After numerous changes to the date and venue for his fight with undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez, George Kambosos has finally had enough. The IBF No.1 contender has launched legal action against Triller, claiming a breach of contract, after the streaming network tried to move the Lopez clash from October 4 at the Hulu Theater […]
The boxing world was universal in its praise of new heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk after his magnificent and conclusive points triumph over Anthony Joshua at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night. The Ukrainian proved far too accomplished for his physically bigger foe, dictating the last four rounds and easing to a unanimous decision. Usyk […]
A victorious Oleksandr Usyk feels that Anthony Joshua will be an improved fighter in a rematch, but hopes their second meeting takes place in front of his home fans in Ukraine. Acclaimed ‘Road Warrior’ Usyk earned his 11th victory away from his homeland with a masterclass over WBA Super, WBO and IBF heavyweight king Joshua at […]
Deposed heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has vowed to learn from his humbling 12-round points defeat to the masterful Oleksandr Usyk and insists he will invoke the clause for an immediate rematch. Usyk’s considerable ring-generalship proved too much for Joshua as the former undisputed cruiserweight king pulled away in the last four rounds to handily win […]
Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz knows exactly what it takes to defeat Anthony Joshua, but doesn’t believe unbeaten challenger Oleksandr Usyk will manage that feat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight. Ruiz famously toppled WBA Super, WBO and IBF champion Joshua in seven rounds in June 2019 before losing his heavyweight crowns on the […]
Two-time WBC title challenger Luis Ortiz has strongly denied that he turned down a clash with fellow heavyweight contender Joe Joyce. Londoner Joyce recently claimed that the Cuban southpaw had passed over the opportunity for a fight, but King Kong Ortiz has furiously rejected that suggestion. “Joe Joyce is a liar and it’s very embarrassing […]
In a year where so many major fights have fallen through, WBA Super, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s showdown with Ukrainian wonder Oleksandr Usyk is finally an event for boxing fans to savour. The unbeaten Usyk arguably presents Joshua’s stiffest test yet in Saturday’s clash at the magnificent Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North […]
Almost two years since their ‘fight of the year’ encounter in Glasgow, Scottish bantamweight rivals Lee McGregor and Kash Farooq will meet again – with a date and venue to be confirmed. According to a circular released by the British Boxing Board of Control, Edinburgh’s British, European and Commonwealth 118lbs king McGregor will face Glasgow’s […]
Former WBA Super, WBO and IBF heavyweight king Andy Ruiz is eyeing a December return against either ex-IBF belt holder Charles Martin or Cuban veteran Luiz Ortiz. Both potential opponents are southpaws. After turning up out of shape and losing his belts in a rematch with former victim Anthony Joshua in December 2019, Ruiz joined […]
Teofimo Lopez has agreed to move his on-off world lightweight title clash with George Kambosos from October 4 at the Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, in New York to October 16 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The bout has endured continual postponements, date and venue shifts since Triller won the purse bids for the […]
Eight super-lightweight hopefuls will vie for supremacy in the first of a new BOXXER Series tournament format, which launches at the Space M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on November 6. In the initial, one-night event, televised live on Sky Sports in the UK, former Commonwealth lightweight champion Sean Dodd and seven other fighters will compete over 3×3 […]
Eddie Hearn says he would be shocked if an undisputed heavyweight title clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury didn’t happen next year, assuming both champions win their upcoming fights against Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury respectively. After months of tireless negotiations, Joshua’s promoter saw the heavyweight mega-fight fall at the last hurdle in May […]