Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington weigh in ahead of their WBA featherweight title tomorrow night. Photo by Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
Leigh Wood, The Ring’s No. 3-rated featherweight, made weight for his anticipated WBA title defense against former beltholder Josh Warrington, The Ring’s No. 8-rated contender. The battle-tested Englishmen...
Joe Smith Jr. and Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fight tonight in a catchweight WBA cruiserweight title eliminator on DAZN in the headline attraction in this Golden Boy promoted card. This is a must-win for both fighters, as they’re coming off bad losses.
Boxing247 will give live updates& results of tonight’s...
A few years ago talk of Leigh Wood challenging Josh Warrington for his place as the UK’s best featherweight would have seem far-fetched.
As the country did their best to survive a world-changing global pandemic, Warrington endured a boxing nightmare against Mauricio Lara, while Wood turned in the performance...
By Brian Webber: Oscar De La Hoya says he wants to match unbeaten lightweight contender William Zepeda against Shakur Stevenson on the same card as Teofimo Lopez vs. Ryan Garcia if that fight comes off for Super Bowl weekend on February 10th.
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It’s unclear how...
In the exciting and often unpredictable world of MMA, integrity and honesty sometimes dance a delicate duet with controversy and intrigue. This has recently come to the fore in the case of respected fighter Nate Diaz, who, according to Josh Thomson, was allegedly offered a significant sum from...
The proliferation of titles makes it difficult for all but the most astute fans to determine the cream of the boxing crop.
That’s why Boxing Junkie came up with its “Great Eight” feature, which names the best fighter in each of the original eight weight classes –heavyweight, light heavyweight,...
Venue: Utilita Arena, Sheffield Date: Saturday, 7 OctoberCoverage: Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live coverage from 22:15 BST and live text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app from 21:00 BSTWorld champion Leigh Wood said he will make Josh Warrington "pay" for his tough methods in Saturday's...
Eumir Marcial punched his ticket to a second straight Olympics but fell short of Asian Games gold, dropping a close but unanimous decision to host country boxer Toqtarbek Tanatqan in the 80-kilograms final on Thursday in Hangzhou, China.
The Filipino Marcial, a 4-0 (2 knockouts) pro who is trained...
Blair Cobbs says Canelo Alvarez should be trying to get his “get-back” against Dmitry Bivol after losing to him instead of fighting other guys like Jermell Charlo or Terence Crawford.
Canelo (60-2-2,39 KOs) didn’t even try to avenge his loss to Bivol and rejected his offer to come down...
TERRI HARPER enters this weekend’s showdown with one-time pound-for-pound leader Cecelia Brækhus in the knowledge that a resounding victory will elevate her to the elite pay bracket.
“Big fights mean big money! It puts that extra fire in your belly,” says Harper, a former chip shop worker who has...
