Once Castro took over the island of Cuba in 1961, he banned professional boxing, so a few, like 3-time Olympic Heavyweight Gold Medalists Teofilo Stevenson, 108-12, and Felix Savon, 258-10, in 1992, 1996, and 2000, never got the1972, 1976, and 1980 opportunity to turn professional.…
On the surface, Julian Bridges is no different to the average 23-year-old Californian. He’s a San Francisco 49ers fan. He plays pick-up hoops to break up his routine and clear his mind. He works at Enterprise Rent-A-Car to pay the bills and, when he finds…
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has created a new special commemorative ‘Tamaulipas II’ belt to be handed out to the September 14th winner of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga fight. It’s unclear what impact the belt will have on the winner.
Another Belt in an…
Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs) is set to defend his title against TJ Doheny (26-4, 20 KOs) on Tuesday at Ariake Arena in Tokyo.
Inoue has been on an extraordinary run, becoming an undisputed champion in both the bantamweight and…
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has revealed that his organization has created the ‘Tamaulipas II’ belt, which will be presented to the winner of the clash between unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.…
Billy Joe Saunders believes Tyson Fury can defeat unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch on December 21st if he follows “one simple game plan” for their clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Secret Game Plan
The former two-division world champion Saunders isn’t revealing…
Shakur Stevenson is on a two-fight plan which is targeted at landing a mega-fight with Gervonta “Tank” Davis next year, Eddie Hearn, chairman of Matchroom Boxing and Stevenson’s promoter said.
Newark’s Stevenson, 27, who is billed to defend his WBC lightweight title against…
Pick It: Naoya Inoue-TJ Doheny
When to Watch: Tuesday, September 3 at 5:45 a.m. Eastern Time (10:45 a.m. BST)
How to watch: ESPN+
Why to Watch: Boxing is already a brutal enough sport. We as boxing fans — well, we as people in…
Pick it: Naoya Inoue-TJ Doheny
When to watch: Tuesday, September 3 at 5:45 a.m. Eastern Time (10:45 a.m. BST)
How to watch: ESPN+
Why to watch: Boxing is already a brutal enough sport. We as boxing fans – well, we as people in…