Smith vs Eubank II: Repeat or Revenge?
On January 21st in Manchester Arena, Liam Smith (33-3-1, 20 KOs) and Chris Eubank Jr (32-3, 23 KOs) met in a highly anticipated all-British middleweight showdown. Eubank was the slight favorite, but many people thought Smith was more than a “live dog” and that was proven true. One thing that
Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith: Weigh in Results
(Photo Courtesy of Boxingscene.com) Main Event: 12 Round Middleweight Bout Chris Eubank Jr (32-2, 23 KOs): 159.0 lbs Liam Smith (32-3-1, 19 KOs): 159.0 lbs Co-Main Event: 12 Round Cruiserweight Bout Richard Riakporhe (15-0, 11 KOs): 199.3 lbs Krzysztof Glowacki (32-3, 20 KOs): 197.3 lbs Undercard: 12 Round Welterweight Bout
Previewing Another Historic Weekend for Women’s Boxing
Women’s boxing has had a year to remember so far, and it only gets better this weekend. After Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano gave us a fight for the ages in April, we have another marquee women’s boxing event. Claressa Shields (12-0, 2 KOs), regarded by many as the greatest
Anthony Joshua stops Wladimir Klitschko late after hitting the canvas
In what will more then likely be the fight of the year, IBF and WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0 19KOs) defend his belt against longtime heir of the heavyweight division Wladimir Klitschko (64-5 54KOs) as he TKOed the former lineal champion in the 11th round in front of 90,000
Joshua, Klitschko make weight for clash tomorrow night
Tomorrow night at a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London, England, Matchroom Sport along with K2 Promotions will hold the biggest boxing event of the year…so far, when IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua takes on former heavyweight kingpin, Wladimir Klitschko. The fights will be live on Showtime and tape delayed on
Jorge Linares defeats Anthony Crolla in UK
Jorge “El Niño de Oro” Linares (42-3, 27 KOs) skillfully defeated former champion Anthony “Million Dollar” Crolla (31-6, 15 KOs) to retain his WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine World Lightweight Championship titles in a 12-round rematch battle that went the distance live from Manchester Arena. Showtime International Boxing will replay Linares vs. Crolla II
Tony Bellew stops David Haye in a shocking upset
Tony Bellew(29-2-1, 19 KOs) is having quite the second half to his career as after he picked up a major win last year over a decorated champion at cruiserweight, tonight he might have cemented his status by defeating British boxing royalty as picked up an eleventh round TKO over former
Kell Brook-Errol Spence Jr set for May 27th
It took a bit of time, but the IBF welterweight world title fight between champion Kell Brook and Errol Spence Jr. appears to be done as ESPN reported the bout yesterday. The alleged bout appears to happen in Brook’s hometown of Sheffield, England at the rumored date of May 27th.
Ricky Burns vs. Julius Indongo set for April 15th in Glasgow
Ricky Burns will face unbeaten Namibian Julius Indongo for the WBA and IBF World Super-Lightweight titles in a massive unification clash at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on April 15, live on Sky Sports. Burns became a three-weight World champion when he won the WBA strap with an eighth-round
Braehmer, Cleverly on weight for title clash
Tomorrow, Juergen Braehmer will defend his WBA light heavyweight title against Nathan Cleverly in the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany. The co-main event could see the winner of the main event paired with them. Also of note, David Price is back in action on the undercard. The bout will be broadcast