World heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk has said he is only interested in boxing two guys, these being the two men he defeated to become unified heavyweight champion: Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Speaking with Seconds Out, Usyk said it is time for the younger guys…
Former two-time WBO champ Billy Joe Saunders has not fought for over three years, his last fight seeing him have to remain on his stool after eight rounds against Canelo Alvarez, Saunder’s eye in a nasty state. It’s no secret the talented southpaw picked up…
Ardreal “Bossman” Holmes relied on his superior height, boxing chops and movement to win a split decision that didn’t seem as close as the scores indicated against the aggressive Ismael “Maelo” Villarreal in a 10-round super welterweight contest Friday live on SHOWTIME from Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kan.
After he…
DAVID ADELEYE IS the new WBO European heavyweight champion following a resounding stoppage victory over Dymtro Bezus at York Hall on Friday night, with both Mark Chamberlain and Henry Turner retaining their IBF and WBC belts respectively.
The explosive Adeleye set about the Ukrainian from…
Golden Boy Promotions delivered on the promise to gift fans with a Fight of the Year candidate, as the all-out brawl between Luis “Pantera” Nery (34-1, 26 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico and Armenian-born Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (21-4, 17 KOs) of Los Angeles kept fans…
Power-punching Subriel Matias showed why he’s become one of boxing’s most vaunted knockout artists as he stopped the previously unbeaten Jeremias Ponce after five rounds to win the vacant IBF 140-pound World Championship Saturday night live on SHOWTIME from The Armory in Minneapolis headlining a…
International superstar Jake Paul (6-1, 4 KOs) finally faced a “real” boxer for the first time, and it was a bit more than he could handle as Tommy Fury (9-0, 4 KOs) handed him his first defeat via eight-round split decision Sunday night at Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.…
At Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, before a sellout crowd on Tuesday over ESPN+, Naoya “Monster” Inoue, the IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO World Super Bantamweight champion, with a record of 28-0 (25 KOs), weighing 122 pounds, from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, stopped southpaw TJ…
By Amy A Kaplan - 09/03/2024 - Comments
Start time: Tuesday, September 3 at 5:45 a.m. ET / 2:45 a.m. PT Live on ESPN+ in the U.S.
Andy Hiraoka vs. Ismael Barroso: In the super lightweight category, Andy Hiraoka (23-0-0) put on quite a clinic, schooling…