ANTHONY JOSHUA: WHAT IS SO FEARSOME ABOUT TYSON FURY?
Anthony Joshua has said that Tyson Fury “hasn’t been in the deep end long enough” to be considered “intimidating.”
MIKE TYSON TO FACE ROY JONES JR. SEPTEMBER 12 IN EXHIBITION BOUT
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is making a comeback. Tyson, 54, will fight Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition on Sept. 12 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The bout will be broadcast on pay-per-view as well as multimedia platform Triller. According to a news release, Triller will also show…
VERGIL ORTIZ RETURNS TONIGHT
Rising welterweight Vergil Ortiz Jr. (15-0, 15 KOs) returns versus veteran Samuel Vargas (31-5-2, 14 KOs) in a 12-round bout tonight, July 24 (Friday).
VIDEO: PBC & SHOWTIME ANNOUNCE STELLAR LINEUP OF CARDS
Big-time boxing is back! Premier Boxing Champions and SHOWTIME Championship Boxing announced a fight schedule today featuring some of the biggest stars in the sport. PBC stars such as Gervonta Davis, Leo Santa Cruz, Jermall Charlo, Jermell Charlo, David Benavidez and more will headline a stacked 22-bout calendar that will include 18 undefeated…
WHOA! GERVONTA “TANK” DAVIS VS. LEO SANTA CRUZ SET FOR OCTOBER 24
Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz have a date and a site for their 130-pound title fight. Showtime announced Wednesday morning that they’ll meet October 24 in a pay-per-view main event at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The rest of the Davis-Santa Cruz card was not announced, but Showtime released its full slate…
CHARLO-DEREVYANCHENKO, CHARLO-ROSARIO HEADLINE BLOCKBUSTER PPV ON 9/26
Talk about a twin bill. Jermall Charlo and Jermell Charlo will co-headline a Showtime Pay-Per-View broadcast September 26 against two of the toughest opponents in their respective divisions. Jermall Charlo will defend his WBC middleweight title versus Sergiy Derevyanchenko, the number one contender for his 160-pound crown. His twin brother, Jermell Charlo, will face…
NIGERIA BOXERS PONDER FUTURE AMID PANDEMIC
Nigerian amateur boxers say they may dump the amateur ranks under the supervision of the Nigeria Boxing Federation for their professional careers due to poor treatment, as effects of the coronavirus pandemic bite hard on them.
ALVAREZ-SMITH SET FOR 08/22, RAMIREZ POSTOL FOR 8/29
Bob Arum’s promotional company has solidified new dates for the Eleider Alvarez-Joe Smith and Jose Ramirez-Viktor Postol fights. Alvarez-Smith, a WBO light heavyweight elimination match, will headline an ESPN show August 22. Ramirez will make a mandated defense of his WBC super lightweight title when he opposes Postol in a main event ESPN will…
WILDER MANAGER: FURY TRILOGY WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR!
WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury will have to defend his title in a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, according to the challenger’s co-manager Shelly Finkel.
REMEMBERING EDDIE “PAPA” MUSI
Nine years ago, the cruel hand of death robbed Kenyan sports fraternity of one of its prolific coaches, South African-born Eddie ‘Papa’ Musi.