Kal Yafai is targeting unification fights with the Super-Flyweight division’s other World Champions in 2019 should he get past Mexico’s Israel Gonzalez this Saturday at the Casino de Monte-Carlo in Monaco. The unbeaten Birmingham star puts his WBA crown on the line for the fourth time against former World title challenger Gonzalez, live on Sky Sports […]
Carl Frampton believes unifying the World Featherweight title could make him Ireland’s greatest ever fighter and on course to fulfil his Hall of Fame dream. The two weight world champion will take a step in that direction is he takes the IBF World Featherweight crown from Josh Warrington (27-0) at Manchester Arena on Saturday December 22, […]
Tom Loeffler has revealed that Mexican star Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez had a post-fight VADA test cancelled following his controversial split decision victory over Gennady Golovkin in September. Alvarez, who infamously failed a doping test for the banned substance clenbuterol in May, had been signed up to year-round testing by the doping control agency. However, VADA […]
Siesta Boxing and Russian promotional outfit, Yuka Promotions are delighted to announce an all undefeated encounter between Aram AmirKhanyan (11-0-1) and Khuseyn Baysangurov (14-0) on December 18th in Kazan, Russia. This will be the first time in Russia that three of the four governing bodies will have titles on the line between two Russian fighters. […]
Anthony Yarde has landed himself a spot on the biggest night of boxing in 2018, with the self-styled ‘Beast from the East’ set to fight on the huge Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury card at the Staples Center on December 1. The 17-0 (16 KO’s) WBO Intercontinental and European champion will have his 18th professional contest in Los […]
Daniel Dubois will return to the ring on December 15 on a night of top championship boxing at the Brentwood Centre, live on BT Sport, that also features British super featherweight champion Sam Bowen making a first defence of his title against Ronnie Clark. The 21-year-old Dubois will be entering into his tenth professional contest against […]
Dereck Chisora has insisted he is “born again” and will upset Dillian Whyte’s plans to face Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium next year when the two men meet in their heavyweight grudge rematch on December 22nd. Two years on from their brutal twelve round slugfest, the two men will lock horns again at London’s O2 Arena, […]
IBF World welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr. will defend his strap against four-weight World champion Mikey Garcia at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas on March 16th. The bout brings together two of the sport’s biggest stars, with current unified 135lbs champion Mikey Garcia seemingly attempting the impossible in moving up two weight […]
Josh Warrington rejects the notion that his December 22 world title challenger Carl Frampton is back to his best. The Jackal suffered the first defeat of his career against Leo Santa Cruz in January 2017 after becoming a two-weight world champion with victory over the Mexican in the previous July. A period of inactivity followed […]
The southern most nation in the continent of Africa is best known within boxing for producing the likes of world champions; Zolani Tete, Hekkie Budler and IBO cruiserweight champion Kevin Lerena. However, South Africa is a slew of high level talent, despite it not being the most fashionable of nations when it comes to boxing. […]
Matchroom Boxing are delighted to announce a deal with the BBC for exclusive radio rights to the highly-anticipated undisputed Cruiserweight World title showdown between Oleksandr Usyk and Tony Bellew at Manchester Arena this Saturday. Award-winning boxing correspondent Mike Costello and his Radio 5 Live team will provide blow-by-blow commentary on an historic night in Manchester as […]
Carl Frampton has ridiculed the suggestion from Josh Warrington that he might look for an early night when the pair clash with the IBF world featherweight title at stake on December 22 at the Manchester Arena. Champion Warrington confessed that his only slight regret from his dismantling of then title holder Lee Selby at Elland Road […]