By: Michael Kane The Newcastle fans were left stunned in the Metro Arena as local favourite and the bookmakers odds on favourite, Lewis Ritson (17-1, 11KO’s) lost to Francesco Patera (20-3, 7KO’s) by split decision for the vacant EBU Lightweight title. The general consensus was that Patera had done enough …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Results: Crawford and Stevenson Deliver Scintillating Knockouts
By: William Holmes The CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, the hometown of welterweight champion Terence Crawford, was the host cite for tonight’s Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card. The main event of the night was between Terrance Crawford (33-0) and Jose Benavidez Jr. (27-0) for the WBO Welterweight Title. …
Read More »WBSS Results: Tete & Tabiti Win Decision Victories
By: Ste Rowen It was a night made for the travelling fighters in Ekaterinburg as bantamweight Zolani Tete and cruiserweight, Andrew Tabiti overcame Russian opponents, both in unimpressive decision victories, to progress to their respective WBSS semi-finals. Zolani Tete, 27-3 (21KOs) heading into tonight, started the fight as we hoped …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Preview: Stevenson vs. Simion, Benavidez vs. Crawford
By: William Holmes Top Rank Promotions will promote a card featuring arguably their best pound for pound fighter, Terence Crawford, in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska in the main event of an ESPN televised card. Crawford will face fellow undefeated welterweight Jose Benavidez for Crawford’s WBO Welterweight title. The co-main …
Read More »Jose Benavidez Jr. Has No Intentions To Lose
By: Rich Mancuso Jose Benavidez Jr. has seen adversity out of the ring and the challenge to take the WBO Welterweight title from Terence Crawford will not be easy. Perhaps to those that take rankings serious the top pound-for-pound fighter in the business is Terence Crawford. Benavidez Jr. is focused …
Read More »Unbeaten Former Olympian Lightweight Mikaela Mayer is a Boxer to Be Reckoned with in the Future
By: Ken Hissner When I watched unbeaten 2016 Lightweight Olympian Mikaela Mayer in her most recent bout against Edna Kiss, 14-7(8), I knew she was a prospect to keep an eye on when she scored a stoppage at the end of the third round. I noticed Philadelphia’s Al Mitchel in …
Read More »DAZN Boxing Preview: Lewis Ritson v Francesco Patera
By: Michael Kane Lewis Ritson takes on Francesco Patera this Saturday for the vacant European (EBU) Lightweight title. In what is sure to be a partisan home crowd for Ritson with the bout taking place at the Metro arena in Newcastle. Nicknamed the ‘Geordie Golovkin’ due to his power, Ritson …
Read More »WBSS Preview: Tete vs. Aloyan; Tabiti vs. Fayfer
By: Ste Rowen After last weekend’s fights in Yokohama, the World Boxing Super Series for the bantamweights and super-lightweights is well underway. Naoya Inoue and Kiryl Relikh, progressed through to their respective weight-class tournaments and this weekend in Ekaterinburg, Russia the second bantamweight quarter-final between WBO champion, Zolani Tete and …
Read More »Manny Pacquiao to the PBC
By Jake Donovan Less than a month after teasing the possibility of a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao has made the first significant move toward clearing any hurdles. Heavy rumors have swirled about the former eight-division titlist joining forces with Mayweather’s longtime adviser, Al Haymon and his Premier …
Read More »Al Haymon Reportedly Signs Manny Pacquiao
By: Sean Crose Just a few short years ago it all might have seemed so absurd. Time has a way of changing things, though, and now what once may have been nearly unthinkable appears to be a real possibility. For Manny Pacquiao is reportedly teaming up with Al Haymon. Not …
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