As far as omens go, getting splashed with a can of red paint after leaving her hotel was hardly a good one for Sandy Ryan last night (September 27) in New York. She was just two and a half hours from fighting Mikaela Mayer in…
.jpg?w=765&resize=765,435&ssl=1 "Rhiannon Dixon, Terri Harper striving to set championship standard")
After 10 rounds, Rhiannon Dixon stood in center ring and waited for confirmation that she had outpointed Karen Carabajal to win the WBO lightweight title.
When the announcement came, Dixon smiled and hugged her team, posed for her photos and left the ring. Those…
In this week's mailbag, Coach Breadman fields questions about the aftermath of the heavyweight clash between Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua, looks at the bout between Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan and takes you behind the scenes with how he manages his time to give…
.jpg?w=765&resize=765,435&ssl=1 "Miyo Yoshida to defend vs. Shurretta Metcalf Oct. 23 in New York")
Miyo Yoshida will defend her IBF bantamweight title against Shurretta Metcalf on Oct. 23 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The rematch, promoted by DiBella Entertainment, follows the fighters’ 2023 bout, which Metcalf won by unanimous decision. Yoshida, 36,…
_1634446958.jpg?w=765&resize=765,435&ssl=1 "Hughie Fury and Shakiel Thompson gather further momentum")
Over the past twelve months, Shakiel Thompson has been quietly improving and building momentum. Last night, he planted himself firmly on the radar of every British middleweight.
On Friday night, the Sheffield middleweight put in a dominant display to stop River Wilson-Bent in three…
Ryan Walsh travelled to Sheffield intent on finding a war. He ended up producing his most destructive performance for years.
On Friday night, Walsh, 29-4-2 (13 KOs), blew through Reece Mould, 18-3 (6 KOs), dropping him three times and stopping him within two minutes…
Maxi Hughes got back to winning ways on Friday night but had to work hard for his victory.
Hughes lost a world title eliminator to William Zepeda in March and hasn’t boxed since. Without a date and desperate to stop the rust from accumulating,…
Mikaela Mayer became a two-division world champion on Friday, winning the WBO welterweight title with a majority decision victory over Sandy Ryan in the main event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The judges scored the bout 97-93, 96-94 and…
They say luck evens out in the end.
After having been previously denied in split decisions in her only career defeats, Mikaela Mayer on Friday bested Sandy Ryan by majority decision at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
After…