Joshua Buatsi has opened up on why he ditched DAZN in order to fight on Sky Sports under the Boxxer banner. The light-heavyweight has been part of Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom stable ever since he turned over in the wake of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Pick It: TBRB #3 Mark Magsayo vs. #5 Brandon Figueroa (Saturday, Showtime, 9:00 PM EST) - A clash of former titlists gets center stage this weekend in a featherweight division without a clear centerpiece. The 27-year old Magsayo won and lost the WBC featherweight belt in his last two fights, battling with two of the best featherweights in the world in Gary Russell Jr. and Rey Vargas respectively.
Brandon Figueroa and Mark Magsayo will square off Saturday night in the third “Showtime Championship Boxing” main event since February 11. Showtime’s tripleheader from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, will be the premium cable network’s fourth of nine
DAZN’S significant 2023 price hike was not a risk, according to Joe Markowski, who has also opened the door for more promoters to get their boxers on the platform.
Pick It: TBRB #1 Mauricio Lara vs. #4 Leigh Wood (Saturday, DAZN, 2:00 PM EST) - After a near two-year wait, the reward for handing Josh Warrington his first loss is here. 24-year old Mauricio Lara (25-2-1, 18 KO) watched as Warrington won and lost a title in the time since their first fight, waiting for his chance. 34-year old
Pick It: LBC #1 Amanda Serrano vs. LBC #2 Erika Cruz Hernandez (Saturday, DAZN, 8:00 PM EST) - A pair of undisputed showdowns will take place at the Madison Square Garden Theatre with two of the biggest names in women’s boxing in the spotlight. In the main event, 34-year old Amanda Serrano (43-2-1, 30 KO) will put her Ring, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles up against 32-year old WBA titlist Erika Cruz Hernandez (15-1, 3 KO) in a high stakes battle.
Pick It: World Champion Artur Beterbiev vs. #6 Anthony Yarde (Saturday, ESPN+, 3:30 PM EST) - 38-year old lineal light heavyweight king Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KO) has been a pro for roughly ten years and has never been the most active fighter. What the Russian bruiser does is maximize minutes and he’s on the road this weekend to see if he can maximize some more.
Pick It: TBRB #4 (160) Chris Eubank Jr. vs. #9 (154) Liam Smith (Saturday, DAZN, 2:00 PM EST) - A little extra trash talk got this fight some attention heading into the weekend. Could that mean fireworks in the ring? At the least, there should be a solid crowd in Manchester for this middleweight main event. The 33-year old Eubank (32-2,
Efe Ajagba-Stephan Shaw wasn’t exactly an entertaining main event Saturday night, but ESPN’s audience grew as their 10-round heavyweight contest continued. Nielsen Media Research released data Wednesday that indicated the unremarkable bout between Ajagba and Shaw was
The Imagen network, together with TM Boxing, announced the return of professional boxing to terrestrial television in Mexico. The series launches on Saturday, January 14th and will run the following 50 Saturdays at 8pm PST from different cities in Mexico.