Promoter Eddie Hearn has teasingly suggested that Dillian Whyte is more than happy to change his plans and face bitter rival Deontay Wilder on July 24, with WBC champion Tyson Fury apparently withdrawing from his trilogy fight with the ‘Bronze Bomber’ after contracting Covid-19. WBC Interim belt holder Whyte is due to fight an opponent […]
The WBA has, once again, ordered its ‘Regular’ super-middleweight champion David Morrell to face former title challenger John Ryder. The Panama-based sanctioning body had previously instructed Cuban talent Morrell to defend the secondary title belt against the Islington southpaw back in January, but the champion squeezed in a voluntary defence against Mexican Mario Cazares. The […]
Tyson Fury’s third meeting with Deontay Wilder has apparently been postponed until October 9 after the WBC champion tested positive for Covid-19. An official announcement is expected later today. Fury was set to recommence hostilities with fierce rival Wilder at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 24 before the event was plunged into […]
WBC and IBF welterweight king Errol Spence believes victory over eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao would be his finest achievement to date. The unbeaten Texan meets the Filipino fight legend in a fascinating Fox Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on August 21. After so many nights of glory, Pacquiao […]
The upcoming trilogy bout between WBC heavyweight title holder Tyson Fury and American rival Deontay Wilder is apparently in jeopardy after a reported Covid-19 outbreak in the champion’s camp. In a story first reported by Mike Coppinger on ESPN.com, the July 24 showdown in Las Vegas could now be delayed until September or beyond due to […]
WBO No.1 super-middleweight contender Zach Parker is back in action at the weekend and promoter Frank Warren is already anticipating the Derbyshire man’s potential shot at reigning champion Canelo Alvarez. Parker (20-0, 14 KOs) meets Uzbek veteran Sherzod Khusanov (22-2-1, 10 KOs) at the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington on Saturday, knowing that victory is essential […]
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum says he is plotting a 2022 mega-fight between Scotland’s undisputed 140lbs king Josh Taylor and three-weight champion Terence Crawford in Edinburgh in 2022. The Top Rank Chairman says if Taylor is able to repel the imminent challenge of Chorley’s WBO No.1 contender Jack Catterall then he will attempt to […]
Jermell Charlo believes he will cement his standing among the best fighters in the sport when he clashes with rival champion Brian Castano for the undisputed super-welterweight title at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on July 17. The Texan feels he is one of the fight game’s best pound-for-pound operators and that the jolting […]
WBO champion Brian Castano will look to carry on the fine sporting traditions of his native Argentina when he meets WBC, WBA Super and IBF title holder Jermell Charlo for the undisputed 154lbs crown in San Antonio on July 17 and feels victory would be like Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup. Castano (17-0-1, 12 […]
Kazakh hope Tursynbay Kulakhmet may have had less than a handful of fights, but he is already on a fast-track to a world title shot in 2022. Former amateur star Kulakhmet (3-0, 2 KOs) battles Aleksei Evchenko (19-14-2, 8 KOs) on a MTK Fight Night at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Saturday night […]
Mexican lightweight contender Angel Fierro has signed a promotional contract with Matchroom Boxing. The 22-year-old Fierro (18-1, 14 KOs) leapt to prominence in March, after rising from two knockdowns to score an upset sixth-round KO of former WBA super-featherweight champion Alberto Machado on away soil in Puerto Rico. “I am happy with the opportunity to […]
Tim Tszyu continued his seemingly relentless march to a 154lbs world title shot with a third-round dismissal of late-sub Steve Spark at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Australia on Wednesday. Tszyu (19-0, 15 KOs) had been set to meet Michael Zerafa in a grudge match before his Aussie rival withdrew last week over apparent concerns […]