Trainer Don Charles was extremely vocal in the aftermath of Daniel Dubois’ loss to Oleksandr Usyk. The Brit enlisted Charles for his corner in the lead-up to his world title challenge, and the pair worked on body shots in the gym. Come the fifth round, they thought that had paid off when Usyk was hurt, […]
Tyson Fury was unexpectedly taken the distance by pro boxing debutant Francis Ngannou recently, a third round knockdown spelling real worry for ‘The Gypsy King.’ Whilst Ngannou has received due praise, many have focused on the preparation and performance of Fury, with claims following that he is a fighter out of his prime. Responding to […]
Amir Khan was a unified super-lightweight champion in the early 2010s before hanging up the gloves just last year. The fan-favourite from Bolton mixed it with the likes of Marco Antonio Barrera, Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez and Terence Crawford during his campaign. Someone he didn’t fight is two-weight champion turned Hall of Famer, Tim Bradley, despite […]
The teams of Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder failed to get a deal across the line for a fight this year. It’s yet another delay in the long saga of the transatlantic rivalry that once could have been for the undisputed title, and whilst the promoters are trying to get it on for Spring next […]
Francis Ngannou has called the officials for his fight against Tyson Fury ‘a pack of hyenas’ for what he perceives to be bias towards the boxer. The 37-year-old surprisingly took Fury the ten-round distance in his professional debut, knocking the Brit down in the third round and boxing well enough to convince many observers that […]
Francis Ngannou upset the odds by going the distance with Tyson Fury despite losing via split decision. It’s a defeat that he heavily disputes, and the fact that he knocked the world champion down before boxing much better than most expected has others feeling the same. Fury would go on to call it his toughest […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez is widely regarded as a modern-day great whose four-weight world championship streak has seen in with some extremely talented fighters. One man, however, feels he has been avoided. Many fans and pundits agree. Canelo’s former promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, once said that fighting David Benavidez was important for the undisputed super-middleweight […]
Devin Haney makes the move up to 140lbs this December, his first fight being a WBC world title shot against two-time champion Regis Prograis. Formerly undisputed at lightweight, Haney has been teasing a move up for some time. After defending his belts against George Kambosos Jr and Vasily Lomachenko, he confirmed the time was now. […]
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury have signed to fight in the first undisputed heavyweight championship contest since the days of Lennox Lewis. The shine of the historic fight was dulled slightly when Fury – a betting favourite – went the distance against Francis Ngannou, being dropped on the way by the man who was making […]
Oleksandr Usyk is preparing for the most significant professional fight of his life, but there’s one thing he will always feel is missing. The Ukrainian master-boxer won Gold in the heavyweight category at the London Olympics back in 2012, and has recently spoken to TNT Sports about his heartbreak in the days that followed. “We […]
Tony Bellew has been retired for half a decade, now comfortably sitting in the punditry chair, but a brewing beef has led to him being called out for a return. The former cruiserweight world champion beat David Haye twice before being knocked out in an undisputed fight against Oleksandr Usyk, that stoppage leading him to […]
Andy Ruiz Jr shocked the world with a win over Anthony Joshua in mid-2019, taking his unified world titles and halting one of the biggest success stories in the modern heavyweight division. He would lose in the rematch against Joshua just six months later before sitting out for a year and a half. Ruiz has […]