Oleksandr Usyk’s unified heavyweight title defence against WBA mandatory challenger, Daniel Dubois, is set for purse bids on May 25. The Ukrainian – who collected all the belts at cruiserweight before moving up to the top division – beat Anthony Joshua for the WBA, WBO and IBF belts and then won again in a rematch […]
Tyson Fury believes he can beat ‘any man born from his mother’ – but there’s at least one heavyweight out there that will never get the chance to prove that wrong. The WBC World Champion is currently in the market for a game opponent following collapsed negotiations with fellow-champ, Oleksandr Usyk, for an undisputed bout. […]
Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford have reportedly signed to face one another on July 29. The ESPN report says the fight will land at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and will have a two-way rematch clause that will be the loser’s to activate. Boxing journalist, Mike Coppinger, also details a tentative plan for […]
Devin Haney has taken a swipe at the man who promoted his successful undisputed lightweight title defence against Vasiliy Lomachenko – Bob Arum – and confirmed his current promotional state. The 24-year-old beat Lomachenko over the distance in a close and extremely technical affair, Haney’s impressive work to the body of the elite Ukrainian clearly […]
Shakur Stevenson is pursuing a fight with undisputed lightweight champion, Devin Haney, but there are questions as to whether or not it will happen. Haney is fresh off the second defence of his belts, this time against Vasiliy Lomachenko in a fight that delivered its billing of a ‘chess match.’ The American took it via […]
Josh Warrington has weighed in on the repeat or revenge debate for Mauricio Lara’s rematch against Leigh Wood. Wood heads straight back into the ring with the Mexican dangerman having lost his WBA World Featherweight title to him in February. The Nottingham man was boxing well in his hometown, catching Lara and not getting involved […]
Jared Anderson is riding high on heavyweight hype having stopped all 14 of his opponents inside the distance. The Toledo native is tipped to be America’s next heavyweight ruler, and has received praise from the current world champion, Tyson Fury, among many others. With a fearless style, fast hands and shocking power, Anderson’s fights have […]
Roy Jones Jr has dampened cries of controversy following Devin Haney’s undisputed lightweight defence against Vasiliy Lomachenko. Haney took a unanimous decision on the scorecards after twelve intense rounds of elite-level boxing that left many feeling Lomachenko had scored enough success to win. Jones, a four-weight world champion and hall-of-famer, spoke to FightHype about the […]
Anthony Joshua has been warned that his career is one fight away from done as his team continue to negotiate the Deontay Wilder fight. Following two consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk that saw him out of the title picture, Joshua returned to winning ways against Jermaine Franklin in April. Previous promises of a three-fight year […]
Vasiliy Lomachenko has spoken days after his devastating loss to Devin Haney, a fight which many fans had him winning. The elite Ukrainian – who was one of the most successful amateurs the sport has ever seen – fought well against the champion, even buzzing him in the championship rounds. After twelve sets of three […]
Paulie Malignaggi is incensed by the scoring of Devin Haney’s lightweight undisputed title defence against Vasiliy Lomachenko. Haney retained his four belts against the elite Ukrainian over the distance in an intense, high-level battle of technique, timing and movement. Whilst many agree that it was an extremely close affair, others had Lomachenko winning and can’t […]
Conor Benn has been advised by his father to forget the likes of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in favour of fighting in Britain. The young, undefeated welterweight hasn’t laced up for a bout since April of 2022 due to two failed doping tests. Whilst not officially serving a ban, Benn has been in limbo since […]