Callum Smith may well have his own job to do this weekend – but he has waded in on the main event debate. The Liverpudlian returns to the scene of his greatest night on Saturday, facing Mathieu Bauderlique in a final eliminator for Artur Beterbiev’s WBC world light-heavyweight title. But Smith, who made his debut […]
Joshua Buatsi may well face Jean Pascal in his next fight – but where it will be, who it will be promoted by and when it will take place has yet to be determined. We will know more on that before the end of this month, with the IBF ordering a purse bid hearing for […]
Evander Holyfield has voiced his opinion on what would happen if Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua ever faced Tyson Fury. The former undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion is on the ground in Saudi Arabia ahead of Joshua’s heavyweight rematch against Usyk. The Brit faces Ukraine’s former undisputed cruiserweight king Usyk for a second time on […]
Derek Chisora gatecrashed an interview with Anthony Joshua during his heavyweight rematch fight week. The 38-year-old, who also campaigns at heavyweight and was last in action a month ago at the O2 Arena in London, is in Saudi Arabia ahead of ‘AJ’s’ clash with Oleksandr Usyk. Olympic champion Joshua, who won the gold medal at […]
Carl Froch believes Oleksandr Usyk showed us what he wanted us to see before his first fight with Anthony Joshua. The former IBF super-middleweight champion has said that the Ukrainian lured Britain’s golden boy ‘AJ’ into the fight by taking it easy on Derek Chisora. Usyk, 35, moved up to heavyweight after a sensational stint […]
Ben Whittaker may only have made his professional debut last month –– but he is already looking to become the star of the show. The Midlander, who won Olympic silver in Tokyo before signing lucrative professional deals with Boxxer, Sky Sports and Anthony Joshua’s 258 Management, stopped Greg O’Neil on his bow in the paid […]
Eddie Hearn reckons Anthony Joshua will have an easier time of it this weekend. Joshua is looking to regain the WBA Super, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles at the Jeddah Superdome. The Brit takes to Saudi Arabia for the second time as a pro later this week to rematch Oleksandr Usyk for the unified […]
Eddie Hearn believes his old broadcast partner is still unhappy at his departure. The Matchroom head honcho took his company elsewhere for boxing last year, leaving behind a long-time successful partnership with Sky Sports. Hearn then signed a £100million five-year deal with the global entertainment platform DAZN last June. And despite doing business with Sky […]
Eddie Hearn doesn’t believe Sky Sports would be showing boxing if it wasn’t for Anthony Joshua. The Matchroom promoter is deploying the travelling salesman persona this week in Saudi Arabia. Hearn is in Jeddah as Anthony Joshua rematches Oleksandr Usyk for the WBA Super, IBF, and WBO world heavyweight titles on Saturday. The pair will […]
Eddie Hearn is still hopeful that an all-British super-fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will happen. The Matchroom head honcho is in Saudi Arabia this week as ‘AJ’ fights in the kingdom for the second time as a professional. Joshua, 32, meets Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch for the WBA Super, IBF, and WBO […]
Dillian Whyte has had his say on the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua. The Brixton heavyweight, who is plotting a return after being stopped by Tyson Fury earlier this year, has shared the ring with Joshua. Whyte was on the wrong end of a seventh-round knockout against the former heavyweight champion when the […]
Amanda Serrano will be back between the ropes next month. The nine-time world champion had been set to box earlier this month at Madison Square Garden in New York. Serrano, who had a history-defining fight with Katie Taylor earlier this year at the same venue for the undisputed lightweight crown, was scheduled to meet Brenda […]