Dillian Whyte has reportedly suffered a shoulder injury, leading to the postponement of his heavyweight clash with Otto Wallin at the O2 Arena in London next weekend. WBC Interim champion Whyte sustained the injury whilst in the final stages of his training camp in Portugal, according to The Sun. The WBC had ordered its reigning […]
Anthony Joshua is actively seeking a new trainer and direction in America, having lost his WBA Super, WBO and IBF heavyweight crowns to Oleksandr Usyk last month. Robert McCracken’s days as Joshua’s coach appear to be numbered with the recently deposed heavyweight title holder currently trying out highly-regarded Texan trainer Ronnie Shields after recent visits […]
A victory over Dillian Whyte in 10 days’ time will see Otto Wallin rubber stamp a rematch with Tyson Fury. Wallin’s promoter Dmitriy Salita believes that the Swedish southpaw has caused Fury more problems than celebrated rivals Deontay Wilder and Wladimir Klitschko, and that a win over Whyte at the O2 Arena on October 30 […]
Former WBO strawweight champion Moises Fuentes is in hospital after suffering a heavy sixth-round defeat to David Cuellar at the Grand Oasis Hotel in Cancun, Mexico, on Saturday. He will undergo emergency surgery on Sunday. Mexico City’s Fuentes (25-7-1, 14 KOs & 1 NC) was taken from the ring on a stretcher, following a fight-ending […]
IBF cruiserweight king Mairis Briedis made light work of German challenger Artur Mann, breezing to a third-round stoppage victory at the Arena Riga in Latvia on Saturday evening. Briedis (28-1, 20 KOs) dropped the outgunned Mann (17-2, 9 KOs) once in the second and twice in the third in an easy title defence. The Latvian […]
Spanish southpaw Sandor Martin produced a huge upset as he earned a surprise, majority decision win over four-weight world champion Mikey Garcia at the Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California, on Saturday night. Garcia had been targeting significant fights against the likes of Regis Prograis and Josh Taylor but after a 20-month absence the ring rust was […]
WBC lightweight title holder Devin Haney hopes to return to action in Las Vegas on December 3, with Joseph Diaz in the frame as a potential opponent. ‘JoJo’ Diaz was originally scheduled to face Ryan Garcia on November 27 before ‘KingRy’ sustained a hand injury. Now Californian Diaz could face Haney the following week, igniting […]
WBO featherweight king Emanuel Navarrete scored a bloody, hard-fought points decision over Californian challenger Joet Gonzalez at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego on Friday night. Scores were 118-110 and 116-112 (twice) in favour of the all-action Mexican champion in a pleasing 12-round rumble. “It was a very close fight but I think the difference between […]
The long-delayed mandatory title bout between world lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez and IBF No.1 contender George Kambosos seems set to go ahead on November 27 with new promoters Matchroom Boxing. Lopez-Kambosos has been fraught with complications after streaming network Triller originally won the purse bids, but was unable to stage the fight due to issues […]
Four-weight champion Mikey Garcia is still angling for a major fight against former WBA 140lbs king Regis Prograis at welterweight after a deal collapsed during the summer. Garcia (40-1, 30 KOs) must first deal with European super-lightweight champion Sandor Martin (38-2, 13 KOs) at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California on Saturday, live worldwide on DAZN. Californian Garcia hasn’t […]
Rising 140lbs contender Montana Love has inked a multi-fight promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing. Love (16-0-1, 8 KOs) enjoyed a breakout win in August when he retired former IBF champion Ivan Baranchyk in seven rounds in front of his hometown fans in Cleveland. The smooth southpaw is set to debut for Matchroom in December, having turned […]
Fresh off his creditable performance against fierce rival Tyson Fury at the weekend, Deontay Wilder has paid tribute to the WBC champion, having come to terms with his thrilling, 11th round defeat and appreciated its place in heavyweight history. “Wow, what a hell of a night,” Wilder posted on his social media channels. “I would like […]