After a year overshadowed by his abandoned, undisputed title showdown with Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua aims to lay down a marker for the rest of the heavyweight division with a statement win over Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, on September 25. Joshua-Fury fell down at the last hurdle in May after months […]
Following a break to address mental health issues, Ryan Garcia is back in training and closing in on an autumn return against the in-form Joseph Diaz. The confident Diaz is relishing the potential match-up and believes his pressure and bodywork will wear down the popular Garcia in the later rounds. The Southern Californian duo are […]
Showtime’s groundbreaking boxing series ‘ShoBox: The New Generation’ celebrated its 20-year anniversary at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Friday night. Across two decades, ShoBox has given a platform to some of boxing’s richest, emerging talent, with 84 fighters progressing to win a world title belt of some description. ShoBox alumni include the […]
Jack Cullen says he will not waste his big opportunity against former world title challenger Avni Yildirim at Matchroom’s inaugural Fight Camp weekend in Brentwood next Saturday (July 31). The ‘Little Lever Meat Cleaver’ rose from an early knockdown to upset Scottish prospect John Docherty on the cards last November and feels he enters the […]
Ijaz Ahmed and Kaisy Khademi will rematch for the vacant British super-flyweight title at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on August 28. Birmingham’s Ahmed (8-2, 0 KOs) upset East Ham’s previously unbeaten Khademi (8-1, 2 KOs) on a majority decision in February with the WBO and IBF ‘European’ belts on the line. The bout will […]
Barry Hearn has seen most things in his long career in boxing, but the cynic in him believes that an undisputed heavyweight title clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury may never take place. In May, it seemed Joshua-Fury would finally become a reality after months of tiring negotiations, but all that hard work was […]
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has insisted he is not to blame for the postponement of his trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder and will “ruin” the ‘Bronze Bomber’ when they clash in October. Fury tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago torpedoing the meeting with Wilder that was scheduled for this weekend. Disappointment that the […]
Former IBF and WBA Super cruiserweight king Murat Gassiev continued his campaign in the heavyweight division with a four-round triumph over Michael Wallisch at the Dynamo Volleyball Arena in Moscow on Thursday. The tank-like Russian, still only 27, has followed his sole conqueror Oleksandr Usyk into boxing’s most lucrative weight class and is hoping for a […]
Conor Benn believes he is on the brink of a world title shot and aims to showcase his heavy hands and bad intentions against Mexican veteran Adrian Granados in the first week of Matchroom Boxing’s Fight Camp in Brentwood on July 31, broadcast live worldwide on DAZN. Under the guidance of trainer Tony Sims, Benn […]
Since the retirement of Miguel Cotto, the fighting isle of Puerto Rico has been desperately searching for its next boxing hero. According to one of the nation’s most legendary boxing sons Felix Trinidad, the next star on the horizon should be super-middleweight puncher Edgar Berlanga. Three-division king Trinidad believes Berlanga (17-0, 16 KOs) will achieve […]
Terence Crawford has long been searching for a big fight at 147lbs, now he doesn’t need to look any further after the WBO ordered its title holder to face two-time world champion Shawn Porter. WBO welterweight king Crawford is widely regarded as one of the sport’s finest fighters, but has been marooned by boxing politics […]
WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero takes no prisoners inside and outside of a boxing ring. The Filipino puncher insists he will retire Cuban great Guillermo Rigondeaux when they clash at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on August 14. WBA Regular belt holder Rigondeaux stepped in for WBC bantamweight king Nonito Donaire who […]