[ad_1] By Steve Bunce Last week I held an iconic boxing glove in my hands. It was a relic from time, part of boxing’s rich history, a glove of infamy and it seemed to me that it was impossibly light for an object so heavy. Light and slight in my hands. It is dry now, old and one of the most beautiful objects in our business. The glove was once
[ad_1] by Mark Baldiwn “IT TOOK a long time to get here. But right now everything is really good for me.” The opening words of a fighter who has often been swimming against the tide in her long and often problematic boxing career. The sport hasn’t always treated Chantelle Cameron well. Maybe the understatement of any year. But she seems the happiest that she has ever been. The recent switch
[ad_1] Where is Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai being held? The Resorts World Arena in Birmingham giving Yafai home advantage. For Edwards it will be his first fight in the UK since June 2023. What time does Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai start? Main event ring-walks will be around 10pm (UK time), 5pm (ET) and 3pm (PT). How many rounds is the Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai fight? The bout is scheduled
[ad_1] PARIS 2024 Olympian Pat Brown has signed a professional contract with Matchroom Boxing. The promotional outfit had been teasing some big news in recent days via social media and the announcement was made official at 10am today. Brown, who grew up watching Ricky Hatton, is a fellow Mancunian and celebrated his 25th birthday earlier this month. The former amateur heavyweight gained his place at this summer’s Paris Games having
[ad_1] By Keith Idec VERGIL ORTIZ JR. hoped prior to October 19 that his fight with Tim Tszyu would be rescheduled. Ortiz understandably turned his attention to the previously unproven champion who thoroughly thrashed Tszyu that night. Higher-profile fights with Terence Crawford and Jaron “Boots” Ennis would earn Ortiz more money and attention, but he would welcome a shot at Bakhram Murtazaliev’s IBF super welterweight title as well. “As far
[ad_1] By Keith Idec MORE than a week of worldwide skepticism prompted Jake Paul’s promotional partner to issue a statement Monday morning in which Nakisa Bidarian defended the legitimacy of Paul’s dull heavyweight fight with Mike Tyson. Critics contend that the 27-year-old Paul and the 58-year-old Tyson had some sort of silent agreement that rendered their eight-round bout an inauthentic athletic event November 15 in Arlington, Texas. Their boring bout,
