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Chris Eubank Jr changed his approach on Thursday, talking about his feelings instead of his opponent in the highly-anticipated press conference ahead of the grudge bout against British rival Conor Benn. The pair’s long feud escalated in February when Eubank Jr. slapped Benn with an egg at an event to promote the bout at Tottenham…
Unbeaten American Gervonta Davis retained his World Boxing Association lightweight world title with a majority draw against battling challenger Lamont Roach in Brooklyn on Saturday. Davis, who had won 28 of his prior 30 fights by knockout, was taken to the limit by WBA super-featherweight world champ Roach in an action-packed all-American bout at the…
The all-British boxing grudge match between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. is back on. They will fight in London in April, promoters Eddie Hearn and Turki Alalshikh said Wednesday, more than 30 years after the boxers’ fathers — Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank — met twice in the ring in one of Britain’s great…
Russian-born Canadian Artur Beterbiev was crowned boxing’s undisputed light-heavyweight world champion after beating Russian rival Dmitry Bivol on a majority points decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Two of the three ringside judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 to Beterbiev while the other called it tied at 114-114. Both men were previously undefeated before…
Parthavi Grewal, Vanshika Goswami and Hemant Sangwan punched their way to gold as Indian boxers made a strong impression, clinching a haul of 17 medals at the inaugural U-19 World Championships organised by World Boxing in Colorado, USA. The female boxers stole the show, with as many as 10 standing on the podium at the…
Sarah Ourahmoune, a silver medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games, has withdrawn her bid to become president of the French boxing federation, saying she has been the target of vicious racist and sexist attacks. In an open letter published this week, Ourahmoune said she found herself at the receiving end of insults that went beyond…
