The WBA will crown its fourth active ‘world’ welterweight champion when Venezuelan Gabriel Maestre meets Canadian Cody Crowley for the vacant Interim belt at The Armory in Minneapolis on August 7. The winner will join Manny Pacquiao (Champion In Recess), Yordenis Ugas (Super champion) and Jamal James (Regular champion) in the WBA’s ever-growing 147lbs championship family. […]
Three-time world champion turned analyst Carl Froch feels Tyson Fury will be more affected by the postponement of his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, as the ‘Bronze Bomber’ will remain hellbent on revenge. Last week, Fury-Wilder III hit the rocks after the WBC champion reportedly contracted Covid-19. It was the latest in a series of […]
Carlos Takam hopes victory over Joe Joyce later this month will prove a springboard for a rematch with unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Back in October 2017, Takam stepped in at 10 days’ notice to challenge Joshua following a late injury withdrawal by Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev. The French-Cameroonian performed creditably before losing on his feet […]
British and Commonwealth welterweight champion Chris Jenkins believes his achievements are widely overlooked and that he has been avoided by many of his more celebrated rivals. The Welshman isn’t one for self-promotion or social media chatter, which may explain his under-the-radar profile compared to others in Britain’s bustling 147lbs division. In 10 days’ time, Swansea’s […]
Top Rank has added to its roster of talented, international fighters with the signature of Monaco’s star amateur Hugo Micallef. Micallef will turn pro as a 140-pounder on the undercard of Tony Yoka’s heavyweight confrontation with Peter Milas in Paris on September 10. With over 100 amateur victories to his name, Micallef illustrated his rich promise […]
Tyson Fury’s UK promoter Frank Warren says the postponement of the WBC heavyweight champion’s trilogy clash with Deontay Wilder on July 24 is “very frustrating” but they must accept the delay. Fury and a number of his team including assistant coach Andy Lee, sparring partner Joseph Parker and featherweight Isaac Lowe all tested positive for […]
Unbeaten Kazakh southpaw Sultan Zaurbek earned a workmanlike points decision over the comebacking Ronnie ‘The Shark’ Clark in the 10-round super-featherweight main event at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Saturday. Scores were 100-90 (twice) and 99-91 at the MTK Fight Night. Dundee southpaw Clark (21-5-2, 10 KOs) was returning after a near […]
WBC Interim heavyweight title holder Dillian Whyte has urged the Mexican-based sanctioning body to upgrade him to full champion so he can step in and fight Deontay Wilder, following Tyson Fury’s withdrawal after contracting Covid-19. This week, WBC king Fury pulled out of a July 24 trilogy fight with Wilder after a Coronavirus outbreak in […]
The delayed clash between undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez and IBF No.1 contender George Kambosos has been riddled by complications and now there is some doubt it will go ahead at all. After Lopez suffered a surprise bout with Covid-19 four days before fight night on June 19, the event was pushed back to a […]
Gilberto Ramirez’s debut for Golden Boy Promotions began in eye-catching fashion as he brushed aside the battle-tested Sullivan Barrera in four rounds at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday night. The rangy Mexican looked a genuine threat to the 175lbs division on this showing, targeting the Cuban veteran with a sustained […]
Manny Pacquiao’s place in boxing folklore has been guaranteed for some time. But the Filipino fight legend’s clash with WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence on August 21 carries a special meaning, according to Pacquiao’s long-time trainer Freddie Roach. The eight-division champion will return from a 25-month absence next month to face the unbeaten […]
One boxing trilogy may have fallen by the wayside in the last 24 hours, but another has been confirmed. WBA Regular 115lbs champion Joshua Franco will meet former title holder Andrew Moloney for the third time at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa on August 14. Texan Franco (17-1-2, 8 KOs & 1 NC) […]