A ringside Joe Joyce will be eyeing his future opposition when he watches Anthony Joshua defend his WBA Super, WBO and IBF heavyweight crowns against Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25. “Joe is going there to say, ‘Look, I’m No 1 in the WBO, let’s go!’” Joyce’s manager Sam Jones told Sky […]
WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence has expressed his relief that a retinal detachment in his left eye was discovered before it potentially ended his career. Spence had been due to face eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao last weekend in Las Vegas before feeling the injury in sparring at the World Class Boxing Gym in […]
WBO featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete has agreed terms to face former world title challenger Joet Gonzalez on October 16. The all-action Mexican was last seen halting Christopher Diaz in the final round in April and will next headline a Top Rank promotion against Californian Gonzalez (24-1, 14 KOs) at a venue to be announced, according […]
Highly-rated heavyweight Justis Huni plans to showcase his talents in Britain with a future bout against the battle-tested Dereck Chisora in mind. A 5-0, 4 KOs pro who won the Australian heavyweight title on his debut, the 22-year-old Huni had been set to compete in the Tokyo Olympics before a hand injury ruled him out. […]
Whether you are an admirer or a detractor, it’s hard to ignore that Jake Paul is the most famous 3-0 fighter on the planet. The YouTube personality turned pro boxer will engage in his fourth bout in a Showtime PPV event this Sunday (August 29) when he battles former UFC champion Tyron Woodley at the Rocket […]
Daniel Dubois and Chris Eubank Jr. are among 11 fighters to lose their WBA Interim titles after the sanctioning body decided to dissolve the much-maligned belts with immediate effect. The WBA has been a frequent focus of derision in recent times due to its insistence on recognising up to three world champions in every division […]
British world champions from the present and recent past will feature on the Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25. Reigning WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (16-0, 13 KOs) will make his first defence of that belt against Montenegro’s No.1 contender Dilan Prasovic (15-0, 12 KOs) in the chief support. Londoner Okolie […]
Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao may not be done with boxing quite yet. Last weekend the Filipino icon was comfortably handled by Yordenis Ugas with the Cuban coming away with a unanimous decision verdict in Las Vegas. All three judges awarded the victory to the WBA Super World welterweight champion taking his record to (27-4, […]
A rejuvenated Deontay Wilder has been reborn as a fighter and will upset Tyson Fury within five rounds of their trilogy bout in Las Vegas on October 9, according to the Bronze Bomber’s trainer Malik Scott. Former opponent turned coach Scott appears to have rekindled the fighting flame in Wilder following the Alabama puncher’s seven-round […]
Mexican great Julio Cesar Chavez believes countryman Canelo Alvarez is at the peak of his powers and will have too much in his locker for Caleb Plant in their undisputed super-middleweight title fight in Las Vegas on November 6. Chavez, widely regarded as Mexico’s finest ever pugilist, has respect for Nashville’s IBF title holder Plant […]
David Benavidez’s postponed WBC super-middleweight title eliminator against Venezuelan banger Jose Uzcategui has been revived for November 13 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. The two-time WBC 168lbs champion had been due to face the Mexican-based Uzcategui, a former IBF title holder, in his hometown of Phoenix on August 28 when Benavidez tested positive for […]
The never-ending saga of where and when Teofimo Lopez v George Kambosos will end up may be on its way to a conclusion. ESPN reported that the Triller Fight Club pay-per-view could land on Tuesday, October 5 at Madison Square Garden after contracts had been sent to both fighters. At one stage the undisputed lightweight […]