Tag Archives: Boxing

"I literally have been in the game forever, man, I had my first fight at eight years old and I grew up in the gym," Opetaia, who is trained by his dad Tapu, told Wide World of Sports. "I've been doing this my whole life but as far as the …

Many fans were baffled at Vasiliy Lomachenko’s opening rounds in his defeat to new lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez but an injury may go to some extent in explaining why. Lomachenko lost his 135-pound WBC,

Just days after his first defeat in six years, Ukrainian lightweight Vasiliy Lomachenko has undergone surgery on a shoulder injury he apparently suffered six weeks before the weekend’s title loss to unbeaten Teofimo Lopez.

Roxy revealed she doesn't consider Candice a friend anymore after the intense physical fight. While Candice threw a number of punches, Roxy refused to hit back due to their longstanding friendship. "You know what?

Boxing judge Terry O’Connor is to be investigated by Britain’s Board of Control after he appeared to be on his phone during Englishman Lewis Ritson’s controversial split decision win over Miguel Vazquez on the weekend.

Lopez proved faster and stronger than the 32-year-old Lomachenko, who won two Olympic gold medals as an amateur and was regarded as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters as a pro. Surprisingly enough,

Terence Crawford will meet former world title challenger Kell Brook in the main event of a Top Rank card on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand Conference Center. In the co-main event, Joshua Franco will defend his WBA super flyweight title in a rematch from the man he took it …

Up against a wily veteran in Vazquez (42-9-0) in Peterborough, Ritson was expected to be too much. And while the British boxer (21-1-0) got the split decision win, it was hard to find anyone but the two judges that scored in his favour,

Emanuel Navarrete will meet unbeaten Ruben Villa (18-0, 5 KOs) for the WBO featherweight title in a bid to be a two-weight world champion.

Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao wants to fight UFC megastar Conor McGregor in the ring next year, an aide said in a statement this weekend.