Sports Journalist · 55 articles
Eddie Hearn has responded to recent comments from world cruiserweight champion Laurence Okolie that hint at a fractious relationship between the once close duo. Uncertainty has circled around the Cruiserweight World Champion’s promotional situation of late, despite having one more fight left on his contract with Matchroom. Although Okolie hasn’t referenced Hearn by name in […]
Eddie Hearn has revealed what he’s said to Jermaine Franklin ahead of his upcoming fight against Dillian Whyte. The two heavyweights will come together at Wembley Arena on 26th November, with the winner poised to fight Anthony Joshua in his first fight since losing his rematch to Oleksandr Usyk in August in Saudi Arabia. With […]
Anthony Joshua beat himself twice in his two fights with Oleksandr Usyk – that’s according to long time rival Dillian Whyte. Despite still coming up short in their second fight, it seemed that linking up with trainer Robert Garcia had a positive effect on Joshua and many pundits felt he put in a better showing. […]
Conor Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn has given insight as to when fans can expect to see ‘The Destroyer’ back in action. Benn’s last appearance came against Chris Van Heerden in Manchester last April, overpowering the South African and walking away with a second round stoppage victory. He was due to fight Chris Eubank Jr in […]
Deontay Wilder’s manager, Shelly Finkel, has dampened hopes of fans seeing a clash between Anthony Joshua and ‘The Bronze Bomber’ in the near future. Eddie Hearn recently announced that the two teams had made initial contact regarding the potential super fight between the two former champions. The Matchroom promoter made it clear that it’s a […]
Confusion and controversy sparked at the weigh-ins for the Floyd Mayweather vs Deiji exhibition contest scheduled for Sunday night in Dubai. Co-feature event fighter Tommy Fury weighed in at 181½ pounds despite his weight class limit of light heavyweight being 175 pounds. This has left Fury’s opponent, Paul Bamba, furious with the situation and shouted […]
Former world title challenger Dillian Whyte has opened up about switching trainers to Buddy McGirt ahead of his first fight since his knockout loss to Tyson Fury in April. Many fans commented how Whyte didn’t look like his usual self against Fury, for a man known to bring the ‘violence’ he seemed subdued on the […]
Billy Joe Saunders’ trainer, Ben Davison has provided an update on the possibility of the former two-weight world champion making a ring return in the near future. Saunders has been inactive since coming up short against pound-for-pound great Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in a super-middleweight unification in May 2021 where he was forced to retire after […]
British boxing legend Ricky Hatton has given a typical ‘Hitman’ response to some shocked commentary of his weigh-in for his ring return this Saturday. Hatton came in at 159.5 pounds on Friday for his Exhibition with Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera and his new physique left people in shock. Former cruiserweight world champion, Johnny Nelson, who is […]
Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie has given an update as to when we can expect to see the former two-time world heavyweight champion in the ring next. The original plan was to see Joshua return to action in December, but when the Tyson Fury fight fell through that date was pushed back to January/February, it now […]
British boxing legend Ricky Hatton has shed light on his incredible weight loss which has whipped him into unbelievable shape for his exhibition bout this weekend. Hatton will take on fellow legend of the sport, Marco Antonio Barrera, at the AO Arena in Manchester this Saturday, ten years on from his retirement from professional boxing. […]
Legendary boxing trainer and commentator Teddy Atlas has given his view as to how a potential matchup between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Devin Haney for all Haney’s lightweight titles plays out. Speaking on his ‘The Fight’ podcast, Atlas expressed that ‘Loma’ hasn’t got time on his side when it comes to cementing his legacy in the […]