Daily Archives: October 16, 2024

Wales' Liam Williams, a former two-weight world title challenger, is retiring from boxing at the age of 32, having grown increasingly concerned about concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain condition linked to repeated blows to the head.  This condition, which gradually gets…

Tim Tszyu’s younger brother Nikita will work his corner for Saturday’s fight against Bakhram Murtazaliev following the withdrawal, at late notice, of his long-term cut man Mark Gambin. Tszyu, 29, challenges Murtazaliev for the Russian’s IBF junior-middleweight title at the Caribe Royale in Orlando,…

When the bell rang to end Jack Catterall’s rematch with Josh Taylor in May, he and his team were certain that he had done enough to even the score with his rival. Still, experience taught them not to take anything for granted. They felt…

Junior bantamweight Jordan Roach of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, may be 21 years old, but he’s already earned a nickname that reflects his cool composure in the ring: ‘The Iceman.’ Roach returns to action on Saturday against 37-year-old Robert Ledesma of San Antonio, Texas. The…

Despite his impressive amateur resume, welterweight Benjamin Johnson of Springdale, Maryland, steps into the professional ring with a chip on his shoulder. Johnson faces Kevin Pantoja in a four-round bout at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland, promoted by his trainer Lamont Roach Snr’s…

1 Some people think Beterbiev won Punctuated by a big finish in rounds 11 and 12, Beterbiev’s performance was one of aggression, forward motion, and heavy punches, and this, for some, was enough to earn a decision. Despite a slow start, and despite being outboxed…