April’s boxing schedule really is quite something, with numerous big and exciting fights set – Anthony Joshua’s return, Shakur Stevenson’s 135 pound debut, Joe Joyce-Zhang Zhilei, Tank Davis-Ryan Garcia and, we hope, Fury-Usyk – but the month of May is also shaping up as something special.
On November 17, 2012, at the LA Sports Arena, Nicaragua’s Román Gonzalez defended his WBA 108lb title against Mexico’s Juan Francisco Estrada, and engaged him in one of the most aesthetically pleasing and technically sound battles anyone is likely to witness.
Eddie Hearn “Hello and welcome to Dallas ahead of a huge night of boxing from the American Airlines Center this Saturday, live and exclusive on DAZN all across the world.
Last year, there was a passing of the torch in women’s boxing. This happened in the welterweight division when Jessica “CasKILLA” McCaskill (9-2, 3 KO’s) of Chicago, Illinois, defeated Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus (36-1, 9 KO’s) of Norway.
“Shame on your team for not preparing you mentally for defeat and shame on you for pretending to be the victim.
Jessica McCaskill put the boxing world on notice as she claimed the undisputed crown from Cecilia Brækhus in a thrilling upset from the streets of downtown Tulsa and live on DAZN.
This Saturday, live on DAZN, Cecilia Brækhus (36-0, 9 KOs) will look to cement her legacy as undisputed welterweight champion with an opportunity to break Joe Louis’s 72-year-old record for most consecutive world title defenses.
Cecilia Brækhus – “This is going be a hell of a fight. I think everyone who knows our careers, fights, and how hard we work – they will know this will be a great fight.
When the great, the immortal, the beloved Joe Louis set the world record for most consecutive world title defences – a staggering 25 – most people felt the record would never be broken, matched even.
Jessica McCaskill has the biggest fight of her career against undisputed Welterweight ruler Cecilia Brækhus on the streets of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 15, live on DAZN – and McCaskill believes that victory would lead to even more mega-fights.