Sports Journalist · 227 articles
The oil-rich, rapidly modernising Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosts arguably the biggest fight of the year, this Saturday night, when Anthony Joshua attempts to reclaim his position on the heavyweight throne by avenging his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Junior. Diriyah, on the outskirts of the capital Riyadh, appeared initially to be one of […]
Zolani ‘Last-Born’ Tete will be looking to successfully retain his WBO bantamweight crown with a victory over seasoned veteran John Riel Casimero at the Birmingham Arena, this Saturday night. Tete most recently defended his title with a unanimous points verdict over undefeated Mikhail Aloyan in the quarter-final of the World-Boxing-Super-Series but was unable to progress […]
Deontay Wilder will be looking to settle unfinished business with Luis Ortiz when the pair rematch this Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Paradise, Nevada. Coming off Tuscaloosa-born Wilder’s expressed desire to close the chapter on his “controversial” fights before pursuing unifications, the self-styled Bronze-Bomber announced to the world in May that a sequel […]
Naoya Inoue has been crowned as the World-Boxing Super-Series bantamweight winner with a sensational unanimous victory over Nonito Donaire, unifying the WBA and IBF bantamweight titles in the process. The early rounds were punctuated by the tension that naturally accompanies a showdown between two powerful fighters, as the two fighters circled each other, pawing […]
Youtube personalities KSI and Logan Paul will be facing off once again in a highly-anticipated November 9 rematch at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It is important to note that this time, the social media superstars will actually be competing as licensed cruiserweight professionals in a six-round bout without headguards and with ten-ounce […]
Two of the four major titles in the bantamweight division will likely be unified on Thursday 7th November, when IBF bantamweight champion Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue faces WBA counterpart Nonito ‘Filipino Flash’ Donaire, in the final of the World-Boxing Super-Series tournament at the Saitama Super Arena. ‘The Monster’ has his sights set firmly on the […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is the new WBO light-heavyweight world champion after spectacularly knocking out Sergey Kovalev in the penultimate round of their fight at the MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada. The defending champion made an promising start, firing out his trademark lead hand with frequency as Canelo marched forward with earmuffs on, attempting to catch many […]
Anthony Crolla has closed the curtain on a fruitful career with a somewhat questionable majority-decision victory over Frank Urquiaga at the Manchester Arena. It was a bittersweet farewell for the Mancunian, as a lively Urquiaga – clearly in no mood to follow the script – applied pressure from the outset and enjoyed success with combinations. […]
Making history is firmly on the agenda for Saul Canelo Alvarez this Saturday night, as he bids to dethrone WBO light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev at the MGM Grand in Paradise, Nevada. The Guadalajara native continues his seemingly inexorable rise through the weight divisions in an audacious effort to become a four-weight world champion, in addition […]
Katie Taylor will be challenging Greece’s Christina Linardatou for the latter’s WBO light-welterweight title this weekend at the Manchester Arena. The Bray native will be moving up a weight class after becoming undisputed lightweight champion in June, with a contentious majority decision verdict over Delfine Persoon at Madison Square Garden. Despite calls for a rematch, […]
Dereck Chisora prevailed over David Price in an exhilarating firefight, stopping the Liverpudlian after four rounds of action. Chisora made a fast start and actually dominated the jab exchanges, as Price struggled to find space and set up his own attacks. The Londoner was methodical yet relentless in his approach as he prevented the Scouser […]
Josh Taylor has successfully unified the light-welterweight championship with a majority decision victory over American counterpart Regis Prograis, after a tied scorecard was superseded by tallies of 117-112 and 115-113 in his favour. The Tartan Tornado is also the winner of the World Boxing Super Series tournament and was presented with the Muhammad Ali trophy […]