Anthony Yarde could have his next fight announced next week. The Ilford light-heavyweight is the number one contender with the WBO and has his sights firmly set on a showdown with Artur Beterbiev. It was mentioned recently that a date before the end of the year would be likely for the match-up and Bob Arum, […]
Tyson Fury may well say that he will fight Anthony Joshua for free — but Eddie Hearn believes that is nonsense. The Matchroom Boxing head honcho is firmly in the camp of the aforementioned AJ ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk next month in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The pair meet on August 20, with […]
Zach Parker is not allowing himself to get too downhearted despite missing out on the dream of a world title fight earlier this year. The super-middleweight had been set to meet Demetrius Andrade for the WBO interim title at the weight, with the fight scheduled to take place in May at Derby County Football Club. […]
Frazer Clarke believes Robert Garcia is a top capture by Anthony Joshua. The heavyweight fighter will return to the ring on July 30 at the Bournemouth International Centre. Clarke, who turned professional after the Olympics, signing with 258 Management and inking a promotional pact with Ben Shalom’s Boxxer and Sky Sports, made his debut earlier […]
Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall could meet in a rematch after their undisputed showdown later this year. The pair will fight for all the marbles in the female middleweight ranks on September 10 at the O2 Arena. Shields will put her WBC, IBF, WBA and Ring magazine titles on the line, while Marshall brings her […]
Andy Ruiz Jr. may well have been a world champion before today – but he is confident that we have yet to see the best of him. The former unified heavyweight champion, who sensationally dethroned Britain’s Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden in New York back in June 2019 before being outboxed later in the […]
Manny Pacquiao has made it clear he will not be boxing again – at least not competitively. The 43-year-old turned his back on the sport last August after he lost to Yordenis Ugas for the WBA welterweight title. Pacquiao, a multi-division champion in his time, focused on the presidential election in his home country but […]
Jai Opetaia has targeted a fight with Lawrence Okolie after becoming a world champion. The Australian, who dethroned Mairis Briedis earlier this month in what was a seismic shock, claimed the IBF crown at cruiserweight. Opetaia was revered in the aftermath, not only for his performance but also for his bravery as he suffered a […]
Leo Santa Cruz looks set to fight Leigh Wood after all. The Mexican had requested a permit to unify his WBA Super world title at featherweight against WBC champion Rey Vargas. However, the WBA – whose regular champion is Nottingham ace Wood – ordered Santa Cruz to meet the Brit next or risk being stripped. […]
Florian Marku will have his Albanian homecoming next month. The Boxxer-promoted welterweight has made a home for his boxing career in the UK, selling a vast number of tickets for every event on which he has boxed. Marku will meet Mexico’s Miguel Parra Ramirez (21-2-1, 14 KOs) at the Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania. The WBC’s Silver […]
Tyson Fury has announced he’s sponsoring his local football club from next season. The WBC heavyweight champion, who said after his defeat of Dillian Whyte back in April at Wembley Stadium that he would be retiring, revealed on Thursday that Morecambe will have his branding on their kits for the 2022/23 season. It is understood […]
Katie Taylor may not yet have a return date penned in but her promoter has issued a list of potential opponents. The Bray lady has been out of the ring since earlier this year when, at Madison Square Garden in New York, she outpointed Puerto Rico’s Amanda Serrano in a defence of her WBA Super, […]