Former world heavyweight title challenger Bryant Jennings of Philadelphia will return to the ring this Saturday night in his hometown. The 39-year-old (who will turn 40 next month) has not boxed since losing a wide decision against Joe Joyce in July 2019.
Get ready for the very first bridgerweight world title fight. It’s been reported in numerous places that Oscar Rivas will face Bryant Jennings on June 18 in Montreal and that the fight, actually a rematch between the two, will go down as the very first bridgerweight title affair.
The big punching Daniel Dubois (12-0, 11 KOs) used his size and power to wear down and stop Nathan Gorman (16-1, 11 KOs) in the fifth round to claim the vacant British heavyweight title on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England.
DANIEL DUBOIS will be having his own D-Day celebrations if he wipes out Nathan Gorman next month.
While Britain remembers the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings today, Dubois will be in the gym preparing for his own military operation against bitter rival Gorman.
Undefeated heavyweight, Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas scored a dramatic twelfth round technical knockout victory over Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings. Rivas pinned Jennings on the ropes and landed a massive left, right hook and then followed up with several unanswered combinations that knocked Jennings to the canvas.
For 11 rounds, the action happened in fits and starts. Then, in round 12, heavyweight contender Oscar Rivas lowered the boom, knocking out former world title challenger Bryant “B.Y.”
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Weights: Bryant Jennings 225.25 vs.
Philadelphia’s Bryant Jennings scored a notable stoppage win over Alexander Dimitrenko last night, getting off the floor to halt the taller, bigger man in the ninth-round.
Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings’ climb up the heavyweight ladder continued, as the Philadelphia native got up off the deck to knock out Alexander “Sascha” Dimitrenko to win the vacant IBF International and NABO heavyweight titles in front of 2,543 fans at Ocean Resort Casino’s Ovation Hall.
Heavyweight contender Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings was born and bred in Philadelphia, but on Saturday, August 18, he aims to bring some of that Philly firepower to the Atlantic City Boardwalk.