An examination of today’s heavyweight division ahead of Andy Ruiz’s high stakes clash versus Luis Ortiz Sunday night on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View and Deontay Wilder’s ring return versus Robert Helenius on October 15. Source link
By Frank Warren BOX OFFICE BOXING returns to BT Sport on September 24 with the huge Joyce-Parker heavyweight collision and we have pulled out all the stops to ensure the event is a gripping spectacle from start to finish. Of course, the two Joe’s now have an additional incentive – as if one was needed…
The hard-hitting Cuban southpaw says he has every tool needed to come out on top of his heavyweight showdown versus Andy Ruiz Jr. this Sunday, September 4, in a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View from Los Angeles. The few times I have been around Luis Ortiz he’s always been calm, cordial, polite, and seemingly unimpressed by…
Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk was awarded the World Boxing Association (WBA) Boxer of the Month thanks to his defense of the body’s Super Heavyweight Championship last August 20 against Anthony Joshua. Usyk retained his black and gold crown, as well as the IBF and WBO versions with a split decision over the Briton in Jeddah, Saudi…
THE HONEYMOON IS on hold for newlywed Nathan Heaney due to a big night beckoning at the AO Arena, Manchester, where he takes on a domestic battle with Jack Flatley on September 24. Heaney recently tied the knot with Louise, his sweetheart of 11 years, but he knew plans for a sunshine break to mark…
Regional championships offer the possibility of climbing a step towards the ultimate dream. Next Friday, September 2, at Club Defensores de Villa Cassini, in Argentina, Jose “Sanson†Rosa will defend his World Boxing Association Fedelatin Welterweight belt against Brazilian Anderson Dener. In one of the main bouts, the undefeated fighter from La Rioja, number 15…
The WBO have officially confirmed that the Interim World title will be on the line in the upcoming heavyweight battle between the no.1 ranked fighter, unbeaten Joe Joyce, and the WBO no.2 contender Jospeh Parker. The ‘Nowhere to Run’ blockbuster on 24 September at the AO Arena, Manchester is being shown exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office…
The accomplished three-division champ discusses his time away and reasons for returning to the ring to face the dangerous Miguel Flores in a lightweight battle Sunday, September 4 on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View. Abner Mares doesn’t have to fight again. He’s one of the most accomplished little warriors in the business, with major titles in…
Dmitry Bivol and Gilberto Ramirez had their first face-to-face at the press conference to present their fight on November 5 for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Championship in Abu Dhabi. The conference was well attended by local and international journalists, who gathered to cover the first exchange of words between the two…
JOSEPH PARKER HAS revealed that, at his most successful point, he was living out his boxing career for the benefit of others. The now 30-year-old, who takes on Joe Joyce in a huge Manchester blockbuster on September 24, became WBO world heavyweight champion in December 2016 by defeating Andy Ruiz on home soil in Auckland…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of legendary Denmark promoter Mogens Palle, who was 88 years old and had been battling cancer in recent years. A great boxing man who was always involved in the sport and was even seen promoting events in April of this year, has said goodbye in what means…
Former World Boxing Association (WBA) world champion, American Daniel Roman, announced his retirement from professional boxing on Tuesday through his social networks. Roman decides to hang up his gloves at the age of 32 after a successful career in which he was both WBA and IBF super bantamweight champion. He won his black and gold…