Promoter Bob Arum says talks are still ongoing regarding an undisputed heavyweight title mega-fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in the Middle East. Purse bids are set for Friday for a bout between WBC champion Tyson Fury and Interim title holder Dillian Whyte, though Whyte’s team are pushing to change the allocated purse split […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes a heavyweight clash between WBC king Tyson Fury and former unified champion Anthony Joshua is destined to happen within the next year. Fury and Joshua looked set to meet for the undisputed heavyweight championship last year, before an arbitration ruling meant Fury had to face Deontay Wilder for the third time. […]
Cheavon Clarke has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his eagerly anticipated professional debut at cruiserweight in 2022. Born and raised in rural Jamaica, Clarke moved to England at the age of 11 where he started boxing to keep fit – and it wasn’t long before he began to […]
Daniel Dubois believes he is destined to become the heavyweight division’s leading light when his time arrives. The 24-year-old is ranked at number one by the WBA and a shot at the ‘Regular’ champion Trevor Bryan is set to be called by the governing body. The WBA ‘Super’ champion is currently unified king Oleksandr Usyk, […]
Derek Chisora believes fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua will avenge his defeat to unified champion Oleksandr Usyk in their much-trumpeted rematch. Joshua lost his IBF, WBA and WBO titles to Usyk via unanimous decision back in September, but Chisora feels their contracted rematch will be a different story. “I think AJ wins that second time […]
IBF featherweight champion Kiko Martinez is self-isolating at his home after he and some of his family members tested positive for Covid-19, according to Espabox. Despite his positive test, Martinez’s world title rematch with Josh Warrington on March 26 in Leeds is not currently at risk of being postponed or moved. Martinez was crowned IBF […]
Top heavyweight contender Joe Joyce may be recovering from a wrist injury but that hasn’t stopped ‘The Juggernaut’ feeling positive about 2022. The WBO number one contender will be able to get back to punching in six weeks’ time with a return to the ring looking likely for April. Joyce (13-0, 12 KOs) managed just […]
Promoter Bob Arum has called on Dillian Whyte to ‘stop messing around’ and get a WBC heavyweight title fight with Tyson Fury over the line in the spring. The World Boxing Council approved an 80-20 split for a bout between champion Fury and interim title holder Whyte – a split which Whyte is thought to […]
Zach Parker says Demetrius Andrade “doesn’t fancy” a fight against him after last week’s speculation linking the pair to a title bout. WBO President Paco Valcarcel tweeted on January 6 that he could not wait any longer on whether Andrade wanted to defend his middleweight crown against their number two challenger Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. Therefore, another […]
After a 2021 which saw Daniel Dubois re-establish himself as a heavyweight contender the 24-year-old is now aiming for titles in 2022. Two wins in two fights under new trainer Shane McGuigan brought confidence back to the Londoner having signed off 2020 with his first career loss to Joe Joyce. Things are now looking up […]
Eddie Hearn says rising welterweight star Conor Benn will be back in action in April, with an announcement on his opponent not too far away. In his last bout, Benn knocked out former world champion Chris Algieri in four rounds – his third win of the calendar year. Benn has been actively calling for a […]
John Ryder says his dreams are at stake when he faces Daniel Jacobs next month. The super-middleweight clash at the Alexandra Palace, London, live on DAZN, will push the winner one step nearer to a world title fight with the two men in the top 5 of the WBC (Jacobs) and the WBA (Ryder). For […]