Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony will fight for yet another title when they meet in a rematch next weekend. The two heavyweights are set to clash at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia on August 20 in a return for the WBA Super, IBO, IBF and WBO world titles. Usyk’s clash with Britain’s Joshua (24-2, 22 […]
Ryan Garcia has broken his silence on the potential fight between him and Maxi Hughes. It is widely known that the pair have exchanged messages about a future clash. Garcia, promoted by Golden Boy, is undefeated and was last seen in the ring just last month when he stopped former world champion Javier Fortuna inside […]
Mauricio Sulaiman has issued an update following the latest retirement of Tyson Fury. The WBC heavyweight champion claimed earlier this week that a deal to face his British rival Derek Chisora – who he has already beaten twice – had been agreed. Fury turned 34 on Friday and made the latest in a series of […]
Eddie Hearn believes the fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will do major numbers. The pair will meet on October 8 at the O2 Arena in London. Eubank Jr. (32-2, 23 KOs) has boxed as high as super-middleweight, having held the IBO title at the weight, while Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) has been […]
Conor Benn has outlined the reasons behind agreeing to a legacy clash. The 25-year-old welterweight will step up in weight and class later this year to take on Chris Eubank Jr. The pair, sons of legends Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank, will collide at a catchweight of 157 pounds on October 8 at the O2 […]
Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr came face to face for the first time ahead of their super-fight as the pair renew their family feud. Benn’s father Nigel was the middleweight and super-middleweight champion when he fought Eubank’s father Chris Sr twice in the 1990s. Eubank won the pair’s first meeting before the rematch, at […]
Caoimhin Agyarko has now confirmed his new training setup. The Belfast fighter recently moved down in weight to super-welterweight, making his debut in the weight class last month. Agyarko (12-0, 7 KOs) outpointed Lukasz Maciec over 10 rounds at the O2 Arena in London, as part of the supporting cast to Derek Chisora’s rematch win over […]
Eddie Hearn has dismissed the idea of Joshua Buatsi fighting for the European title next. The Matchroom head honcho took part in a question and answer session on social media on Thursday. Hearn, who will be in his element on Friday as Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn meet at a press conference for the […]
Tyson Fury has seemingly switched his attention to a TV star after the collapse of his trilogy clash with Derek Chisora. The WBC heavyweight champion claimed earlier this week that a deal to face his British rival – who he has already beaten twice – had been agreed. But Fury revealed that the goalposts had […]
Jack Catterall is targeting another shot at global glory before the end of the year. The Chorley super-lightweight was short-changed earlier this year when he challenged Josh Taylor for all the marbles. Catterall was on the wrong end of a contentious decision at the OVO Hydro Arena in Glasgow back in February as Taylor, who […]
Katie Taylor looks likely to box again before the end of the year. The undisputed lightweight world champion has been out of action since her historic win over Amanda Serrano earlier this year. Taylor, who recently hit out at Jake Paul – the influencer-turned-fighter-turned-fight-maker – over his “nonsense” demand that the Bray lady should go […]
The man at the top of Matchroom, Eddie Hearn, has called a potential fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury as “the biggest fight in the history of the sport”. AJ, the former unified world heavyweight champion, has a rematch against Oleksandr Usyk looming. Joshua takes on the Ukrainian at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi […]