Former amateur standout Mike Wilson hopes to gatecrash the heavyweight rankings with a shock win over the highly-rated Michael Hunter at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater on August 3. The 38-year-old Wilson, a two-time US National amateur super-heavyweight champion (2004 and 2005), returns from a two-year hiatus to take on contender Hunter (19-1-1, 13 KOs) in the […]
Tyson Fury’s assistant trainer and cousin Andy Lee believes that Deontay Wilder will benefit the most from the delay to their trilogy fight. Old rivals Fury and Wilder were scheduled to meet for a third time in Las Vegas on July 24 until the ‘Gypsy King ‘and other members of his camp contracted Covid-19, apparently […]
Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is full of admiration for Oleksandr Usyk but insists the former undisputed cruiserweight king will never be a true heavyweight. Earlier this month, Usyk posted pictures of his physical transformation as he bulks up to face WBA Super, WBO and IBF champion Joshua in their clash at the Tottenham Hotspur […]
Anthony Joshua remains confident he will brush Tyson Fury aside when their paths eventually cross in a boxing ring. The rival heavyweight champions were on course for an undisputed title fight in Saudi Arabia in August before the showdown collapsed when an arbitrator ruled Fury must meet Deontay Wilder in a previously contracted trilogy bout […]
Former world middleweight title challenger Liam Williams is back in training and has publicly named three fights he would like in the future. Williams, who recently had shoulder surgery, will likely be back in action later in the year as he bids to rebuild his campaign to become world champion. The Welshman went the distance […]
Avni Yildirim is seeking a new lease of life at middleweight and aiming to put the loss to Canelo Alvarez in February behind him when he fights Jack Cullen on Saturday night. Yildirim v Cullen, another piece of surprise matchmaking along with Xu Can v Leigh Wood, will take place at Matchroom HQ for the […]
Leigh Wood’s opportunity to fight WBA featherweight title holder Xu Can came as a surprise to many but the Brit doesn’t just want to be remembered as someone who fought for a world title. “I’m coming to win. I’m not just coming to fight for a world title,” Wood told Matchroom. Can v Wood is […]
Adrian Granados said he had no idea who Conor Benn was until recently. The pair will enter the ring on Saturday night in the main event at Eddie Hearn’s Fight Camp, live on DAZN, and Granados told Matchroom he is not here to play second fiddle to Benn. “I’m not anybody else you ever fought,” […]
Promoter Frank Warren says heavyweight Joe Joyce will return to the ring in October and both he and the ‘Juggernaut’s’ manager Sam Jones have welcomed a fight against Dereck Chisora. Joyce stopped the power punching Carlos Takam in six rounds at the SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday night and stands on the cusp of a […]
The proposed September 18 undisputed clash between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant is edging close to being agreed. Canelo, who holds the WBA, WBC and WBO world titles is just one belt away from becoming the official king of the 168lb division. In his way is the unbeaten Plant who annexed the IBF strap from […]
Carlos Takam and his team were left rueing what they felt to be an early stoppage in the French-Cameroonian’s heavyweight clash with WBO No.2 contender Joe Joyce at Wembley on Saturday night. They believe the former heavyweight title challenger deserves a rematch. The battle-tested Takam certainly fought with ambition and caused problems early with his […]
IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards will make the first defence of his crown against undefeated Filipino Jayson Mama at the Copper Box Arena, London, on September 11. Croydon’s Edwards (16-0, 4 KOs) won the IBF belt in outstanding fashion when he widely outpointed highly-respected South African Moruti Mthalane in April. Filipino Mama (16-0, 9 KOs) […]