John Fury has weighed in with his opinion on a potential clash between son Tyson and WBO Interim world champion Joe Joyce. Joyce has emerged as the frontrunner for Fury’s next outing, after the disappointing news last week that an undisputed fight with unified world champion Oleksandr Usyk would not be next. Despite many in […]
Bob Arum has told Anthony Joshua what he must do against Jermaine Franklin this weekend in order to secure a monster fight against WBC world heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury. Many in the sport feel this Saturday night is make or break for Joshua, with some pundits even of the opinion that he should retire if […]
Eddie Hearn has responded to threats by the British Boxing Board of Control regarding a potential overseas comeback fight for Conor Benn. Board secretary Robert Smith stated earlier in the week that any British license holder involved in a bout featuring Benn would ‘unlikely’ to be given permission to fight, even if it was to […]
John Fury has spoken out about the recent collapse in negotiations for an undisputed heavyweight world title fight between son Tyson and Oleksandr Uysk. Boxing fans across the globe were left bitterly disappointed when, after months of talks, news broke last week that an historic four belt unification between Fury and Usyk would not happening […]
Canelo Alvarez has responded to the growing hype around super middleweight rival David Benavidez, as well as the calls for the pair to fight. Benavidez secured the best win of his professional career last weekend, when he won a unanimous decision victory over former Canelo opponent Caleb Plant at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. […]
Eddie Hearn has been a boxing promoter for over a decade and, as such, has experienced the euphoric highs and crushing lows that few other sports can offer up. Despite being one of the most influential – and richest – men in boxing, however, Hearn has suffered his fair share of embarrassing moments over the […]
Carl Froch has evaluated his chances against current undisputed super middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez and, as per usual, ‘The Cobra’ was not found lacking in confidence. Froch was one of the best 168lbers on the planet in his heyday, winning a host of world titles and boasting wins over the likes of Mikkel Kessler, […]
Eddie Hearn has responded to comments from British Boxing Board of Control secretary Robert Smith regarding a potential fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr in Abu Dhabi. Smith stated in interviews this week that the BBBofC would be ‘unlikely’ to allow Eubank to step in the ring with Benn, even if the fight […]
Carl Froch has weighed in with a prediction for a potential clash between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr, and admits his opinion has been affected by the latter’s recent fight against Liam Smith. Eubank Jr was stopped in emphatic fashion by Smith back in January, leading many to speculate that cutting weight to 160lb […]
Jermaine Franklin has responded to reports that he has taken legal action against promoter Dmitry Salita – and has remained tight lipped. Franklin takes on Anthony Joshua at the 02 Arena this weekend, in what is by far and away the biggest fight of his professional career to date. The litigation was brought up to […]
Derek Chisora has spoken out about Anthony Joshua’s upcoming fight against Jermaine Franklin this weekend, and admitted there was no playing down the significance of the bout for ‘AJ.’ Franklin will be the first man Joshua has locked horns with since back to back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, with his antics after the second fight […]
Anthony Joshua’s upcoming fight with Jermaine Franklin is amongst the most important of his entire career, with victory crucial if he is to propel himself towards the elite names of the heavyweight division. It will be ‘AJ’s first outing since his unsuccessful rematch against Oleksandr Usyk and, perhaps more interestingly, his post fight breakdown after […]