J-Rock Williams defeats Jarrett Hurd, new world champion
Junior middleweight Julian “J-Rock” Williams finally got the world title he had envisioned obtaining since a child with a one-sided dominating performance over Jarrett Hurd at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, in Jarrett Hurd’s homecoming fight. The first and second round saw Williams control Hurd solidly behind a jab,
FIGHTER TO WATCH: Denys Berinchyk
As we pride ourselves often on, we like to give you insight on up-and-coming fighters beföre you might be aware of them. So, meet Denys Berinchyk, a Ukrainian being fast-tracked in the lightweight division, who had Aleskander Usyk walk to the ring with him this past weekend. So why should
Steve Forbes, Victor Morales Jr top Oregon card Saturday night
One of the most world renowned sparring partners of all-time welterweight Steve Forbes will promote and headline a boxing card from Clackamas, Oregon, taking place at the Clackamas Armory on Saturday, April 6th. The main event will see Forbes returning after a five year hiatus with his last bout being
DAZN, A Case Study in Boxing’s Popularity in the U.S.
DAZN will see changes according to Bloomberg, but I can’t for the life of me tell you if the change is good or bad. A brief history of the streaming service, DAZN launched in 2016, but 2018 in the U.S., with an emphasis placed upon on-demand sports viewing without the
Northern California winners from Western Qualifiers from Reno, Nevada
This past weekend in Reno, Nevada, USA Boxing held the western qualifiers for the Olympic Games, which is a national tournament. In December of last year, the one and two seeds were decided by those who made it to the finals and the winner of the tourney, the three and
PHOTO GALLERY: ERROL SPENCE JR VS. MIKEY GARCIA – ANTHONY HUDSON
Our correspondent Anthony Hudson is on-site in Texas providing live coverage of the Fox Pay-Per-View bout between IBF welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. and four-division world champion Mikey Garcia, who do battle tomorrow night with the prelims starting at 4PM PST on FS1 and the PPV starting at 5PM
Dmitry Bivol beats Joe Smith Jr, undercard results
WBA light heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol made his fourth world title defense defeating former world champion Joe Smith Jr in a main event of card from the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York, broadcast on DAZN. Bivol was dominant as ever with a slight blemish being getting caught
Daniel Roman looks to unify titles on April 26th in L.A.
Daniel Roman is Thompson Boxing Promotions biggest star and possibly the best super bantamweight of the world, but also a story in tenacity as well as a throwback fighter from years past, who on April 26th looks to unify his WBA super bantamweight title with current IBF super bantamweight world
If boxing is not in the Olympics, it only screws the fighters
Boxing might be on its last legs to be eligbe for the 2020 Olympics. In a report from USA Today on February 19th , time is rapidly running out. One of the major issues with the sport of boxing not being official in the 2020 Olympics from the administrative side
Local draw Carto headlines Philly card tonight
Bantamweight Christian Carto is one of the most promising Philly fighters. Carto seems to have it all, a major ticket seller, a great coach and skills that will allow him to compete at a world-class level. The 22-year-old bantamweight has stayed incredibly active as in two and a half years,