Seven months after their fight was ordered, Andy Ruiz Jr and Deontay Wilder may finally be taking steps to make it happen. Wilder and Ruiz are number one and number two ranked contenders in the WBC respectively, and they were told back in November of 2022 by the sanctioning body to battle it out for […]
Oleksandr Usyk has eyes on both Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder before he hangs up the gloves – and believes he knows which will be the harder night. The Ukrainian built his legacy in a competitive cruiserweight scene, becoming undisputed in 15 fights before moving up and starting to belt-collect in the sport’s top division. […]
Trainer Shane McGuigan believes where Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte find themselves in their careers makes for a good fight. Joshua is out of the world title picture for the first time in the best part of a decade, but has recently linked up with coach Derrick James to try and get himself to the […]
Terence Crawford has no doubt in his mind that he has the power to hurt Errol Spence Jr. The two 147lbs champions have finally signed to fight and, as they put the finishing touches on in training camp, the boxing world is debating who comes out on top. Many say it’s a distance fight, but […]
Barry McGuigan has expressed concern for Errol Spence Jr ahead of his fight with Crawford, believing his time in the ring has started to affect his speech. The unified welterweight champion will face longterm rival and fellow titleholder, Crawford, for a chance at becoming undisputed on July 29 in Las Vegas. It’s a true treat […]
Following a successful defence of his WBC Super Lightweight World title in New Orleans, Regis Prograis promptly spoke to Devin Haney about stepping inside the ropes. Prograis’ start wasn’t ideal against Danielito Zorrilla – he touched the canvas in the first round, but the referee decided not to rule it a knockdown. Things looked up […]
Conor Benn has confirmed reports that terms have been agreed for him to face Chris Eubank Jr next. The undefeated welterweight’s career has been in limbo since the news of two failed doping tests broke days before he was set to face Eubank last year. The fight was pulled, but talks have restarted recently as […]
The verdict on Conor Benn and his immediate fighting future in his home country is expected sooner rather than later, Boxing Social has been told. Benn tested positive for a banned substance on two separate occasions last year, the news breaking just days before he was set to face Chris Eubank Jr. In the time […]
Following a very public spat, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions has filed a lawsuit against Ryan Garcia to enforce its contract in response to his legal team claiming violations of their agreement. Garcia came up short in the biggest fight of his career so far, being knocked down twice on the way to […]
Manny Pacquiao has made a tentative pick for the favourite in the upcoming undisputed welterweight fight between Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford. Following countless false alarms that led to fans believing they may never see Spence and Crawford in the ring, the pair spoke privately and made the fight happen. It’s set for July […]
With 34 fights under his belt, the undefeated Tyson Fury has been in with punchers, movers, big men and small – but there’s one he believes stands out from the pack as the most challenging. Having travelled to Germany to relieve Wladimir Klitschko of the unified heavyweight titles, Fury spiralled into a depression and drug […]
Derek Chisora believes there’s a clear favourite should Anthony Joshua face Dillian Whyte for a second time in their professional careers. Joshua beat Whyte via seventh round knockout in 2015 to win the British Heavyweight title and put a full stop on a vicious domestic rivalry. He would go on to unify the world titles […]