The welterweight division has arguably been the most compelling weight class in boxing for a number of years and Texan KO artist Vergil Ortiz feels he is already equipped to battle the reigning elite at 147lbs. Ortiz (17-0, 17 KOs) believes victory over Lithuanian contender Egidijus Kavaliauskas at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Saturday […]
Two-weight champion turned analyst Timothy Bradley feels Joshua Franco can pip old rival Andrew Moloney on the cards in their trilogy fight at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa on Saturday night. WBA Regular super-flyweight champion Franco appeared highly fortunate to escape with his belt last November when ringside officials deemed his swollen […]
WBO super-featherweight champion Jamel Herring and No.1 contender Shakur Stevenson will lock horns at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on October 23. The American southpaws have signed contracts to avoid the mandated bout heading to purse bids. Each man will earn a minimum of a career-high $1.5 million, according to Mike Coppinger of ESPN.com. New […]
Filipino puncher John Riel Casimero has stopped his last six opponents and believes Cuban maestro Guillermo Rigondeaux will be the seventh straight fighter to fall when they clash at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on Saturday evening. WBO bantamweight title holder Casimero feels victory over double Olympic champion Rigondeaux will prove the springboard for a […]
One of the most leftfield fights of the 2021 incarnation of Matchroom’s Fight Camp will pit unbeaten American featherweight prospect Raymond Ford against former Commonwealth champion Reece Bellotti on Saturday. The touted Ford (8-0-1, 4 KOs) was held to an eight-round draw in his last outing against Aaron Perez in Dallas in March, but plans to […]
Trainer Malik Scott remains in bullish mood ahead of Deontay Wilder’s trilogy clash with WBC heavyweight king Tyson Fury in Las Vegas on October 9. Wilder’s former opponent turned trainer firmly believes the ‘Bronze Bomber’ will gain sweet revenge over the ‘Gypsy King’ following the surprisingly one-sided nature of their rematch in February 2020, won […]
Following a last-ditch injury to Errol Spence, Yordenis Ugas has found himself elevated to the marquee fight he has pursued for his entire career. Earlier this week, WBA Super 147lbs champion Ugas stepped in to face legendary Filipino Manny Pacquiao after WBC and IBF king Spence withdrew because of a torn retina. Now Miami-based Cuban […]
Two-weight champion David Haye has confirmed that he will be returning against nightclub entrepreneur and light-heavyweight Joe Fournier at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on September 11. On Wednesday night, ESPN.com’s Mike Coppinger dropped the news that manager and promoter Haye, now 40, was coming back in an eight-round heavyweight contest against his old […]
Former WBA heavyweight and unified cruiserweight champion David Haye will make a surprise return against Joe Fournier on the Oscar De La Hoya vs Vitor Belfort PPV card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on September 11, according to ESPN.com‘s Mike Coppinger. Haye-Fournier will take place over eight rounds at heavyweight. It will count […]
Two-time super-middleweight champion David Benavidez has tested positive for Covid-19, causing his August 28 WBC title eliminator against former IBF king Jose Uzcategui to be postponed. The unbeaten Benavidez, who has twice forfeited the WBC belt after testing positive for cocaine and later missing weight on the scales, had hoped victory over Venezuelan puncher Uzcategui […]
Manny Pacquiao has become accustomed to the unexpected in his record-breaking boxing career but even he is not used to a last-ditch change of opponent. On Tuesday, boxing was hit by another high-profile fight falling through when Pacquiao’s highly-anticipated August 21 clash with Errol Spence in Las Vegas hit the rocks after it was discovered […]
Rated highly by all four major sanctioning bodies, Joshua Buatsi cannot afford to slip up against Latvian dangerman Ricards Bolotniks at Matchroom’s Fight Camp finale in Brentwood on Saturday evening. The Croydon light-heavyweight contender is expecting his toughest test to date against the Golden Contract winner, live worldwide on DAZN at the weekend. But a blip […]