Leigh Wood could well face Mauricio Lara later this year –– but the hard-hitting featherweight has other Mexican problems at hand first. The WBA ‘regular’ featherweight titlist looks to be in line to meet the former opponent of Josh Warrington, with September 24 the rumoured date for the clash. But Wood (26-2, 12 KOs), whose […]
Rashed Belhasa will make his professional debut on a world title fight undercard later this month. The YouTuber, who had been set to fight former legend of the game Floyd Mayweather earlier this year, is known as ‘Money Kicks’. Belhasa has found himself with a spot on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s bid to regain […]
Campbell Hatton has lifted the lid on sparring his old man ahead of his next fight. The undefeated son of British legend Ricky Hatton returns to the ring on Saturday, exclusively live on DAZN. Hatton has a record of 7-0 with two quick since turning his back on the amateur code and turning pro in […]
Savannah Marshall believes she has everything it takes to become an undisputed champion. The Hartlepool native is the current custodian of the WBO middleweight title. Marshall (12-0, 10 KOs) meets long-time rival Claressa Shields in a grudge match on September 10 at the O2 Arena in London. And she can’t stop thinking about beating the […]
Juan Manuel Marquez has scoffed at the idea of non-boxers capitalising on the industry. The Mexican legend, who famously knocked out Manny Pacquiao in 2012, was asked about his opinion on YouTubers and others who fail to come from a boxing background getting inside the ropes. Marquez held nothing back in his response to ESPN, […]
Gareth A Davies has issued the clearest indication yet that the fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. is going to happen and announced the breaking news that Eubank Jr has switched broadcaster. The fight, between the two sons of legends Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank, has been mooted for a while and now […]
Eddie Hearn agrees with Dana White regarding the fallout of Jake Paul’s next fight. Paul was set to face Hasim Rahman Jr this weekend in his sixth professional fight at Madison Square Garden in New York, but the fight was cancelled after it was revealed that the once-defeated boxer Rahman Jr. said that he would […]
Caoimhin Agyarko is set to fight once more this year — but he will do so under the guidance of a new training team. The Belfast fighter recently moved down in weight to super-welterweight, making his debut at the weight class last month. Agyarko (12-0, 7 KOs) outpointed Lukasz Maciec over 10 rounds at the […]
Eddie Hearn has shed some light on the potential return of Josh Warrington. The Leeds man has been on the sidelines after winning back the IBF featherweight title back in March. Warrington dethroned Kiko Martinez, a former adversary of his, in a rematch at the First Direct Arena in his home city, stopping him inside […]
Isaac Chamberlain faces a prolonged period on the sidelines after his latest defeat. The Brixton cruiserweight was in action last weekend at the Bournemouth International Centre, live on Sky Sports. Chamberlain, now 14-2 (8), was on the wrong end of a gruelling 12-round clash against Chris Billam-Smith as the former British champion retained the European […]
Conor Benn will likely have his next fight confirmed this week. The welterweight is in talks to meet Chris Eubank Jr. in a catchweight contest and recently issued a timeline of a 48-hour window for the fight to be confirmed. That didn’t happen, though, and the pair’s 156-pound showdown is targeted for October 8 at […]
Eddie Hearn has revealed the three names he’d want alongside him if he got into a street fight. The Matchroom head was asked the question during fight week of Dalton Smith’s vacant British super-lightweight title clash against Sam O’Maison. And Hearn took to social media to talk about the latest news surrounding his Matchroom stable […]