WBA/IBF junior welterweight world champion Josh Taylor will make his return to the ring from BT Sport Studio in London against IBF No 1 contender Apinun Khongsong on Saturday, Sept. 26, live on ESPN+ in the United States and BT Sport in the UK. This will be Taylor’s first fight since signing with MTK Global and Top Rank earlier this year.
Promoter Bob Arum thinks it would be a terrible idea for Anthony Joshua to overlook the threat that Kubrat Pulev posses to him, and he could lose to him if he’s focused on that contest.
Avni Yildirim’s manager Ahmet Oner has already contacted adviser Al Haymon about starting negotiations to stage the Canelo Alvarez fight on Showtime rather than on DAZN.According to the German news site BILD, the WBC still wants the Canelo-Yildirim fight despite DAZN passing on it, and they’ll look to go to pure bids and then place it on Showtime.
Deontay Wilder surfaced on social media last Saturday to seemingly react to Dillian Whyte’s 5th round knockout loss to Alexander Povetkin at Matchroom Boxing Fight Camp finale in Brentwood, Essex.
Ryan Garcia revealed on Sunday that he’s signed his contract to fight Luke Campbell in November on DAZN. The lightweight clash between Ryan (20-0, 17 KOs) and #2 WBC Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) will take place behind closed doors at a still to be determined venue.
LAS VEGAS (August 22, 2020) — Joe "The Beast" Smith Jr. once again lived up to his moniker. The Long Island native, nearly four years since he knocked Bernard Hopkins through the ropes, knocked out Eleider "Storm" Alvarez in the ninth round of a WBO light heavyweight world title eliminator.
The action continues Wednesday on ESPN+ at 2 p.m. ET, as MTK Global returns with a closed-door card from Production Park Studios in Wakefield, England. In the 10-round main event, Belfast’s Lewis “The Croc” Crocker will battle Louis Greene for the vacant WBO European welterweight title.
Australia’s most anticipated fistic showdown in years has an American streaming home.
Light heavyweights Joe Smith Jr. and Eleider "Storm" Alvarez took the MGM Grand "Bubble" stage for the main event press conference Thursday afternoon in advance of Saturday's WBO world title eliminator, which will stream live on ESPN+ (coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET).
LAS VEGAS (August 19, 2020) — The Dominican Republic’s most feared southpaw slugger since David Ortiz, Elvis “The Dominican Kid” Rodriguez, returns on the Jose Ramirez-Viktor Postol/Arnold Barboza Jr.-Tony Luis undercard Saturday, Aug. 29 for his third appearance inside the MGM Grand “Bubble." Rodriguez will fight Cody Wilson in a six-round welterweight bout as part of the exclusive undercard stream on ESPN+ (7:30 p.m. ET).
Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman got worked up on Monday when told that Terence Crawford told him to stop mentioning his name and crying wolf as if he’s interested in fighting him.
In taking a swipe at the overweight David Benavidez, Jermall Charlo asked his fans on social media if they want him to go after the vacant WBC super-middleweight title.Benavidez (23-0, 20 KOs) lost his 168lb title last Friday when he weighed in at 170 3/4 pounds in what was supposed to be his defense against Roamer Alexis Angulo.
(August 17, 2020) — Omar Rosario, a six-time Puerto Rican national amateur champion who won the 2020 Olympic Trials at 152 pounds, signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank.
