The WBC have officially ordered Artur Beterbiev – who also holds the IBF and WBO belts – to defend his light heavyweight world title against mandatory challenger, Callum Smith. Smith has been ranked #1 by the governing body since his win over Mathieu Bauderlique on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua 2 last […]
Eddie Hearn has weighed in on the potential return of Conor Benn, and insists the young star can expect the most stringent anti doping protocol of his career so far. Benn is expected to be back in action in the first half of this year, with Hearn even telling fans they could expect an announcement […]
Dereck Chisora has given a somewhat unexpected insight to a potential undisputed clash between Tyson Fury and Oleskandr Uysk. As the only man to have shared a ring with both, there are arguably none better in the sport better place than Chisora to break down a fight between Fury and Usyk. In a recent interview […]
World champion turned pundit Carl Froch has revealed this who his favourite fighter of all time is. Froch was a two time world champion at super middleweight, and fought some of the greatest fighters of his era. However, despite the fact he campaigned at 12 stone, ‘The Cobra’ explained on his youtube channel, Froch on […]
Joe Joyce and Zhilei Zhang have exchanged some explosive words ahead of their hotly anticipated heavyweight dust up next month. The two thudding punchers will trade blows at the Copper Box Arena on April 15, with Joyce’s WBO Interim world title on the line. As training camp continues, Zhang stopped by Joyce’s gym in Las […]
Oscar De La Hoya has came out with a prediction for the pay per view buys generated by Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia – and it’s safe to say the promoter is feeling confident. As head of Golden Boy, who promote Garcia, the former world champion has a vested interest in making sure the fight […]
John Fury has weighed in with a prediction for a potential undisputed clash between son Tyson and Oleksandr Usyk. ‘The Gypsy King’ confirmed on social media that the fight was as good as done yesterday, so it looks like it’s all systems go for the legacy defining date of April 29th at Wembley Stadium And […]
Tyson Fury’s trainer SugarHill Steward is currently working with cruiserweight champion, Lawrence Okolie, in Miami, leading many to speculate as to whether an undisputed fight against Oleksandr Usyk will actually happen. Okolie will fight in Manchester on March 25, meaning Steward would have just over a month to focus on preparing Fury for what some […]
Carl Froch has responded to Simon Jordan’s claims that Joe Calzaghe would have gotten the better of him, had the pair ever fought. Regarded as two of the greatest British fighters of all time, a fight between Froch and Calzaghe was heavily touted in the 2000s, however the pair never ended up sharing a ring. […]
Mike Tyson has given some fresh comments on the his infamous ear biting incident with Evander Holyfield back in 1997. “Iron Mike” was disqualified from the fight, which was a rematch against Holyfield, after taking a chunk out of the WBA heavyweight world champion’s right ear. And though Tyson has always expressed regret for what […]
Kell Brook has sent a message to the person who leaked a video of him using drugs earlier this year and, remarkably, said he wishes to thank the culprit. The video, recorded in Brook’s home, led to an outpouring of support from the boxing public to the former world champion, as well as criticism in […]
Frank Warren has slammed Tony Bellew this week, after the former cruiserweight world champion criticised the 70/30 split that has been agreed for Tyson Fury to face Oleksandr Usyk. Former Usyk opponent Bellew was one of many in the sport who voiced the opinion that the split was unfair to the Ukrainian, who holds three […]