Sports Journalist · 63 articles
David Price is looking ahead to this year positively. The 35-year-old will fight in his home city of Liverpool for the first time in more than three years on March 30. Price will feature as part of the supporting cast to Liam Smith’s clash against Sam Eggington at the newly-named M&S Bank Arena, exclusively live on […]
Lawrence Okolie has had his opponent confirmed ahead of his return this weekend. The British cruiserweight champion will take on American opposition at the O2 Arena. Okolie, who was last in action in September when he snatched the Lonsdale belt from Matty Askin in a rather forgettable affair at Wembley Stadium, as part of the […]
Scott Fitzgerald will face Filip Rzadek this weekend as he steps up preparations for his forthcoming domestic showdown with Anthony Fowler. The 27-year-old has not been in the ring since beating Craig Morris last September at the Arena Birmingham. Fitzgerald suffered a broken hand in that fight, on the undercard of Amir Khan’s win over […]
Oleksandr Usyk could become mandatory to Anthony Joshua if he moves up to heavyweight. The undisputed cruiserweight world champion, who also holds the Ring Magazine belt in the division, will return to the ring sooner rather than later. Usyk, who is co-promoted by K2 and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Sport and managed by Egis Klimas, hasn’t […]
Marsellos Wilder will return to the ring next month. The younger brother of Deontay Wilder, the WBC champion in the sport’s heavyweight division, will make his debut in the UK in the coming weeks after being added to a pay-per-view show. Wilder the second, 29, has a ledger of 3-0 with two stoppage victory’s since […]
Dave Allen will meet Lucas Browne in the spring. The former WBA ‘regular’ champion had been mentioned as a potential future foe for the Yorkshire heavyweight. Allen, who was last in action in Manchester back in November, was targeted by the Australian as one of three British fighters on his hitlist for 2019. And the […]
Billy Joe Saunders has been made mandatory challenger for Demetrius Andrade’s WBO World super welterweight title. Undefeated American Andrade made his first defence recently, ending the challenge of Artur Akavov in the final of 12 rounds at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Despite the controversial nature of what many […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs could know by the end of the month whether the most anticipated bout on the current boxing schedule will become a Vegas party. The pair will clash on May 4, exclusively live on DAZN Stateside and Sky Sports in the UK, for the WBA Super, WBC and IBF World […]
Carl Frampton will fight on –– if the right showdowns are put in front of him. The 31-year-old met promoter Frank Warren last week to plot his future, having previously considered retiring following his defeat at the hands of Josh Warrington. Frampton was outpointed by the Leeds man –– the IBF World champion –– at […]
Demetrius Andrade could very well have his next fight lined up. The undefeated WBO World middleweight champion made his first defence recently, ending the challenge of Artur Akavov in the final of 12 rounds at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Andrade (26-0, 16 KOs) was dominant against the Russian […]
Lucas Browne has confirmed that he has at least three fights lined up for the first half of the year. The former WBA ‘Regular’ World heavyweight champion released a video last weekend in which he was discussing plans for the future. Browne, who was knocked out by Dillian Whyte last March, has a ledger of […]
Oleksandr Usyk has had his next fight date set. The undisputed cruiserweight World champion, who also holds the Ring Magazine belt in the division, will return to the ring sooner rather than later. Usyk, who is co-promoted by K2 and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Sport and managed by Egis Klimas, hasn’t boxed since last November’s eighth-round […]