Anthony Yarde cruised to victory over American Travis Reeves after five rounds of one-sided action. Headlining in front of a home crowd in the resplendent surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall, the Londoner started sharply but was nevertheless patient in picking his shots, before inexorably breaking his opponent down with some powerful punches. Baltimore-born Reeves […]
Daniel Dubois made a definitive statement against Razvan Cojanu with a sensational second-round stoppage, in front of rival Nathan Gorman who was seated ringside. Cojanu looked to be in discomfort in the opening round as Dubois looked to be in predatory mood from the outset, stalking his opponent with a heavy jab and manoeuvring his […]
This Friday night, in the extravagant yet unconventional setting of the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, London, heavyweight hopeful Daniel ‘Dynamite’ Dubois hopes to notch up his tenth professional victory against Razvan Cojanu. Cojanu, a former world title challenger and sparring partner to erstwhile WBO titlist Joseph Parker, recently dropped a comprehensive points decision to […]
Two world championship fights will be taking place at Verona’s Turning Stone Casino in upstate New York, on a card jointly promoted by Eddie Hearn alongside Lou DiBella. Undefeated Russian Dmitry Bivol is the current holder of the WBA championship and will be defending his belt against dangerous challenger Joe Smith Jr. After a successful […]
Jordan Gill produced a scintillating performance in topping his first bill live on Sky Sports, stopping Emmanuel Dominguez in three-rounds in front of a capacity crowd at Peterborough’s East of England Arena. Gill, a native of nearby Chatteris, repeatedly tagged his Mexican counterpart with sharp accurate punches throughout the early proceedings, visibly wobbling him on […]
Richard Riakporhe extended his record to 9-0 with 8 knockouts, with a violent fourth-round stoppage over Tommy McCarthy. It was McCarthy who took the offensive initiative first, showcasing superior hand speed and good combinations to the body, as a cagey Riakporhe initially struggled to find range with his lead left hand. However, Riakporhe was able […]
Former World light-middleweight champion and pound-for-pound superstar Erislandy Lara will be looking to return to winning ways at the Barclays Center when he challenges the undefeated Brian Castano for the WBA ‘regular’ championship, the secondary version of the title he once held until a fateful meeting with undefeated IBF counterpart Jarrett ‘Swift’ Hurd in last […]
This Saturday night, Huntingdon-born Jordan Gill will be headlining at the East of England showground in nearby Peterborough against Mexican Emmanuel Dominguez for the WBA International title, live on Sky Sports. The undefeated featherweight trains out of Rotherham under the guidance of Dave Coldwell, and captured the Commonwealth title in October with a dominant seventh-round […]
Chris Eubank Jr claimed a thoroughly deserved unanimous decision victory over longtime adversary James DeGale, finally putting to bed a grudge that had been festering for years following a well-documented sparring session. DeGale nevertheless began the fight in promising fashion with an assertive display in a cagey first round, tagging the favourite twice with left […]
Bermane Stiverne was stopped in round six by Joe Joyce, after a venomous volley of punches from the latter failed to elicit a response that Howard Foster deemed sufficient. The Haitian took a horrific pummelling throughout the fight, particularly in the opening three rounds where a spiteful right hand sent the Haitian staggering backwards into […]
Headlining his second pay-per-view show in twelve months, Chris Eubank Jr has two primary objectives: to end James DeGale’s career – and propel himself back into title contention – with a dominant win on Saturday night at the 02 Arena in London In a bloody battle against George Groves last February, Eubank showcased guts and […]
The position of heavyweight as boxing’s most popular weight division means that the quality of the competition in the lower weight classes often goes unnoticed. Nevertheless, fans are starting to appreciate the competitive quality of the super-flyweight division in particular, following three high-profile HBO cards in California and the introduction of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai to […]