Reports of Sky Sports’ demise in boxing appear to have been premature after the news that the British channel has signed a four-year broadcast deal with leading US promoter Top Rank. Last week, Sky Sports’ long-time promoter of choice Eddie Hearn moved his Matchroom Boxing stable over to DAZN after signing a five-year deal with […]
Seven British fighters have tried and failed, but Zach Parker believes he has the style to cause Canelo Alvarez serious issues if they ever fight. Derby puncher Parker is, in theory, in a fine position to face the great Mexican by virtue of his No.1 ranking with the WBO at 168lbs. Canelo currently holds the […]
The WBO light-heavyweight number one contender Lyndon Arthur will make his 2021 bow at the Royal Albert Hall on July 10 ‘King Arthur’ has been out of action for seven months recovering from a hand injury after defeating Anthony Yarde in December. The split decision verdict and Yarde’s outrage at the scorecards have put them […]
Undisputed super lightweight champion Josh Taylor will have a scan next week on the hand injuries he suffered in his win against Jose Ramirez. The 30-year-old picked up his war wounds last month in Las Vegas to become the definitive number one fighter in the ten-stone division and climb up the pound-for-pound rankings. Taylor, who […]
Michael Conlan’s next opponent is expected to be announced this week and the Northern Irishman will be taking on a former world champion. The 29-year-old Top Rank super-bantamweight will return to the scene of one of the most memorable moments in his career when he fights at Belfast’s Féile an Phobail in August, two years […]
It was one of the most controversial decisions of 2020 and Lewis Ritson admits he was fortunate to get the win over Miguel Vazquez eight months ago. Ritson battled Vazquez over 12 rounds in Peterborugh in a defence of an IBF trinket, and it appeared that the veteran Mexican had done more than enough to […]
Paulie Malignaggi says Deontay Wilder will get “eviscerated” in his third fight against Tyson Fury next month. Fury and Wilder will meet on July 24 in Las Vegas for the Brit’s WBC heavyweight and Ring magazine titles 17 months on from their second fight which Fury won comprehensively. And it will be over three years […]
The exhibition bout between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul went the distance last night in Miami. With the pre-bout rules stating that no winner would be declared the YouTube star will likely be carrying his head high today after going the full eight-rounds with the former five-weight world champion. Paul who weighed in at 189.5 […]
Despite never winning a fight, Logan Paul is talking a great one, ahead of his eight-round exhibition with Floyd Mayweather at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday evening. The YouTube celebrity is 0-1 as a professional, but will enjoy a 34.5lbs weight advantage as well as significant edges in height and reach in […]
Ricky Hatton is not a fan of former opponent Floyd Mayweather’s latest money-making exercise. The 44-year-old Mayweather will face 0-1 YouTube celebrity turned fighter Logan Paul at the Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, on Sunday evening, giving away 34.5lbs in weight in a high-profile exhibition that would have seemed barely believable a couple of years ago. […]
Mexican middleweight contender Jaime Munguia will now meet Poland’s former world title challenger Kamil Szeremeta at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso on June 19, live on DAZN. Former WBO 154lbs champion Munguia had been set to clash with Szeremeta’s countryman Maciej Sulecki, but his fellow Pole withdrew for as yet undisclosed reasons, according to […]
Daniel Dubois is back in business. The former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion rebounded from his first career loss to London rival Joe Joyce last November with a morale-boosting second-round knockout of Romanian fringe contender Bogdan Dinu at the Telford International Centre on Saturday night. In his first fight with new trainer Shane McGuigan, Dubois […]