BOXING

[ad_1] Mairis Briedis (28-1, 20 KOs) will defend his IBF and Ring Magazine World Cruiserweight Titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Jai Opetaia (21-0, 17 KOs) on Wednesday May 11 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. Briedis captured the IBF and Ring Magazine World Titles when defeating Yuniel Dorticos in […]

[ad_1] The card is headlined by a British and Commonwealth lightweight title fight between Gavin Gwynne and Luke Willis and takes place on April 15 at York Hall in London, which will be broadcast live in the US on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank, and worldwide on IFL TV. Fail (5-0, 2 KOs) makes

[ad_1] As he prepares for his latest Detroit Brawl event this Saturday (March 5, 2022), promoter Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions says he’s honored to be part of the exciting revival of boxing in the historic city. Salita, who started his mission to help revive the storied fighting history of Detroit just over six years

[ad_1] Larry Holmes, “The Eastern Assassin,” always remained a controversial figure in boxing. And some of that controversy, I would like to think, was caused by his own doing, reluctantly or not. No, I am not just referring to just his beating of Muhammad Ali. “The Greatest” was old enough to make up his own

[ad_1] Errol Spence Jr and Yordenis Ugas at AT&T Stadium WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr 27-0 (21) says the eye injury he suffered that forced a lengthy layoff will not affect him when he squares off against WBA titleholder Yordenis Ugas 27-4 (14) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 16.

[ad_1] WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas 27-4 (14) is champing at the bit to get his hands on WBC and IBF counterpart Errol Spence Jr 27-0 (21) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 16. The 35-year-old Miami-based Cuban scored a breakthrough win when he outpointed Manny Pacquiao 62-8-2 (39) last August, forcing the

[ad_1] Manny Pacquiao, left, with Errol Spence Jr. Photo credit: Frank Micelotta/Fox Sports WBC and IBF world champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and WBA world champion Yordenis Ugas faced off for the first time Wednesday at a press conference to discuss their welterweight title unification clash that headlines a SHOWTIME PPV on Saturday, April

[ad_1] Orange County’s rising star, Alexis “Lex” Rocha (18-1, 12 KOs) of Santa Ana, CA will take on Philadelphia’s Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (15-0-1, 10 KOs) as the co-main event to Vergil Ortiz, Jr. vs. Michael McKinson on Saturday, March 19. The duo will face off in a West Coast vs. East Coast, career-defining, 10-round

[ad_1] Jack Catterall lands on Josh Taylor. Photo credit: Lawrence Lustig Scotland’s Josh Taylor is planning to move up to welterweight following his controversial split decision victory over mandatory challenger Jack Catterall at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday night. Judge Howard Foster saw the fight 113-112 for Catterall, overruled by Ian John-Lewis

[ad_1] Ryan Garcia Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) of Victorville, CA and Jamestown, Ghana’s Emmanuel “The Gameboy” Tagoe (32-1, 15KOs) hosted their kick-off press conference, today, in Los Angeles at Golden Boy Headquarters. The fighters were onsite alongside Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy, and DAZN’s Executive Vice President, Joe Markowski,