On December 22nd at the 02 Arena in London, heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte will be attempting to finally put to bed one of his most intractable rivalries when he collides with Dereck Chisora in a highly-anticipated rematch. Two years ago, the bitter rivalry between the pair was compounded by heated physical pre-fight confrontations in addition […]
Gilberto Ramirez has successfully retained his WBO super-middleweight championship with a majority-decision victory over American counterpart Jesse Hart. In a scrappy yet highly spirited affair neither fighter definitively asserted their authority on the contest, but it was the champion who appeared to be more comfortable of the pair throughout the early proceedings courtesy of his […]
On December 15th, Saul Alvarez makes both his Madison Square Garden and super-middleweight debut against WBA regular middleweight champion Rocky Fielding in front of a capacity crowd in New York City, live on DAZN. Guadalajara native Alvarez, unquestionably boxing’s biggest pay-per-view superstar and considered by some to be pound-for-pound number one, will be determined to […]
Pound-for-pound superstar Vasyl Lomachenko has the opportunity to further enhance his standing in the sport, by becoming a unified champion for the first time when he faces Jose Pedraza this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden As does Pedraza, a former IBF super-featherweight champion whose undefeated reign came to a devastating end at the precocious […]
Oleksandr Gvozdyk has sensationally dethroned Adonis Stevenson to capture the WBC championship, with a devastating eleventh-round stoppage victory. In front of a virulently hostile crowd in Quebec City, the Ukrainian displayed impressive composure coupled with sharp combinations and educated pressure throughout in order to assert his authority on the contest, consummating his dominance in the […]
Adonis Stevenson, currently the longest reigning world champion in boxing, will be looking to extend his WBC championship tenure with a successful defence against light-heavyweight contender Oleksandr Gvozdyk – something which is easier said than done. The 31 year-old Ukrainian former Olympic bronze medallist, nicknamed ‘The Nail’, has accrued a record of 15-0 with 12 […]
It’s a cliché, but maybe WBC champion Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury are more similar than either would care to admit. Both are outspoken and deeply polarising characters who cite Muhammad Ali as one of their primary inspirations. Both possess unconventional, unorthodox styles and as a result have been subject to scepticism and […]
Matchroom Boxing returns to the extravagant setting of Monte Carlo for the third time in three years, this time with a card featuring undefeated WBA champion Kal Yafai’s title defence against Israel Gonzalez and also featuring intriguing showdowns across a number of weights. Venturing across the Atlantic for the first time as a professional, Yafai made a […]
American heavyweight Jarrell Miller clinically dispatched of Bogdan Dinu inside four rounds last night, to extend his record to 23-0 with 1 draw. Dinu started the bout in positive fashion with movement and combinations, arguably stealing the opening round as Brooklyn’s ‘Big Baby’ rampaged forward with aggressive intent, seemingly indifferent to the undefeated Romanian’s punching […]
This Saturday night in Oklahoma City, Maurice Hooker will be aiming to make a successful first defence of his WBO light-welterweight title against similarly undefeated Alex Saucedo. ‘Mighty Mo’ realised his dream of becoming world champion against former lightweight champion Terry Flanagan this June, at the Manchester Arena in front of thousands of boisterous Mancunians. […]
Eddie Hearn’s American experiment is proving to be more successful than many imagined, and he has become increasingly accustomed to venturing across the Atlantic in recent weeks as he seeks to establish Matchroom Boxing as the dominant promotional power worldwide. In order to achieve this objective in addition to revitalising the American appetite for boxing, […]
Oleksandr Usyk has successfully retained the undisputed cruiserweight championship with a stunning eighth-round knockout of Tony Bellew in front of a capacity crowd at the Manchester Arena. The slippery challenger – a significant pre-fight underdog – enjoyed a certain degree of success throughout the early proceedings, successfully connecting with numerous counter right hands as a […]