Two-weight world champion Billy Joe Saunders says bitter rival Chris Eubank Jr. is an irrelevance in boxing. Saunders beat Eubank by split decision back in November 2014, but the bad blood has simmered ever since. A rematch fell through shortly afterwards, but the duo have continually aimed digs at one another in the years that […]
Gervonta Davis is regarded as one of the most heavy-handed fighters in boxing, but WBA ‘Regular’ 140lbs champion Mario Barrios believes he is just as dangerous a proposition ahead of their clash at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on June 26. Baltimore banger Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) is stepping up in poundage to attempt to […]
Welshman Jay Harris (18-1, 9 KOs) will look to earn another world title tilt when he faces stiff-punching Ricardo Sandoval (18-1, 13 KOs) in a final eliminator for the IBF flyweight crown, currently held by Sunny Edwards, at the University of Bolton Stadium on June 25. The bill also sees two former world title holders […]
WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez will face Joel Cordova at the Domo Alcade – Code Jalisco in Guadalajara on June 26, in the first of a four-fight series in Mexico launched by Matchroom Boxing, DAZN, Canelo Promotions and Eddy Reynoso’s Clase y Talento. The June 26 fight night, as well as the three subsequent events in Mexico, […]
Argentine Jeremias Ponce hopes to seal a world title fight against undisputed super-lightweight champion Josh Taylor by stopping Geordie favourite Lewis Ritson in their final eliminator for the IBF belt at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle on Saturday evening. Ponce, who already has road wins in Germany and Italy, says he will draw energy from […]
Daniel Dubois feels he can avenge his defeat against Joe Joyce should their paths cross again in the future. Last November, the more experienced Joyce used his greater boxing acumen to force a 10th round stoppage with Dubois choosing to take a knee after suffering a fractured orbital bone in his left eye, following repeated punishment […]
Two-time world champion turned boxing analyst Tim Bradley believes Shakur Stevenson is destined to take over the super-featherweight division. Former featherweight king Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs) faces Namibian contender Jeremiah Nakathila (21-1, 17 KOs) for the WBO’s Interim crown at 130lbs in Las Vegas this weekend as he pursues a clash with the sanctioning body’s reigning […]
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk says that the Ukrainian maestro’s mandatory title fight with WBA Super, WBO and IBF champion Anthony Joshua could be signed this week. With the boxing world still reeling from the collapse of Joshua’s undisputed heavyweight title bout with WBC king Tyson Fury, ‘AJ’ is moving ahead with a fight against WBO […]
WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo knows exactly what to expect when he meets Mexican slugger Juan Macias Montiel at the Toyota Center in Houston on June 19. Puncher Montiel (22-4-2, 22 KOs) has promised to come for another KO, but Charlo believes he is mentally stronger than ever ahead of his fourth title defence, insisting he […]
WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence is aiming to stop and retire the legendary Manny Pacquiao in their eagerly-awaited clash in Las Vegas on August 21. The Texan southpaw has also confirmed that there is no rematch clause and that VADA testing will be in place for the showdown between elite 147-pounders, at a […]
Leading promoter Eddie Hearn believes claims of glove-tampering in Deontay Wilder’s rematch with Tyson Fury hold little credibility. Hearn, who promotes WBA Super, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, but neither Fury nor Wilder, has looked on in bemusement as the American’s speculative claim of glove-tampering has gained traction with conspiracy theorists and Wilder […]
Some intriguing heavyweight confrontations are poised to bolster the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III undercard at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 24. Unbeaten heavies Frank Sanchez (18-0, 13 KOs) and Efe Ajagba (15-0, 12 KOs) are set to collide in a crossroads encounter, pitting a PBC fighter against a rival Top […]