Sports Journalist · 63 articles
Twenty-eight year-old Steven Ward will not fight this weekend at the Manchester Arena. Ward had a spot on the undercard of Josh Warrington’s IBF featherweight world title defence against Carl Frampton, a gym-mate of Ward, but he has been forced off the card. “[I am] gutted to announce I have been taken off the bill […]
Alex Dickinson will not be in action this weekend. The 31-year-old Merseyside heavyweight had been set to box at Manchester Arena on Saturday, exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office. Dickinson had a spot on the undercard of Josh Warrington’s IBF featherweight world title defence against Carl Frampton, but he has finished his year with […]
Rocky Fielding admitted he got his tactics wrong after suffering his second professional defeat. The former British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion succumbed his WBA ‘regular’ title to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Fielding took on the 28-year-old Mexican superstar at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night. And after being dropped four times en-route a […]
Rocky Fielding was stopped inside three rounds against Saul Alvarez. The former British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion was dropped four times by the Mexican at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Fielding, 31, put his WBA ‘regular’ title at stake against the 28-year-old WBA Super, WBC and IBO world middleweight champion in New York and […]
Rocky Fielding may have the reach and size advantage over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez ahead of their fight on Saturday night – but the weight advantage was a slender one. The pair clash at the fabled Madison Square Garden, exclusively live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN Stateside, for the former’s WBA ‘regular’ […]
Haymon Sports and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) will bring exclusive coverage of world-class boxing events to fight fans in the UK after inking a deal with ITV Sport. The deal, which is initially a three-year partnership, was announced on Tuesday and will guarantee a minimum of 15 televised events each year, drawing from PBC’s unrivalled […]
Deontay Wilder has confirmed he will give Tyson Fury a rematch. The WBC heavyweight champion retained his title in Los Angeles on Saturday following a dramatic yet questionable draw at the Staples Center. Wilder dropped Fury twice in the fight but was otherwise soundly outboxed, exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK […]
Sam Maxwell is ready for a step up and hopes that it will come sooner rather than later. The 30-year-old Commonwealth Games bronze medallist is back in action next month. Maxwell, who is undefeated in nine with seven early finishes, will face Mikey Sakyi over six rounds on December 22 at Manchester Arena, exclusively live […]
Sam Bowen has been ruled out of his next fight. The Leicester super-featherweight had been due to return on December 15. Bowen, the current British champion, was set to face Scotland’s Ronnie Clark at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, exclusively live on BT Sport. But the 26-year-old (14-0, 10 KOs) sustained a rib injury while […]
Harley Benn secured his latest win to remain undefeated. The 22-year-old, from Hornchurch, moved to 5-0. Benn, who is promoted by Frank Warren, did very little wrong at the Brentwood Centre in Essex on Saturday night. And exclusively live on iFL TV, as part of MTK Global’s latest mammoth card, Benn outpointed Teodor Boyadjiev by […]
Kerman Lejarraga made another defence of his title to remain undefeated. The Bilbao man moved to 27-0 (22 KO’s) as he kept hold of the European welterweight crown. Lejarraga, who knocked out Britain’s former domestic champion Bradley Skeete back in April, inflicted the same punishment on ex-world amateur king Frankie Gavin at the Bilbao Exhibition […]
Liam Taylor avenged his only defeat to secure his latest win. The Middleton man is now a step closer to fighting for the British title after outpointing Tyrone Nurse in a split-decision victory. Taylor, who lost to the Huddersfield man in Leeds back in April 2015, got the win at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. […]