Sports Journalist · 155 articles
Joe Joyce has sensationally called out heavyweight rivals Alexander Povetkin, Carlos Takam and Jarrell Miller after a European title fight with Agit Kabayel fell through. Germany’s Kabayel withdrew from today’s scheduled purse bid for a championship defence and therefore vacated his EBU European heavyweight championship. “I’m very disappointed, as I would have liked to challenge […]
Oleksandr Usyk will face Tyrone Spong on his heavyweight debut at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago on October 12, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK. Usyk (16-0 12 KOs) joins the big guns having dominated the Cruiserweight division, leaving the 200lbs scene as the undisputed champion after knocking […]
Denzel Bentley has called for a domestic showdown against middleweight rival Mark Heffron. The Battersea banger is impressing with each fight and steps up in class at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday September 27 when he meets Midlander Kelcie Ball (10-1, 2KOs). Bentley (10-0, 8KOs) is happy to be pushed towards Heffron even though […]
Anthony Yarde was quick to dispel the notion that his forthcoming mission into Russia to face Sergey Kovalev bears some sort of comparison to the storyline behind Rocky IV. The unbeaten light heavyweight KO-artist this week travels to the outpost of Chelyabinsk, the home town of the man known as Krusher, in a bid to […]
Super middleweight former amateur standout Lewis Edmondson has signed a promotional agreement with Frank Warren and he will make his Queensberry Promotions debut at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday September 27. The 23-year-old, who is trained by Josh Burnham in Bushey, narrowly missed out on a place on the GB team for the Rio […]
The long running quest of Lucien Reid to become involved in title fights certainly rings true with the old saying about London buses. Reid has been waiting, impatiently, for a title opportunity to come along then all of a sudden, like the buses, two have arrived at once. ‘Lethal’ Lucien, 25, will challenge for the […]
The British Boxing Board of Control have announced their nominees for fighter of the year 2018/2019. Below we have listed each individual who has been nominated and discussed their credentials for the award. 1) Josh Taylor (15-0, 12 KO’s) ‘The Tartan Tornado’ has enjoyed a stellar year having claimed his first World title. Taylor entered […]
Maurice Hooker believes he will claim a late round stoppage win over Jose Ramirez when they clash for the WBO and WBC World super-lightweight titles on Saturday night at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK. Hooker (26-0-3 17 KOs) puts his WBO […]
Jose Ramirez believes all the pressure is on hometown favourite Maurice Hooker as they clash for the WBO and WBC World Super-Lightweight titles at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas on Saturday night, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK. WBC ruler Ramirez (24-0 16 KOs) has his own […]
Everything is bigger in Texas – and that’s just what Maurice Hooker plans to be as he prepares for his super-lightweight unification clash with Jose Ramirez on Saturday night at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK. Hooker (26-0-3 17 KOs) […]
Richard Riakporhe says he will beat Chris Billam-Smith “in every department” when he puts his WBA Inter-Continental belt on the line against the unbeaten Bournemouth man at The O2 on Saturday July 20, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the US. After going the distance on his professional debut in the summer of 2016, big-hitting Riakporhe has […]
Anthony Yarde will challenge long-standing World champion Sergey Kovalev for his WBO World light heavyweight championship in Chelyabinsk, Russia on August 24. The fight will be broadcast live and exclusive in the UK on BT Sport. Yarde, 18-0 with 17 Kos, has again accepted the delayed mission of heading into the home nation of the […]