World-rated Michael Coffie hopes to be the next American to make moves on the heavyweight scene. WBA No.9 Coffie, a former sparring partner of Deontay Wilder and Adam Kownacki, faces veteran fringe contender Gerald Washington (20-4-1, 13 KOs) in a crossroads bout at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on July 31, having scored three […]
The British, Commonwealth and European super-bantamweight title fight between Brad Foster and Jason Cunningham scheduled for August 28 in Birmingham has been postponed. Foster announced the news on social media today that he was withdrawing from the fight due to injury. “Absolutely gutted I’m going to have to withdraw from my biggest fight for the […]
It’s been a tough year for fans of the heavyweight division. After months of mind-bending negotiations, the eagerly-awaited undisputed heavyweight title clash between rival champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury collapsed at the final hurdle in May when an arbitrator ruled the ‘Gypsy King’ must fulfil a previously contracted trilogy fight with American nemesis Deontay […]
After Saturday night’s captivating draw with Brian Castaño in San Antonio, Jermell Charlo wants to prove his superiority in a rematch. WBC, WBA Super and IBF 154lbs king Charlo needed a late rally in the final three rounds to snatch a draw on the judges’ cards with many observers feeling WBO champion Castaño’s fearless pressure and feverish workrate […]
IBF No.1 contender Meng Fanlong has the boxing acumen to defeat the light-heavyweight division’s big-punching elite, according to new promoter Garry Jonas of Probox Promotions. A distinguished amateur, southpaw Meng (16-0, 10 KOs) represented China in the London 2012 Olympics and two World Amateur Championships. He is next in line for a title tilt against […]
After weeks of discussions, Canelo Alvarez’s dream of unifying the four major super-middleweight world titles against IBF king Caleb Plant is back on course, with a deal for a September 18 clash in Las Vegas close to fruition. Negotiations had been dragging with WBC, WBA Super and WBO champion Canelo (56-1-2, 38 KOs) starting to cast an […]
Robson Conceição has already represented his home nation of Brazil with great distinction, having delighted the home fans in Rio with an Olympic lightweight gold medal five years ago. Now Conceição is hoping to emulate his amateur glory in the pro ranks when he challenges WBC super-featherweight champion Oscar Valdez at the AVA Amphitheater in the Casino Del […]
Anthony Joshua’s next world title defence has finally been announced and on September 25 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Oleksandr Usyk will be tasked with dethroning the Brit. After months of arduous played out public spats and negotiations that eventually put the undisputed title fight between Joshua and Tyson Fury on the shelf, fans are now […]
British boxing icon Ricky Hatton believes Dillian Whyte is long overdue a mega-fight and would have a great chance against American rival Deontay Wilder. When WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury tested positive for Covid-19 and pulled out of his July 24 trilogy bout with Wilder, Interim belt holder Whyte immediately (but unrealistically) offered to step […]
With all four major 154lbs belts on the line, Argentina’s 9/4 underdog Brian Castaño sailed mightily close to an upset win but was denied on the cards after a late rally by Jermell Charlo seized a draw at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on Saturday night. In an action-packed fight, the ceaseless pressure and industry […]
WBA Interim 135lbs champion Rolando Romero hammered an overweight and out-of-sorts Anthony Yigit to a seventh-round defeat at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on Saturday then immediately set his sights on a clash with big-punching stablemate Gervonta Davis. The brash Romero simply walked through the Swedish southpaw who missed the weight by over five […]
In an alternate reality, Joe Joyce might be fighting Oleksandr Usyk this summer, but a reshuffling of the heavyweight pack means the Putney ‘Juggernaut’ is facing former world title challenger Carlos Takam next Saturday instead. When it appeared that rival champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua were meeting for the undisputed heavyweight title in Saudi […]