Team Canada lands in Tokyo 19 Jul 2021 20:03 Canadian Olympic Boxing Team We are days out from Tokyo 2020, which means Team Canada athletes are working their way to Japan and the...
Manny Pacquiao: 20 years since his spectacular U.S. debut 19 Jul 2021 19:50 Boxingjunkie (usatoday.com) Boxing changed 20 years ago. That’s when Manny Pacquiao, on June 23, 2001, made his U.S. debut against the favored IBF junior featherweight titleholder Lehlo Ledwaba on the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Javer Castillejo card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Cheering on Team Canada Athletes with the #ToyotaWave 19 Jul 2021 18:04 Canadian Olympic Boxing Team Cheering, it’s the music of any sporting event. It’s the sound of pure excitement and relief when an athlete sticks...
Ring Magazine releases latest super-lightweight rankings with Scotland’s Josh Taylor top and Gervonta Davis sixth 19 Jul 2021 17:35 TheSun.co.uk (boxing) SCOTLAND’S Josh Taylor has taken top spot in Ring Magazine’s latest super-lightweight rankings. He edged out Regis Prograis and Jose Ramirez, while American Gervonta Davis only came in sixth. The Scottish fighter...
Anthony Joshua will ‘walk straight through’ Oleksandr Usyk as he’s ‘too good’ for Ukrainian, says Tyson Fury’s dad John 19 Jul 2021 15:00 TheSun.co.uk (boxing) ANTHONY JOSHUA will ‘walk straight through’ Oleksandr Usyk when they clash later this year, John Fury reckons. The Watford heavyweight will defend his unified heavyweight titles against the former cruiserweight champion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25.
Tyson Fury’s dad John fears trilogy fight will cost Deontay Wilder his ‘LIFE, career or he’ll be an invalid’ 19 Jul 2021 14:40 TheSun.co.uk (boxing) TYSON FURY’S dad John feels that Deontay Wilder’s trilogy bout with the Gypsy King will ‘probably cost him his life’. And the 57-year-old reckons that if Wilder ‘isn’t dead, he’ll be an invalid’. John...
Deontay Wilder branded a ‘horrible person’ by Tyson Fury’s dad John who says he would’ve SUED American over accusations 19 Jul 2021 13:00 TheSun.co.uk (boxing) TYSON FURY’s dad John admits he would’ve taken Deontay Wilder to court over his cheating claims if he were in his son’s shoes. The Bronze Bomber accused Fury of having egg weights in his gloves for their rematch last February, which he lost via seventh-round TKO.
Floyd Mayweather’s uncle says Viddal Riley ‘would kill’ Jake and Logan Paul in ONE ROUND but trainer rules out fight 19 Jul 2021 12:54 TheSun.co.uk (boxing) VIDDAL RILEY ‘would kill’ Jake and Logan Paul in ONE ROUND, his trainer Jeff Mayweather said. Riley is 4-0 in his professional career after an accomplished run in the amateurs, which even saw him compete in the Youth Olympics.
Ayim and Hirayama to be Team Canada’s Opening Ceremony flag bearers for Tokyo 2020 19 Jul 2021 12:29 Canadian Olympic Boxing Team Two veteran leaders from two team sports will lead Team Canada into the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Miranda Ayim, set...
Floyd Mayweather’s uncle tips Jake Paul to beat Tyron Woodley but it ‘won’t mean s***’ until YouTuber faces ‘real’ boxer 19 Jul 2021 11:58 TheSun.co.uk (boxing) JAKE PAUL has been backed to beat Tyron Woodley by Jeff Mayweather, who warned it ‘won’t mean s***’ until the YouTuber beats a real boxer. The YouTuber is 3-0 in his career and faces his biggest challenge on Sunday 29 August against ex-UFC champion Woodley.
Jake Paul says he is ‘exposing the UFC’ for their ‘striking capabilities’ as YouTuber vows to ‘finish’ Tyron Woodley 19 Jul 2021 11:15 TheSun.co.uk (boxing) JAKE PAUL said he is ‘exposing the UFC’ and the ‘striking capabilities’ of their fighters as he vowed to ‘finish’ Tyron Woodley. Paul faces the ex-UFC champion on Sunday, August 29 in his hometown of Cleveland.
Tyson Fury’s uncle says Oleksandr Usyk is ‘very dangerous’ after his body transformation in warning to Anthony Joshua 19 Jul 2021 10:40 TheSun.co.uk (boxing) OLEKSANDR USYK is now ‘very dangerous’ after making a ‘necessary’ heavyweight body transformation, Tyson Fury’s uncle said. It will come as a warning to Anthony Joshua – who is set to fight the ex-undisputed cruiserweight king in September at Tottenham’s stadium.
Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren hits back at Eddie Hearn and says Deontay Wilder trilogy sold £14m worth of tickets 19 Jul 2021 10:05 TheSun.co.uk (boxing) FRANK WARREN hit back at Eddie Hearn over the ticket sales for Tyson Fury’s cancelled trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder. Fury was set to renew his rivalry with Wilder on July 24 in the third fight of their series, until he tested positive for coronavirus.
Jake Paul admits Tyron Woodley fight is ‘make-or-break’ for his boxing career and says ‘I don’t want to pad my record’ 19 Jul 2021 06:47 TheSun.co.uk (boxing) JAKE PAUL admitted his fight with Tyron Woodley is ‘make-or-break’ for his boxing career and said: ‘I don’t want to pad my record’. The YouTube star faces Woodley on Sunday 29 August in his fourth and biggest bout to date.
Good, bad, worse: Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano draw, one rogue judge 18 Jul 2021 22:53 Boxingjunkie (usatoday.com) A critical look at the past week in boxing GOOD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka0KQdrX85k Perhaps lost in the disappointment of the draw is the fact Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano gave us a fight worthy...