British boxing fans were incredulous when – after much speculation – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was finally announced as the location for the WBSS super-middleweight final between ‘Saint’ George Groves and Callum ‘Mundo’ Smith for September 28. The notion of two popular English fighters facing off in an oil-rich burgeoning Middle Eastern metropolis, off the coast […]
Anthony Joshua has revealed that former opponent Wladimir Klitschko’s style very much remains a source of inspiration, ahead of the unified heavyweight world champion’s upcoming defence against Alexander Povetkin at London’s Wembley Stadium. The former 1996 Olympic gold medallist was renowned for a steady left jab, assertive footwork, physical strength, and punching power; aspects of […]
Revenge is a dish best served cold, so the expression goes, and this perfectly encapsulates Luke Campbell’s approach to his upcoming fight on Saturday. At Wembley – another stadium venue becoming increasingly familiar to boxing fans – the unflappable and aptly-nicknamed ‘Cool-Hand Luke’ will have the opportunity to avenge his first professional loss inflicted by […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has claimed the WBC, WBA, and Ring middleweight championships with a majority-decision victory over Gennady Golovkin in Las Vegas. In an epic duel that was infinitely more competitive than the first fight, and one that will without question go down in middleweight championship history, tallies of 114-114 and 115-113 (x2) secured a […]
Floyd Mayweather has sensational announced on social media that he will coming out of retirement once again to rematch Manny Pacquiao this December. In yet another impeccably timed bombshell dropped right before an Oscar de la Hoya promotion, Mayweather posted, “I’m coming back to fight Manny Pacquiao this year. Another nine-figure payday on the way,” […]
When Gennady Golovkin embarked on a twenty-three fight knockout streak, he became one of the most feared and avoided champions in the sport, mesmerising audiences with displays of ruthless aggression and brutal punching power. In his two most recent outings against arguably his foremost rivals in the division, Golovkin has eschewed the predatory style that […]
In what is essentially a glorified six-round pay-per-view white-collar extravaganza, social media superstars Logan Paul and KSI prepare to trade leather at the Manchester Arena this Saturday night; something which has been described as the biggest internet event in history. The two fighters are popular vloggers who have garnered tens of millions of fans throughout […]
British heavyweight champion Hughie Fury is next in line to face Kubrat Pulev in a final eliminator for the IBF heavyweight title, following the latter’s failure to secure a deal with undefeated Brooklyn-born contender Jarrell “Big-Baby” Miller. The mooted date for the clash between the pair will be October 27th, and will take place in […]
On September 8th, in a battle of former World champions trained by vociferous fathers, Danny Garcia will face Shawn Porter for the vacant WBC World welterweight championship at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The bout will be screened on Showtime in America, as well as being announced on BoxNation in the United Kingdom. The title […]
Carl Frampton is determined to secure big fights in making a statement and reminding the world of his formidable punching power, when he defends his ‘interim’ WBO featherweight title this weekend at Windsor Park. For now, however, his crosshairs are very much zeroed in on Hobart’s Luke Jackson, the undefeated Tasmanian challenger; someone who is […]
Tyson Fury, who features this Saturday night on the Windsor Park undercard, has a potential World title challenge against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on the cards later this year, provided he emerges triumphant on Saturday night. In a stunning revelation, Fury recently declared that Wilder will be next, in what would surely constitute a […]
After his thoroughly dominant win over previously undefeated IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. on July 28th, Mikey Garcia took the opportunity to call out the former’s counterpart in the welterweight division: Errol Spence, similarly undefeated with 24 wins and 21 knockouts. Already a four weight World champion with his lopsided unanimous decision win over […]