Chris Algieri: record, next fight and profile →
Conor Benn will close out a productive 2021 campaign with his biggest name—and perhaps toughest test—to date. Former junior welterweight titlist Chris Algieri has been confirmed as the opponent of choice for the unbeaten Benn, Matchroom Boxing confirmed Sunday. The bout will headline a DAZN telecast December 11 from M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England.
Former world champion Chris Algieri believes Tyson Fury would have some trouble with the boxing style of Oleksandr Usyk. Last month, Usyk outboxed Anthony Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight titles.
Algieri, LesPierre Fight Photos Gallery - In the main event of the boxing card, world ranked heavyweight Michael ‘The Bounty’ Hunter II, (20-1-1, 14 KOs), knocked out Mike Wilson, (21-2, 10 KOs), in the fourth round (2:49) of their scheduled ten-round bout. Competing in a WBA heavyweight world title eliminator, Hunter looked sharp from the outset displaying his full arsenal of power shots to the head and body of the valiant Wilson.
NEW YORK – Chris Algieri took an important step Tuesday night toward securing the type of higher-profile fight he wants during this comeback. The former WBO junior welterweight champion mostly looked sharp in his first fight in more than two years. Algieri was far busier than veteran southpaw Mikkel LesPierre, whom Algieri unanimously out-pointed in their 10-round, 144-pound bout on Triller Fight Club’s Michael Hunter-Mike Wilson undercard at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater.
Chris Algieri “can’t f------ wait” to return to the ring Tuesday night in New York. The former WBO junior welterweight champion hasn’t fought in two years. Spending most of 2021 in the gym to prepare for another comeback bout rejuvenated Algieri, who admitted that he has been burned out at times by the brutal business side of boxing.
Hunter, Wilson Weights Photos Gallery - The debut boxing event is headlined by a ten-round WBA Heavyweight World Title Eliminator between Las Vegas, NV native Michael ‘The Bounty’ Hunter II, (19-1-1, 3 KOs), and Michael ‘White Delight’ Wilson, (21-1, 10 KOs), of Medford, OR.
Triller Fight Club today announced the lineup of the first of the ‘TrillerVerz’ events. Held on the first Tuesday of every month, kicking off Tuesday, August 3 at Madison Square Garden pairing professional boxing and a live Verzuz Rap Battle between DIPSET and THE LOX.
Former world champion Chris Algieri is not ruling out the possibility of an upset when Manny Pacquiao challenges Errol Spence for the WBC, IBF welterweight titles on August 21 in Las Vegas.
Chris Algieri Video Interview - (Video by Ryan Burton) - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - For the WBC lightweight championship, Devin Haney (26-0, 15 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over three division beltholder Jorge Linares (47-6, 29 KOs).
Former junior welterweight world titlist Chris Algieri will end a two-year layoff when he returns to fight this summer on a Triller Fight Club pay-per-view undercard. Triller’s next event is the pay-per-view card headlined by Teofimo Lopez Jr.’s unified lightweight world title defense against mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr. on June 5. Algieri will be on the Triller event after that, which is tentatively scheduled to be Oscar De La Hoya’s comeback on July 3.