Новости за 06.03.2024

Yoenis Tellez will step up in class and stature. The Ring has confirmed that the Texas-based Cuban will headline Most Valuable Promotions’ (MVP) Most Valuable Prospects VI show. Tellez will face fellow unbeaten 154-pounder Joseph Jackson in a scheduled 10-round DAZN main event on April 26 from Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. The venue […]

MEHMET ÜNAL Age: 31 Home country: Adana, Turkey Weight class: light heavyweight Height:  6-foot (182 cm) Amateur record: 100 fights roughly Turned pro: 2021 Pro record: 8-0 (7 knockouts) Trainer: Marc Ramsay Manager: None Promoter: Eye of The Tiger Instagram: @unalmehmetnadir Best night of pro career and why: Ünal is most pleased with his last outing on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev-Callum Smith […]

On Saturday, March 2, the third installment of “The Fighter – Thailand” took place at the Spaceplus Arena in Bangkok. Promoted by Taweesin Laosuwanwat of TL Boxing Promotions, the show features an interesting tournament format where prospects fight different opponents in a bracket-style elimination tournament. When asked about the format, Laosuwanwat said “the format is […]

Australian heavyweight prospect Justis Huni (8-0, 4KOs) is looking to inject some much needed momentum into his career with up to four fights this year. Huni will get the chance to further enhance his reputation when he locks horns with South African southpaw Kevin ‘The KO Kid’ Lerena (30-2, 14KOs) in a 10-round bout on […]

Rising super middleweight Osleys Iglesias will make his Eye of The Tiger debut against former world title challenger Marcelo Coceres at the Montreal Casino, Montreal, on Thursday. Iglesias, rated at No. 10 by The Ring at super middleweight, welcomes the new dawn of his career against the battle hardened Argentine opponent. “I think it’s a […]

Sivenathi Nontshinga will enter his second consecutive rematch. The Ring has confirmed that the IBF has called for a mandatory junior flyweight title fight between South Africa’s Nontshinga and the Philippines’ Christian Araneta. Both sides were notified by the sanctioning body on Tuesday to begin the negotiation period. “IBF Jr. Flyweight Champion Sivenathi Nontshinga mandatory […]

Growing up in Atlantic City, Larry Goldberg was at the right time and the right place to be a boxing fan. While other kids his age were going to baseball and football games, he and his friends were taking advantage of the boxing renaissance that was underway on the boardwalk shore town. It was the […]

Naoya Inoue is set to headline a ‘Monster’ event. The long-ago confirmed Ring and undisputed 122-pound championship clash between divisional king Naoya Inoue and Tijuana’s Luis Nery was formally announced Thursday in Tokyo. The matchup will take place May 6 at the Tokyo Dome, atop an Amazon Prime-Japan/ESPN+ show that will feature at least four […]

When Steven Butler was stopped in two rounds by WBO middleweight titlist Zhanibek Alimkhanuly last May, the defeat left the Canadian searching for answers. Having previously come up short against Ryota Murata, Butler wondered if he was good enough. He needed to make changes, and decided to enlist the services of the venerable former fighter […]

 Graduation night comes early for boxing’s most-likely-to-succeed, and Oscar de la Hoya was no exception to that rule. Less than two years into his professional career after earning a gold medal in the Barcelona 1992 Olympics, the 21-year-old De la Hoya was already clamoring for a world title opportunity, backed by his crossover appeal and […]