Former pound-for-pound kingpin Floyd Mayweather Jr. has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the post-fight melee between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former-Mayweather opponent Conor McGregor. Mayweather, who captured World titles in five different weight divisions during a pristine 50-0 professional career, was last seen in action in September 2017 when facing off against […]
Billy Joe Saunders has been denied a boxing license by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission (MSAC) following his positive VADA test for the banned stimulant oxilofrine. The decision was made on Tuesday evening, with Saunders now removed from his WBO World middleweight title defence against Demetrius Andrade, scheduled for October 20th in Boston, with Andrade […]
WBA ‘Super’ World super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis has sent out an astonishing ‘SOS’ call to promoter Eddie Hearn – with reports surfacing that the Matchroom Boxing promoter has made overtures to Mayweather Promotions about buying the unbeaten star out of his promotional contract. Davis, who was last seen in action capturing his second World […]
Former unified World middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin has been ordered to face WBC ‘Interim’ champion Jermall Charlo – with the winner gaining the right for a shot at full champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Golovkin, who ruled over the middleweight division with a dominant twenty-consecutive title defences, has spoken recently of his desire for a […]
Callum Johnson is targeting a ‘Callum win double’ and follow gym-mate Callum Smith’s World title win with his own stellar triumph at the elite level when he challenges IBF World Light-Heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Saturday night (October 6) live on DAZN. Johnson’s fellow Joe Gallagher-trained banger Smith knocked […]
WBC World heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has once again thrown down the gauntlet to Anthony Joshua – labelling the British star a “coward” on live television ahead of his December 1st showdown with Tyson Fury. Speaking on ‘Good Morning Britain’, the undefeated American sounded off on the WBA/WBO/IBF champion, accusing Joshua and his team of […]
Former undisputed World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has had his say on Anthony Joshua’s recent seventh round stoppage victory over Alexander Povetkin. Lewis, who ruled the heavyweight division in the mid-to-late nineties and early 2000’s, praised Joshua’s calmness in the wake of the Russian’s fast start. However, Lewis would go on to claim an opponent […]
Jamie Moore likens the chances of Ohara Davies landing a jackpot punch on his charge Jack Catterall to him buying a lottery ticket and hoping for the best. Two of the best super lightweights in the country will take to the ring in Leicester on Saturday (October 6) with the winner expected to be in pole […]
Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Rasheda Ali, will present the winner of the World Boxing Super Series Super Middleweight Final with the Muhammad Ali Trophy, The Greatest Prize in Boxing, on Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “It is so exciting to be a part of the World Boxing Super Series,” said Rasheda Ali. The daughter of ‘the […]
Following reports of an adverse analytical finding in a test carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (“VADA”) on WBO World Middleweight Champion, Billy Joe Saunders, we can confirm that the product concerned is permitted to be used ‘Out of Competition’ by United Kingdom Anti-Doping (“UKAD”) in line with the regulations of the World Anti-Doping […]
WBO World middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders has tested positive for the banned substance oxilofrine, it has been revealed. Following a test by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA), the 29-year-old came up positive for the stimulant, throwing his scheduled October 20th title defence against American Demetrius Andrade into turmoil. Oxilofrine is a stimulant of the amphetamine […]
Tickets for November 10’s historic Cruiserweight World title showdown between Oleksandr Usyk and Tony Bellew at Manchester Arena go on General Sale today (September 24) at midday. Tickets are priced £40, £60, £80, £100, £150, £200, £300, £500 and £800 VIP and can be purchased from www.stubhub.co.uk, www.manchester-arena.com and www.matchroomboxing.com. Usyk defends his WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine […]