LAS VEGAS, Nevada., February 22, 2020 – God Save The Gypsy King. In the biggest heavyweight championship fight since Lennox Lewis defeated Mike Tyson in 2002, Great Britain’s Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) dominated American Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 42 KOs) in their rematch, delivering the improbable power-punching clinic he promised en route to a seventh-round ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 22, 2020 – Prospects and aspiring champions on the WilderFury2 undercard had a golden opportunity to impress boxing fans Saturday. They became part of a record-setting gate total for a Las Vegas fight card, $17 million, which breaks the 1999 record set by Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson. See who delivered ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada., February 22, 2020 – The rematch between heavyweights Deontay Wilder of the U.S. (42-0-1, 42 KOs) and Tyson Fury of the UK (29-0-1, 20 KOs) is hours away. It’s plenty of time to place your bets on the fight. Whether it’s a friendly wager with your friends watching the Fox/ESPN pay per ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada., February 21, 2020 – The faceoff-less weigh-in is now in the books. The boxing world sits in the eye of the storm, awaiting the arrival of the rematch between American Deontay Wilder (42-0-1, 42 KOs) and Great Britain’s Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs). No faceoff took place between the main event fighters. ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 20, 2020 – Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum has famously said he doesn’t think undercard fights matter all that much to fans. “People are eating, talking to each other, having a drink, having fun, and they don’t give a [expletive] about the undercard,” Arum was once quoted saying in 2014. This ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, February 19. 2020 – Round 13 nearly got underway before the opening bell at Wednesday’s final pre-fight news conference featuring WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder and challenger Tyson Fury. At the conclusion of the news conference when the pair posed in a traditional faceoff, temperatures rose. Wilder and Fury launched into ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, February 19, 2020 – In one of boxing’s modern Fight Week traditions, WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury made their grand arrival in Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon at the MGM Grand Hotel. They greeted fans eager to see the famous ...
Promoters and boxing fans are counting on WilderFury 2 Fight Week to get fans interested in the sport again - and generate more big matchups.
ANAHEIM, Calif., February 14, 2020 – Believe the hype. Despite the doubters and critics, lightweight Ryan Garcia keeps on passing every test in high style. This time, with a Knockout of the Year contender. Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) delivered a stunning one-punch knockout victory at just 1:20 of the first round of his fight with ...
ANAHEIM, Calif., February 13, 2020 – Ever since he burst onto the boxing scene four years ago in 2016 as a teenage prodigy, Ryan Garcia of Victorville, California has drawn a lot of attention. Despite his undefeated record and crowd-pleasing knockouts, the attention hasn’t always been positive. Golden Boy Boxing’s most well-known prospect, Garcia (19-0, ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 8, 2020 – WBC Featherweight World Champion “Mister” Gary Russell Jr. put on a show of high-level boxing skills in a fast-paced sprint to another victory over challenger Tugstsogt Nyambayar of Mongolia Saturday. Russell Jr. won by unanimous decision by scores of 118-110, 117-111, and 116-112 to retain his title in ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 7, 2020 – WBC Featherweight World Champion “Mister” Gary Russell Jr. presents one of boxing’s great unsolved riddles. Why isn’t the talented, longest continuously reigning world champion in boxing more of a known name getting matchups with bigger names and title for bigger payoffs? Russell Jr. of Citrus Heights, Maryland (30-1, ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 30, 2020 – Championship fights on the undercard delivered quality boxing action on Thursday at the Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami. Two underdogs became new world champions in skilled performances. And the new: Diaz Jr delivers defeat to Farmer After months of trash talk, Joseph Diaz Jr. of South El ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 29, 2020 – News flash, it’s Super Bowl Week in America. Competing sports have a tough time getting traction, so this week’s major boxing card is scheduled on Thursday night at the Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami for fans and VIPs, and for the rest of us live on DAZN ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 24, 2020 – Boxing fans don’t agree on much, but they all agree the welterweight division is among the most talent heavy in boxing. Two division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia can stake a claim among those, even if he’s not sitting in the top tier. So why is Garcia (35-2, ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 18, 2020 – Julian “JRock” Williams knows the thrill of scoring an upset win. On Saturday, it was his opponent who felt the same elation hearing those magic words, “and the new.” Jeison “Banana” Rosario of the Dominican Republic (20-1-1, 14 KOs) is now the WBA and IBF unified super welterweight ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 17, 2020 – It’s easy to get distracted by football playoff games in January, but there is boxing action on the calendar this weekend well worth your time. Never mind a certain notorious MMA fighter who is also in action in Las Vegas. Showtime’s Shobox series celebrates 250 cards Friday Showtime’s ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 13, 2020 – WBC World Heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder of the U.S. and “Gypsy King” Tyson Fury of Great Britain left no doubt where they stand in their single joint news conference on Monday in Los Angeles. After a lengthy faceoff where the two had an animated conversation, they sat ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 10, 2020 – The twice delayed, long-anticipated super welterweight title fight between current unified middleweight women’s champion Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan (10-0. 2 KOs) and Ivana Habazin of Croatia (20-4, 7 KOs) turned out to be a one-sided coronation of the fighter many believe is the queen of the sport ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 10, 2020 – Ten days into the year, boxing media and fans are gleeful over the potential for 2020 to be one of the sport’s most exciting years. Long-awaited matchups, showdowns, unification fights, and big signings are in play. The year should also provide a platform for a wealth of talented ...