Frazer Clarke scored a first-round stoppage to advance his unblemished record. The Olympic bronze medallist is now 3-0 as a pro since leaving behind the Team GB setup and opting to punch for pay. Clarke made his debut back in February, securing a first-round stoppage against Jake Darnell, and returned from a thumb injury in […]
Dan Azeez retained his Lonsdale belt with a points victory over a former title holder. The light-heavyweight took on Shakan Pitters. Pitters is huge for the weight and Azeez had to work to close down the range between them. In the early going at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, exclusively live on Sky Sports, […]
Floyd Mayweather has shown that there is still life in him yet. The 45-year-old former multi-weight world champion is set for action on September 25 in Japan. Mayweather, who hung up the gloves in 2017, recently said that his best investment as a professional was buying himself out of a contract that allowed him to […]
Anthony Joshua has been praised for his courage to immediately rematch Oleksandr Usyk after such a convincing defeat last year. The Brit lost to the Ukrainian at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia, dropping to 24-3 (22 KOs), as he looked to pick up the vacant Ring Magazine heavyweight championship and regain the WBA Super, […]
Tyson Fury has taken to social media to post an image of the man who beat Oleksandr Usyk as an amateur. The 34-year-old WBC heavyweight champion posed with Shawn Porter as he looks to secure an all-the-marbles showdown with the undefeated Ukrainian. Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) called out the WBA Super, IBF, IBO and WBO […]
Eddie Hearn has hit out at his fellow promoter Frank Warren. The Matchroom Boxing head honcho has claimed that Warren, who fronts Queensberry and is Hearn’s man UK promotional rival, thinks more about the business of Matchroom – which was founded by Eddie’s father Barry in 1979 — than he does his own affairs. Matchroom […]
Dmitry Bivol would prefer to fight Artur Beterbiev over Canelo Alvarez. The Russian defeated Alvarez back in May to defend his WBA light-heavyweight belt in a fight for which he was considered the underdog. Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) was dominant against the Mexican back in May at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will face […]
Dmitry Bivol has revealed his shock as former opponent Saul Alvarez expressed a desire to compete at heavyweight. The Russian will defend his WBA world title at light-heavyweight against mandatory challenger Gilberto Ramirez before the year is out. Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) retained his title against ‘Canelo’ back in May and will travel to Abu […]
Eddie Hearn has revealed the one fight he would make in 2023 above all others. The Matchroom head honcho has been in Abu Dhabi recently, having done a deal with the kingdom to host a number of ‘Champions Series’ fight nights there. Hearn, 43, was in Saudi Arabia last month as he witnessed Anthony Joshua […]
Luis Ortiz has hit back at Tyson Fury ahead of his ring return this weekend. The Cuban heavyweight takes on former unified world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. on Sunday. Ortiz will face the ex-WBA Super, WBO, IBO and IBF king at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. But the 43-year-old, who has lost just […]
Eddie Hearn has voiced his opinions about Anthony Joshua’s boxing mindset compared to Oleksandr Usyk’s. The Matchroom Boxing head honcho responded to a question about comments made by Robert Garcia in the wake of Joshua’s latest defeat. The 32-year-old dropped a split decision at the hands of Usyk at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia […]
Saul Alvarez has indicated that he plans to go back up to light-heavyweight before the end of his career. The IBF, WBA Super, WBC and WBO super-middleweight champion returns to the ring later this month in a trilogy clash against Gennadiy Golovkin. Alvarez will take on the Kazakh on September 17 at the T-Mobile Arena […]