On Saturday night in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital city, Hughie Fury (21-1, 11 KO’s) has the opportunity to claim the biggest scalp of his career when he tackles the accomplished-but-ageing Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KO’s) on away soil. Whoever emerges triumphant will be designated the IBF’s number one contender, and considering the organisation’s notorious stringency with […]
This Saturday night, cruiserweight Yunier Dorticos faces Matiuesz Masternak while IBF bantamweight champion Emannuel Rodriguez defends his title against undefeated Australian counterpart Jason Moloney as part of a World Boxing Super Series double-header in Orlando, Florida Former WBA champion Dorticos featured in last season’s tournament where he certainly made an indellible impression on boxing fans. […]
Demetrius Andrade (25-0, 16 KO’s) faces off against similarly undefeated Walter Kautondokwa (17-0, 16 KO’s) for the vacant WBO middleweight championship this Saturday night at the TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics basketball team. The Providence, Rhode Island native – an accomplished former amateur and former WBO champion at super welterweight – was originally slated to […]
Undefeated prospect Martin Bakole (11-0, 8 KO’s) will face American Michael Hunter (14-1, 9 KO’s) at London’s famous York Hall venue, this Saturday night – live on Channel 5. The stocky, powerful heavyweight – brother of similarly heavy-handed former cruiserweight world title challenger Ilunga Makabu – currently boasts a professional record of 11-0 with eight […]
Yekaterinburg, Russia hosts the second quarter-final of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight season this Saturday as Zolani ‘Last Born’ Tete faces undefeated challenger Mikhail Aloyan The South African southpaw has received promoter Frank Warren’s blessing to enter a tournament where the eventual winner will emerge with three of the division’s four major belts in tow, […]
Pound-for-pound superstar Terence Crawford (33-0, 24 KO’s) makes the first defence of his WBO World welterweight title against the similarly undefeated Jose Benavidez Jr (27-0, 18 KO’s) in his home state of Nebraska, this Saturday night. In February, the two fighters became embroiled in a heated confrontation at a Top Rank weigh in, and have since […]
In a stunning revelation which has taken the sporting world by storm, it was announced today that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will be moving up to super-middleweight to challenge Liverpool’s Rocky Fielding for the latter’s WBA regular title on December 15. Indeed, Canelo was reportedly eager to fight once again before the year is out, following […]
Callum Johnson has the opportunity of a lifetime when he challenges Artur Beterbiev for the IBF light-heavyweight championship of the world, this Saturday night at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, Illinois. Following a protracted hiatus, Boston-born Johnson captured the British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles last March at London’s O2 Arena, pummelling Frank Buglioni into submission […]
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s whirlwind transatlantic media tour to officially announce their fight came to an end on Wednesday in Los Angeles – with reports emerging that the fight managed to gross a colossal one million dollars of ticket sales within twenty-five minutes. In what is largely considered the heavyweight division’s biggest fight – situated at […]
Undefeated super lightweight Jack Catterall is widely regarded as one of the most promising talents on Frank Warren’s stable. With a record of 22-0 with 12 knockouts, the southpaw – of Chorley, Lancashire – has his crosshairs firmly planted on Houston’s WBO champion Maurice Hooker, who earlier this year outpointed compatriot Terry Flanagan to claim […]
Callum Smith is the winner of the World Boxing Super Series tournament, with a sensational stoppage of George Groves. In a stunning performance, the Saint was ruthlessly pummelled into submission with an onslaught of punches, after a left hook to the head sent Groves reeling in the seventh round. Smelling blood, Smith subsequently pounced on […]
This past weekend, Anthony Joshua successfully defended his heavyweight titles with a return to destructive form over seasoned veteran Alexander Povetkin at London’s Wembley Stadium. In what was a highly-anticipated championship showdown between two former Olympic gold medallists, the majority of commentators and observers had Povetkin winning the fight, before a devastating right hand sensationally […]