Shannon Briggs has chosen his next target. We all know he can be an absolute menace to fellow boxers when he wants to. Case in point: Wladimir Klitschko. But ‘The Cannon’ is now after another world heavyweight great to go after. Tyson Fury.
Ash Lane has just written British boxing’s feel-good story of the year. The hard journeyman from the Sanigars’ gym in Bristol became a champion with a points win over Michael Ramabeletsa in Swindon that earned the vacant Commonwealth super-bantamweight title. The 26 year old then took to Facebook to post his story. His post chronicles […]
“After one of the dullest heavyweight title fights in memory, one camp screamed corruption while the other called for Anthony Joshua. It is hard to figure out which party was more ill-advised . . . For Sportsmail’s part, Parker had it by three rounds, though the New Zealander was particularly underwhelming. The 24-0 fighter lunged […]
The WBO World heavyweight title is going back to New Zealand. Joseph Parker promised as knockout win but mandatory challenger Hughie Fury proved his toughness once again and lasted twelve rounds against the Kiwi. As expected, the champion started strong and moved forward against the challenger. The plan was to cut the ring efficiently and […]
Richie Woodhall has given himself 12 weeks to turn ex-football star Rio Ferdinand into a prizefighter. Ferdinand this week announced his intention to turn pro – and he will be trained by Richie Woodhall. Woodhall won bronze in 1988 Seoul Olympics and the WBC super-middleweight title in his own ring career and he now helps […]
This week it was announced that David Haye and Tony Bellew have verbally agreed to fight again. According to the Mail, the fight is set to take place on December 17th at The O2 Arena. According to Haye, he has signed the papers but Bellew still hasn’t. “Every single aspect for Haye vs Bellew II […]
Monday this week we saw a bit of drama unfold at the Parker-Fury press conference in London. Dave Higgins, Joseph Parker’s promoter, showed up late and wanted to make a scene about referee Terry O’Connor with whom he wasn’t happy refereeing the upcoming WBO World heavyweight title fight. An angry Peter Fury then stood up […]
The pound-for-pound number one fighter has retired from the sport of boxing. Andre ‘S.O.G’ Ward posted a video and a statement on Twitter about his retirement. The light heavyweight king fought hard hitting Sergey Kovalev twice this year and beat him on both occasions. Ward retires from boxing as the IBF, WBO, and WBA World […]
Dereck Chisora has officially signed with Matchroom Boxing. The promotion announced the signing on their Instagram page. According to the post, Chisora will fight in Liverpool on September 30th and then challenge for the European heavyweight title. ‘Del Boy’ last fought against Dillian Whyte in December 2016 and lost via split decision. The signing gives […]
The UK Anti-Doping Agency has responded to Tyson Fury’s tweet that the former heavyweight champion posted online last Sunday. Fury has been out of the ring since defeating Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015. He and his cousin Hughie Fury both failed a drug test in 2016 and have been under investigation since. On top of that, […]