Naoya Inoue suffered a shocking knockdown during the opening round of his first defense of the undisputed junior featherweight championship on Monday inside the Tokyo Dome, an almost surreal scene that instantly gave boxing fans worldwide a flashback to Tyson-Douglas, but there would be no monumental upset on The Monster’s watch. Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs)
For those who like their boxing straight up, the Mexican’s win on Saturday night solidified his status as the signature fighter of this eraBoxing has changed. HBO and Showtime are gone. Once dominant fighters like Roy Jones, Bernard Hopkins, Andre Ward, and the Klitschko Brothers have left the arena. Big fights are gravitating to Saudi Arabia.In recent years, through it all, there has been one constant – Canelo Álvarez.Thomas Hauser’s email address is [email protected]. His most...
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Naoya Inoue suffered the first knockdown of his illustrious career in the opening round but rebounded to floor Luis Nery three times en route to a Round 6 KO victory to retain his undisputed junior featherweight championship on Monday in Tokyo.
Oleksandr Usyk rallied to edge Tyson Fury by split decision to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era Saturday night.
Round-by-round report: Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet in the first undisputed heavyweight title fight in 25 years. Follow along with Bryan Graham
Oleksandr Usyk makes history. Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by split decision to become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World. The scores were 115-112 Osyk, 114-113 Fury, and 114-113 Usyk. The WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, IBO, and Ring Magazine Heavyweight Championships were on the line. Usyk is now the first Undisputed Heavyweight Champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000. He remains undefeated at 22-0. This was the first loss of Fury's career. He is now 34–1–1. A HUGE 9th round KNOCKDOWN...
Before his win over Jaime Munguia, Canelo Álvarez was accused of influencing the denial of credentials for two well-known sports reporters, Ricardo Celis and David Faitelson. Celis, a broadcaster who has called Álvarez's fights for DAZN since 2018, was replaced on the microphone by Jaime Motta. Celis, with more than 35 years in boxing, said Álvarez's team requested that he not be part of the broadcast. Celis also is a commentator on the independent site ProBox TV, alongside Juan Manuel Marquez,...
That doesn’t mean, however, that the retained list that so many fans are clamouring for is imminent – nor, though, does it mean that it isn’t. Clubs in the English Football League have until the third Saturday in May to let their players know their decisions, but there’s actually not obligation to make it public. Most teams do, of course, just as Wednesday do every year, and you’d think that they’ll be doing so over the next week players up and down the country start to look for the next steps...
Undisputed super-middleweight king Canelo Alvarez has been ordered to face IBF mandatory challenger William Scull. The development was confirmed on Tuesday morning by Scull’s promoter AGON Sp
Amber Williams tossed a four-hitter for MHS while striking out nine batters.
David Benavidez has ripped into Canelo Alvarez’s demand of $200 million to accept their grudge fight. Alvarez recently defeated Jaime Munguia in a dominant display, which once again stirred u