Talks for a rematch between Dmitry Bivol and Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez seem to have reached a stalemate that will force both men in different directions. Canelo moved up to light heavyweight to challenge for Bivol’s WBA world title back in May of 2022. The Russian handily beat the Mexican over twelve rounds in a performance […]
Andy Ruiz Jr has responded to the claims that he priced himself out of a shot against WBC World Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury. With an undisputed bout against Oleksandr Usyk out of the question as things stand, ‘The Gypsy King’ hasn’t been finding it easy to get a fight made. Ruiz was the frontrunner for […]
Dillian Whyte has hit back at Anthony Joshua’s latest statement on their potential rematch, urging his countryman to ‘make the fight’ and stop ‘talking s**t.’ August 12 seems to be the date for the bitter rivals to run it back, and promoter Eddie Hearn has tentatively booked London’s O2 Arena to host. It’s a fight […]
Errol Spence Jr versus Terence Crawford is one of the most anticipated bouts in boxing, and one of the sport’s brightest stars, Shakur Stevenson, has weighed in with his prediction. The two welterweight champions – Spence the WBA, WBC and IBF, Crawford the WBO – have been on a long and frustrating collision course. After […]
Oleksandr Usyk is set to defend his unified world heavyweight titles against Daniel Dubois this August if everything goes to plan behind the scenes. The Ukrainian won the belts from Anthony Joshua, and secured his status with victory in their contracted rematch. Not long after, he entered negotiations with the division’s other titleholder, Tyson Fury, […]
Carl Froch has predicted a fantasy fight between himself and Tony Bellew, and detailed their intense sparring sessions in doing so. Although he didn’t stick around in the amateurs for too long himself, Froch’s relationship with coach Rob McCracken – also Performance Director for Team GB – saw him training out of the facilities in […]
Gervonta Davis has been taken into custody following a reported violation of the terms of his home detention. The undefeated lightweight stood trial recently for a hit and run incident in 2020 that saw four people injured, one being a pregnant woman. Sentencing took place last month – May 5 – and Davis was ordered […]
Tyson Fury’s auditions for an opponent continue as he gets closer to a touted September fight date. The WBC Heavyweight champion has struggled to find a dance partner with both his fellow champion, Oleksandr Usyk, and domestic rival, Anthony Joshua, ruled out for the time-being. That’s led him to consider all options for a fight […]
Things go from bad to worse in Oscar De La Hoya’s promotional partnership of Ryan Garcia. Following Garcia’s first career loss – a TKO at the hands of still-undefeated Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis – De La Hoya was a no-show at the post-fight press conference. This rubbed fans up the wrong way, and Garcia too. Despite […]
Like all others with an eye on boxing, Terence Crawford believes that Deontay Wilder’s power is not to be taken lightly – and he wants to make that clear to a certain fighter who’s been calling him out. ‘The Bronze Bomber’s knockout-to-win percentage is 97.3% and even in his two losses to Tyson Fury he […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes the rescheduling of Conor Benn versus Chris Eubank Jr is ‘very close’ to happening. A lot has changed since the pair were initially set to fight last October. Benn has two failed doping tests on his record that he continues to protest against, and Eubank Jr has been dealt the first […]
Eddie Hearn has responded to claims from Tyson Fury’s side that Anthony Joshua has rejected a shot at the WBC Heavyweight title. The offer was made ad-hoc by Fury last week for a September fight, building on the already worked-out terms from 2022. Joshua’s side were reluctant to deviate from their plan of a fight […]