Daniel Dubois entered the ring on December 23 with questions on his heart hanging over him. The 26-year-old was stopped in August by Oleksandr Usyk, and many felt he could have dug deep to continue. In that way, the controversial ‘Big Baby’ Miller was the perfect return opponent – he plodded his 333lbs fram forward […]
Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder’s long-awaited heavyweight clash has been spoiled following years of failure to get it made. According to promoter Eddie Hearn, the two former world champions had signed a deal to fight in Saudi Arabia early next year with the condition that they both won on the Day of Reckoning card on […]
Deontay Wilder lost the third fight of his professional career at the hands of Joseph Parker this month, looking a shadow of his former dangerous self. Whilst all credit must go to the New Zealander for negating Wilder’s dangerous power shots, famed analyst and trainer Teddy Atlas believes that the American has never learned how […]
Boxing Social takes a look at some of the highlights of the 2023 fighting calendar and weighs in on the top fighters, contests and talking points. Fighter of the year: Naoya Inoue Devin Haney becoming a two-weight world at champion 25-years-old, David Benavidez continuing to walk forward and break down solid opponents and Terence Crawford […]
Naoya Inoue stopped the brave Marlon Tapales in Tokyo to become a two-weight undisputed world champion and the first man to win four major titles in the super-bantamweight division. Fans were treated to a four-belt fight on Boxing Day courtesy of the two 122lbs world champions. Inoue didn’t rush in the first, working behind his […]
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will meet to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since the days of Lennox Lewis – and Carl Froch has U-turned on his prediction. Froch previously predicted Fury would physically ‘dominate’ the smaller Usyk in a close contest. That was before the Brit put in a below-par performance against MMA […]
Zhilei Zhang had arguably the most impressive 2023 in the heavyweight division, but he wants next year to top it. The 40-year-old southpaw bested Joe Joyce twice, first causing an eye injury that led to a doctor’s stoppage before cracking the previously praised granite chin of the Brit in the rematch with a thudding right […]
Jarrell Miller suffered his first defeat at the hands of a valiant Daniel Dubois this weekend. Miller had predicted he would end the contest n the sixth round, but as Dubois kept hitting and moving, his gas tank began to fail him. By the tenth, his 333lbs bulk was plodding around the ring without regard […]
Carl Froch believes Deontay Wilder’s ‘awful’ showing against a resurgent Joseph Parker spells bad news for his future in the sport. Wilder entered the ring a heavy favourite, but looked off balance and struggled to find either range or accuracy against a dialed-in Parker. The American was wobbled a number of times throughout the fight […]
With Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder’s bill-topping efforts now done and dusted, all eyes in the heavyweight division turn to Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The pair will fight to crown an undisputed champion on February 17, made possible by Usyk’s entrance into the division and snatching Joshua’s unified titles back in 2021. Speaking at […]
Joseph Parker upset the odds by shutting out Deontay Wilder over twelve rounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The underdog boxed strictly to his game plan, taking his opportunities to wobble the hard-hitting American as well as cautiously circling him so as not to give time for any devastating right hands. Wilder lacked the range and […]
Anthony Joshua produced a sensational performance as he stopped Otto Wallin after five rounds on the Day of Reckoning card in Saudi Arabia. Joshua dominated proceedings, forcing Wallin’s corner to pull their man out at the end of the fifth, in what was AJ’s first fight since teaming up with trainer Ben Davison. Back to […]