When you're young, a bit unknown, and don’t have a world title in your possession, calling out every and anyone makes the most sense. Richardson Hitchins knows how the game goes and did his best to get himself a bit of attention. As he made his way up the super lightweight ladder, Montana Love seemed like the perfect opponent. ...
A few days ago, it was revealed that rival British promoters, Frank Warren of Queensberry and Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, reached an agreement to stage an event where the two promoters will match some of their best talent in a five fight competition. The event will take place in Saudi Arabia. Warren is staging a seven fight card, featuring some ...
Gervonta Davis is all talk...at least according to Devin Haney. The 29-year-old is bombastic when he calls out Haney, but the current WBC super lightweight champ is noticing an irritating pattern. “I’ve been calling that dude out for years,” wrote Haney on his social media. “He only say something when I got a fight but now, I don’t. We can ...
There wasn’t a moment of hesitation from Nina Meinke when the call came to challenge for the crown. It didn’t at all matter to the 30-year-old southpaw from Berlin that any fight with reigning featherweight champion Amanda Serrano will now take place over twelve, three-minute rounds. In fact, the former title challenger leaned all the way into the concept. Within ...
Last month in Saudi Arabia, heavyweights Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder saw action in separate fights on the 'Day of Reckoning' card. In the co-featured, Wilder suffered an upset loss when he was outboxed over twelve rounds by fellow former world champion Joseph Parker. In the main event, Wallin was battered and stopped in five rounds by Anthony Joshua. WBC ...
Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer both made weight today ahead of their IBF World Welterweight Title showdown tomorrow night at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, live and exclusive on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and ESPN+ in the USA. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) Two-weight world champion Jonas makes the first defence of the IBF belt she captured ...
Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer have comfortably grown into the welterweight division. Making weight was never going to be a concern, as both were under the limit for their Sky Sports/ESPN+ main event from M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Jonas was 146 pounds for the first defense of her IBF welterweight title in her hometown. Mayer was 146.3 pounds ...
Aaron McKenna will have a new opponent this weekend. BoxingScene.com has learned that Mickey Ellison has stepped in to face the unbeaten Irishman, after Linus Udolfa was forced to withdraw due to illness. McKenna-Ellison will take place on the undercard of the Natasha Jonas-Mikaela Mayer IBF welterweight title fight this Saturday from M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. ...
Sean Gibbons, who runs Manny Pacquiao's promotional company, believes the Filipino superstar would be very interested in a showdown with unbeaten puncher Gervonta 'Tank' Davis. Pacquiao, 45-years-old, retired from the sport in 2021 after suffering a twelve round decision loss at the hands of then welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas. Gibbons explains that the sporting authority in Saudi Arabia is very ...
Adrien Broner evidently hasn’t lost his gabby ways. The former champion took to his Instagram account on Thursday to send sternly-worded challenge to Bill Haney, calling for a grudge fight with Haney’s son, Devin Haney, the undisputed lightweight champion and current 140-pound titlist. The elder Haney offered some remarks about Broner in a recent video that downplayed the 34-year-old Cincinnati ...