The two welterweight world champions, Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford, have finally put pen to paper and will face off on July 19 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Spence and Crawford are both undefeated and together complete the puzzle of belts in the division, with the former holding the WBC, WBA and […]
The purse bid to stage Oleksandr Usyk’s first mandatory heavyweight title defence against Daniel Dubois has been won by the Ukrainian’s team. Usyk is set to put his unified heavyweight belts on the line against the WBA’s mandatory challenger, Dubois. The purse bids were ordered on May 15 after an unsuccessful period of negotiation. Following the […]
Artur Beterbiev will defend his unified light-heavyweight titles against Callum Smith on August 19 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The Russian-Canadian is 19 for 19 in stoppages, and this will be his eighth world title defence since winning the IBF belt in 2017. Since then, he has picked up the WBC and WBO […]
Conor Benn is targeting two transatlantic clashes when he returns to the ring. The undefeated welterweight has been embroiled in a doping scandal since last October that has seen him inactive and making headlines for all the wrong reasons. It’s unclear when he will fight next, but he has resumed training and is making a […]
Bob Arum has commented on Tyson Fury’s recent search for an opponent, and how likely it is that he scores a summer fight in England. The World Heavyweight Champion has been active on social media in recent weeks, demanding that his team find him an opponent and calling out various fighters – some even from […]
Devin Haney retained his undisputed lightweight title against Vasiliy Lomachenko over the distance in Las Vegas. The twelve rounds saw momentum swing both ways, however many felt that the unanimous decision in the champion’s favour was unfair to a rejuvenated Lomachenko. It was Haney’s second defence of his four-belt championship status – the first coming […]
In Tyson Fury’s increasingly desperate search for an opponent, he has now been linked with IBF Cruiserweight World Champion, Jai Opetaia. Off the back of failed talks to fight Oleksandr Usyk to become undisputed, Fury has demanded a summer opponent before that fight is potentially revisited for the end of the year in Saudi Arabia. […]
As Tyson Fury demands his team find him an opponent, Malik Scott has suggested that he may be the problem when it comes to making fights happen. Following the collapsed negotiations to face Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed bout, Fury was left without a dance partner for a summer ring return. He blamed Usyk for […]
Devin Haney has branded Vasiliy Lomachenko a ‘sore loser’ following his undisputed lightweight title defence against the Ukrainian. The pair fought over twelve rounds packed with technique and strategy, with momentum swaying from one corner to the other throughout. Whilst each man banked rounds, there were plenty that could go either way. Ringside judges ultimately […]
Boxing Social has learned that the rematch between Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr, previously scheduled for June 17 and postponed until July 1, will not go ahead as planned. The middleweight contest was set to be the second instalment of a domestic middleweight rivalry following the first bout in January. Smith handed Eubank the […]
Dillian Whyte is fed up of waiting for the top heavyweights to decide on what they’re doing before proposed mega-money bouts in the Middle East this December. Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury have all been contacted by Saudi Arabia to fight this December. Whilst the proposition of the match-ups is exciting, […]
Vasiliy Lomachenko’s manager, Egis Klimas, has written to all major sanctioning bodies to request his fighter be named number one challenger. The Ukrainian challenged for Haney’s undisputed lightweight title this past weekend in Las Vegas, losing via unanimous decision following twelve intense rounds packed full of technique. Many in the sport had Lomachenko winning, and […]