Billy Joe Saunders will take on Canadian slugger, David Lemieux in a couple of hours. The meeting promises to be a classic match-up between the bull, in this case the aggressive, come-forward all action style of Lemieux being pitted against the classic boxing skills and movement of Billy Joe Saunders. Saunders began by explaining, he […]
Former 2-time world heavyweight world champion, ‘Dr. Steelhammer’ Wladimir Klitschko (64-5, 53 KO) has shared his assertion that the man who conquered him in April 2017 and ended the Ukranian’s monumental career in Anthony Joshua can go on to unify the world heavyweight titles. Anthony Joshua first won the IBF version of the world title […]
The reigning WBA female lightweight champion of the world, Ireland’s beloved Katie Taylor capped off a stellar 2017 tonight in Matchroom’s final show of the year. The 31-year old Irishwoman successfully made the first defence of her world title against America’s game challenger, Jessica McCaskill as she topped the bill at London’s York Hall. The […]
Scorecard: 57-54 to @ConorNigel! What a six round fight… Both men down twice and traded blows until the final bell ? Another York Hall classic ? — Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) December 13, 2017 Conor Benn earned a hard fought decision victory against Cedrick Peynaud tonight, Benn claimed a dubious 57-54 score following the enthralling six […]
The WBO world heavyweight champion, Joseph Parker’s trainer, Kevin Barry spoke exclusively with boxingscene.com for an update on the ongoing negotiations for a unification showdown with Anthony Joshua. “We were in the process of signing Browne for a fight at the end of March or beginning of April and Eddie came out after the Carlos Takam […]
British heavyweight contenders, Hughie Fury and Dillian Whyte are now seemingly on a collision course. On Sunday night, Fury and Whyte engaged in a back and forth and seemed to all but agree to a domestic clash in February. Matchroom mogul and Whyte’s promoter, Eddie Hearn now seems set to iron out the details. Hughie […]
5. Carl Froch KO 3 Yusuf Mack – 2012 https://youtu.be/5p7VMFLJ14Y?t=24m40s ‘The Cobra’ Carl Froch was a three-time champion at this stage of his career. His credentials were tried and tested and he had cemented his place as one of the standout super-middleweight champions of his era. Froch was always known as a rugged operator inside […]
Britain’s Gary Corcoran has seen his fair share of Jeff Horn in action, ahead of their showdown later today which will be for the WBO world welterweight title. Horn claimed the title when he triumphed over the former champion, Manny Pacquiao in July. “This is not a head-butting competition,” Corcoran said following a press conference […]
Floyd Mayweather went live on his social media and he sure was in a talkative mood. He covered a number of topics including lucrative offers to return to the ring as well as talk of potentially making a bow in the UFC. Furthermore, he once again reaffirmed his outlandish belief that he is not only […]
The former unified world heavyweight champion and reigning RING magazine Lineal world heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury is free to resume his boxing career after accepting a backdated two-year doping ban. ‘The Gypsy King’ has been out of the ring since November 2015. Fury dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in his last professional fight and inflicted ‘Dr. Steelhammer’s […]
On Saturday, Caleb Truax shocked the boxing world when he overwhelmed James DeGale in a relentless fashion, to claim the IBF world super-middleweight title. With that defeat, DeGale suffered the second defeat of his career and the first defeat since he lost to domestic rival, George Groves. That loss came in 2011, while he was […]
The picture regarding the highly anticipated Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin rematch has been somewhat vague of late. The movement has been slow regarding getting a deal over the line at least until now; Golden Boy president Eric Gomez has shared that he feels an announcement could now be imminent. “We’re concentrating on making […]