Sports Journalist · 155 articles
Billy Joe Saunders describes the prospect of fighting for the WBO World super middleweight title against Shefat Isufi as the beginning of a new chapter in his always colourful career. The unbeaten former WBO World middleweight champion will bid to become a two-weight World champion on April 13 at The SSE Arena, Wembley live on […]
Frank Warren and Lineal Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury are proud to announce a multi-year, multi-fight agreement with ESPN, BT Sport, and Bob Arum’s Top Rank Boxing. The deal will see Tyson Fury backed by two broadcast powerhouses in ESPN and BT Sport. Frank Warren will be working alongside Bob Arum to cement Fury’s place as […]
Filip Hrgović has signed a co-promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing and Team Sauerland, with his future fights to be screened exclusively live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. The Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medallist has made a blistering start to his professional career, racing to seven wins from seven fights […]
Joe Mullender was given prior notice that his name was firmly in the frame for a shot at the British title, but being tipped the wink did not prompt a scouting mission to assess the strengths of a potential opponent. Mullender challenges Liam Williams for the British middleweight title at the Royal Albert Hall on […]
Liam Williams has blasted back at Joe Mullender, claiming his big rival wishes he had his talent. The British middleweight champion believes the Essex man lied when he claimed he hadn’t bothered watching Williams (19-2-1) title winning performance against Mark Heffron in December. Williams makes the first defence of his crown against Mullender (11-2) at […]
Latvia’s Mairis Briedis (25-1, 18 KOs) and Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki (31-1, 19 KOs) continue their quest for the Ali Trophy in the 200 lb division on June 15 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. Briedis and Glowacki both defeated their hard fighting quarter-final opponents by unanimous decisions on November 11 last year in Chicago. […]
Jordan Gill faces Mexico’s Emmanuel Dominguez for the WBA International featherweight crown at the East of England Arena in Peterborough on March 2, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. The Chatteris man headlines the next instalment of the JD NXTGEN series with his first fight in his home county for five years after he stopped Ryan Doyle to […]
Johnny Garton will make a first defence of his British welterweight title against Chris Jenkins at the Royal Albert Hall. The Pexican collected the treasured Lonsdale belt following a thrilling encounter with Gary Corcoran in October – stopping the Wembley man in the 11th round – and he now faces the tough Welshman on March […]
Baltimore light heavyweight Travis Reeves will now be in the opposite corner to Anthony Yarde at the Morningside Arena in Leicester on February 23 after original opponent Mehdi Amar was forced to withdraw due to injury. Reeves, 17-3-2, has suffered only one defeat in his last 17 fights in a challenge for the IBO World […]
Nathan Gorman believes a stoppage victory over Razvan Cojanu for Daniel Dubois at the Royal Albert Hall on March 9 might just prompt the Londoner to expedite a highly-anticipated encounter between two of the top young heavies in world boxing. The Nantwich-based Gorman laboured a little in overcoming the tall and awkward Romanian in December […]
Tonight local contender Ted Cheeseman will be headlining the 02 Arena for the first time when he challenges Sergio Garcia for the European super welterweight championship. Bermondsey boy Cheeseman will be looking to propel himself into world title contention with a victory over Garcia, following a successful 2018 where he notched up three successive victories […]
Keith Thurman successfully retained the WBA welterweight championship of the world with a majority-decision victory over Josesito Lopez, last night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Making his ring return after being sidelined for 18 months with injuries, Thurman was dominant throughout the early proceedings, punching with bad intentions. ‘One-Time’ also showcased the slick movement and explosive […]