A confident Anthony Joshua has suggested he could get rid of the heavyweight world titles if he is successful next month. The two-time global ruler takes on Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch for the WBA Super, IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles on August 20. Joshua was beaten comfortably by the Ukrainian last September, at […]
Eddie Hearn doesn’t think it will be feasible to make Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez happy. The Matchroom Boxing head honcho has his focus on the Mexican’s trilogy outing against Gennadiy Golovkin. Alvarez, who is going into the fight against ‘GGG’ on September 17 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on the back of a shock […]
Conor Benn has revealed that his fight with Chris Eubank Jr will hopefully be announced in the next couple of days. The final details of the contract are being ironed out, with it understood that October 8 will be the date of the clash at the O2 Arena in London. Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) told […]
Danny Garcia may well have his own fight coming up this weekend – but he has still been able to wade in on one of the most highly-anticipated showdowns in world boxing. The former WBC welterweight champion will snap a long period of inactivity when he returns on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, […]
Joshua Buatsi and Jean Pascal have both accepted an invitation from the IBF to enter talks for a sanctioned final eliminator. The pair, who campaign at light-heavyweight and have respective ledgers of 16-0 (13 KOs) and 36-6-1 (20 KOs), will now enter a period of free negotiation to work out terms. Buatsi, the Olympic bronze […]
Bob Arum doesn’t see how the fight between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence can be made this year. The Top Rank head honcho says the undisputed welterweight showdown will be too difficult to facilitate due to the purse requirements. Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) putting the IBF, WBA and WBC titles in the 147-pound division against […]
Callum Smith is set to return to the scene of his greatest night. The Liverpool light-heavyweight won the WBA Super and Ring Magazine titles down at super-middleweight in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in September 2018, dethroning George Groves and adding the belts to his WBC Diamond title in the final of the World Boxing Super Series. […]
Oleksandr Usyk has admitted that his first fight against Anthony Joshua was difficult. The Ukrainian captured the WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles last September as he outpointed the Olympic champion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Usyk controlled the centre of the ring, landed the heavier shots and was the more […]
Dalton Smith has the Lonsdale belt in his sights. The Sheffield fighter, who is the most decorated amateur ever to come out of the Steel City, has carried his electric form into the professional ranks, winning all but two of his 11 contests inside the distance. Smith, who is coached by his father Grant and […]
Sam Eggington looks set to make a defence of his title later this year – but it will not be on UK shores. The Stourbridge man, who moved up in weight after clinching British, Commonwealth and European honours at welterweight, holds the IBO crown at super-welterweight. Eggington defeated Przemysław Zysk at the Skydome Arena in […]
Eddie Hearn has revealed the disappointment of Jarrell Miller’s failed drug tests. The New York fighter was set to face Anthony Joshua in 2019. Joshua was meant to defend his WBA Super, IBF, IBO and WBO world heavyweight titles against ‘Big Baby’ at Madison Square Garden three years ago before the Manhattan man tested positive […]
Ebanie Bridges has had her next opponent confirmed after the IBF named her mandatory challenger. The Australian, who has the sanctioning body’s belt in the bantamweight division, has held the belt since claiming a unanimous decision victory over Argentina’s Maria Cecilia Roman at the First Direct Arena in Leeds in March. Bridges is a popular […]