The date was April 18, 2015. Nine months shy of a full decade ago. That was the night Andrzej “Andrew” Fonfara, aged 27, stopped Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, aged 29, in the ninth round of a light-heavyweight bout atop a Showtime card at what was…
Terence Crawford scored a one-punch, fake-looking knockout in a professional wrestling appearance on Friday night ahead of his title challenge 14 days from now against WBA Junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3rd at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
In the wrestling event…
_1692204356.jpg?w=765&resize=765,435&ssl=1 "Solomon Dacres ready to finally ‘put Michael Webster to bed’")
It is often said that you never get a second chance to make a first impression but Solomon Dacres gets the opportunity to do just that in Birmingham on Saturday night.
In November, and just days after signing with Queensberry Promotions, Dacres, 8-0 (2…
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’ coach, Kenny Ellis, took to social media to scold Vasily Lomachenko for not being motivated to return to the ring for a unification fight against the Baltimore native.
Ellis barked at Lomachenko, saying he should retire if he weren’t motivated to fight…
IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis brought in big numbers for attendance and live gate for his clash last weekend against David Avanesyan at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Boots made easy work of Avanesyan, stopping him in five rounds in an entertaining fight.…
I n this week’s can’t-miss mailbag, trainer Stephen “Breadman” Edwards talks about similarities and differences between Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Terence Crawford, looks at some of the best bouts that can be made today, and discusses the ability to listen and work towards different strategies.…
Undefeated WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs) quickly demolished Challenger Vincent Astrolabio (19-5, 14 KOs), stopping him in the first round with a simple left-hand body shot that sent him down on the canvas for the KO on Saturday night at the Ryogoku…
Fight fans witnessed two impressive knockouts today in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, defending WBC bantamweight champ Junto Nakatini iced his Filipino challenger Vincent Astrolabio in the very first round. A nasty, straight left hand to the midsection sent Astrolabio down for the count.…
For the first time in five years, Ekow Essuman finds himself without a belt, but the former British and Commonwealth welterweight champion has picked up the scent of another title.
Essuman, who will challenge English welterweight champion Owen Cooper (10-0, 4 KOs) in Birmingham,…