Naoya Inoue gets 1st round stoppage, Shiro gets KO win
Pound-for-pound world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue (16-0, 14 KOs) claimed the WBA bantamweight belt as he stopped the champ Jamie McDonnell (29-3-1-1ND, 13 KOs) in the very first after dropping him a time before the stoppage on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. The bout had barely gotten started when it was apparent
Jamie McDonnell vs. Naoya Inoue set for ESPN+ on Friday
The “Monster” will wake up American fight fans on Friday morning. From the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, two-weight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue will move up in weight to face WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell, and WBC light flyweight champion Ken Shiro will make the third defense of his belt in
Boxing Preview: Fresno card on ESPN, Inoue and more
Fresno set for history [6:30 PT PST, ESPN+, Fresno, CA] IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas will make his second defense of his title Jonas Sultan at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA, as history will be made in this Filipino versus Filipino bout. Ancajas is the favorite and
Billy Joe Saunders vs Martin Murray to be broadcast in U.S.
A middleweight title will be at stake on Saturday, June 23, live and exclusively in the United States on ESPN+ — the recently-launched multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International segment, in partnership with ESPN. From the O2 Arena in London, Billy Joe Saunders will defend the World
Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jorge Linares Media Workout Quotes
Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jorge Linares took their talents to the streets of Manhattan on Wednesday, as they participated in an open workout on the corner of 33rd Street and 8th Avenue, just outside Madison Square Garden. Lomachenko, a two-weight world champion, is looking to conquer a third weight class when he
Boxing Preview: May 11th-12th, Lomachenko, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez
Linares vs Lomachenko [NYC, Saturday, ESPN] I prepare for these moments ? @joerogan See the full documentary at @seventytwosports A post shared by LOMA (@lomachenkovasiliy) on May 8, 2018 at 8:56pm PDT In the major bout of the weekend, WBC lightweight champion Jorge Linares will face off against two division
Carlos “Caballo Bronco” Adames ready for ESPN debut
Carlos ‘Caballo Bronco’ Adames no longer wants to be the welterweight division’s best-kept secret. The undefeated 24-year-old from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is seeking to make a statement on one of the biggest stages imaginable. Adames (13-0, 11 KOs) will face Alejandro Barrera in a 10-round bout as the ESPN-televised
Ryan Garcia, Jayson Velez make weight on second attempt
In a bizarre turn of events, tomorrow nights headlining bout between 19-year-old boxing phenom Ryan Garcia and Puerto Rico’s Jayson Velez saw both men come in overweight on their first attempt at the scales. To add confusion, essentially no official word from the press core at the event or the promotion
Ryan Garcia awaits big moment on May 4th
Ryan Garcia (14-0 13KOs) is headed to the StubHub Center one day prior than Gennady Golovkin, a star in the sport of boxing, as Garcia faces veteran Jayson Velez on Friday, May 4th in a headlining bout that will also be shown on ESPN. Garcia, a 19-year-old super featherweight seems
Boxing Weekend Preview: May 4th-May 5th, 2018, Golovkin, Vanes, Ryan Garcia, David Haye
HATE READING, BUT YOU CLICKED THE LINK? – WELL LISTEN TO THE WEEKLY PODCAST HERE Golovkin vs. Vanes [Carson, CA – HBO, Saturday, May 5th] Check out the full video on my YouTube channel @gggboxing A post shared by Gennady Golovkin | GGG (@gggboxing) on May 2, 2018 at 11:43am