Tyson Fury has weighed in on Jermaine Franklin’s credentials as a comeback opponent for Anthony Joshua – and was full of praise for the American. Although there has been no official announcement at the time of writing, Franklin is believed to have been selected for an April 1 clash with Joshua, pipping the likes of […]
Frank Warren has revealed a potential shock back up plan for Tyson Fury if talks for an undisputed clash with Oleksandr Usyk collapse. Warren admitted UFC star Francis Ngannou is a potential opponent for Fury, saying ‘The Gypsy King’ had already mentioned the hard hitting heavyweight to him. In an interview with SecondsOut, Warren said. […]
Pound for pound star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has had a change of heart regarding a potential rematch with Dmitry Bivol, and now apparently wants to face the Russian at super middleweight and put his four world titles on the line. The Mexican was initially insistent that a second meeting between the pair should take place […]
Johnny Nelson has weighed in on next month’s clash between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury, and believes the onus is on Fury is to silence the brash YouTuber on February 26th. An official announcement came late last week that the pair would lock horns at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia, and an intense ring […]
Artur Beterbiev has taken a playful dig at Anthony Yarde following his victory in their dramatic clash at the OVO Arena this past weekend. Yarde had done an interview around the time the fight was first announced, where he said he thought Beterbiev looked slow in his win over Joe Smith Jr last year. And […]
Callum Smith has spoken out about a potential fight with unified light heavyweight champion of the world Artur Beterbiev. Beterbiev retained his unblemished professional record alongside his WBC, IBF and WBO belts with an eighth round stoppage win over Anthony Yarde at the OVO Arena on Saturday night. And despite this taking the 38 year […]
Frank Warren has commented on the decision from trainer Tunde Ajayi to pull Anthony Yarde out of his unified world title fight with Artur Beterbiev at the OVO Arena on Saturday night, praising Ajayi for the “sensible” move. Some fans on social media questioned whether or not the withdrawal was premature, however Warren believes that […]
Harlem Eubank has reacted to reports that brother Chris’ team are considering launching an appeal over alleged use of the elbow from Liam Smith in the pair’s blockbuster fight last weekend. Smith stopped Eubank Jr in the fourth round at the Manchester Arena, however promoter Kalle Sauerland revealed earlier this week that conversations are being […]
Callum Smith is the man to dethrone light heavyweight kingpin Artur Beterbiev – that’s the view of Smith’s city compatriot, Tony Bellew. Beterbiev had his hand raised after 8 rounds of a back and forth war with Anthony Yarde at the OVO Arena on Saturday night. The back and forth affair seemed to be swinging […]
British Boxing Board of Control secretary Robert Smith has responded to Conor Benn over his tweets directed at the organisation, and stated the board simply wanted answers from the young star. Benn tweeted last week that the BBBoC would be hearing from his lawyers after Smith said publicly that they had not received the same […]
Anthony Yarde has posted a video to social video showing himself and Artur Beterbiev receiving treatment after their epic war at the OVO Arena last night. The clip was shared by Yarde on his official Twitter account and has been well received by fans, many of whom described the pair as “warriors.” “It’s part of […]
Deontay Wilder has claimed this week that world titles are no longer an important factor for his star power, and that people simply turn out to see him due to his devastating punching power. Wilder thinks that the constant threat of a knockout in his fights is what keeps fans engrossed, even during spells of […]