Mikaela Mayer Retains WBO World Title Nobody said defending a world title is easy. WBO junior lightweight champion Mikaela Mayer successfully defended her title for the first time, turning back the stiff challenge of former two-weight world champion Erica Farias via unanimous decision (98-92 2x and 97-93). Mayer (15-0, 5 KOs), one of female boxing's … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer Retains WBO World Title
Inoue Demolishes Dasmarinas to Retain Bantamweight World Titles All hail "The Monster." Naoya Inoue did it again, knocking out IBF No. 1 contender Michael Dasmarinas in the third round with a left hook to the liver to retain his WBA and IBF bantamweight world titles at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Inoue (21-0, … Continue reading Inoue Demolishes Dasmarinas to Retain Bantamweight World Titles
Mason Jones: "I think he was just done and that was the excuse he needed to get out of there." By Jack Maher For the fans, there aren't many more deflating things than watching an entertaining fight fizzle out into a no-contest. For the fighter involved, there aren't many things more frustrating. This is the … Continue reading Mason Jones: “I think he was just done and that was the excuse he needed to get out of there.”
"I KNOW I BELONG AT THE TOP" - HAMZAH CONFIDENT AFTER AMERICA SWITCH Hamzah Sheeraz has moved his training base to California and insists: “I now know that I belong at the top.” The WBO European Super-Welterweight champion is training under experienced Ricky Funez at the Ten Goose gym in Los Angeles. Sheeraz (12-0, 8 … Continue reading “I KNOW I BELONG AT THE TOP” – HAMZAH CONFIDENT AFTER AMERICA SWITCH
CALLUM JOHNSON: “I’M MORE EXCITING THAN YARDE AND ARTHUR” Callum Johnson says it’s “a gutter” not to be boxing alongside Light-Heavyweight rivals Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde next month. WBO number one contender Arthur and Yarde return to the ring at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Saturday July 10, live on BT Sport. Former British … Continue reading CALLUM JOHNSON: “I’M MORE EXCITING THAN YARDE AND ARTHUR”
Mikaela Mayer: World Titles & Beyond Boxing has saved many souls, lives drifting away to nothing, or much worse. Mikaela Mayer is one such soul. The teenage rebel with no cause needed an outlet, boxing was that outlet. Almost certainly another soul the sport saved. Mayer has come a long way since those wayward character-building … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: World Titles & Beyond
Oscar Valdez Signs New Multi-Fight Contract with Top Rank Undefeated WBC super featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez, the fighting pride of Nogales, Mexico, has signed a new multi-fight promotional agreement with Top Rank. Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs), a two-time Mexican Olympian, turned pro with Top Rank following the 2012 London Olympics and continues a partnership … Continue reading Oscar Valdez Signs New Multi-Fight Contract with Top Rank
A Boxing Memory: Paulie Ayala & The Journey to GreatnessBy Ian Aldous Going back and watching old fights for research purposes can be a chore, but not when Paulie Ayala is the subject. A tandem of classics against both Johnny Tapia and Clarence 'Bones' Adams are extremely watchable, his first with Tapia even earned Ayala … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Paulie Ayala & The Journey to Greatness
SPEEDSTER SAM NOAKES OUT TO CONTINUE IMPRESSIVE KO STREAK ON JULY 10 Wrecking machine Sam Noakes has targeted knocking out his first ten professional opponents. Noakes (5-0, 5 KOs) is halfway there and the Lightweight is desperate to continue that impressive run at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday July 10, live on BT Sport. … Continue reading SPEEDSTER SAM NOAKES OUT TO CONTINUE IMPRESSIVE KO STREAK ON JULY 10
CARLOS TAKAM GETTING INTEL ON JOYCE FROM UFC CHAMPION NGANNOU Carlos Takam has revealed he is confident of a victory over Queensberry Heavyweight ‘Juggernaut’ Joe Joyce – as his close friend Francis Ngannou has assured him Joyce is ‘not dangerous’. Heavy-handed UFC Heavyweight Champion Ngannou, who shares both Cameroonian and French roots with Takam, sparred … Continue reading CARLOS TAKAM GETTING INTEL ON JOYCE FROM UFC CHAMPION NGANNOU
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