Canelo Alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight crown against Britain’s John Ryder on May 6th, in the pound for pound star’s hometown of Guadalajara. Ryder has been heavily tipped to land the lucrative pay day against Canelo for months now, and the fight was officially announced today. The Mexican icon expressed his excitement at […]
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk has gave a frank assessment of trying to arrange a fight for Usyk with Tyson Fury compared to Anthony Joshua. Team Usyk have been in talks with ‘The Gypsy King’s representatives for over three months now, and fans still remain uncertain as to whether a legacy defining undisputed clash. And […]
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao could be set to lock horns once again, only this time in very different circumstances. Mayweather beat Pacquiao in 2015 via unanimous decision in what was the commercially biggest fight of all time, reportedly selling over 4.4 million pay per views in America alone. And Misfits Boxing’s Mams Taylor confirmed […]
Conor Benn has taken a jibe at Kell Brook, following footage of the former welterweight world champion back in training amidst rumours of a comeback. Brook has not boxed since February of last year at the Manchester Arena, where he stopped old rival Amir Khan in the sixth round in a career crowning moment. ‘The […]
The public will fully turn on Tyson Fury if he continues to impose demands on Oleksandr Usyk that get in the way of an undisputed fight – that’s the view of controversial radio host Simon Jordan. Fury posted a video on social media today demanding the two way rematch clause be removed from prospective contracts, […]
Frank Warren has reassured fans that the once in a generation heavyweight world title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will be delivered. It’s been a chaotic few days in terms of negotiations, with Fury coming out today and demanding the contest go ahead without a rematch clause in place for either side. With […]
Martin Bakole has compared Anthony Joshua’s power to that of Oleksandr Usyk, and believes Joshua’s punches are of a whole different magnitude to Usyk’s. Bakole has sparred plenty of rounds with both men, so there are perhaps few better placed to make the assessment than the Congolese contender. And in an interview with IFL TV, […]
Despite his best efforts to keep them quiet, Eddie Hearn has been negotiating with one of the biggest stars in combat sports about working together. Dealing with Anthony Joshua and Canelo Alvarez on a regular basis, Hearn is no stranger to rubbing shoulders with superstar fighters. And Hearn confirmed to ESBR Boxing that former UFC […]
Gervonta Davis was at a bold mood this week at the press conference for his blockbuster fight with Ryan Garcia, claiming he has taken Canelo Alvarez’ spot as the biggest star in boxing. ‘Tank’s commercial value appears to be growing with every fight he has, with his most recent outing against Hector Luis Garcia breaking […]
Eddie Hearn has admitted this week that Anthony Joshua is perhaps not quite a big a star as he once was. Questions about Joshua’s profile have arisen ahead of his comeback bout against Jermaine Franklin next month, for which there are still thousands of tickets left remaining. And Hearn told ESBR Boxing that he feels […]
Eddie Hearn has revealed how many tickets Anthony Joshua has sold for his comeback fight against Jermaine Franklin next month. There has been heavy speculation surrounding the commercial success thus far for the bout on April 1st, with fans sharing screenshots of large swathes of seats at the 02 Arena in London still showing as […]
In a shocking turn of events, Oleksandr Usyk has publicly ACCEPTED Tyson Fury’s offer of a 70/30 split for an undisputed heavyweight world title fight on April 29th. Fury proposed the deal to Usyk and social media earlier today, though most observers felt the split was unfair to the Ukrainian and would not go any […]