Jersey George's Boxing Blog

Category: ESPN

  • Recommendations: Michael Montero Previews Lomachenko vs Lopez

    As I have done on this blog in the past I like to recommend and promote other boxing writers and journalists etc. I have been following Montero for several years now and since his early days as a Youtube Boxing content creator. He used to have viewers do homework assignments to like, subscribe and share…

  • Boxing News: Week of September 21st, 2020

    Boxing just added more events to the fourth quarter calendar which was already looking good from Showtime’s announced bouts back in August. According to ESPN the following fights are confirmed: October 31st: Uysk vs Chisora at heavyweight in a clash rescheduled from May. Usyk is the WBO’s top contender and like Dillian Whyte he risks…

  • Previewing a Loaded Weekend! September 26: Three Cards High Stakes

    2:30pm ET on ESPN+ Josh Taylor defends his unified IBF and WBA Championship versus Apinan Khongsong “The Tartan Tornado” Scotland’s unified 140 lb. champion ends his 11 month lay off to face his IBF #1 contender Khongsong of Thailand. The Thai contender’s name may not seem recognizable because it is not, he has not fought…

  • Results: September 12, 2020

    Late reporting aside, the ESPN card on Saturday night was a good night of mostly competitive boxing. The main card paired rebounding failed title challengers Joet Gonzalez and Egidijus Kavaliauskas in tough rebound match-ups. From a broadcast standpoint ESPN brought back Tim Bradley to The Bubble after weeks of working remotely. Mark Kriegel joined as…

  • Opinion: Jamel Herring Victory by Quitting?

    WBO Super Featherweight Champion Jamel Herring successfully defended his title this past weekend on ESPN with a disqualification victory in a fight he dominated in. Unfortunately, the headlines are not praising his victory but drawing attention to the ending of the contest which has created controversy and speculation. Jamel Herring is an ex-Marine, a boxing…

  • Fight Results August 22-August 29

    Joe Smith Jr dominant in stoppage win over Eleider Alvarez: Joe Smith Jr capped off a dominant win at The Bubble in MGM Grand in Las Vegas with a brutal ninth round finish. Outside of second round surge of right hands and a seventh round right hand that momentarily buckled Smith, Alvarez was kept at…

  • ESPN Light-Heavyweight Clash! Smith vs Alvarez Preview

    This Saturday Eleider Alvarez and Joe Smith Jr meet in the first contest of a four man tournament to crown a new WBO champion at light-heavyweight. Canelo Alvarez relinquished the belt he took from Sergey Kovalev back in 2019 and Smith Jr and Alvarez look to get closer to the vacant title Saturday August 22nd…

  • Throwing in the towel?

    ESPN recently uploaded a short video on this question and I wanted to address it here. I have linked the URL to the video down below if you wish to check it out. This topic enters the brutal and darker aspects of the sport that we enjoy for entertainment and crosses into the reality of…

  • ESPN July 21, 2020 Scorecard

    Bout 130 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Valdez 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 TKO 86 Velez 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 8 83 -Velez down in Round 5 -Velez deducted one point for a low blow in round 9 -Velez down twice…

  • ESPN July 14, 2020 Round by Round Mayer vs Joseph

    Notes: -Top Rank first women’s main event (or possibly just Top Rank on ESPN) Jamel Herring cancelled again by Covid-19 Javier Martinez Wins Dominant Decision Over Jonathan Burrs Javier Martinez made his professional debut on ESPN with a solid shutout decision to open the night. At 6’1 and a reach of 72″ this Milwaukee southpaw…