AFTER another stunning performance the name of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is on everybody’s lips. The fighting Texan moved to 21-0 (14 KOs) after a third-round stoppage of Pedro Guevara in Philadelphia last night. While it was the chief support bout there was no question that ‘Bam’ impressed more than the main event star Jaron Ennis. … Read more
SHAKUR STEVENSON vs. Gervonta Davis is one of the biggest fights in boxing still to happen. That may change in 2025, however, with the best facing the best more and more. Davis’ next fight, a WBA lightweight title defence against Lamont Roach, could move from it’s date in December to January. Stevenson, however, seems set … Read more
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder, revealed in an interview that he fought with a broken arm in his last two fights, both losses to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang. The 39-year-old Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs) says his threshold for pain allowed him to fight with the injured arm, but the outcomes … Read more
By Keith Idec PHILADELPHIA – Eddie Hearn realizes Jaron Ennis must be better in every way than he was Saturday night if he is to beat Vergil Ortiz Jr. The unbeaten IBF welterweight champion would need to train harder and fight smarter if Ennis agrees to oppose Ortiz next in what would be an intriguing … Read more
Age: 22 Instagram: @sophiealisch Nationality: German From: Berlin, Germany Weight: Featherweight Height: 5ft 6ins Stance: Orthodox Record: 9-0, 1 KO Next fight: November 22 in Newcastle When and why you started boxing: I was a competitive tennis player from the age of nine. But when I was 13, my tennis coach suggested trying another sport … Read more
HAVING won his first world title in Puerto Rico travelling to the UK to defend it wouldn’t be a problem for Liam Paro. The 28-year-old fought outside of his native Australia for the first time in 2021 beating Yomar Alamo by split decision. Two years later Paro was back Stateside to knock out Montana Love … Read more
Where is Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul being held? The 80,000 capacity AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. What time does Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul start? Main event ring-walks will be around 4am (UK time), 11pm (ET) and 8pm (PT). How many rounds is the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight? The fight is scheduled for 8×2-minute … Read more
FIJIAN featherweight Ubayd Haider has lost his life at the age of 25. On October 26, at Prince Charles Park in Nadi, Haider fought Australian-based Chinese boxer Runqi Zhou for the vacant IBO Asia Pacific featherweight belt on a South Pacific Boxing Promotions card The fight ended in the ninth round when a barrage of … Read more
Eddie Hearn says IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis should either fight a unification against one of the other three champions at 147 or move up to 154 to challenge Vergil Ortiz Jr. for his WBC interim title following Ennis’ win over Karen Chukhadzhian last Saturday night in Philadelphia. Ennis can make a lot of … Read more
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says he’ll fight Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn “for free” in a six-vs-six card featuring fighters from both companies. De La Hoya says he already knows the combination he’ll use to knock out Hearn, but he doesn’t want to reveal it. Oscar wants it to be an impressive ending of the … Read more