Claressa Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) scored a rare knockout, stopping WBC female heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse (7-2, 2 KO) in the second round on Saturday night at the Little Ceasars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
The time has nearly arrived – The sequel to one of the most electrifying fights of recent times is about to take place in the MGM Grand tonight.
I remember well the fight between Danny Jacobs and Golovkin in 2017. When I say well, what I mean is that the sensations are still vivid; Just don’t ask me though to recall the detailed dynamics of the fight.
It’s now t minus one month until Joshua’s debut in America. The trouble is he is also minus one opponent, his loquacious adversary having failed three drug tests.
Sergey Kovalev is no stranger to adversity. His path to light heavyweight honors was a lot more rugged than most. Unlike a lot of the prominent former Soviet Union fighters around at the moment, he lacked the springboard of an illustrious amateur career to propel him to professional stardom.
Tyson Fury is very well versed in boxing history. His fight with Deontay Wilder tonight brings to mind several apposite historical parallels.
The prelude to any Tony Bellew fight is a familiar ritual. It is always the Bomber contra mundum. Whether it’s the animosity he likes to foster between himself and an opponent, or pig headed stubbornness to acknowledge the odds, he thrives on a war mentality.