Contrary to comments from Bob Arum that the fight is ‘dead in the water’, the undisputed heavyweight title clash between rival champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is still set to take place in Saudi Arabia in early August. According to Mike Coppinger of The Athletic, a mammoth $150 million site deal is expected to be […]
Kieron Conway is pinching himself, having landed a dream undercard spot on the Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders show in Texas next weekend (May 8). Having previously plied his trade on small hall shows in his hometown of Northampton, Conway will now appear on boxing’s grandest stage when he meets French hope Souleymane Cissokho, in front […]
Former WBO heavyweight king Joseph Parker believes he can hit peak form with new trainer Andy Lee and overcome a potentially rugged encounter against perennial warmonger Dereck Chisora to become a world champion again. Kiwi Parker faces Finchley battler Chisora at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday night, keen to show his improvement with […]
Dillian Whyte believes veteran heavyweight campaigner Dereck Chisora could score a late KO against former WBO champion Joseph Parker at the AO Arena in Manchester this Saturday evening. Leading heavyweight contender Whyte has shared the ring with both men, beating Chisora in memorable wars in December 2016 (W12) and December 2018 (WKO11) as well as […]
Mexican star Canelo Alvarez has revealed that he had Covid-19 shortly before his three-round win over WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim in Miami in February. Canelo’s training camp for Yildirim was disrupted by a positive Covid-19 diagnosis, but it was not to matter as he brushed his former sparring partner aside while barely breaking a […]
Former unified champion Andy Ruiz returns to the heavyweight fray against Mexican-American rival Chris Arreola at the Dignity Health Sports Park in California this Saturday, eager to show his improvement under new coach Eddy Reynoso. Former two-weight champion turned analyst Timothy Bradley feels fireworks are all but guaranteed though believes the new, improved Ruiz will […]
Dereck Chisora believes Joseph Parker is feeling the fear ahead of their heavyweight clash at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday. Veteran Chisora (32-10, 23 KOs), who gave WBO No.1 contender Oleksandr Usyk a solid 12-round test last October, feels he can topple Parker at the weekend in a fight that carries an air […]
Canelo Alvarez’s trainer Eddy Reynoso has insisted that Billy Joe Saunders is ‘no Floyd Mayweather’ after the WBO champion suggested the Mexican marvel has serious issues with boxers, ahead of their May 8 encounter at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Reigning WBC and WBA Super 168lbs title holder Alvarez suffered the sole loss of […]
WBO super-featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer will make her first title defence against Argentine veteran Erica Farias at the Virgin Hotels resort in Las Vegas on June 19. Mayer-Farias will serve as the chief support for unified bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue’s title clash with Filipino puncher Michael Dasmarinas on a Top Rank promotion. According to ESPN.com, […]
Floyd Mayweather’s long-trailed exhibition bout with YouTuber Logan Paul has been confirmed for Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on June 6. The disparity in boxing ability and experience is, of course, enormous, but Paul can have a 30lbs weight advantage in the novelty bout that will baffle purists, but inevitably do big pay-per-view numbers with a […]
Sunny Edwards says he is happy to be the underdog as his first world title fight edges nearer. The 25-year-old Brit will challenge South Africa’s dominant IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane on Friday night at York Hall live on BT Sport. The fight represents a significant step up in class for the unbeaten Edwards (15-0, […]
Ahead of his fight this Saturday night Marcus Morrison says he has the power to be the first man to knock out opponent Chris Eubank Jr. The Mancunian middleweight, trained by Joe Gallagher, is a 12/1 underdog (with BetFred) to cause the upset on Matchroom Boxing’s Sky Sports Box Office card headlined by Dereck Chisora […]