Boxing

Subterms

    More stories

    • 225 Shares109 Views

      in Boxing

      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker: Date, UK start time, live stream, TV channel, undercard for TONIGHT’S heavyweight clash

      by

      JOE JOYCE and Joseph Parker face off for their HUGE heavyweight clash in Manchester TONIGHT.The pair were set to battle in the summer but contract talks broke down.
      How the heavyweights compare for this weekend’s bout
      Joe Joyce is unbeaten in his 14 pro fights
      Parker has since signed with Boxxer and Sky Sports, while Joyce is still contracted to Frank Warren and Queensberry.
      But after putting promotional differences cast aside, Joyce and Parker signed on the dotted line.
      Parker hasn’t fought since a unanimous decision win over Derek Chisora last December, while Joyce stopped Christian Hammer last month.
      With both men after world title shots, the stakes don’t get much higher in the heavyweight division.

      When is Joyce vs Parker?

      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker takes place TONIGHT – Saturday, September 24.
      The clash will take place at the AO Arena in Manchester.
      Ring-walks for the main event can be expected to get underway from around 10.30pm UK time.

      Joseph Parker beat Derek Chisora on points last DecemberCredit: PA
      What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

      Joyce vs Parker will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK.
      The price for the event is £19.95.
      You can live stream the clash from the BT Sport Box Office app, which is available for download onto your mobile and tablet device.
      And if you want to attend the fight itself at Manchester’s AO Arena, you can purchase tickets at Ticketmaster.

      Can I listen to Joyce vs Parker on radio?
      Yes you can. talkSPORT have the exclusive rights for the big fight.
      talkSPORT’s team will be made up by Fight Night presenters Adam Catterall and Gareth A Davies, commentator Andy Clarke, sports broadcaster Ade Oladipo and former bantamweight boxer Spencer Oliver.
      Coverage on the talkSPORT gets underway from 8pm.
      Who is on Joyce vs Parker undercard?
      Amanda Serrano aims to become the undisputed featherweight world champion when she takes on IBF champ Sarah Mahfoud in what could well steal the show.
      Serrano is coming in off her defeat up at lightweight by Katie Taylor in Madison Square Garden in April.

      Joe Joyce v Joseph Parker – vacant WBO interim heavyweight title
      Amanda Serrano vs Sarah Mahfoud – for WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring featherweight titles
      Michael Magnesi vs Anthony Cacace
      Ekow Essuman vs Samuel Antwi
      Nathan Heaney vs Jack Flatley
      Raven Chapman vs Jorgelina Guanini
      James Heneghan vs Rod Douglas Jnr
      Callum Thompson vs Delmar Thomas
      Amaar Akbar vs Karlo Wallace
      Mark Heffron vs TBC
      Tommy Fletcher vs TBC

      Most read in Boxing
      What has been said?
      Joyce said: “This fight has been a long time in the making.
      “Parker realised he had nowhere else to go and eventually had to take this fight. No 1 vs No 2.
      “The winner goes on to fight for the world title! It’s going to be a cracking fight and you will see why he tried so hard to avoid me!”
      Parker added: “On Saturday, September 24th, the fans in Manchester will see the very best of me. And Joe Joyce will see exactly why I will become the heavyweight champion of the world again with BOXXER.
      “I am working hard with my trainer Andy Lee, everything is going smoothly and I truly feel great.
      “I have waited patiently to get this fight on and let me tell you now, the Juggernaut’s journey ends right here. He has nowhere to run.” More

    • 238 Shares119 Views

      in Boxing

      ‘I loved it’ – Ebanie Bridges hits back at UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov’s comments that ring girls are ‘useless’

      by

      EBANIE BRIDGES has hit back at Khabib Nurmagomedov’s infamous remarks about “useless” ring girls.The 36-year-old Aussie was a ring girl before becoming a pro boxer and winning the IBF bantamweight title.
      Ebanie Bridges is the IBF bantamweight boxing champion of the worldCredit: PA
      The Blonde Bomber was a ring girl before becoming a pro boxerCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
      The Blonde Bomber, who was also a school teacher, is currently preparing to defend her belt against compatriot Shannon O’Connell.
      This week she appeared on Pub Talk, and she used the opportunity to blast back at Khabib’s controversial comments.
      The now-retired undefeated UFC legend had claimed “ring girls are the most useless people in martial arts” last year.
      But Bridges said: “Why are people who aren’t us, trying to take our jobs away from us? We love it, I loved being a ring girl. I don’t think it’s useless.
      READ MORE ON RING GIRLS
      “I loved being part of the entertainment, being paid to watch those fights. You’ve got people saying it’s sexist, it’s objectifying… maybe I want to be objectified.
      “Maybe I want to make money… don’t make my mind up for me. You can’t have boxing without the ring girls.”
      Bridges revealed that her love for boxing developed at an early age after noticing the ring girls – and she says she had no qualms about becoming one herself.
      She added: “I was a ring girl. I love combat sports, I grew up with it, so for me to be at the fights… I loved it.
      Most read in Boxing
      FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS – BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS
      “I got paid mad money, probably more than some of the fighters, to sit ringside.
      “I’d be walking around in a G-string.
      “They don’t do the G-strings these days but back in my heyday, that’s how we used to do it.”
      Khabib Nurmagomedov labelled ring girls as ‘useless’ last yearCredit: Alamy More

    • 238 Shares139 Views

      in Boxing

      Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao take playful jabs at each other in press conference ahead of Money’s Asakura fight

      by

      FLOYD MAYWEATHER and Manny Pacquiao renewed their rivalry with several verbal jabs at a press conference in Japan.The former rivals went face-to-face on Saturday ahead of Mayweather’s clash with Japanese MMA star Mikuru Asakura at RIZIN 38 on Sunday morning.
      Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao went face-to-face at a press conference in JapanCredit: RIZIN
      The pair were cordial with one another and even embracedCredit: RIZIN
      But it didn’t take long for them to trade verbal jabsCredit: RIZIN
      Mayweather got the better of Pacquiao in their 2015 ‘Fight of the Century’Credit: REUTERS
      Mayweather and Pacquiao, 45 and 43, embraced before the presser got underway – but it didn’t take long for them to take sly digs at one another.
      Former eight-weight world champion Pacquaio, who trained with Asakura, said: “I’m here to support my boxer who is going to be fighting tomorrow – Asakura.”
      Mayweather, who got the better of the recently-retired Pacquiao in their ‘Fight of the Century’ seven years ago, replied: “There’s no blueprint on how to beat Floyd Mayweather.
      “And he can tell you that in itself. When we talk about Hall of Famers, he’s a Hall of Famer. But nobody has the remedy to beat Floyd Mayweather.
      READ MORE IN SPORT
      “Don’t let them trick you into getting your a** whopped again.”
      Pacquiao refused to take the bait, although he did make a quip about his old rival’s age, saying: “He’s older than me. I’m still young.”
      The pride of the Philippines added: “What I’ve done in boxing, it’s one of a kind.
      “[Winning titles] in eight different weight divisions is not that easy.
      “I’m not trying to boast about what I’ve accomplished in life, but I’m just saying to repeat that because [you] might forget that.
      JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET A FREE £10 BONUS WITH 100s OF GAMES TO PLAY AND NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED (Ts&Cs apply)
      Most read in Boxing
      “The best fighter in the world has humility.”
      Mayweather then told Pacquiao: “I’m not here to talk about your personal life.
      “[But] when we talk about what’s going on in that squared circle, I’m the best.
      “No matter how you rate it, no matter how you cut it, no matter how you slice it.
      Floyd Mayweather will face Mikuru Asakura early on Sunday morningCredit: RIZIN
      “If you go 100 years back, 300 years back all the way to now, there’s only one best. And that’s Floyd Mayweather.”
      Pacquiao suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Mayweather in their multi-million-pound showdown in May 2015.
      Pacman went on to fight a further seven times, winning the WBO and WBA welterweight titles, before hanging up his gloves last September.
      Read More on The Sun
      Mayweather, meanwhile, called time on his professional career five years ago following a tenth-round TKO victory over UFC superstar Conor McGregor.
      Money, however, has taken part in multiple exhibition bouts – including an eight-rounder with YouTuber Logan Paul last June.
      FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS – BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS More

    • 263 Shares139 Views

      in Boxing

      ‘What do I pay my subscription for?’ – Boxing fans fume as Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn PPV price revealed

      by

      BOXING fans are outraged after the PPV price for Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn was announced.The Brits are set to face off at the O2 Arena on October 8.
      Fans are angry at the PPV price for Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor BennCredit: Getty
      Benn has gained around 10lbs ahead of the fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      And fans watching at home can tune in for a price of £19.99 on DAZN UK.
      That has sparked backlash with DAZN coming under fire for charging extra as fans already pay a subscription fee to access their platform.
      One boxing fan said: “So Canelo [Alvarez] who is probably the biggest boxing name has his PPV priced at £10😂but Benn v Eubank is £20😂.”
      Another added in agreement: “What do I pay my subscription for? To watch some cr***y sports documentaries??
      READ MORE ON BOXING
      “Because I ain’t seen any decent boxing on there. Canelo v GGG had to pay on top, AJ v Usyk had to pay on top. Now this!! I’m out cancelling the subscription!
      And a third said: “Overpriced with a terrible undercard, just cancelled my DAZN subscription as it’s a complete waist of money.”
      Others have pointed out the fact Eubank v Benn is not a title and fight and could be a mismatch given the usual weight difference between the two fighters.
      Benn usually fights at 147lbs in the past and has gained 10lbs for this bout, while Eubank has shed 3lbs off his standard fighting weight.
      Most read in Sport
      HOW TO GET FREE BETS ON HORSE RACING
      His father Chris Eubank Sr expressed concern for his son given his weight loss and rules about rehydration.
      Eubank Sr said: “This fight should not be allowed to happen, it is dangerous.
      “I have given my advice and I will continue giving it because I know how dangerous weight cutting is.
      “This is modern day ‘gladiating’, this is not a play thing for the audience.
      “We have to be strict otherwise lives are put in danger and my son’s life cannot be put in danger. I’ve already lost one. It can’t happen again.”
      Eubank Jr has not shown the same worry and instead trolled Benn with his eating habits this week, devouring dessert and a piece of birthday cake when he should be losing weight.
      Benn has also ridiculed his opponent, accusing Eubank Jr of having daddy issues. More

    • 250 Shares109 Views

      in Boxing

      Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura live stream and on TV guide – how to watch Japan exhibition bout on Sunday

      by

      FLOYD MAYWEATHER returns to Japan this weekend for the latest of his money-spinning exhibition bouts.This time Mayweather takes on MMA star Mikuru Asakura, who is as handy on YouTube as he is with his limbs with 2 MILLION subscribers.
      Floyd Mayweather training in Tokyo for the fight
      Mayweather last fought in Japan in December 2018, when he pummelled kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa inside a round.
      The 45-year-old says he is getting $20m for this exhibition fight, though rival Conor McGregor has doubted this claim.
      In a now-deleted tweet, he wrote: “He also said he made 100m to spar the Logan guy yet never made the Forbes list top 100.
      “He hasn’t cleared 20 million in 1 full year since 2017. When we fought the last time. Otherwise he’d have been on the list.”
      Read more on Floyd Mayweather
      When is Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura?
      Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura takes place on Sunday, September 25.
      The card starts on Fite.TV from 4am UK time, which is noon in Japan.
      The Super Saitama Arena in Saitama, Japan plays host.
      What live stream and TV channel is Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura on?
      Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura will be broadcast LIVE on Fite.TV.
      The event will cost £19.99 to purchase through the streaming platform.
      Mikuru Asakura will face Mayweather in Saitama
      What is the undercard?
      Mayweather has partnered up with Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN once again for his the exhibition bout just like he did in 2018.
      Super RIZIN card

      Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura – Boxing Exhibition Bout
      Nadaka Yoshinari vs Bandasak So Trakunpet – Kickboxing Bout

      RIZIN 38

      Kyoji Horiguchi vs Yuto Hokamura
      Hiromasa Ogikubo vs Soo Chul Kim
      Kyohei Hagiwara vs Chihiro Suzuki
      Juri Ohara vs. Luiz Gustavo
      Shoma Shibisai vs. Cally Gibrainn de Oliveira

      Most read in Boxing More

    • 238 Shares199 Views

      in Boxing

      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker live stream and on TV guide – how to watch TONIGHT’S massive heavyweight fight

      by

      JOE JOYCE and Joseph Parker finally do battle tonight in their mouth-watering heavyweight clash.A victory will catapult the winner right into the mix for a world title shot in the heavyweight division next year.
      Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker face off (Pic: Richard Pelham)
      New Zealand star Parker has called Joyce a “hype train” ahead of the big bout.
      Parker said: “I see a lump, a big man.
      “A man that’s confident, a man’s that ready, but a man who is going to be stopped in his tracks. Hype train.”
      Both Joyce and Parker came in at career-highest weights for the bout – Joyce at 271.4lbs and Parker at 255lbs.
      Read more Joyce vs Parker
      When is Joyce vs Parker?
      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker takes place on Saturday, September 24.
      Expect the main event ring walks from 10.30pm UK time.
      The Manchester Arena plays host to the card.
      What live stream and TV channel is Joyce vs Parker on?
      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker will be broadcast LIVE on BT Sport Box Office tonight.
      The event will cost £19.95.
      BT’s coverage gets underway from 6pm.
      Alternatively, talkSPORT will be providing radio commentary.

      Who is fighting on the undercard?
      Amanda Serrano is aiming to become the undisputed featherweight world champion when she takes on IBF champ Sarah Mahfoud in what could well steal the show.
      Serrano is coming in off her defeat up at lightweight by Katie Taylor in Madison Square Garden in April.

      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker – vacant WBO interim heavyweight title
      Amanda Serrano vs Sarah Mahfoud – for WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring featherweight titles
      Michael Magnesi vs Anthony Cacace
      Ekow Essuman vs Samuel Antwi
      Nathan Heaney vs Jack Flatley
      Raven Chapman vs Jorgelina Guanini
      James Heneghan vs Rod Douglas Jnr
      Callum Thompson vs Delmar Thomas
      Amaar Akbar vs Karlo Wallace
      Mark Heffron vs TBC
      Tommy Fletcher vs TBC

      Most read in Boxing More

    • 250 Shares169 Views

      in Boxing

      Martial arts master Joe Joyce reckons 8,000-mile trip for kung fu schooling will help him give Joseph Parker a belting

      by

      MARTIAL ARTS master Joe Joyce reckons his kung fu schooling will help him give Joseph Parker a belting on Saturday.The Putney Juggernaut, 37, missed his own graduation and blew his final student loan instalment to fly 8,000 miles and study at a Shaolin monastery in China.
      Joyce trained in Kung Fu
      He travelled to China to train after graduatingCredit: Supplied
      The heavyweight boxer studied as a Shaolin Kung Fu MasterCredit: Supplied
      Joyce — who studied fine art at Middlesex University and excelled at rugby and athletics in his youth — faces New Zealand heavyweight Parker in Manchester.
      And the winner will be in line for a world-title shot at the WBO crown, currently held by Oleksandr Usyk.
      After returning from another Las Vegas training camp, the 14-0 pro — who was robbed of Olympic gold at the 2016 Rio games — told SunSport: “I have always chosen to travel for training, I have never feared that or shied away from it.
      “I took myself to China to do Shaolin kung fu just after I graduated. I actually missed the ceremony, so I never threw my hat in the air or wore the gown.
      Read More in Boxing
      Joyce is set to face Parker on SaturdayCredit: Reuters
      “I used my last bit of student-loan money to fly out to China and do four sessions a day of kung fu for a month.
      “It was a camp of foreigners who each had a trainer — we would run at 5am, then power train and then do technique, sambo or wushu. I had just started boxing around that time, so they complemented each other.”
      Joyce shared these incredible photos with SunSport but ruled out any potential big-money MMA switch. He said: “I do think I could do an MMA fight.
      “My striking is good enough for a few fights against similar opposition.
      Most read in Boxing
      JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET A FREE £10 BONUS WITH 100s OF GAMES TO PLAY AND NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED (Ts&Cs apply)
      “But I would have to do a lot of wrestling and grappling training. And I don’t really fancy rolling around having some big bloke’s sweaty scrotum stuck on my forehead.”
      Computer-game super-fan Joyce is the antithesis of your usual trash-talking flashy fighter. He added: “I like to keep my personal life pretty private. I don’t feel the need to share too much.
      “My girlfriend might like the celebrity lifestyle more than me or just the Chanel bags that come with it.
      “The more interviews I do the more I improve.
      “I get more comfortable and confident and now I have to pull my finger out and do more.” More

    • 263 Shares129 Views

      in Boxing

      ‘Sign the contract p***y boy’ – Tyson Fury shares X-rated message for Anthony Joshua as he ramps up pressure to fight

      by

      TYSON FURY has urged “p***y boy” Anthony Joshua to “sign the contract” in an X-rated message.The Gypsy King is desperate to fight AJ before Christmas in an epic all-British boxing bonanza.
      Tyson Fury has branded Anthony Joshua a ‘p***y boy’ in a new video blastCredit: Instagram / @tysonfury
      Fury has urged AJ to sign the contract for their potential winter fightCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshua
      And he has now fired a fresh message at his rival as talks enter a key stage.
      Joshua is looking to bounce back in a big way after a second straight defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
      Fury had been hoping to fight the Ukrainian in a heavyweight division unifier.
      But Usyk would prefer to box him next year.
      READ MORE IN BOXING
      And the stars are now aligned for Fury to finally take on AJ.
      However, negotiations have not progressed quickly in the last several weeks.
      And Fury appears to be running out of patience.
      Taking to social media, the WBC champion unleashed a brutal message aimed directly at Joshua.
      Most read in Boxing
      CASINO SPECIAL – BEST NEW CUSTOMER SIGN UP DEALS
      And hilariously, Fury did it all wearing £3,000 Versace clobber he matched his family with earlier this year.
      Fury boomed: “Sign the contract AJ you little p***y.
      “Sign the bloody contract p***y boy.”
      Earlier today, Fury blasted both AJ and Usyk in another fiery video.
      He said: “Usyk, you little s***house. You little s***bag.
      “Talking s***e, ‘I’m afraid of you’, I’ll put my fist straight through the side of you, you little sausage.
      “And another s***house, that big bodybuilder, Joshua that’s a proper s***house that is.
      “Had the contract for I don’t know how long and ain’t signing it, you little sausage.
      “You do not want to fight, your manager’s a sausage, I’ve never seen anything like ya’s. Both a pack of s***houses.
      Read More on The Sun
      “However, I will be fighting on December the 3rd if this sausage does not sign this contract – which I don’t think he is because I don’t think he’s got the b******s to, because he’s a s***bag.
      “Both of you, a pair of sausage s***houses. Joshua is a s***house, Usyk is a s***house, you are all s***houses.” More