August 26, 2024 – Page 3 – Sugar Bert Boxing

EastSideBoxing August 26, 2024

Maxi Hughes Predicts Dubois KO Over Joshua: “He Can Fall To Pieces”

Lightweight contender Maxi Hughes is picking IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois to defeat Anthony Joshua by knockout in their headliner next month on September 21st at the sold-out Wembley Stadium in London. Joshua’s Fragile Chin Hughes notes that the 34-year-old Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) sometimes…

BoxingNews24 August 26, 2024

Beterbiev’s Power To Overcome Bivol’s Skill In Riyadh

Artur Beterbiev will quickly return after a knee injury to take on champion Dmitry Bivol in light heavyweight unification on October 12th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On paper, this is an evenly-matched contest. However, the oddsmakers are leaning in the direction of the younger fighter.…

BadLeftHook August 26, 2024

‘We want the smoke in the ring’: Norman’s father says they’re open to unification with Boots

Brian Norman has been in preliminary talks about a unification with Jaron Ennis, but there hasn’t been much traction thus far. | Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Despite some conflicting stories from both sides, Brian Norman’s father claims they…

BoxingScene August 26, 2024

Although now back in MMA, Francis Ngannou suggests his boxing days are not over

FOR most people, the shots Francis Ngannou received square on the jaw from Anthony Joshua’s right fist in March would have been enough to see that they never so much as returned to a boxing stance, much less a boxing ring. However, Francis Ngannou,…

BoxingNews24 August 26, 2024

Shakur Stevenson Must Deliver Entertainment In 2-Fight Deal With Matchroom

Promoter Eddie Hearn believes he’s signed a potentially “unbeatable” future “global star” with his recent addition of Shakur Stevenson to his Matchroom promotion. High-pressure Auditions With Hearn over-praising Shakur, it puts him in a high-pressure situation for his October 12th match for the promoter against…

BoxingScene August 26, 2024

Omari Jones describes the uneasy journey to the Olympic pedestal

Before Omari Jones earned a bronze medal in the welterweight division for Team USA at the Olympics, he was grinding on the USA Boxing national circuit, often overcoming significant obstacles to compete. One such moment came in April 2021, when Jones and his father,…

BoxingNews24 August 26, 2024

Pacheco Prepares For Sulecki, Eyes Future Challenges

Diego Pacheco (21-0, 17 KOs) fights this Saturday, August 31st, in a 12-round super middleweight contest against Maciej Sulecki (32-2, 12 KOs) in a Matchroom-promoted event at the Dignity Health Sports Park in California. The event will be shown live on DAZN. This fight is…

EastSideBoxing August 26, 2024

Remembering Underrated Heavyweight Warrior Tommy Farr

Over the course of a quite amazing 140 pro fights, Welsh warrior Tommy Farr was stopped just 6 times; with guys like Max Baer, Jimmy Braddock, and Lou Nova failing to take Tommy out; with Farr boxing the murderous-punching Baer twice, winning one losing the…

BoxingScene August 26, 2024

Trading a journalism dream for boxing: How Sena Agbeko achieved the unthinkable

To many in Ghana, trading your professional goals for a sporting career can be detrimental, but Sena Agbeko made it pay off. Super middleweight Agbeko, who had to deal with the intensity of combining boxing and school, used five years for a four-year Bachelors…

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