Anthony Joshua relocated to Dallas, Texas at the start of this year to become the latest member of trainer Derrick James’ already formidable stable – joining the likes of Jermell Charlo and Errol Spence Jr. Undisputed super welterweight champion Charl is one of the leading lights at World Class Boxing Gym, and will move up […]
A date and venue for the polarising crossover bout between Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou have been announced and the fight is on. The pair’s names have been linked ever since Ngannou took to the ring and faced off with Fury in April last year, following ‘The Gypsy King’s stoppage […]
Tyson Fury is, in the eyes of many at least, the number one heavyweight of the modern era. His toppling of long reigning champion Wladimir Klitschko and his epic trilogy with Deontay Wilder rank above what any other fighter in the weight class today has achieved as of yet. Fury’s name is often put mentioned […]
Tim Bradley has weighed in on the three fight deal Canelo Alvarez has recently signed with Al Haymon’s PBC, and does not believe it will include David Benavidez. Alvarez will take on undisputed light middleweight champion Jermell Charlo on September 20th at the T-Mobile Arena, before locking horns with two more fighters from Haymon’s deep […]
Compared to prior meetings between the pair, today’s launch press conference for the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte was a relatively low key affair. Aside from a couple of digs back and forth between Whyte and ‘AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn, things were kept relatively respectful despite the long and storied history of the […]
Plans for Tyson Fury to face Francis Ngannou have received mixed reviews at best from the boxing public, with many questioning whether an undisputed clash between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will ever actually materialise. It should come as no surprise that Usyk’s promoter has blasted a potential crossover bout with Ngannou, even going as far […]
Gervonta Davis has offered some stark advice to one of his rivals, who he claims would be better served training fighters rather than stepping into the ring himself. Davis emerged with a victory in the biggest fight of his career thus far back in April, when he stopped Ryan Garcia in the seventh round at […]
Oscar De La Hoya has spoken out positively about Ryan Garcia’s decision to appoint Derrick James as his new trainer, saying Garcia “needs authority.” Garcia parted ways with Joe Goossen following his stoppage loss to Gervonta Davis back in April, and quickly decided to link up with the esteemed James at his Dallas gym, which […]
Legendary heavyweight Larry Holmes has revealed who he believes is the standout fighter in his former division. Holmes dominated the blue ribbon division in the first half of the 1980s, holding the Ring Magazine and lineal titles from 1980-1985, the WBC world championship from 1978 – 1985 and the inaugural IBF belt from 1983 – […]
Footage has emerged of former UFC heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou hitting the pads and doing other pure boxing training, ahead of a potential crossover clash with Tyson Fury. Fury and Ngannou have to been linked to a fight for over a year, after ‘The Nightmare’ entered the ring and faced off with Fury following […]
Tony Bellew has bestowed some high praise upon a former heavyweight world champion in a recent interview. Bellew named former world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe as his favourite ever fighter the other day, however has came in with an even greater compliment for another former fighter. Speaking to Carl Froch on Froch On Fighting, Bellew […]
Eddie Hearn appears to be confident that the freshly announced rematch between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte is going to generate some big pay per view sales – though fan response on social media would indicate otherwise. Eyebrows have been raised at the £26.99 pricing of the show on DAZN PPV, especially given that Joshua’s […]