Oleksandr Usyk defeated Daniel Dubois to remain the unified heavyweight champion. The Ukrainian stopped Dubois in the ninth round but there was one moment of the fight in particular that was controversial. The British Heavyweight dumped Usyk to the canvas in round 5 with a crunching body shot but it was ruled as a low […]
Former heavyweight champ and cannapreneur Mike Tyson is launching the so-called “Weed Boxing Championship” on August 27 in Koh Samui, Thailand’s second largest island. According to Javier Hasse on Benzinga Cannabis Insider: “Mike Tyson is starting a Weed Boxing Championship in Thailand.” A report in Asian MMA notes: Participants will be required to “smoke a bong or a joint” […]
Banner Promotions has signed junior lightweight contender Destiny Jones. Jones, 24 years-old of Georgetown, Texas, has a record of 5-1 with two knockouts. Jones who is known for her all-action and aggressive style who looks for knockouts, is the first female fighter signed to Banner Promotions. “It is an honor to have Destiny signed to […]
4 years after learning to box, Dalis Gures is B.C.’s top featherweight boxer. Now he has Olympic team hopes. When Dalis Gures arrived as a teenager in Vancouver with his single mother and four siblings in 2016 — via a refugee camp in Kenya — the Canadian-Ethiopian athlete had played soccer but never considered boxing. […]
Jeter Promotions is proud to announce the signing of former top-five rated middleweight Immanuwel Aleem to an exclusive promotional Contract. Aleem, 29 years-old of Richmond, Virginia has a record of 18-3-2 with 11 knockouts. “I am excited to sign with Jeter Promotions. I have been in the gym with Tony Jeter for the last decade. […]
CES Boxing is proud to announce the signing of one of boxing’s hottest prospects, Alejandro “El Abusador” Paulino, to a multi-year promotional agreement. “This is our biggest signing since Jamaine Ortiz,” said CES Boxing founder Jimmy Burchfield, Sr. “Paulino is one of the best young prospects in boxing. You never have to worry about him […]
Repton Boxing Club amateur standout Giorgio Visioli has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and expects to make his professional debut in October. The 20-year-old from Aldershot will begin his professional journey campaigning at Lightweight after calling time on a glittering stint in the amateurs that saw him win two Senior […]
It was reported yesterday how former heavyweight contender and world title challenger Roy Harris passed away, this at the good, old age of 90. Harris of Cut and Shoot, Texas, passed away at home yesterday morning. Older fight fans will know of Harris, while younger fans should take the time to look up his record […]
IN A MARKET fuelled not by a meritocracy but rather a race for attention, boxing is stuck in limbo. Even at the best of times, the sport doesn’t know how to market itself, but that is especially true in this era of so-called “crossover boxing.” That is what DAZN – the broadcaster who has embraced […]
Canelo Alvarez is not ready to face his mandatory WBC challenger, according to the father of David Benavidez – the next in line to his 168-pound throne. The former Pound for Pound king of boxing is done as a fighter following his loss to light-heavyweight ruler Dmitry Bivol in 2022. That’s the view of José […]