Oleksandr Usyk believes Daniel Dubois is faking confidence ahead of their unified heavyweight title fight. After collecting all four belts at cruiserweight, the Ukrainian moved up a division and captured Anthony Joshua unified titles. He will face Dubois as his first mandatory challenger, his second defence after beating Joshua in their rematch. Despite being a […]
Conor Benn no longer finds himself in the WBC welterweight rankings, leaving him off the lists of all four major sanctioning bodies. The undefeated welterweight was briefly removed from the rankings early in 2022 for not taking part in the WBC’s mandatory Clean Boxing Programme. He was reinstated when he signed up, only to be […]
Devin Haney is set to choose his upcoming opponent, a move that will decide whether he is champion or challenger the next time he steps through the ropes. The undisputed lightweight champion recently retained his belts with a win over Vasily Lomachenko and, despite calls for a rematch, looks set to either defend against the […]
Devin Haney is the man to beat in the lightweight division, and has said he’s open for all comers. Following a career best but somewhat controversial win over Vasily Lomachenko, the 24-year-old now faces the decision to stay at the weight or make a long-discussed move up. Should he remain at 135lbs, fans will call […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez is open to facing David Benavidez – the fight at super middleweight most fans want to see – but believes he talks too much in trying to make it happen. Whilst he’s recently moved up to 175lbs in an unsuccessful challenge to win Dmitry Bivol’s title, Canelo still holds all four belts […]
Francis Ngannou will face Tyson Fury in a boxing match on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – and there’s potential for it to be just the first instalment of their competition. The former UFC heavyweight champion will earn more facing Fury than he did in his entire campaign with that organisation, but will enter […]
Carl Froch has weighed in with a prediction for Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Dillian Whyte – a make or break fight for the pair in terms of the very top level of the sport. Both Joshua and Whyte recently secured comeback wins over American heavyweight, Jermaine Franklin, and will now enter the ring to reignite […]
Anthony Joshua has talked up his relationship with new coach, Derrick James, believing he would be a better fighter today should they have met earlier in his career. ‘AJ’ turned pro with Rob McCracken in his corner, and that continued – with some small changes – up until he lost the unified heavyweight titles to […]
Floyd Mayweather was wildly confident of beating Conor McGregor in their mega crossover bout, and outlined how he would do it beforehand. The 154lbs pro boxing match captured enough attention to become the second highest ordered PPV fight – 4.3 million buys – in the history of the sport, only behind Mayweather’s welterweight fight with […]
Oleksandr Usyk will make the second defence of his unified heavyweight titles against mandatory challenger, Daniel Dubois, next month. After gaining and retaining the belts from Anthony Joshua, the Ukrainian will fight in the first heavyweight championship action of 2023, with Dubois’ wins over Trevor Bryan and Kevin Lerena making him the man in the […]
Johnny Nelson believes that if there is ‘quit’ in a fighter’s DNA it can’t be reversed. The former cruiserweight world champion turned pundit famously lost his first three fights as a professional before beating the odds and progressing to the top level. Now an outspoken commentator, Nelson keeps a keen eye on the UK scene. […]
Anthony Joshua is joining fans in using his fight with Dillian Whyte as a measuring stick to see where his future in the sport lies. Following two losses to Oleksandr Usyk, ‘AJ’ switched trainers and bounced back with a decision win over Jermaine Franklin. The comeback bout didn’t convince pundits that his finishing instinct from […]