Bitter rivals Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder both hope to face Anthony Joshua after their trilogy clash in Las Vegas next month, but have differing views on the threat level posed by AJ’s next opponent Oleksandr Usyk. With a super-fight against Fury off the table following the arbitration ruling that enforced a contracted third meeting […]
Undisputed 140lbs champion Josh Taylor grew up idolising Filipino marvel Manny Pacquiao but wonders if WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence may be a gamble too far for the evergreen, eight-division champion. Pacquiao, now 42, will re-emerge from a 25-month ring hiatus when he faces Texan Spence on August 21 in Las Vegas, in […]
Chris Colbert is promising to deliver fireworks when he meets Tugstsogt ‘King Tug’ Nyambayar in a replacement main event on American Independence Day weekend at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on July 3. WBA Interim 130lbs belt holder Colbert (15-0, 6 KOs) was scheduled to face Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa before the veteran suffered an […]
Former two-time world super-featherweight title challenger Stephen Smith has retired from boxing. The Liverpudlian made the announcement yesterday via his Instagram page. The 35-year-old leaves the sport with a record of 28 wins and four defeats. ‘Swifty’ hasn’t fought since a six-round points win against Johnny Phillips in his city’s Echo Arena 17 months ago. […]
Jermell Charlo is eyeing world titles at 160lbs after his July 17 undisputed super-welterweight fight against Brian Castano. Charlo will put his WBC, WBA and IBF belts on the line against the WBO holder in a bout that no doubt brought a smile to many when it was announced in April. The Showtime attraction will […]
World light-heavyweight title contender Callum Johnson’s return to the ring has been put back slightly after picking up a ‘few niggles’. The 35-year-old is now aiming for a fight in August despite hopes of landing a slot on Frank Warren’s July 10 show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Johnson, who re-joined Warren and the Queensberry […]
After their victories on Saturday night both Jaime Munguia and Gabriel Rosado now want to face one another next. The two middleweights notched up their 37th and 26th career wins against Kamil Szeremeta and Bektemir Melikuziev respectively in Texas which may have unexpectedly put them on a collision course. Munguia, now trained by Erik Morales, […]
Ever since Team Sauerland were acquired by agency giant Wasserman in March boxing fans have been waiting to see who would join their ranks. We now have an answer. Hosea Stewart, Linus Udofia and Razor Ali have signed deals with Wasserman Boxing as the new promotional outfit aim to make their mark on British boxing […]
Bob Arum promoted ‘The Greatest’ in his legendary boxing career and will now guide ‘the latest’ to punch for pay in the Ali family. Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of three-time heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, will begin his professional journey with Top Rank on August 14. Top Rank Chairman Arum told ESPN that cruiserweight Ali […]
Two-division champion Jermall Charlo is hunting a big name, but wants to remain among the middleweights for now. The WBC 160lbs boss retained his belt for the fourth time of asking against an insanely game Juan Macias Montiel on Saturday night before turning his attention to possible clashes with IBF title holder Gennadiy Golovkin and […]
The ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue demolished IBF No.1 contender Michael Dasmarinas with a third-round body shot KO to cement his standing as one of boxing’s elite at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas resort on Saturday night. The Japanese wonder was, once again, in imperious form, scoring three knockdowns, all with body blows, culminating in a wicked left […]
WBC middleweight king Jermall Charlo retained his crown with a dominant decision over spirited Mexican underdog Juan Macias Montiel in front of his hometown fans at the Toyoya Center in Houston on Saturday night. The scores were wide at 120-108, 119-109 and 118-109, but the story of the fight was Montiel’s remarkable gameness under fire. […]