Former two-time World champion Ricky Hatton believes David Price can still obtain a World title of his own if – and pointed to British boxing icon Frank Bruno as an example to follow. The ‘Hitman’, has seen first hand the ability and skill-set Price still possesses after a recent sparring session between the powerhouse and […]
Lyon Woodstock Was in the closing stages of rehabilitation from what he initially believed to be a career-threatening back injury when he began to get wind of a challenge to him emanating from down south that he was more than happy to accommodate. Earlier this year Woodstock suffered a severe trapped nerve in his back […]
Kevin Johnson has new motivation going into his upcoming heavyweight clash with Daniel Dubois. The boxing veteran shared the news that his father had died just a couple of weeks ago, but vows to continue his preparations for the fight and will use his family bereavement as fuel and cause the upset by defeating his […]
Yvan Mendy believes he should have had a shot at a World title by now and is frustrated that Luke Campbell fought for one before him. Mendy outpointed Campbell back in 2015 and is aiming to go one better and knockout the Hull fighter when they rematch at Wembley Stadium Connected by EE on Saturday September 22, live on Sky […]
Unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has defended his tactics in his victory over Joseph Parker earlier this year – and promised a change of style ahead of this Saturday’s clash with Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium. The unbeaten star squared off against New Zealand’s Parker in March, and saw himself extended the full twelve round […]
Mark Heffron insists he is already prepared to rip the British Middleweight title from Jason Welborn. Heffron’s promoter Frank Warren won the purse bids to stage Welborn’s (24-6) second title defence and the fight will take place before the end of this year. Heffron (20-0) will have a warm-up at Leicester’s Morningside Arena on Saturday October […]
In the aftermath of Gennady Golovkin’s close, majority decision loss to fellow middleweight colossus Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, fans of the sport are left wondering: what’s next for the Kazakh powerhouse? After a set of extremely tight – and in some quarters, controversial – scorecards, a trilogy between the pair would seem to be the next logical step, with […]
With Kell Brook indicating a willingness to rejoin a stacked welterweight division, it has presented an intriguing triumvirate of fights between himself, Manny Pacquiao and long-term Brook rival Amir Khan. Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed earlier this week that Brook’s eagerness to secure a big fight could lead him to drop back down to 147 pounds, […]
Last week saw confirmation that former WBA belt holder Daniel Jacobs (34-2, 29 KO’s) will challenge for the vacant IBF World middleweight crown, after a bout with unbeaten contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KO’s) was announced for October 27th at Madison Square Garden. Jacobs, who held the WBA ‘Regular’ middleweight title between 2014-2016, challenges for World honours for the first time […]
Recent developments would indicate that a deal for Tony Bellew to face undisputed cruiserweight World champion Oleksandr Usyk could well be imminent. Following a series of exchanges between the two men – on both social media and during interviews – the fight now seems inevitable, as ‘The Bomber’ looks to tackle the mercurial Usyk following his World Boxing […]
Saturday night saw Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s titanic heavyweight showdown officially confirmed as the WBC World heavyweight champion came to face-to-face with the lineal heavyweight champion of the world at Windsor Park in Belfast. In the aftermath of Fury’s dominant display against Francesco Pianeta, the unbeaten Wilder climbed on to the ring and through the […]