The face of Matchroom Boxing, Eddie Hearn is hopeful in the coming days to conclude talks for his charge, Anthony Joshua’s next heavyweight world championship title fight. The unified IBO, IBF and WBA (Super) world heavyweight champion is expected to finalise an agreement which will allow him to meet New Zealand’s WBO world heavyweight champion […]
‘The Clones Cyclone’ Barry McGuigan has shared his opinion, that the # 1 mandatory challenger to the 160 lbs WBC world title, Jermall Charlo (26-0, 20 KOs) is the biggest threat to the rarefied air of the middleweight division. Those positions being occupied by Lineal world middleweight champion, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and unified WBC, WBA, IBF […]
Boxing immortals in the form of 5-weight world champions, the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard and the recently retired Floyd Mayweather Jr were at loggerheads earlier this week on social media. The back and forth occurred on Ray Leonard’s Instagram page. The all time great was directing a message at his old rival, ‘The Hit-man’ Thomas Hearns. […]
Dillian Whyte and Lucas Browne have been embroiled in heated back and forth on social media in recent times. Both heavyweight combatants have made their intentions to do battle with one another very clear. The Australian former WBA (regular) world heavyweight champion says the ball is firmly in ‘The Body Snatcher’s court at this moment […]
Former 3-time world super-middleweight champion, Carl Froch has touched on what looks like a massive year for the unified IBF, IBO and WBA (Super) World heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua in 2018. It has supposedly been said that Anthony Joshua and WBO world heavyweight champion, Joseph Parker have come to an agreement to schedule a unification […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcYH89LFG_o/?hl=en&taken-by=andresogward A shoo-in for the boxing hall of fame, 2-weight world champion Andre Ward caught up with HBO Boxing’s Jim Lampley and discussed the fallout to his decision to retire back in late September. Ward has admitted to feeling frustrated and says his retirement has been harder than he thought it would be. On the […]
The promoter for the WBO world heavyweight champion, Joseph Parker’s promoter Dave Higgins have sought to fire yet another shot at Anthony Joshua. The latest in a long, bitter and ongoing feud. This follows a long line of shots the New Zealander’s camp have taken since the negotiations for a unification bout commenced. It is […]
5. Caleb Truax MD 12 James DeGale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tww8B8YplbE Nobody gave America’s Caleb Truax a chance going into his IBF world super-middleweight world championship shot against James DeGale. DeGale was a proven contender and going into the fight, ‘Chunky’ bullishly told the press he was the number one fighter in world boxing at 168 lbs. Many […]
The slick technician and lightweight divisional kingpin, Jorge ‘El Niño de Oro’ Linares has spoken very confidently about a potential fight against the pound-for-pound titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko. Linares is one of the most seasoned champions in the lower weight classes and boasts a record of 43-3, 27 KOs. He is next scheduled to fight on January […]
The legendary 4-weight world champion, Roy Jones Jr (65-9) has seen his once untouchable name in the sport, erode. This has happened gradually, step by step since suffering that devastating knockout defeat at the hands of Antonio Tarver in their 2003 rematch. https://www.instagram.com/p/BdJafojgOVK/?taken-by=royjonesjrofficial The former WBA world heavyweight championship titleholder turns 49 in January and […]
The Matchroom promoter, Eddie Hearn spoke exclusively to Boxing-Social about Tyson Fury’s recent back and forth with Anthony Joshua on Twitter. Fury at the beginning of the month had his ongoing battles with UK anti-doping reach their natural conclusion. Fury had a hiatus imposed on him following a failed drug test following his unlikely dethroning of […]
Carl Frampton will take on one of the most stellar fighters of the modern era in the form of four-weight world champion, the Filipino Nonito Donaire on April 21st. Frampton is bidding to once again become a two-time world featherweight champion. This will be his second fight under Frank Warren’s promotional banner. His first proving […]