ESPN reports that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have signed a two-fight deal to unify the heavyweight titles. The 32-year-old Fury is 29-0-1 and last fought in February 2020 when he stopped Deontay Wilder in the seventh round. Fury won the WBC and vacant, The Ring title. Joshua, 24-1, fought in December and knocked out […]
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Judge temporarily suspended by WBA after Estrada-Gonzalez scoring
ESPN reports that the WBA has temporarily suspended boxing judge Carlos Sucre after his scorecard for Saturday’s junior bantamweight world title unification fight with Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez. Sucre is temporarily suspended pending an evaluation after his scorecard, 117-11 for Estrada, was brought into question. Estrada won via split decision. However, the […]
Triller wins purse bid for Teofimo Lopez’s next title defense
There was an upset on Thursday morning in the boxing world as Triller, the social media company that put on the Roy Jones, Jr.-Mike Tyson exhibition last year won a purse bid to promote the Teofimo Lopez-George Kamosos Jr fight for $6 million. Lopez will defend his IBF lightweight title. Triller won the purse bid […]
Broner’s return on Showtime peaks at 304K viewers
Adrien Broner returned to boxing on Saturday night on Showtime and the ratings were impacted by ESPN’s Top Rank telecast. Broner defeated Jovanie Santiago on Saturday night from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The peak of the three-fight telecast drew 304,000 viewers during the Broner fight. The fight drew an average audience of […]
Top Rank Boxing draws 771K for Berchelt/Valdez
Top Rank Boxing on Saturday night drew 771,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast featured Miguel Berchelt taking on Oscar Valdez. In an upset Valdez knocked out Berchelt to win the WBC super featherweight title. Valdez took out the previously undefeated Berchelt in the 10th round of their 12th round matchup. The […]