Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has amicably parted ways with trainer Kevin Barry after an eight-year stint working together. Parker, who was steered to world title glory under the guidance of Barry against Andy Ruiz Jr back i...

Guided by trainer Virgil Hunter and supported by his fellow fighting wife, Tony Yoka is ready to pounce in the heavyweight division, writes Lewis Watson. It’s Valentine’s Day on San Francisco’s West Coast. As the Californian sun beats...

John Murray was one of Britain’s most exciting fighters during the 2000s and 2010s with the Manchester lightweight putting on one of the bravest performances by a Brit in that era in a battle with Brandon Rios at Madison Square G...

As the long-awaited rematch between Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada approaches, Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams is revisiting, fight-by-fight, the nine-bout series between Gonzalez, Estrada, Srisak...

Promoter Nisse Sauerland expects his big heavyweight hope Filip Hrgovic to eventually overwhelm dangerman Michael Hunter should their recently-ordered IBF final eliminator take place as expected. Hulking Croatian Hrgovic, a bronze medallist...

Despite gratingly unresolved rivalries with fellow unbeatens Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez, Baltimore puncher Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is set to depart boxing’s hottest weight division and jump to 140lbs to face the WBA’s ...

The self-styled ‘GWOAT’, Claressa Shields can’t be accused of lacking confidence and a deep-rooted faith in her fighting abilities.  Ahead of her historic attempt to become a four-belt undisputed champion in a second weight class...

Following Avni Yildirim’s abject performance at the weekend, IBHOF inductee Graham Houston looks at how undeserving mandatories damage the sport of boxing. The Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim mismatch last weekend underlined what many...

As the long-awaited rematch between Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada approaches, Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams is revisiting, fight-by-fight, the nine-bout series between Gonzalez, Estrada, Srisak...

Lightweight star Ryan Garcia has set himself lofty goals in the fight game and says he is still plotting a course for rival Gervonta Davis and ultimately greatness. With a much-trumpeted bout against Manny Pacquiao having apparently fallen ...

Red hot contender Vergil Ortiz has steamrollered a path through the welterweight division and is on the cusp of a world title shot, but the monster puncher is taking nothing for granted when he meets former WBO 140lbs champion Maurice Hooke...

Pacquiao-Garcia seems likely to happen after all, but it will be four-weight champion Mikey and not young superstar Ryan standing in the opposite corner to the Filipino fight legend in May. With a bout against Californian hot property Ryan ...

With Canelo Alvarez in the process of cleaning out the super-middleweight division, a fight with fellow Mexican David Benavidez appears to be looming in his future. Benavidez’s attempt to become a three-time world champion at 168lbs begin...

IBF and WBA super lightweight champion Josh will meet WBO and WBC ruler Jose Carlos Ramirez in an undisputed showdown on May 22 in Las Vegas. Taylor, who captured the IBF super lightweight title against Ivan Baranchyk back in May 2019, adde...

Andreas Katzourakis (6-0, 5 KOs) is in serious shape. Every edge of his torso is sharp, and his defined abs look painful, chiselled into his skin. This isn’t just an average fighter travelling overseas to make up the numbers or keep moral...

Former WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith says he isn’t sure whether compatriot Billy Joe Saunders has the power to get the respect of Mexican star Canelo Alvarez when they meet on May 8.  Smith, who lost his title to Canel...

Understanding the level of fact-checking used for editing Wikipedia pages forms a large part of honestly constructing a sportsman’s story. Anybody – fan, statistician, or journalist – can edit them, with cult-famous footballers, for e...

After successfully defending his European welterweight title against heir apparent Josh Kelly last week, Russia’s David Avanesyan (26-3-1, 14 KOs) checked in to see if his opponent was okay then embarked on a 20-hour trip back t...

After a long and fruitless pursuit of Deontay Wilder when the American was reigning WBC heavyweight champion, Dillian Whyte has insisted he doesn’t require a revenge win over Alexander Povetkin to seal a clash with the ‘Bronze Bomber’...

The triple title clash between WBA ‘Super’ and WBC 168lbs champion Canelo Alvarez and WBO king Billy Joe Saunders has officially been confirmed for May 8. No venue has been announced as yet though the super-middleweight unification bout...

It was swift, brutal and merciless. As most observers expected, unified super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez had far too much in his locker for outgunned and overmatched WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim, halting the Turkish cont...

Two-time WBC super-middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell saw his hopes of a third world title tilt take a dent after he was held to a 12-round split draw by the unheralded Kyrone Davis at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Ange...

With cancellations robbing the first Queensberry Promotions card of 2021 of both intriguing Jamel Herring-Carl Frampton and Anthony Cacace-Lyon Woodstock title fights, Birmingham’s Ijaz Ahmed filled the breach with an upset points win ove...

Former WBA 140lbs champion Regis Prograis is the latest major boxing name to land on a Triller Fight Club event, facing Ivan Redkach at a venue to be determined in Atlanta on April 17. Prograis-Redkach will be part of the Jake Paul vs Ben A...