Eddie Hearn has weighed in on former charge Lawrence Okolie’s world title defeat to Chris Billam-Smith in Bournemouth last night. Billam-Smith edged out former stablemate Okolie at a packed out Vitality Stadium, with three knockdowns and two point deductions going towards ‘The Gentleman’ scoring a majority decision victory to become WBO cruiserweight champion of the […]
Australian heavyweight contender Demsey McKean had emerged as a frontrunner for a summer fight with Tyson Fury, following ‘The Gypsy King’s recent excursion down under. Fury had made the trip to support team mate and friend Joseph Parker, who stopped Faiga Opelu in a round at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne. And reports of […]
Tony Bellew has sent a message to Tyson Fury today, warning the WBC world heavyweight champion that he is in danger of permanently damaging his reputation. Some of the public turned against Fury following the collapse in negotiations for an undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk, with some boxing fans blaming ‘The Gypsy King’ and his […]
As well as being one of the most talented fighters in boxing, Shakur Stevenson is fast growing a reputation as one of the more outspoken characters in the sport. Devin Haney, Gervonta Davis and even Britain’s Archie Sharp are amongst those who have been on the receiving end of some verbals from Shakur, but a […]
David Benavidez has revealed he is considering moving up in weight as he does not believe undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez wants to fight him. Following his win over Caleb Plant earlier this year, many feel Benavidez is the biggest threat to Canelo at 168lbs and there have been widespread calls for a fight […]
Bob Arum has hinted that fans should perhaps not pay too much heed to some of Tyson Fury’s recent claims, but did say that an undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk was very much on the radar. Reports of Fury fighting Australians such as Demsey McKean and Jai Opetaia has emerged following the WBC world champion’s […]
Esteemed trainer and analyst, Teddy Atlas, has weighed in with a prediction for the undisputed welterweight clash between Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford. After years of failed negotiations, playing the blame game and causing boxing fans to pull their hair out, Spence and Crawford will finally settle their differences and, more importantly, establish who […]
Mike Tyson’s thoughts on a potential match up between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have emerged, and he believes Joshua could be in for a tough night if he ever faces ‘The Gypsy King.’ As of yet, the mammoth all British dust up as failed to materialise, despite numerous attempts to get the fight on […]
Carl Froch has once again laid into Anthony Joshua this week over the potential legacy ‘AJ’ will leave in the sport. Froch came under criticism earlier this month when he said that two time unified world champion Joshua would leave “no real legacy” in the sport. Never one to be scared of some conflict, ‘The […]
Deontay Wilder has sensationally revealed he could have two fights before the end of 2023. It is no secret that talks are currently afoot for Wilder to take on Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia this December, in what would be one of the biggest heavyweight clashes of this generation. However, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ teased in […]
Terence Crawford and Gervonta Davis are two of the finest fighters in the sport, with both considered a staple in the top ten pound for pound rankings. Both are also known as amongst the best finishers in boxing, with 30 of Crawford’s 39 victories and 27 of Davis’ 29 wins coming inside the distance. American […]
Eddie Hearn has spoken out about the possibility of working with Devin Haney again, and has actually encouraged the young star to consider free agency. Haney was promoted by Hearn until after his fight with JoJo Diaz, at which point he signed with Top Rank to land an undisputed fight with George Kambosos Jr. And […]