Ring magazine goes with co-winners for big award
Tyson Fury and Teofimo Lopez share honors as 2020 Fight of the Year
BROOKLYN (CCN) — Ring Magazine's biggest edition of the year rolled off the presses in Brooklyn with Tyson Fury and Teofimo Lopez as co-winners of its coveted annual Fighter of the Year award for 2020,
Fury, the Englishman, made his only heavyweight appearance of the year at the MGM Grand on Feb. 22 when Ring Magazine described his performance this way, saying he "grabbed Deontay Wilder by the scruff of the neck and mopped up the Las Vegas strip with him. It was a mauling, a battering, a complete and utter outside-a-bar ass-kicking!" Fury is now 30-0-1 during his professional career as a two-time heavyweight champion of the world. Fury was stripped of his IBF title after he failed to fight mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov and violated a rematch contract in their contract.
Lopez upset Vasiliy Lomachenko — a fighter previously compared by some in the media to the likes of boxing greats Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson. Lopez went the distance to win a shocking unanimous Oct. 17 decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The IBF champion snatched away Lomachenko's WBA, WBC and WBO lightweight championship belts. The fight attracted 4.2 million viewers in a national TV presentation by ESPN. Lopez is now 16-0 with 12 knockouts. Lomachenko came into the fight with a 14-1 record and 12 of victories by knockout.
Lightweight prospect Ruben Torres stays unbeaten with unanimous decision to go to 14-0
Boxer Joey Spencer of Linden reveals via social media post that he and his entire family have COVID-19
Two-time Olympic champion Claressa Fields signs contract to fight with MMA promotion PFL
CORONA, CALIFORNIA (CCN) — Ruben Torres stayed unbeaten Saturday night. He won by unanimous decision over Jose Luis Rodriguez to go to 14-0. He had only gone the distance twice with all of his other professional fights ending by knockout.
The nationally televised fight took place at Omega Products International in Corona, California.
Judg
CORONA, CALIFORNIA (CCN) — Ruben Torres stayed unbeaten Saturday night. He won by unanimous decision over Jose Luis Rodriguez to go to 14-0. He had only gone the distance twice with all of his other professional fights ending by knockout.
The nationally televised fight took place at Omega Products International in Corona, California.
Judges had the scorecards for the fight at 80-72, 80-72 and 79-73 for Torres. It was his first fight since July 26 when knocking out Oscar Bravo in a sixth round KO that was his fourth in a row by KO.
Two-time Olympic champion Claressa Fields signs contract to fight with MMA promotion PFL
Boxer Joey Spencer of Linden reveals via social media post that he and his entire family have COVID-19
Two-time Olympic champion Claressa Fields signs contract to fight with MMA promotion PFL
(CCN) — Claressa Shields has announced that she has signed a contract to make her professional mixed martial arts debut in 2021. The two-time Olympic women's boxing champion is undefeated and a two-division undisputed world champion in boxing who has signed a multi-year deal with MMA promotion PFL for its 2021season.
Shields said in a p
(CCN) — Claressa Shields has announced that she has signed a contract to make her professional mixed martial arts debut in 2021. The two-time Olympic women's boxing champion is undefeated and a two-division undisputed world champion in boxing who has signed a multi-year deal with MMA promotion PFL for its 2021season.
Shields said in a press release that she will continue with her boxing career in addition to intending to fight at least twice in MMA action.
"I wanted to test myself," Shields told ESPN on her decision to try the MMA game. "I want to see if I can be a world champion in boxing and a world champion in MMA," added the champion from Flint. "That's something I want to test myself on," she said. "I'm not saying boxing is easy, but I've been on top of the world for almost 14 years now."
Shields was a gold medalist boxer for the United States Women's Boxing Team in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. She has teased fans with the idea of a transition to MMA for more than a year, including a challenge to UFC two-weight champion Amanda Nunes for a two-fight contest consisting of one boxing match and one MMA match.
The PFL postponed its entire 2020 season due to COVID-19, but has announced plans to resume its 2021 season in April in Las Vegas.
"I was telling MMA fans, I'm not just a talker," Shields said. "I know that's what they are used to, all these clout chasers out there. I'm like, the real deal. Anything I say I can do, I put my best foot forward and I do it. I haven't lost a fight since I was 17 years old, and I'm 25. I had 77 wins as an amatuer, one loss. I'm 10-0 as a pro. I'm not coming to MMA to lose. The next time they see me in the cage, I'm gonna have muscles coming out my damn neck training so hard to win."
Boxer Joey Spencer of Linden reveals via social media post that he and his entire family have COVID-19
Boxer Joey Spencer of Linden reveals via social media post that he and his entire family have COVID-19
Boxer Joey Spencer of Linden reveals via social media post that he and his entire family have COVID-19
LINDEN (CCN) — Boxer Joey Spencer of Linden revealed via a Facebook post that he has contacted COVID-19. "I was very close to announcing my next fight date to you guys when almost my entire family contracted COVID 19 including my wife and I," said Spencer who went to 11-0 as a professional in the middleweight ranks with his eighth knockou
LINDEN (CCN) — Boxer Joey Spencer of Linden revealed via a Facebook post that he has contacted COVID-19. "I was very close to announcing my next fight date to you guys when almost my entire family contracted COVID 19 including my wife and I," said Spencer who went to 11-0 as a professional in the middleweight ranks with his eighth knockout on Aug. 20 in Los Angeles on national TV's Fox1 Sports Network.
" Although we are all doing well now it was very serious for some of my loved ones at one point," Spencer said in his social media post. "We all keep doing our best to look out for one another during all of this. My wife and I are now quarantining and working on recovering fully. This will push back my return a little bit but I can’t wait to get back at it and I will be announcing a new fight date soon!"
Linden's Joey Spencer goes to 11-0 in pro career with 4th round knockout on Fox 1 TV bout
Leon 'Lethal' Lawson moves record to perfect 13-0 with pro boxing victory by 33-second KO in Nashville
Leon 'Lethal' Lawson moves record to perfect 13-0 with pro boxing victory by 33-second KO in Nashville
LOS ANGELES (CCN) — Joey Spencer of Linden ended a seven-month layoff with a 4th round knockout in Los Angeles. Spencer went to 11-0 as a professional with the eighth knockout of his career in a fight that was televised by Fox1 Sports.
The 20-year-old rising star in the middleweight ranks knocked down Shawn West of Iowa in the second round
LOS ANGELES (CCN) — Joey Spencer of Linden ended a seven-month layoff with a 4th round knockout in Los Angeles. Spencer went to 11-0 as a professional with the eighth knockout of his career in a fight that was televised by Fox1 Sports.
The 20-year-old rising star in the middleweight ranks knocked down Shawn West of Iowa in the second round and then sent him to the canvas to stay with a fourth round knockout.
West, 31, is now 5-2. He had three knockouts in his five professional victories before facing Spencer.
Leon 'Lethal' Lawson moves record to perfect 13-0 with pro boxing victory by 33-second KO in Nashville
Leon 'Lethal' Lawson moves record to perfect 13-0 with pro boxing victory by 33-second KO in Nashville
Leon 'Lethal' Lawson moves record to perfect 13-0 with pro boxing victory by 33-second KO in Nashville
MINNESAPOLIS (CCN) — "Lethal" Leon Lawson III didn't give his fans much to see in Nashville. His 13th pro fight lasted only 36 seconds before it was over with Javier Castro of Mexico on the canvas. It was his sixth knockout in a 13-0 start to his career.
Lawson is a cousin to Flint boxing legends Andre and Anthony Dirrell. His dad, Bumper
MINNESAPOLIS (CCN) — "Lethal" Leon Lawson III didn't give his fans much to see in Nashville. His 13th pro fight lasted only 36 seconds before it was over with Javier Castro of Mexico on the canvas. It was his sixth knockout in a 13-0 start to his career.
Lawson is a cousin to Flint boxing legends Andre and Anthony Dirrell. His dad, Bumper Lawson, is a long-time trainer in the fight game who once worked with boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
"Lethal" Leon dropped Castro a few seconds into the fight with a left hook that was part of a three-punch combination before knocking the Mexican opponent down a second time to end the fight.