Enzo Maccarinelli: record, next fight and profile →
Inspired by Fabio Wardley's stunning first-round knockout of Frazer Clarke in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Elliot Worsell looks at other examples of rematches that were quicker and easier than anyone expected
SSE Arena, Wembley - The boxing world was shocked, while watching unknown 22-year-old Mauricio Lara (22-2, 15 KOs) pull off a massive upset as he beat down and knocked out unbeaten former featherweight champion Josh Warrington (30-1, 7 KOs) in the ninth round.
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas - For the WBC, IBF welterweight world titles, Errol Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) returned to the ring for the first time since September of 2019 - and won a masterful twelve round unanimous decision over former two division champion Danny Garcia (36-3, 21 KOs).
MGM Grand Conference Center, Las Vegas - WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) made a statement as he overcame a slow start and then wiped out former IBF titleholder Kell Brook (39-3, 27 KOs) in the fourth round.
MGM Grand Conference Center, Las Vegas - There were many reactions to the shocking outcome of the big fight on Saturday night. In a showdown for the WBC franchise, WBA, WBO, IBF lightweight titles, Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) put on a masterclass performance to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs).
Former cruiserweight world champion Enzo Maccarinelli expects Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. to get very physical in their upcoming exhibition fight. Last week, it was announced that Tyson and Jones would collide in the ring on September 12 in California.
Former world champion Enzo Maccarinelli is the latest retired boxer to get the itch to fight again. In the last few weeks, former world champions like Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and James Toney are all considering the possibility of fighting again - at the very least on an exhibition level.
DANIEL DUBOIS facing fellow knockout artist Deontay Wilder, could be one of Heavyweight boxing’s big fights of 2021 according to the British champion’s trainer Martin Bowers.
BOXING is split over the outcome the vacant British heavyweight title between unbeaten prospects Daniel Dubois (11-0, 10KOs) and Nathan Gorman (16-0, 11KOs) on London’s o2 Arena on Saturday (July 13), live on BT Sport.
Monster hitting Gennady Golovkin enters as a marginal favourite when he puts his WBA Super, IBF, IBO and WBC middleweight gongs up for tender against Mexican terror Saul ‘Canelo’ Alverez in the BoxNation screened shootout on September 16th. But the ace faces of British boxing begged to differ with the bookies when Glynn Evans canvassed the trade ahead of what is surely the Fight of the Year.