Australian contender Tim Tszyu has said unified 154lbs champion Jermell Charlo will have to face him when he becomes a mandatory challenger after the American said there was “no chance” of that fight happening. The highly-rated Tszyu is currently ranked WBC No.4, IBF No.3 and WBO No.1 ahead of his July 7 meeting with Aussie […]
Many people made assumptions about Deontay Wilder following his seven-round humbling at the fists of Tyson Fury last year. One recurring theme was that the ‘Bronze Bomber’ was in an extremely dark place and battling depression. But Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott has said nothing could be further from the truth and that the former WBC […]
Former unified 154lbs champion Jarrett Hurd plans to drop back down to his title-winning weight after his middleweight excursion against Luis Arias on the Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul undercard in Miami on Sunday. Ex-WBA Super and IBF title holder Hurd (24-1, 16 KOs) was regarded as the best super-welterweight on the planet before Julian […]
WBA Regular super-middleweight champion David Morrell will defend his title against unbeaten Mexican Mario Cázares at The Armory in Minneapolis on June 27. After being upgraded from Interim to Regular title holder by the WBA, Minneapolis-based Cuban Morrell had originally been ordered to face Islington southpaw John Ryder in his first act as champion. But Cázares, who upset […]
British, Commonwealth and European bantamweight champion Lee McGregor will return to action on July 10 on an MTK Fight Night in Almaty, Kazakhstan. McGregor (10-0, 8 KOs) was last seen blowing out Karim Guerfi in one to win the European crown in March. He will meet an opponent to be announced shortly. Fast-rising 154-pounder Tursynbay Kulakhmet (3-0, […]
Promoter Frank Warren is targeting a fight between his young heavyweight hope Daniel Dubois and WBA Regular champion Trevor Bryan. Former British and Commonwealth champion Dubois, 23, will return to the heavyweight fray when he meets Bogdan Dinu for the WBA Interim belt at the Telford International Centre on Saturday night. It will be the […]
Floyd Mayweather has experienced just about everything in a long and glorious boxing career. Mayweather is set to do what he does best and make more money when he engages in a high-profile curiosity match against YouTuber turned boxer Logan Paul at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday. Despite a huge gulf in […]
After months in the boxing wilderness, Deontay Wilder is certainly talking a good fight. Bolstered by the arbitration ruling that enforced a previously contracted trilogy bout with nemesis Tyson Fury, the self-proclaimed hardest puncher in boxing history believes the heavyweight division’s best will now fall like dominoes. ‘The Bronze Bomber’ hasn’t fought since his seven-round […]
Matchroom Boxing and worldwide streaming platform DAZN have signed a five-year global broadcasting deal. From July 2021, DAZN will now be the global home of Matchroom Boxing and its worldwide stable of fighters – that will see at least 16 Matchroom UK fight nights broadcast every year, in addition to the promotional company’s current offerings […]
Just seven months ago, fast-rising contender Daniel Dubois was plotting a course for a world heavyweight championship when disaster struck against London rival Joe Joyce. With Joyce excelling behind the jab, Dubois took a knee and was counted out in the 10th round to preserve a grievously damaged left eye. Subsequent tests showed Dubois had suffered […]
Big ticket-seller Nathan Heaney has captured the imagination of his home city of Stoke. With just 1,000 tickets available due to current Covid-19 restrictions, the middleweight’s fan base snapped up Heaney’s allocation of 600 ahead of his appearance on the Daniel Dubois vs Bogdan Dinu bill in Telford on Saturday. Heaney (11-0, 3 KOs) believes […]
There is certainly no love lost between Mexican star Canelo Alvarez and former promoter Oscar De La Hoya. Pound-for-pound No.1 Canelo split with De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions to become a free agent last year. The move has proved extremely fruitful with the Mexican picking up the WBA Super, WBC and WBO super-middleweight crowns […]