Three heavyweight clashes have been confirmed for the undercard of the fast-approaching Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder trilogy fight on July 24. On what promises to be a night of heavyweight intrigue at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, unbeaten duo Efe Ajagba and Frank Sanchez will risk their ‘0s’ in a 10-rounder. “I am […]
The eagerly-awaited clash between Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao and WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence is subject to a multi-million dollar legal action from Paradigm Sports. Audie Attar’s Paradigm Sports, which represent UFC megastar Conor McGregor, claim a prior agreement with Pacquiao that would have seen the eight-division champion face Mikey Garcia in Dubai. […]
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis made a mockery of significant height and reach disadvantages to drop WBA Regular super-lightweight title holder Mario Barrios three times en route to an impressive 11th round win at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday night. The exciting Davis effectively jumped two weight divisions but made that leap look fairly effortless […]
Vasiliy Lomachenko is back in business. After recovering from a shoulder injury and stinging points defeat to Teofimo Lopez last October, Ukrainian master Lomachenko showed reports of his demise were premature with a nine-round beatdown of Masayoshi Nakatani at The Theater in the Virgin Hotels resort in Las Vegas on Saturday. After suffering a cut […]
The heavy hands of WBC flyweight king Julio Cesar Martinez eventually broke down the spirit and body of plucky compatriot Joel Cordova to force a sixth-round stoppage at the Dome Alcalde – CODE Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Saturday. Fellow Mexican Cordova (12-5-2, 3 KOs) brought aggression and industry in a worthy challenge. But Martinez […]
Rumours that WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford will face leading 140lbs contender Jose Zepeda next in October have been shot down by Top Rank’s Vice President Carl Moretti. With talk of an underwhelming Crawford-Zepeda bout sweeping the internet like wildfire, Moretti dispelled the internet chatter with a cutting tweet. “Rumour is total [horse shit],” insisted […]
Michigan’s undefeated Jermaine Franklin is in the frame to face Dillian Whyte in the Brixton man’s upcoming fight in America, according to Sky Sports. The WBC Interim heavyweight belt holder plans to continue his career rebuild in the US as he pursues a fight against one of the division’s marquee names. On the verge of […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA Super, WBO and IBF heavyweight crowns against Oleksandr Usyk on September 25. The bout will take place at Tottenham Hotspur’s state-of-the-art stadium in North London. Joshua, of course, had been set to clash with WBC and Lineal champion Tyson Fury before Deontay Wilder […]
WBA Regular super-middleweight champion David Morrell says he is in optimum shape and ready to prove his doubters wrong when he meets Mexican challenger Mario Cázares at The Armory in Minneapolis on Sunday. Cuban southpaw Morrell, who was originally expected to face Islington contender John Ryder after being promoted from Interim to Regular title holder by the […]
Impressive Californian Ricardo Sandoval sealed a shot at IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards with an eighth-round body punch KO of Swansea’s Jay Harris in a final eliminator at the University of Bolton Stadium on Friday night. The fight had been a fairly even affair before Golden Boy fighter Sandoval (19-1, 14 KOs) showed his quality […]
WBC flyweight king Julio Cesar Martinez is plotting to unify the 112lbs titles should he take care of business against countryman Joel Cordova at the Dome Alcalde – CODE Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Saturday. Mexican Martinez still has a twice delayed mandatory against McWilliams Arroyo to negotiate, but his eventual goal is bringing some semblance of […]
WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell is still pursuing a rematch with Vasiliy Lomachenko seven years after dropping a majority decision to the Ukrainian in June 2014. This weekend, Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) seeks to rebound from his points reverse against Teofimo Lopez last October when he faces lanky Japanese lightweight contender Masayoshi Nakatani (19-1, 13 […]