As Saudi Arabia continues its aggressive pursuit of the biggest events in the biggest sports, Carl Froch has revealed he’s been offered a mega payday for a middle eastern fight. In recent times, Anthony Joshua fought his rematches with both Andy Ruiz Jr and Oleksandr Usyk there, and the country has since played host to […]
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk hold all four heavyweight titles between them, and a fight to crown an undisputed champion is one of the most sought-after in the sport. Around the time that the match-up actually looked likely, former super-middleweight world champion, George Groves, said he was backing the Ukrainian to win because he was […]
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have represented Britain on the heavyweight world stage for the best part of a decade. After Fury won and was stripped of/vacated the unified world titles in 2015, Joshua continued his rise on the scene by picking up the pieces – the highlight fight for both men being victory over […]
Anthony Joshua has made headlines recently for claiming his first trainer, Rob McCracken, didn’t teach him defence. Whilst ‘AJ’ complimented the man who guided to Olympic Gold and then the unified heavyweight titles as a pro, he justified moving on from McCracken by saying he wasn’t learning in the later stages of his career. After […]
Naoya Inoue steps up in weight to challenge for Stephen Fulton’s unified super-bantamweight titles – and trainer and analyst, Teddy Atlas, has made his pick. It speaks to the sheer power and skill of Inoue that he’s moving up to face an undefeated, bigger man and will still step through the ropes as favourite. Both […]
Daniel Dubois looks to become the first man to beat Oleksandr Usyk in a professional ring, attempting what his countrymen Tony Bellew, Derek Chisora and Anthony Joshua couldn’t achieve. The 25-year-old has found himself as mandatory WBA challenger for Usyk, and will get a shot at all three of the belts the Ukrainian holds. He’s […]
Deontay Wilder is closing in on one year out of the ring – not ideal when he is angling for a fight with fellow former champion, Anthony Joshua, towards the end of the year. The hard-hitting American heavyweight, who held the WBC belt for almost half a decade before he lost it to Tyson Fury, […]
Eight years on from their British Heavyweight title fight, Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte will meet once more in a fight that many fans are treating as last chance saloon. Both now have three losses, Whyte’s being ‘AJ’, Alexandr Povetkin and Tyson Fury, and Joshua’s being a shock against Andy Ruiz Jr and Oleksandr Usyk […]
Oscar De La Hoya has opened up on the reason he wasn’t in attendance at Ryan Garcia’s post-fight press conference after his loss to Gervonta Davis – an absence that has since left the promoter-fighter partnership in tatters. Garcia was felled by a ‘Tank’ Davis body shot in the seventh round, being served his first […]
Devin Haney is set for a big decision – remain undisputed champion at lightweight, or move up a division and become challenger once more. Following his successful defence against Vasily Lomachenko, Haney has been called to face his WBC mandatory challenger, Shakur Stevenson. The pair have been involved in a public back and forth, but […]
Anthony Joshua’s former trainer, Robert Garcia, believes some in the sport may be overlooking his power in a potential match-up with Deontay Wilder. Garcia helmed Joshua’s corner for just one fight – a rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk – and the pair split not long after. Now with a win under his belt against Jermaine […]
Shakur Stevenson is confident he would hand George Kambosos Jr the first stoppage loss of his career. Kambosos won the IBO belt and the top spot in the IBF rankings this weekend with a controversial win over Maxi Hughes – one a vast majority of fans and pundits felt should’ve gone the other way. The […]