Eddie Hearn says Natasha Jonas is full of confidence and fitter than ever ahead of her fight against Katie Taylor. Ireland’s golden girl (17-0, 6 KOs) will put her undisputed lightweight titles on the line against the smiling Scouser in just over ten days in Manchester. The clash is the Sky Sports Box Office chief […]
Speculation continues to mount that Anthony Joshua’s trainer Robert McCracken may not be in the corner for the biggest fight of AJ’s career. Joshua, holder of three of the four world heavyweight titles, is hopeful of facing the WBC champion Tyson Fury in a titanic undisputed battle this summer. However, there appears to be one […]
Dillian Whyte has openly criticised the comeback of Andy Ruiz. The WBC Interim heavyweight title holder isn’t convinced that the former heavyweight champion is at all serious about his return which will end a 17-month absence when he fights Chris Arreola on May 1. The all-Mexican clash will see the slimmed down and new-look Ruiz […]
Amy Timlin will look to add to the recent success of British women boxers when she challenges for the European super bantamweight title. The 21-year-old from Southam, managed by Dave Coldwell, has been appointed challenger to Mary Romero for the Spaniard’s title. Coldwell posted the news on Twitter today much to Timlin’s delight. “Massive news. […]
European super bantamweight champion Gamal Yafai will make the first defence of his title on May 15 in Manchester. The 29-year-old won the belt last December in Milan in a career best performance dethroning Luca Rigoldi via unanimous decision. The younger brother of former world champion Kal had been without a significant fight since he […]
WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade is willing to “risk it all” after he successfully defended his title on Saturday night in Florida. The undefeated 33-year-old beat Britain’s Liam Williams in what was the Rhode Islander’s fourth world title defence after beating Walter Kautondokwa to win the vacant version in October 2018. Attention now turns once […]
Former WBA Super 140lbs king Regis Prograis appeared to KO Ivan Redkach with a legitimate body shot, only for the Ukrainian to stay down claiming an illegal blow, before the ex-champion was awarded an unsatisfying six-round technical decision win at the Triller Fight Club event at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday night. […]
Former WBC super-welterweight champion Tony Harrison and Florida southpaw Bryant Perrella batted to a split draw at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Scores were 116-112 (Harrison), 117-111 (Perrella) and 114-114 (even) in a largely tactical 12-rounder. Harrison’s best work came behind a smooth jab whereas Perrella posed problems with […]
After several underwhelming performances, WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade found form when he needed it, repelling dogged mandatory challenger Liam Williams in an absorbing encounter at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, on Saturday. Scores were 118-109 (twice) and 116-111. Andrade’s superior punch repertoire and boxing savvy proved decisive as he stunned Williams on numerous […]
IBO super-middleweight champion Carlos Gongora scored a fairly effortless eighth-round KO of a reticent Christopher Pearson in an all-southpaw clash that never really caught light as a competitive spectacle at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, on Saturday. The Ecuadorian title holder won in cruise control with the outgunned Pearson choosing to stay down for […]
Middleweight contender Danny Dignum had to settle for a split draw against Russian dangerman Andrey Sirotkin in the MTK Fight Night main event at the University of Bolton Stadium on Saturday night. Scores were 96-95 (Dignum), 96-94 (Sirotkin) and 95-95 (even). Essex stylist Dignum (13-0-1, 7 KOs) had the better of the early rounds with […]
With negotiations still continuing over a venue for his undisputed world heavyweight title showdown against Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua is supremely confident the fight will take place and that he will emerge victorious. Despite provisionally agreeing a two-fight deal to face WBC king Fury last June, this has been a complicated bout to make, given […]