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JAKE PAUL MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD HIS GOAL OF A WORLD TITLE, BUT MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN TO BE ANSWERED
By Kevin Iole
It’s hard to know what to make of Jake Paul as a boxer. As a businessman, he’s got the Midas touch and he has a sixth sense when it comes to selling,…
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Metuda bags Philippine title
Rimar Metuda crowned himself as the Philippine super-lightweight king after beating Alvin Lagumbay in a battle of southpaws during Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow late Friday in General Santos City. A part of…
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ROY JONES JR. BOXING TO PROMOTE JANUARY 25 FIGHT CARD AT LEGENDS CASINO IN TOPPENISH, WASHINGTON
Three of His Prized Pupils to Headline Tickets on Sale Now! TOPPENISH, WASHINGTON (December 15, 2023) -- Roy Jones Jr., legendary world champion boxer and now trainer and promoter, will have a…
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Sheffield, England to host new international World Boxing Cup event in January 2024
A new international boxing competition hosted by England Boxing and World Boxing in association with GB Boxing, will take place from January 17-20, 2024, at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield, England.…
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ColumnBam Rodriguez vs. Sunny Edwards: Flyweight Separator
This Saturday night live from the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona Jessie Rodriguez takes on Sunny Edwards streaming live on DAZN. This unification bout will help as a separator of sorts…
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UPDATE ON EMBARRASING SITUATION OF SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ ON WBA CONVENTION IN FLORIDA
Sampson Lewkowicz. What happened at the WBA convention in Florida this week has been one of the most embarrassing situations seen in the recent history of world boxing and even more so…
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Filipino IM Concio beats Vietnamese GM to stay in contention in 11th edition of Kamatyas Invitational GM Tournament 2023
Standings after round 8: 6.0 points---GM Susan Megaranto (Indonesia) 5.0 points---IM Michael Concio Jr. (Philippines) 4.5 points---IM Paulo Bersamina (Philippines), GM John Paul Gomez (Philippines), IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia (Philippines) 4.0 points---GM…
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WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER FOR RODRIGUEZ VS. EDWARDS
First bell 3.15pm MT LIVE ON BEFORE THE BELL ON DAZN AND MATCHROOM’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL 6 x 3 mins Super-Bantamweight contest JOE MCGRAIL (125.8lbs) vs. EDGAR ORTIZ JR. (123lbs) Liverpool, England Phoenix,…
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MORRELL JR. VS. AGBEKO OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
Saturday, December 16 Live on SHOWTIME® at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT WBA Super Middleweight Title – 12 Rounds David Morrell Jr. – 167.6 lbs. Sena Agbeko – 167 lbs. Referee: Mark…
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WALSALL FLYWEIGHT PROSPECT HAMZA UDDIN SIGNS WITH MATCHROOM BOXING
Hamza ’Thriller’ Uddin is the latest bright British boxing prospect to sign with Matchroom – and the rising Flyweight sensation already has his sights set on becoming a future World Champion. The…
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Inoue confident before 4-belt super bantam fight vs. Tapales
YOKOHAMA - WBC and WBO super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue said Friday he is in top condition for his Dec. 26 bout against WBA and IBF champion Marlon Tapales of the…
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Floyd Mayweather leftovers attempt to gain interest in aged fight
Floyd Mayweather’s yesteryear opponents, Andre Berto and Robert Guerrero, are trying to garner interest in a welterweight collision. The pair of former welterweight champions attempt to roll back the decades despite a…
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GOLDEN BOY CLOSES OUT 2023 WITH A FIGHT OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE AND A NIGHT OF UNDERCARD KNOCKOUTS
MAIN EVENT TITO SANCHEZ GIVES AN ELECTRIFYING, WARRIOR PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF HOMETOWN COACHELLA CROWD AGAINST WALTER SANTIBAÑES INDIO, CALIF. (December 14, 2023) – Closing out 2023 with another 'Fight of the…
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New chess prince OJ Cantela eyes Balinas title
MANILA---FROM emerging as the country’s chess prince, Oscar Joseph "OJ" Cantela has turned his attention to achieving another feat — becoming a Balinas chess champion. “It would also be on my bucket…
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THE EMPLOYEES ARE THE ONES WHO WILL BE MISSED MOST AS SHOWTIME DROPS THE CURTAIN ON ITS BOXING PROGRAM
By Kevin Iole
In late 2018, when HBO announced it was exiting the boxing business, it seemed like such a big deal. It was like the kid leaving the house and moving to the other…
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RODRIGUEZ VS. EDWARDS THE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Flyweight stars unify in Arizona on Saturday, live on DAZN EDDIE HEARN I think that this is one of the fights of the year, the big unification match-up between Jesse Rodriguez and…
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Undefeated super middleweight prospect Darius “DFG” Fulghum Celebrating banner 2023
LOS ANGELES (December 14, 2023) – Undefeated super middleweight prospect Darius “DFG” Fulghum (9-0, 9 KOs) concluded a memorable 2023, knocking out Pachino “Chino” Hill on December 2nd in the second round,…
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Rafael Espinoza officially receives his World Featherweight Title; International Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2024 Inductee Ivan Calderon honored.
Corozal, Puerto Rico – Arriving with mariachis singing the classic Mexican theme “El Rey”, the new World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight champion, Rafael “Divino” Espinoza, from México, came to Corozal with his…
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RODRIGUEZ: I WANT TO BE REMEMBERED AS A LEGEND
‘Bam’ aiming to go down in the history books – and that starts with unification win over Edwards Jesse Rodriguez says he wants to be remembered as a legend of the sport…
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EDWARDS: THE BEST OF ME BEATS EVERYONE
Flyweight king ready to face Rodriguez in unification blockbuster Sunny Edwards believes he’s unbeatable when he is at his best – and plans to prove that in his unification battle with Jesse…