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Having watched Tim Tszyu’s career-best win against former champion Tony Harrison on the Showtime broadcast earlier this month, undisputed light-middleweight titlist Jermell Charlo has provided an injury update and given a two-month summer timeline for the first defence of his 154lb titles. Continue reading “Jermell Charlo rehabbing broken hand, targets July-August for title defence vs. Tszyu”
In a battle of two light-middleweight contenders ending a year-long layoff, Tim Tszyu improved to 22-0 with pressure and deadly poise. The ambitious Australian earned a career-best win on home soil over former WBC world champion Tony Harrison as 11,740 cheered for him at the Qudos Bank Arena.
Continue reading “Charlo, you watching? Tszyu outboxes, scores R9 finish against Harrison to clinch WBO interim title”
Tim Tszyu believes he’ll make a statement, for all of Australia to savour, in a risky fight defending his interim challenger status on home soil. Tony Harrison feels the 28-year-old has bitten off more than he can chew. Who will be proven right? We’ll find out this weekend, in an impromptu matchup created by undisputed light-middleweight champion Jermell Charlo’s broken wrist injury. Continue reading “Tim Tszyu, Tony Harrison expect big things before weekend’s interim world title fight”
Having only fought once for three consecutive years, undisputed light-middleweight titlist Jermell Charlo’s proposed defence against Tim Tszyu for January 28 has been postponed indefinitely, after the 32-year-old sustained a broken hand in two places during a sparring session on Tuesday. Tszyu confirmed he’s ready to face the next mandatory challenger in the meanwhile, but how does this injury news impact an already weak division of contenders? Continue reading “Charlo’s broken hand throws up uncertainty, as Tszyu title defence on Jan. 28 postponed indefinitely”
After his Oct. 8 showdown with Conor Benn was cancelled, Chris Eubank Jr’s world title pursuit resumes against former super-welterweight world champion Liam Smith. Both are in the back half of their respective careers and after contrasting routes back to top contention, they collide in Manchester on January 21. So, who said what at the first official press conference yesterday?
Continue reading “Chris Eubank Jr vs. Liam Smith: Given their world title ambitions, neither can afford to lose on Jan. 21”
After pulling out of his scheduled fight against Zach Parker in May with a shoulder injury, WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade still wants a UK appearance this year – against Parker’s compatriot and a bigger name in Chris Eubank Jr, but currently isn’t getting his way. Continue reading “Andrade urges Eubank Jr to agree fight terms, but domestic duel with Benn nears completion”
After their first firefight last summer ended in a split draw, it’s no wonder this was nerve-racking for Jermell Charlo a second time. However, he was more intense and picked his moments better en route to a tenth-round stoppage vs. Brian Castano in their rematch. Beforehand, there was another early evening’s work for rising welterweight star Jaron Ennis in the co-main event. Continue reading “Charlo chops Castano with R10 KO in back-and-forth rematch, becomes undisputed at 154lbs”
Ahead of his heavily-anticipated return to the ring against Custio Clayton tonight, 24-year-old welterweight rising star Jaron Ennis has doubled down on his desire to make 2022 the best year yet: believing he will dominate and eventually stop an unbeaten Canadian (19-0-1, 12 KOs) who at 34, has a golden opportunity to skip the line, proving himself against the best at 147lbs. Continue reading “Jaron Ennis predicts dominant, eventual KO win over Custio Clayton overnight”
As almost all media outlets and respected journalists have completed their end-of-year awards for combat sports in 2021, a pulsating title unification bout surprisingly not getting a lot of love in the Fight of the Year category is Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano – which easily exceeded expectations, had a surprising result and a rematch is already slated for February 26, 2022. Continue reading “2021’s Sleeper Fight of the Year: Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castano – an action-packed duel”
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