Sports Journalist · 141 articles
The Allianz Cloud in Milan will host another evening of Championship Boxing when Matchroom Boxing Italy and OPI Since 82 return on Friday October 25 for a stacked card full of title action to be shown live on DAZN. Previously known as the PalaLido, the historic venue played host to an electric night of boxing in […]
The Liverpool hero is one of eight world-level stars competing in the groundbreaking Golden Contract featherweight tournament at York Hall on October 4, live on Sky Sports in association with Matchroom Boxing and on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank. The incredible tournament has gripped the imagination of the public, with one of the reasons […]
Undefeated Denaby Super-Featherweight talent Terri Harper has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make the first defence of her IBO World title against Vivian Obenauf on the Taylor vs. Linardatou undercard at Manchester Arena on November 2, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. Harper, South Yorkshire’s first female professional boxer, joined the paid […]
Ballymena fighter Steven Donnelly took the next step in his professional career when he emerged victorious amongst the super welterweights at Ultimate Boxxer 5, after an enthralling night of action at a sold-out Indigo at the O2 in London. The 2016 Rio Olympian saw off the gutsy challenge of Lenny Fuller in the final, following […]
Former WBO World middleweight champion Peter Quillin (34-1-1, 23 KOs) takes on Alfredo Angulo (25-7, 21 KOs) in California this Saturday. ‘Kid Chocolate’ continues his journey in the super middleweight division, and will be hoping to notch up his third win since suffering his first career defeat to Danny Jacobs back in 2015. Quillin – who […]
Newly emerged top heavyweight contender Otto Wallin enjoyed a national hero’s homecoming yesterday in his native Sweden. Basking in the glory earned by his epic stand against lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas last Saturday, September 14, Wallin was greeted at Stockholm airport by countrymen eager to celebrate with […]
The groundbreaking competition will be shown live on Sky Sports in association with Matchroom Boxing, and on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank, and has gripped the imagination of the public. WBO no. 11 and WBO Latino champion Castillo (20-2-1, 15 KOs) is now the sixth fighter to be confirmed to be taking part at […]
With the featherweight event-opener at the same venue on October 4, the 140lb hopefuls will open their campaigns there just seven weeks later – live on Sky Sports in the UK in association with Matchroom and on ESPN+ in the U.S in association with Top Rank. Seven super-lightweights have already been confirmed for the competition […]
Lisa Whiteside (2-0) looks to continue her perfect start in the paid ranks, as she returns to action tonight in Bolton. With training camp done and dusted, the flyweight talent says she couldn’t be happier about her progress since turning professional just over four months ago. “Yeah, it’s good and I’m enjoying it. I was pretty much straight […]
Former World champion Terry Flanagan will be back in action when he competes on the huge #MTKFightNight event at the iconic Ulster Hall in Belfast on October 11. Flanagan (34-2, 14 KOs) returns live on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank and also live on iFL TV, fresh off the back of his impressive stoppage […]
Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara knocked out Ramon “El Inocente” Alvarez in the second round (2:03) to capture the WBA Super Welterweight title Saturday night from The Armory in Minneapolis. “Having this belt back on my shoulder feels great,” said Lara. “It means the world to be champion again. I felt like in my past […]
Luke Campbell reaches out for greatness tomorrow as he takes on the best fighter on the planet in his quest to land his first World title, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK. Campbell faces Vasiliy Lomachenko for the WBC, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine Lightweight belts – welcoming the pound-for-pound king to London […]