Boxing

Shakur Stevenson to meet with Eddie Hearn, tells potential promoters to deliver “big fights”

FREE agent Shakur Stevenson will meet with Eddie Hearn on Monday (July 15) as he continues to seek out the best deal for his career. The 27-year-old defeated Artem Harutyunyan eight days ago to sign off on his time working with Top Rank, where he became a three-weight world champion. Stevenson’s performance drew criticism, but…

Ginny Fuchs wants boxers to be rated on talent not popularity

Ginny Fuchs wants boxers to be rated on talent not popularity

Age: 36 Twitter: @GinnyFuchsUSA Nationality: American From: Houston, Texas Division: Bantamweight Stance: Southpaw Height: 5 ft 4ins Record: 3-0, 1 KO Next fight: Currently fighting in the Team Combat League. Next pro fight is on September 7 at Bayou Event Center in Houston. When and why you started boxing: I started boxing because I got…

‘Quiet Man’ Steven Ward looking to get back on track with a short-notice title shot

STEVEN Ward gets an unexpected title shot this Friday evening when he takes on Juergen Uldedaj in Dubai for the vacant IBF International cruiserweight strap. While the belt might be a little trinket-like, it does offer the winner a route closer to world-class. If Ward, 14-2 (4 KOs), wins then that is quite the career…

Juergen Uldedaj stops Steven Ward in round five

JUERGEN Uldedaj outboxed and comprehensively stopped Steven Ward at 2-46 in round five of their cruiserweight clash this evening. Headlining in Dubai, Ward’s short-notice jaunt ended in devastating defeat as the patient winner stepped off, used the jab and went home with the (previously vacant) IBF International title. Ward struggled in the opening round as…

Boxing Betting Predictions: Junto Nakatani vs Vincent Astrolabio

Junto Nakatani vs Vincent Astrolabio betting preview Over in Japan, WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani makes the second defence of his title. After moving up from super-flyweight, where he was the WBO king, Junto bludgeoned Alexandro Santiago for the belt. Filipino Vincent Astrolabio is tough and resilient but destined to go the same way. He…

Kosei Tanaka fight off after Jonathan Rodriguez massively misses weight

Kosei Tanaka fight off after Jonathan Rodriguez massively misses weight

KOSEI Tanaka will not defend his WBO super-flyweight title in Japan tomorrow after his opponent, Jonathan Rodriguez, completely missed the 115-pound weight limit. Champion Tanaka, 20-1, 11 KOs, made the weight fine, but Rodriguez came in at 121.5 lbs and declined the invitation to try to get down any closer. The Japanese Boxing Commission (JBC)…

Brownsville’s Bruce Carrington believes he is the best and the boxing world is about to find out

Prior to Bruce Carrington’s breakout win Brayan De Gracia, where he improved to 12-0 with an eighth big KO, Shaun Brown caught up with the charismatic New Yorker named ‘Shu Shu’. YOU might have heard of Brownsville, Brooklyn. Somewhere north of 120,000 people live in the area covered by just over one square mile. The…

Robert Helenius receives a two-year ban for failing test after Anthony Joshua bout

ROBERT Helenius has been slapped with a two-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance following his 2023 clash with Anthony Joshua. Two weeks after the fight, VADA reported that Helenius had returned an adverse finding. They also informed promoters Matchroom. It was later determined that the prohibited substance Clomifene was detected. Helenius protested…