination of Queensland. The 27 year old southpaw will headline the St Patrick’s Day event live on DAZN. “St Patrick’s Day is always a good day for the Irish, which ...
Anyone who knows Manny Pacquiao understands he’s not a confrontational type outside the boxing ring. So take this footage of him shadow boxing in earnest in his hometown of General Santos City, Philippines, as more than a nudge to the parties who can deliver him a contract and a date to fight Conor Benn by the end of June. Record ...
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards giving his thoughts on what life looks like in the heavyweight division following Anthony Joshua’s two-round destruction of Francis Ngannou, and looking ahead to the summer event featuring Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. Hi Bread In the aftermath of AJs KO over ...